Natural History museum have several specimens of Late Jurassic marine reptiles from Svalbard that could be used for descriptive and taxonomy-based master projects (Ichthyosaurs and Plesiosaurs). Many of these specimens will require a large amount of preparation work, feel free to contact Jørn Hurum j.h.hurum@nhm.uio.no if this is of interest.
This is part of available master projects in Spitsbergen Mesozoic Research Group (SMRG) SMRG are currently mostly working on describing material from the Early-Middle Triassic of Svalbard, but have several projects available on Jurassic marine reptiles too.
We are happy to discuss other opportunities, so do not hesitate to contact Aubrey Roberts a.j.roberts@nhm.uio.no or Jørn Hurum j.h.hurum@nhm.uio.no if you have questions or wish to apply for the projects. Projects are noted as being either more biology or geology focused, this is a guideline and not a background requirement.