Iceland Expedition2015

Welcome to Iceland

Home for the SummerFar in the East of Iceland is the small town of Seyðisfjörður. 17km even further East, down a fjord, along a small ‘road’ and over three rivers is our summer home, Skálanes.

Skálanes Nature and Heritage Centre

• Operates as a guesthouse as well as base for student research - meeting, sharing ideas with and learning from people from all over the world

• Interested in a more sustainable way of life

• Habituated Eider colony • Visiting colony of Arctic Terns

The BirdsIceland as a whole• Huge wader populations• Breeding ducks and sea birds

52% of world’s Golden Plovers46% of world’s Purple Sandpipers40% of world’s Whimbrels32% of world’s Ringed Plover

Skálanes• Eider farm• Arctic Tern colony• Sea bird colonies• Waders, Puffins, Ravens

and many more!

ProjectsMix of Zoology, Marine, Geography and Culture based projects.

Past projects have included:- Ornithology- Entomology- GIS mapping- Tourism study- BUT options are open!

Life at Skálanes• Routine is important, especially due to 24 hour daylight• Project work as well as helping around Skálanes• Shared quarters

• Time to explore• Time to travel/weekend trips• Time in Seyðisfjörður

• 6 weeks

• 6 - 8 people

• £600 personal contribution

Commitment to fundraising is important throughout the year

If you are:• Enthusiastic• Hard-working and motivated• Keen to meet interesting people from all

over the world• Interested in being part of both academic

work and something more• Someone who wants to try living in 24 hour

daylight

THEN WE WANT YOU!

Thanks for listening