February 28th 2023: Our final day as a Norwegian Centre of Excellence
February 28th 2023 was our official final day as a Centre of Excellence funded by …
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Words from the CAGE Leadership
After a successful mid-way evaluation of the first phase of CAGE (2013 – 2017), we …
Where are our reports archived?
CAGE Report Series on Septentrio Academic Publishing The CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, …
Where is our data stored?
Database Our geospatial database map, accessible through the CAGE Report Series Database page, provides an …
The incredible power of the ice that sculpted Europe’s landscape
New research from CAGE/UiT in Nature Communications show that the immense ice sheet that covered …
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Muhammed Fatih Sert will defend thesis on “Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter in Arctic Ocean waters charged with methane”
Muhammed Fatih Sert will publicly defend his PhD thesis entitled, “Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter …
Methane leaks in the Arctic – How do they affect the climate and environment?
As CAGE approaches the end of its tenure, we would like to share some highlights …
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Methane emissions in the Arctic diversify the diets of marine ecosystems living in productive shallow-marine areas
It is well established that deep-sea ecosystems living in natural cold seep sites around the …
CAGE scientists will lead the newly funded Norwegian Centre of Excellence for Outstanding Research at UiT: Centre for ice, Cryosphere, Carbon and Climate (iC3)
Global climate is rapidly warming, impacting Polar Regions, and causing ice sheets to melt and …
Methane in a changing Arctic: the final international CAGE conference
For nearly 10 years, CAGE has been an active contributor to the global conversation on …
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CAGE Invites Conference on the Changing Arctic: Ocean, Ice, and Climate
We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who participated and to …
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AKMA-OceanSenses Expedition receives endorsement from UN Ocean Decade
Between 11-23 May 2022, the AKMA-OceanSenses Research Expedition will sail to the Barents Sea and …
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Knut Ola Dølven defends thesis on “Measuring Methane in the Arctic Ocean – From legal framework to time series analysis via technology innovation “
Knut Ola Dølven will publically defend his PhD thesis entitled, “Measuring Methane in the Arctic …
Welcome aboard our virtual research cruise!
Have you ever dreamt of sailing into the Arctic and taking part in a research …
New state-of-the-art technology collects a unique time series from methane seeps in the Arctic
A new key publication in Ocean Science links cutting-edge technology with developments in our understanding …
CAGE International Conference on ‘Methane in a changing Arctic’
The Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE) at UiT – The Arctic …
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CAGE Invites Conference – 31st May 2022
In its final year as a Centre of Excellence, the Centre for Arctic Gas hydrate, …
Siri Ofstad defends thesis on “Arctic planktonic calcifiers in a changing ocean”
Siri Ofstad will publically defend her PhD thesis entitled, “Arctic planktonic calcifiers in a changing …
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Interactive story map for polar night research cruise
On the 5th December, the CAGE21-6 cruise, led by Associate Professor Monica Winsborrow and Dr …
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Geochemical measurements using the CAGE Mass Spectrometer contributes to high impact climate research
Using the elements in the ocean, marine invertebrates and single-celled organisms, such as bivalves and …
Vincent Carrier defends thesis on “Microbial community structure associated to Arctic cold seeps”
Vincent Carrier will publically defend his PhD thesis entitled, “Microbial community structure associated to Arctic …
CAGE/UiT professor delivers key Arctic message to COP26 Climate Summit
World leaders and chief executives from industry and business are gathered in Glasgow this last …
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Warmer bottom water temperatures increased methane seepage in the NW Barents Sea
Over the last 18,000 years, there have been phases of extreme bottom water temperatures reaching …
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Katarzyna Melaniuk defends thesis on ‘Assessing the relationship between living benthic foraminifera and methane emissions in the Arctic Ocean’
Katarzyna Melaniuk will publically defend her PhD thesis entitled, ‘Assessing the relationship between living benthic …
HACON project pioneers 4km deep explorations of underwater volcanoes under permanent Arctic Ice cover
Longyearbyen, Norway. Oct 25, 2021. At the Aurora hydrothermal vent field, 82.5N, the HACON project …
Naima El Bani Altuna defends thesis on millennial-scale variability of the Atlantic water inflow in the Nordic Seas and the Barents Sea
Naima El Bani Altuna will publically defend her PhD thesis entitled, ‘Millennial-scale variability of Atlantic …
Award for best MSc thesis at Faculty of Science and Technology 2020
We would like to wish a big congratulations to WP1 Ph.D candidate Cornelia Mentzoni Binde, …
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A new frontier in climate change science: connections between ice sheets, carbon and food webs
“We are sleepwalking into a catastrophe for humanity. We need to take notice right now. …
Methane nibbling bacteria are more active during summer
Bacteria that thrive on methane released from the ocean floor are an important barrier preventing …
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Methane release rapidly increases in the wake of the melting ice sheets
Melting of the Arctic ice sheets caused rapid methane release from the ocean floor during …
