Barents Arctic Network of Graduate  Schools (2007-2010)

The Barents Arctic Network of Graduate Schools (BANG) was a project that brought together Ph.D. students and experienced senior scientists specialised in problematics of the Barents region.

 The main themes of BANG were

• international cross-border transitional cooperation;
• rapid social, economic, and cultural transforms;
• resource development conflicts; and
• environmental challenges.

BANG was initiated by the Arctic Graduate School  ARKTIS, and it was coordinated by the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland.  NordForsk  was funding BANG for 2007-2010.

Publication: Encountering the Changing Barents : Research Challenges and Opportunities. Edited by Paul Fryer, Carol Brown-Leonardi and Päivi Soppela. Arctic Centre Reports – Arktisen keskuksen tiedotteita, No. 54. 2010. (ISSN 1235-0583). (Ordering the publication)

BANG organised multidisciplinary scientific excursions in 2008 and 2010. 

Paula Kankaanpää, Director
Arctic Centre, University of Lapland