The Nansen Legacy project breaks new ground in national - scale Arctic research collaborations, forming a national team representing nearly Norway's entire marine Arctic expertise including 130 scientists, 50 new recruiting positions and Norway's
new research icebreaker.
This
new international consortium, consisting of 15 partners from 13 different countries, will support planning and implementation of Arctic
research cruises by better coordinating the existing
icebreaker fleet, allowing researchers to compete for fully - funded ship time, and collaborating with commercial vessels to increase Arctic data collection.