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Meet the researcher: Maka Suarez
Maka Suarez has just finished a book manuscript on the lives of Latin-American migrants in Spain and the housing problem. Unfortunately for us, she is also about to leave SAI and SV-faculty for the benefit of The University of Amsterdam in January 2027.
Looking for covert environmental crime at sea
Rusty oil tankers in the shadow fleet, illegal waste shipments in containers and dubious ship insurance will be put under the microscope when researchers at the University of Oslo launch the highly topical project CargoCrime.
Idea work: 18 experts on the high seas
Environmental scientists, campaigners, and shipping experts embark on a sailing ship and set out on the open sea for three days. Will they be able to figure out how shipping can contribute to a more sustainable future before they return?
Election in India: Populist Modi seem to win for the third time
There is an election in India, which, with its over 1.3 billion inhabitants, is the most populous country in the world. Many indications suggest that the incumbent Prime Minister Modi – also known as India's Trump – will be reelected. Why is that? And what is at stake?

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Field research on Burmese amber worlds Aug. 4, 2026
In 2025–2026, Laur did several months of field research on Burmese amber worlds—in Burma (Myanmar), in China, and beyond. Here are some highlights.
A conversation on extinction, catastrophe, and time. May 13, 2026
What does it mean to think and write extinction from an antrhropological perspective, and how do old and new paradigms in the earth sciences (might) inform political action today?