Ingrid Heggstad 

Ingrid Heggstad is a Research Intern at the Arctic Institute, contributing to its flagship weekly publication, The Arctic This Week (TATW). She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management at the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. Ingrid also holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the War Studies Department at King’s College London, where her dissertation explored Norway’s High North policy post-2022.

Her MSc focus lies in examining the direct and indirect impacts of Arctic change, particularly how knock-on effects in the economy, geopolitics, and climate feedbacks can outweigh short-term economic gains. Previously, Ingrid worked in the Political Economy, Energy Security, and Development team at ITSS Verona.