Tag Archives: Scandinavia

5 years later

Posted on May 11, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

Summer 2012. I was a young masters student, spending my first month of many above the polar circle. I joined a global consortium called MIREN, the Mountain Invasion Research Network, that surveyed plant invasions along roads in mountain regions scattered … Continue reading →

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Interact

Posted on March 3, 2017 by lembrechtsjonas

I have some awesome news for this summer! With the help from INTERACT, the European program supporting research in the Arctic, we just made this summers’ research project s in Lapland official. INTERACT has a trans-national access program, which creates opportunities for researchers throughout Europe to work … Continue reading →

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An overview – part 2

Posted on December 30, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

In these closing posts of 2016, I want to give you a quick (and slightly biased) overview of everything what happened this year, based on the ten most appreciated posts on this blog for this year. This is part two. … Continue reading →

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Gathering a team

Posted on November 2, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

This is the time of year at work dedicated to gathering the perfect team. We can promote our topics and research questions to the students of the first master’s year of the Biology master, and they have the opportunity to choose … Continue reading →

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Barbeque is not on the menu

Posted on October 20, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

 With autumn well on its way in the Northern Hemisphere, this is a perfect time to share one of our autumn field stories from the top of the world: Lapland. Hurry inside and grab your warmest blanket, this story is … Continue reading →

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one valley, two seasons

Posted on October 3, 2016 by lembrechtsjonas

With autumn creeping up on us at home, I’ll bring to you a series on our fieldwork in the amazing autumn of the Arctic in Abisko. This is part III. Click here for part I and II. Another day of … Continue reading →

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