Outstanding contributions to polar research.
Professor Regine Hock at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, has been awarded the Fram Committee Nansen Award for 2025, as a recognition of her outstanding contributions to research in polar regions. The prize, amounting to 100,000 Norwegian kroner, will be presented during the Nansen Memorial Lecture on October 10, 2025, at The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA).
Hock's research focuses on glaciers and water systems in both the Arctic and Antarctica, with particular emphasis on the impact of climate change on the cryosphere. She has an impressive track record, held significant positions, contributed to IPCC reports, and led major research projects.
Hock has been employed as a professor at the Department of Geosciences, UiO, since 2020, having previously held a position at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Prior to that, she was a guest professor at the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University from 2013 to 2018, where she was appointed honorary doctor in 2023.
A recognized researcher and leader in polar research
An excerpt from the committee's justification for the award (in Norwegian):
"Hock har vært involvert i utvikling av globale modeller for masseendringer av iskapper og har bidratt til IPCCs klimarapporter. Hun har hatt sentrale faglige verv, blant annet som president for International Association of Cryospheric Sciences, og har mottatt flere internasjonale utmerkelser, inkludert to medaljer og en æresdoktorgrad. Hun har også undervist og veiledet forskere på ulike nivåer, inkludert gjennom doktorgrads- og postdoktorprogrammer."
Furthermore, the board and the scientific committee for the Fram Prize state that they consider Regine Hock to be a highly deserving candidate and a researcher who embodies the spirit of the prize.
Read the full justification for the award on the prize's website.
About the Framkomiteens belønning for polarforskning
The Framkomiteens belønning for polarforskning / Fram Committee Nansen Award is an academic award for polar research that is presented on the birthday of the Norwegian polar explorer, diplomat, and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (born 1861 - died 1930). The award is given out since 1961 by the University of Oslo, to Norwegian researchers who, through a dissertation or otherwise, have made significant contributions to the exploration of the polar areas in biology, geography, geophysics, geology, or oceanography.