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InfraNorth: Building Arctic Futures
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ERC Advanced Grant “Building Arctic Futures: Transport Infrastructures & Sustainable Northern Communities” - http://infranorth.eu

Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna - @univie.ac.at
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#InfraNorth researcher Alexandra Meyer co-presented with Julia Olsen at the #Svalbard Science Conference, sharing insights from their collective article “Building transdisciplinary bridges and learning from the Svalbard context,” now open-access in The Polar Journal.

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Alexandra Meyer (University of Vienna/InfraNorth) and Julia Olsen (Nord University) present a poster on their collective paper, “Building transdisciplinary bridges and learning from the Svalbard context,” at the Svalbard Science Conference 2025, representing a team of co-authors. Recommendations for transdisciplinary research in Svalbard. Figure from Olsen, Julia, Alexandra Meyer, Lisbeth Iversen, Ulrich Schildberg, Ragnhild Holmen Bjørnsen, Grete K. Hovelsrud, James Badu, et al. 2025. “Building Transdisciplinary Bridges and Learning from the Svalbard Context.” The Polar Journal, October, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/2154896X.2025.2569950
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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In his keynote lecture, Alessandro Rippa takes us on a journey across the China-Burma borderlands to examine #Anthropocene landscapes as extended #infrastructure space.

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Alessandro Rippa gives the keynote lecture of the Beyond Infrastructure conference at the University of Vienna, September 22. 2025.
September 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🛰️📡 Yesterday, #InfraNorth researcher Philipp Budka gave the keynote address for the Social Sciences Track at the #IDSF2025 Forum in Vienna! He reflected on past and current research connecting questions of #sovereignty with (digital) #infrastructure. @philbu.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
Philipp Budka delivers the keynote address for the Social Sciences Track at the International Digital Security Forum (IDSF) 2025. His talk was titled “Community-Led Digital Sovereignty: Insights and Lessons from an Indigenous Initiative in Remote Canada.” Philipp Budka delivers the keynote address for the Social Sciences Track at the International Digital Security Forum (IDSF) 2025. His talk was titled “Community-Led Digital Sovereignty: Insights and Lessons from an Indigenous Initiative in Remote Canada.”
June 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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How does transport #infrastructure shape life, sovereignty & sustainability in northern #Manitoba?

#InfraNorth researcher Philipp Budka (philbu.bsky.social) shared insights from his multi-year ethnographic study in #Churchill & Winnipeg—you can now read the report:

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Community talk by Philipp Budka at the Theatre of the Town Complex in Churchill, Manitoba. Photo by Claudia Grill (2025). Promotional poster for the community talk by Philipp Budka in Churchill, Manitoba. Photo by Philipp Budka (2025). Arriving at the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg, before Philipp Budka’s public presentation. Photo by Philipp Budka (2025). Public presentation by Philipp Budka at the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. Photo by Roland Sawatzky (2025).
May 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Philipp Budka (philbu.bsky.social) recently wrapped up his final field trip for #InfraNorth in northern #Manitoba. In #Churchill, residents highlighted key concerns:

🔹 Port of Churchill’s future & possible 2nd Hudson Bay port
🔹 Economic shifts due to climate change
🔹 Housing access & affordability
Manitoba Housing buildings in Churchill, Manitoba: the largest provider of rental and social housing in the community. Photo by Philipp Budka (2025). A Tundra Buggy in Churchill, Manitoba: an iconic all-terrain vehicle designed for safely viewing polar bears in their natural habitat. Photo by Philipp Budka (2025). Caribou Hall in Churchill, a key venue for local events and a hub of community life. Photo by Philipp Budka (2025). View of the frozen Hudson Bay from inside Churchill’s Town Complex, with the Beluga Boat visible through the window. Photo by Philipp Budka (2025).
May 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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❄️🏗️ The #RATIC workshop at #ICARPIV Summit reviewed a decade of progress and set research priorities for the next 10 years on #Arctic #infrastructure and its interactions with natural and social systems. #ASSW2025 #InfraNorth

