Arctic Horizon Scan - OUPF

DOCUMENT IN REVIEW. In 2022, the Oxford University Polar Forum organised a horizon scanning exercise, aiming to identify Arctic research priorities for the next decade. First, a multilingual online survey ran for six months and invited contributions from researchers of all disciplines, people from local and Indigenous Arctic communities, policymakers, funders of research, and all other stakeholders. Next, >100 delegates distilled the online submissions into a categorised set of Arctic research priorities during a hybrid format workshop (in-situ and online) based in Oxford (United Kingdom), over 7-9 September 2022. The resulting document consists of 57 priority research questions. Each priority is presented as a statement/question, followed by three sections: knowledge gaps, methodologies, and examples. A glossary defines and/or contextualises >300 terms to widen access and readership. The delegates agreed that co-production of knowledge with Indigenous Peoples and convergent research approaches should be the norm in addressing research priorities in the Arctic. The document is currently under review.