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Snow chaos in Europe caused by melting sea-ice in the Arctic
The April snow falling on fruit blossoms in Europe these days may be directly connected …
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Methane monitoring project receives 23,5 million NOK in funding
EMAN 7 project aims to understand the environmental impact of methane seepage from the sea …
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Rapid ice retreat during last deglaciation parallels current melt rates
Imagine an ice chunk the size of Hawaii disappearing, almost instantaneously, from an ice sheet. …
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Karin Andreassen receives the Brøgger Award
CAGE director, and professor in marine geology and geophysics, Karin Andreassen was honoured with the …
The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean
High tides may even counter the potential threat of submarine methane release from the warming …
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Mohamed Ezat awarded Starting Grant, 25 million NOK
Tromsø Research Foundation’s Starting Grant is a highly competitive, and attractive funding for early career …
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LoVe Ocean Observatory is officially launched
This tenderly named infrastructure is not very romantic. It is, however, a dreamy addition to …
Andreia Plaza-Faverola wins Young Researcher Award at UiT
She was given the award for her leadership talents, and for excelling as an early …
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New study reveals cracks beneath giant, methane gushing craters
250-million-year-old cracks in the seafloor feed greenhouse gas methane into giant craters in the Barents …
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Elevated methane levels do not impact tiny Arctic organisms
There is no evidence that elevated methane levels have a direct impact on planktonic foraminifera …
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Haoyi Yao defended thesis online
Haoyi Yao defended her thesis in cyberspace, due to strict social distancing restrictions implemented by …
Intensity of past methane release measured with new, groundbreaking methods
Novel geochemical measurements help scientists reconstruct the past intensity of the methane seeps in the …
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Climate gas budgets highly overestimate methane discharge from Arctic Ocean
There is a huge seasonal variability in methane seeps in the Arctic Ocean, according to …
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Thank you for your support in 2019 and best wishes for the holidays!
We bid farewell to an eventful decade here at CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas …
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Giuliana Panieri elected as General Secretary of the EGU
CAGE – professor will serve as General Secretary for the European Geosciences Union for two …
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CAGE contributes to new Norwegian deep-ocean observation system
NorEMSO – a new ocean observation system in the Nordic Seas – has received 60 …
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New French documentary on polar science with participation from CAGE-professor
Professor Giuliana Panieri contributes to a new documentary on France 5. The documentary aims to …
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Andreia Plaza-Faverola wins Award for Women in Geosciences
Else-Ragnhild Neumann Award for Women in Geosciences goes to women who through PhD or postdoctoral work …
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CAGE wins Gender Equality Award at UiT The Arctic University of Norway
The center of excellence has had gender equality in all positions from its start in …
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Searching for Aurora with National Geographic on Board
National Geographic joined a nerve-wracking scientific expedition to furthest realms of the Arctic Ocean, to …
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Sophisticated new technology successful in measuring underwater methane distribution in unprecedented detail
The high-resolution ocean laser-spectrometer demonstrates major technological advances in water column measurements. A new study …
Taking the new icebreaker to the Arctic-Atlantic Gateway
The state-of-the-art icebreaker RV Kronprins Haakon is currently deployed to the Arctic – Atlantic Gateway …
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New collaboration project launched to strengthen methane research and education in US and Norway
The project, called INTPART AKMA (Advancing Knowledge on Methane in the Arctic), is shared between …
Professor Jürgen Mienert, founding director of CAGE, retires
Professor Mienert has dedicated his scientific pursuits to the response of polar continental margins to …
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CAGE research featured in new geological exhibition at museum in Tromsø
The new permanent exhibition at The Arctic University Museum of Norway tells the story of …
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“Oasis of life”- paper one of the most downloaded, highlighting benefits of Open Access publishing
Emmelie Åström was the first author on the article in Limnology and Oceanography, exploring Arctic …
Fresh water found in the Norwegian Sea
The discovery was made at 800 meters below the surface in two small canyons on …
Changes in ice volume control seabed methane emissions
New research shows that episodes of methane emission from the seabed off western Svalbard correlate …
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Unusual mucous-like substance found buried within seafloor sediment
The location and microbial composition of recently found biofilms are challenging beliefs about methane diffusion …
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US Naval Academy visits CAGE
STEM students explore Norway For the second year in a row, students from the U.S. …