Arctic Centre has new Scientific Advisory Board

International Scientific Advisory Board supports the
leadership of the Arctic Centre by giving advice for research planning, science
education, data management, communication and outreach. 

The board also advises on implementation of the Arctic Centre
Strategy, assesses whether the benchmarks set out in the strategy have been achieved
and gives advice for evaluation the quality of the work of the Arctic
Centre. 

The board also supports the Arctic
Centre’s national and international cooperation and networking with scientific
partners and the public and private sectors.

The
Advisory Board includes distinguished researchers from Finland and
abroad.  

Members of
the Scientific Advisory Board (2024–2026)

Professor Reetta Toivanen, University of Helsinki, Finland (Chair)
Dr. Isabel Barrio, The Agricultural University of Iceland,
Iceland 
Professor Michael Bravo, Scott Polar Research
Institute, UK
Dr. Paula Havaste, Science Center Heureka, Finland
Professor Paul Whitney Lackenbauer, Trent University, Canada 
Professor Akiho Shibata, Kobe University, Japan 
Associate professor Corine Wood-Donnelly, Nord University, Norway