Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks. The past days and weeks have been very eventful. Now that the sun is back, it not only lures students more into nature but also more and more tourists to the island. Some people had warned me about the darkness that awaited me when I arrived in Svalbard …
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“Why Bio On The Rocks?”
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Bio On The Rocks! After writing about the tiny organisms living in, on, under, and next to sea ice last week, and with this covering a topic that fits perfectly with Bio On The Rocks, I thought it was time to talk a little about what BOTRi, as I …
“Did you hear that WHUMPF?”
Welcome to Bio On The Rocks! As announced, I would like to write more about a few stations of the Safety Course. Today we're talking about the danger of avalanches. I already mentioned in my last blog post that avalanches are by far the type of accident that causes the most injuries and deaths in …
“Safety First”
Welcome back to Bio On The Rocks! In my second blog post, I would like to tell you about my first week here in Longyearbyen and at UNIS, especially about the intensive experiences in the Safety Course. When you think of Svalbard, polar bears and the extreme cold automatically come to mind. These are also …