Published: 2025-06-11

UMU researchers represented in UArctic’s "Shared Voices" Magazine

NEWS Earlier this year, the University of the Arctic (UArctic) published their annual magazine called “Shared Voices” where they share member research and activities related to the circumpolar North. Out the 16 articles, two of them were co-written by researchers at Umeå University.

Text: Monica Börlin

UArctic is an organization which gathers universities, colleges, research institutes, and other organisations concerned with education and research in and about the North, with the aim to develop knowledge to address challenges in the Arctic. Umeå University is one of the member institutions. In late 2024, members were asked to share their activities to the next magazine, and among the applications, two were selected from researchers at Umeå University: Ylva Sjöberg and Danielle Wilde.

Ylva Sjöberg is Associate professor at Department of Ecology and Environmental Science. Her research focuses on how a changing climate and cryosphere impact Arctic water resources at local and regional scales. She co-authored an article for the magazine about the launched PermaIntern project, where the aim is to bridge the gap between universities and real-world permafrost work.

Danielle Wilde is Professor at Umeå Institute of Design, and Arctic Six Chair. Her expertise lies in embodied design, and ways of knowing, being, and doing. Her research uses participatory, sensory, and co-creative methods to explore how direct engagement with what is at stake can inspire new ways of thinking. Her co-authored article describes a workshop where workers and authorities explored differences and challenges between policies and lived experiences.

Find more about the articles below.

Bringing Permafrost Students to the Workplace
Ylva Sjöberg, Mikkel Toft Hornum, Julie Malenfant-Lepage & Hanne Hvidtfeldt Christiansen

While research on permafrost is carried out at many universities worldwide, students often have limited insight into how knowledge of permafrost can be applied in professional life. In 2022, the UArctic Thematic Network on Permafrost launched the PermaIntern project with the help of the Danish UArctic funding to bridge the gap between universities and real-world permafrost work.
Read the article here

Eating Östersjön Data: Digesting Lived Experiences of Fishers in the Gulf of Bothnia
Danielle Wilde & Mary Karyda

In May 2024, a pilot workshop called Eating Östersjön Data united fishers, public authorities, chefs, and researchers to explore the disconnect between policy and the lived experiences of professional fishers in the Gulf of Bothnia. Over two days, the participants co-created and shared meals to represent fishers’ realities, using food to introduce new perspectives into the policy discussion.
Read the article here

Find the Shared Voices Magazine 2025 here

Ylva Sjöberg Associate professor

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Danielle Wilde Professor

+46 90 786 79 54