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Khalifa University x The Arctic University of Norway UiT Sign Collaboration

Khalifa x The Arctic University of Norway UiT signing

Khalifa University Faculty attend UAE Polar Research Priorities Workshop

The UAE Polar Program Steering Committee, through the International Affairs Office initiated a series of consultations over the past few months, with public, private, and academic stakeholders to help shape the strategic research agenda. Several focus group discussions and workshops, including the workshop hosted by the National Center of Meteorology have helped identify the needs. Hosted by the International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court and the UAE Polar Mission Steering Committee, this workshop represented the final phase of the process. It focused on developing a high-level strategic research agenda.

Khalifa University Scientists attend the NCM Workshop on Antarctic Research

The UAE Antarctic Research Programme Workshop was convened in Abu Dhabi by the UAE National Meteorological Center (NCM) with the aim of seeking input from the international Antarctic research community to the development of a UAE Antarctic Program to ensure both its alignment with the overall priorities for Antarctic research laid out by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and other international coordination bodies and it鈥檚 complementarity to other existing national Antarctic research programs. The primary objectives of the UAE Antarctic Research Programme Workshop were to: Enhance the understanding of the current global research priorities and activities in Antarctica…

Khalifa University Scientists First from UAE to Deploy Special Instrument in Antarctica to Conduct Research on Ice

ENGEOS Researchers Strategically Install SIMBA in April, before Formation of Sea Ice Starts, to Gain Insights on Ocean and Atmosphere Characteristics聽 聽 Uncover insights on Antarctic ice and sea level rise鈥攍isten now!   Khalifa University of Science and Technology today announced scientists and researchers from its Environmental and Geophysical Sciences (ENGEOS) laboratory and the Earth Science department have deployed Snow Ice Mass Balance (SIMBA), a special instrument to study ice in Antarctica. This is the first time scientists from any institution in the UAE have deployed operational instruments on the icy southern continent.聽 聽 The project led by Khalifa University鈥檚…

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