Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition are seen aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.21.07.2026#9212952
Artemy Goncharov, Doctor of Medical Sciences and professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Parasitology and Disinfection at Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, examines a walrus skull with a narwhal tusk embedded in it aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.20.07.2026#9212950
A team of radiologists conducts field research during a landing on one of the islands of the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.16.07.2026#9212949
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition visit Bell Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.08.07.2026#9212948
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition examine the edge of a melting glacier on Wilczek Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.16.07.2026#9212946
A team of radiologists conducts field research during a landing on one of the islands of the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.16.07.2026#9212945
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition land on Hayes Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.14.07.2026#9212944
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition pose for a photo near Shokalsky Glacier on Severny Island in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.10.07.2026#9212943
The research vessel Professor Molchanov is anchored near Hooker Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.07.07.2026#9212942
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition visit the former Bukhta Tikhaya (Tikhaya Bay) polar station on Hooker Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.07.07.2026#9212940
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition visit Hooker Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.07.07.2026#9212939
Entomologists search for insects in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.07.07.2026#9212938
Oceanographers collect seawater and seabed sediment samples aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.04.07.2026#9212937
An oceanographer collects seawater and seabed sediment samples aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.04.07.2026#9212936
Oceanographers collect seawater and seabed sediment samples aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.04.07.2026#9212935
A medical and physiology specialist analyses blood samples aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.20.07.2026#9212934
Andrei Puchkov, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences and senior researcher at the Laboratory of Environmental Radiology of Laverov Federal Centre for Integrated Arctic Research, delivers a lecture on radiation and radiology aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.04.07.2026#9212933
Andrei Puchkov, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences and senior researcher at the Laboratory of Environmental Radiology of Laverov Federal Centre for Integrated Arctic Research, delivers a lecture on radiation and radiology aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.04.07.2026#9212932
Oceanographers collect seawater and seabed sediment samples aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.04.07.2026#9212930
A medical and physiology specialist performs electrocardiography aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.03.07.2026#9212929
Oceanographers collect seawater and seabed sediment samples aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.03.07.2026#9212928
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition receive a safety briefing and evacuation instructions aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.02.07.2026#9212927
The research vessel Professor Molchanov is moored in the port of Murmansk, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.01.07.2026#9212926
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition receive a safety briefing and evacuation instructions aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.01.07.2026#9212925
Participants in the Arctic Floating University expedition receive a safety briefing and evacuation instructions aboard the research vessel Professor Molchanov, Russia. The 20th voyage of the Arctic Floating University scientific and educational expedition explored the northeastern Barents Sea, northern Novaya Zemlya and the islands of Franz Josef Land aboard the Professor Molchanov from July 1 to July 22, 2026. During the expedition, researchers conducted fieldwork on Prince George Land for the first time.02.07.2026#9212924