UiT The Arctic University of Norway is the northernmost university of the world. UiT´s key research focuses on the polar environment, climate research, indigenous people, peace and conflict transformation, telemedicine, medical biology, space physics, fishery science, marine biosprospecting, linguistics, and computational chemistry. Almost 18,000 students and 4,000 staff study and work at the UiT. UiT´s faculties offer, in spite of a dedication to Northern issues, a broad range of study programmes. The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS) is the professional unit at UiT that is responsible for research and education directed at both the Norwegian and the international fishery and aquaculture industry. The NCFS was founded in 1972 and is currently the leading competence institution for fishery and aquaculture in Norway.
CRAFT Research Lab: the Research Group CRAFT leads research activities integrating various disciplinary perspectives and academic/non-academic knowledge, aiming to provide science, solutions, and advice for societal, industrial, and political adaptation to complex future challenges in the marine and coastal areas. The keywords of the group are critical futures thinking, inter-/transdisciplinarity, and new technologies and competences in the Blue Sector.