
PAASISAVUT 2026: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
THESE FIVE RESEARCHERS WILL BATTLE IN THE BIG SHOW

University of Southern Denmark
ArnâraK Patricia Bloch
with her PhD project, Young people in Greenland and suicide prevention. Using stories from Greenlandic youth who have survived suicide attempts to develop and understand protective factors for suicidal behavior and well-being.

UC Berkeley
Frederik Braüner
with his PhD project, Arctic Modernity: Welfare Colonial Architecture in Kalaallit Nunaat

Ilisimatusarfik University of Greenland
Hans Peder Kirkegaard
with his PhD project, Security Policy Conduct Lens: An Example from Greenland

Ilisimatusarfik, University of Aalborg
Louise Pindstrup-Scavenius
with her PhD project, Jeg er glad for at lave noget vi lærer af
– et pædagogisk og didaktisk studie af grønlandske elevers skoleoplevelser

Greenland Institute of Natural Resources & Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Viktor Gårdman
with his PhD project, Understanding the Ecological Role of Biting Flies in Greenland

