
The German Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor (IPEV) jointly operate Arctic research activities at the
French-German AWIPEV Research Base
in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard.
The research focus is on climate change and its effects on the Arctic environment, including studies on atmospheric, glaciological and terrestrial issues as well as the marine ecosystem and their interactions.

Photo: R.Jaiser (AWI)
News & Info
next container to AWIPEV
next container from Bremerhaven to AWIPEV:
- submission deadline for freight papers 11 JAN 2024
- latest delivery to harbor storage 17 JAN 2024
- arrival in Ny-Alesund 22 MARCH 2024
20 years AWIPEV
External Links
Ny-Alesund Research Station
AWIPEV is located in Ny-Ålesund, the world’s northernmost year-round research station. Extensive information on the Ny-Ålesund research stationis provided by the Norwegian Polar Institute.KingsBay
The company KingsBay owns and operates the town of Ny-Ålesund as well as the surrounding area. KingsBay provides various infrastructure and logistic services, e.g. information about the Lufttransport flight schedule.
Research in Svalbard
The Research in Svalbard (RiS) portal provides information about research and monitoring projects in Svalbard.
Svalbard Science Forum
The Svalbard Science Forum (SSF) provides information about research infrastructure and activities in Svalbard.SIOS
The Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) is an observing system for long-term measurements in and around Svalbard addressing Earth System Science questions.