Announcement of the winner of the Mohn Prize 2022

The International Mohn Prize for Outstanding Research Related to the Arctic (The Mohn Prize) has been established in collaboration by Academia Borealis The Academy of Sciences and Letters of Northern Norway (NNVA), Tromsø research foundation (TFS) and UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The prize amounts to 2 million NOK, and is awarded biennially.

Here you can read more about the Mohn Prize and former winners

The Mohn Prize seeks to recognize outstanding research related to the Arctic. The award also aims at putting issues that are central to the further development of the Arctic on the national and international agenda. Now the time has come to announce who is the winner of the Mohn Prize 2022. 

Program:

• What is the Mohn Prize?
  by Synnøve des Bouvrie, President of Academia Borealis, Northern-Norway’s Academy of Science and Letters
• Announcement of the winner 
  by Dag Rune Olsen, Rector of UiT the Arctic University of Norway
• Greetings from the winner
• Professional justification of the award 
  by Marit Reigstad, Professor, UiT the Arctic University of Norway
• Arctic Frontiers as arena for awarding of the prize
  by Anu Fredrikson, Executive Director of Arctic Frontiers
• Entertainment
  by the Music conservatory, UiT

There will be served some refreshments. Please, follow the link for online registration. Registration deadline is 9 of November. 

You can also follow the ceremony on stream by following this link.