French cultural anthropologist, explorer, geographer, geomorphologist, and writer.
Quote Jean Malaurie: “Cultural diversity is a scientific reality which we must protect as much as possible, just like biodiversity. Otherwise, all of us in those megacities that keep on growing will become a people of ants, manipulated by words and images.”
MIARC actively participates in various projects at national, bilateral and international level.
Among those projects that are finished are for example: MADONNA : Mise en Valeur des collections universitaires, GREEN GREENLAND, POLARIS, ERIS and EDU-ARCTIC.
Those projects that are ongoing are: Cartography of Arctic Collections in France and Monaco & Moravians in Iceland – “Moravian vision of the Arctic”.
The University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) is hosting the newly created UArctic Regional Centre for Continental Europe.
The UArctic Regional Centres were created to foster dialogue and engagement at the regional level. Liaison, networking and outreach activities are encouraged with local, national and international stakeholders.
26 October 2025
“The Brazilian government has submitted the proposal to sign the Svalbard Treaty to the National Congress, which is now under consideration.” – new op-ed by MIARC’s Post-Doc Eda Ayaydin.
15 October 2025
The Malaurie Institute of Arctic Research will contribute to the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025 in Reykjavík. Our Director, Professor Jan Borm, and our researcher Dr. Eda Ayaydın will moderate three sessions exploring how cooperation and dialogue continue to shape the future of the Arctic.
13 October 2025
Joanna Kodzik (MIARC) is invited to give a paper on missionary travel writing during the workshop « Travelogues and scientific discourse in Europe (18th–19th centuries) », « Récits de voyage et discours scientifique en Europe (XVIIIe – XIXe siècle) » organisend by the École normale supérieure in Lyon on 16 October 2025.
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