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RATIC Workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research: A Contribution to ICARP IV,” co-chaired by Olga Povorozkyuk (University of Vienna), Vera Kuklina (George Washington University), and Howard Epstein (University of Virginia). Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Photo by Olga Povoroznyuk. RATIC Workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research: A Contribution to ICARP IV,” co-chaired by Olga Povorozkyuk (University of Vienna), Vera Kuklina (George Washington University), and Howard Epstein (University of Virginia). Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Photo by Olga Povoroznyuk. RATIC Workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research: A Contribution to ICARP IV,” co-chaired by Olga Povorozkyuk (University of Vienna), Vera Kuklina (George Washington University), and Howard Epstein (University of Virginia). Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Photo by Olga Povoroznyuk. RATIC Workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research: A Contribution to ICARP IV,” co-chaired by Olga Povorozkyuk (University of Vienna), Vera Kuklina (George Washington University), and Howard Epstein (University of Virginia). Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Photo by Olga Povoroznyuk.
March 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Yesterday at the #ICARPIV Summit, #InfraNorth researcher Olga Povoroznyuk co-chaired the workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research” as part of the IASC-funded #RATIC initiative, which featured presentations by some of our team members.

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InfraNorth researcher Olga Povoroznyuk introduces the workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research: A Contribution to ICARP IV” during Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Photo by Peter Schweitzer. InfraNorth researchers Alexandra Meyer and Ria-Maria Adams participate in the workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research: A Contribution to ICARP IV” during Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Photo by Olga Povoroznyuk. InfraNorth principal investigator Peter Schweitzer presents at the workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research: A Contribution to ICARP IV” during Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Photo by Olga Povoroznyuk. Group picture of the workshop “Planning for the Next Decade in Arctic Infrastructure Research: A Contribution to ICARP IV” during Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 at the University of Colorado Boulder.
March 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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🌐❄️ The last few days have been full of activities for the #InfraNorth team at the #Arctic Science Summit Week #ASSW2025 in Boulder, including the International Conference on Arctic Research Planning Summit #ICARPIV & the #Polar Early Career World Summit!

🔗 More info: infranorth.eu/news/mar-20-...
InfraNorth team members at the Arctic Science Summit Week 2025 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Campus of the University of Colorado Boulder, Photo by Olga Povoroznyzuk. Opening ceremony of the 4th International Conference on Arctic Research Planning Summit (ICARP IV). Photo by Ria-Maria Adams. Polar Early Career World Summit 2025. Photo by Ria-Maria Adams.
March 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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#Infrastructure isn’t just tech—moments of change reveal its relational nature.

At the 46th GKS Annual Conference in Berlin, Philipp Budka presented on digital and #transport infrastructures in Northern #Canada, discussing ownership, control and relationality.

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Philipp Budka presents his paper “Digital and Transport Infrastructures in Northern Canada: On Ownership, Control and Relationality” at the 46th Annual Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries. Berlin, March 1st, 2025. Photo by Katrin Schmid.
March 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Last week, Peter Schweitzer and Olga Povoroznyuk were in #Kirkenes for a joint field trip for the #InfraNorth and #ARCA projects. They co-organized an event at the Barents Spektakel 2025 on biocultural heritage in Arctic cities and promoted our future scenarios report: infranorth.eu/infranorth-f...
Collage of photos from a recent field trip to Kirkenes by Peter Schweitzer and Olga Povoroznyuk for the ERC Advanced Grant InfraNorth and Belmont Forum-funded ARCA projects. They co-organized an event to introduce ARCA, which focuses on biocultural heritage in Arctic cities, and shared results from the InfraNorth future scenario workshops held in 2023. Photos by Olga Povoroznyuk and Victoria Miles.
February 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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🎉 We’re proud of our #InfraNorth colleague Katrin Schmid!

At the 46th GKS Annual Conference in Berlin, she received an award from the Stiftung für Kanada-Studien to travel back to Nunavut to present her research, “Country Food Cargo: #Transport #Infrastructure and Imagined Futures in #Nunavut.”
InfraNorth team member Katrin Schmid presents her research poster “Country Food Cargo: Transport Infrastructure and Imagined Futures in Nunavut” at the 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Studies Association in the German-speaking Countries, at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin. Photo by Philipp Budka. InfraNorth team member Katrin Schmid received an award from the Stiftung für Kanada-Studien, a foundation supporting Canadian studies in German-speaking countries, for the advancement of her research, “Country Food Cargo: Transport Infrastructure and Imagined Futures in Nunavut.” The award ceremony was held during the 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Studies Association in the German-speaking Countries, at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin. Photo by Philipp Budka. Brandenburger Tor, Berlin, February 2025. Photo by Katrin Schmid.
February 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM