The scientific focus Northern World has 22 projects, primarily researchers from The Danish National Museum, but also from  the researchers large national and international networks which is continiously being build up as the prjects evolves. The most significant network connects a numerous amount of universitites with The Danish National Museum: From University of Alaska to University of Greenland (Illisimatusarfik) in the north to University of Groning in the south, from Turku in the east by Tórshavn to Hunter College at City University of New York in the west, and with several affiliates in between in the Nordic countries and Europe. The danish universities are also part of the network, along with the already excisting networks "Centre for Ice and Cllimate and the sciencefoundations "Centre for Textile Research" at University of Copenhagen.

Within Northern Worlds is also close collaboration with other governmental institutions, where the Danish and Greenlandic Geological Surveys (GEUS) and The Natural History Museum are key-collaborators. Beside that also regional museums in Scandinavia, Greenland and Canada are part of the growing network.

Participants: 

• Andreasen, Claus, Curator, Greenlandic National Museum, participares in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland and collaborator on the project Battle of the weather report. German and Allied Metrological Stations in North East Greenland during World War II

• Appelt, Martin, project researcher, Arctic Centre/SILA, Ethnographic Department, Danish National Museum, participates in Arctic Horizons: The Meldgaard Legacy. Phone +45 41 20 62 22.

• Arneborg, Jette, Curator, senior researcher, Department for Danish Medieval and Renaissance, Danish National Museum. Responsible for Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland. Phone +45 41 20 61 14. Jette.arneborg(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Bahnson, Anne, Curator Sisimiut Museum, Greenland, participates in Costumes from the Northern Worlds

• Baittinger, Claudia, post. doc., Department of Danish Prehistory and the Natural science department at the Danish National Museum, participates in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland and responsible ’Small Trees’ as indicators of Climate Change. Phone +45 41 20 61 76. Claudia.baittinger(at)natmus.dk  - About the person
• Baastrup, Maria Panum, PhD-student Department of Danish Prehistory at the Danish National Museum, responsible for Communication, cultural interaction and identity - The journey of artifacts in Viking Age Scandinavia. Phone +45 41 20 61 59. maria.baastrup(at)natmus.dk - About the person

• Bonde, Niels curator, senior researcher Head of museumsinspektør, seniorforsker, Head of the Dendrolab at the Danish National Museum, responsible for Ancient timberhouses on the North Atlantic Islands and in Colonial Greenland – Diffusion and Innovation. Phone +45 41 20 61 71. Niels.Bonde(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Christensen, Charlie, curator, Department of Danish Prehistory and the Natural science department at the Danish National Museum, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark
• Dugmore, Andrew, professor, University of Edinburgh, participates in Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland
• Fischer, Anders, Cultural Heritage Agency, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark and in The Farming Societies – the Expansion in the North
• Forchammer, Mads C., professor, Department of Arctic Enviroment, participates in ’Small Trees’ as indicators of Climate Change
• Godtfredsen, Anne Birgitte, post. doc. University of Copenhagen, The Natural History museum, participates in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland
• Grønnow, Bjarne, Research Professor, Arctic Centre/SILA, Ethnographic Department, Danish National Museum, responsible for Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland  and for Arctic Horizons: The Meldgaard Legacy. Phone +45 41 20 62 20. Bjarne.Grønnow(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Gulløv, Hans Christian, Research professor, Arctic Centre/SILA, Ethnographic Department, Danish National Museum, Coordinator for Northern Worlds, participates in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland
• Hansen, Keld Møller, Keeper, Museerne.dk Vordingborg, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark
• Hansgaard, Caroline Polke, academic staff, Northern Worlds and participates in Norse Farming in Greenland: Agriculture on the edge Phone +45 41 20 60 18. caroline.polke.hansgaard(at)natmus.dk
• Hardenberg, Mari, PhD-student, University of Copenhagen, participates in Arctic Horizons: The Meldgaard Legacy. Phone +45 41 20 62 05. mariane.hardenberg(at)natmus.dk  
• Helskog, Knut, University of Tromsø, participates in The Farming Societies – the Expansion in the NorthThe Farming Societies – the Expansion in the North
• Henriksen, Peter Steen, project researcher , Department of Danish Prehistory and the Natural science department at the Danish National Museum, responsible for Norse Farming in Greenland: Agriculture on the edge and participates in Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland, The Late Ice Age in Denmark. Phone +45 41 20 61 79. Peter.steen.henriksen(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Hollesen, Jørgen, PhD. Participates in Climate Change and Kitchen Middens – when the Permafrost disappears. Phone +45 41 20 64 82. joergen.hollesen(at)natmus.dk
• Holm, Jørgen, curator, Haderslev Museum, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark
• Horsnæs, Helle Winge, curator, Department for Danish Medieval and Renaissance, Danish National Museum, The Royal Collection og Coins and Medals, responsible for Networking among the elite of European Barbaricum – Gold imitations of Roman coins as evidence for long distance connections. Phone +45 41 20 61 42. Helle.horsnaes(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Høegsberg, Mogens S., PhD-studerende, University of Aarhus, participates in Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland
• Imer, Lisbeth, M., curator, Department for Danish Medieval and Renaissance, Danish National Museum, responsible for Runic Inscriptions in Greenland. Phone +45 41 20 61 13. Lisbeth.imer(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Jakobsen, Bjarne Holm, Assosiate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Department of Geography and Geology, participates in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland
• Jensen, Einar Lund, project researcher , Arctic Centre/SILA, Ethnographic Department, Danish National Museum, responsible for South Greenland during 1900-1950 and the development of a fishing society. Phone +45 41 20 62 61. Einar.lund.jensen(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Jensen, Jens Fog, senior researcher, Arctic Centre/SILA, Ethnographic Department, Danish National Museum, responsible for Battle of the weather report. German and Allied Metrological Stations in North East Greenland during World War II, and participates in Arctic Horizons: The Meldgaard Legacy. Phone +45 41 20 62 24. Jens.fog.jensen(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Jensen, Jørgen Bruun, conservator.participates in Climate Change and Kitchen Middens – when the Permafrost disappears. jan.bruun.jensen(at)natmus.dk
• Jensen, Poul, senior researcher, Research, Analysis and Consulting at the Danish National Museum, responsible for Preservation Methods of Archaeological material from the Northern Worlds. Phone +45 41 20 64 72. Poul.jensen(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Jessen, Cathrine, project researcher, Ph.D. Department of Danish Prehistory and the Natural science Department at the Danish National Museum, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark
• Johansen, Lykke, Groningen, Holland, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark
• Jørgensen, Lars, senior researcher, curator, Department of Danish Prehistory at the Danish National Museum, responsible for Prechristian Cult Places. Phone +45 41 20 61 60. lars.joergensen(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Karg, Sabine,senior researcher Department of Danish Prehistory and the Natural science department at the Danish National Museum, participates in Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland.
• Kaul, Flemming, curator, dr. phil. Department of Danish Prehistory at the Danish National Museum, responsible for The Farming Societies – the Expansion in the North. Phone +45 41 20 61 53. Flemming.kaul(a)natmus.dk´- About the person
• Kjeldbæk, Esben, curator museumsinspektør, The Museum of Danish Resistance, participates in Battle of the weather report. German and Allied Metrological Stations in North East Greenland during World War II. Phone +45 41 20 62 90. Esben.kjeldbaek(a)natmus.dk
• Kollmann, Johannes, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life science, participates in ’Small Trees’ as indicators of Climate Change
• Krause, Tilo, cand. mag., University of Copenhagen, participates in Battle of the weather report. German and Allied Metrological Stations in North East Greenland during World War II.
• Kroon, Aart, Assosiate professor, University of Copenhagen, Department for Geography and Geology, participates in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland
• Madsen, Christian Koch, cand. mag. University of Copenhagen, participates in Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland and responsible for Landscape and Livelihood, Economy and Hierarchy – Pastoral Farmers in Norse Greenland - christian.koch.madsen(at)natmus.dk About the person
• Mahler, Ditlev L., project researcher, Department of Danish Prehistory at the Danish National Museum, responsible for   Shetland – The Border of Farming 4000 - 3000 b.o.e. and participates in The Farming Societies – the Expansion in the North. Phone +45 41 20 61 67. ditlev.l.mahler(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Matthiesen, Henning, senior researcher, Research, Analysis and Consulting at the Danish National Museum, responsible for Climate Change and Kitchen Middens – when the Permafrost disappears. Phone +45 41 20 64 74. hma(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• McGovern, Thomas, professor, Hunter College City University of New York, participates in Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland
• Meldgaard, Morten, Head of the National Natural History Museum, participates in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland 

• Mortensen, Morten Fischer, curator, Department of Danish Prehistory and the Natural science department at the Danish National Museum, responsible for The Late Ice Age in Denmark. Phone +45 41 20 61 73. morten.fischer.mortensen(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Nyegaard, Georg, curator, Greenland National Museum, participates in Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland
• Odgaard, Ulla, senior reseacher, Arctic Centre/SILA, Ethnographic Department, Danish National Museum, participates in Arctic Horizons: The Meldgaard Legacy. Phone +45 41 20 62 23. Ulla.odgaard(at)natmus.dk
• Pedersen, Anne, senior researcher seniorforsker, Department for Danish Medieval and Renaissance, Danish National Museum. Responsible for Cultural Contacts across the Skagerrak and Kattegat during the Viking Age. Phone +45 41 20 60 12. anne.pedersen(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Pedersen, Jørn Torp, post. doc. University of Copenhagen, Department og Geography and Geology, particippates in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland
• Pedersen, Kristoffer Buck, Museerne.dk Vordingborg, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark
• Pedersen, Lykke Lafarque, curator senior researcher Department of Modern Danish History at the Danish National Museum, responsible for Contemporary Bread Culture in Denmark. Phone +45 41 20 62 51. lykke.pedersen(at)natmus.dk - About the person
• Petersen, Peter Vang, curator, Department of Danish Prehistory at the Danish National Museum, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark
  
• Rønne, Preben, Vitenskapsmuseet, University of Trondheim, participates in , deltager i projektet The Farming Societies – the Expansion in the North

• Schmidt, Anne Lisbeth, conservator, M. Sc. Research, Analysis and Consulting at the Danish National Museum, responsible for Skin Clothing from the North. Phone +45 41 20 64 77. anne.lisbeth.schmidt(at)natmus.dk - About the person

• Schmidt, Niels M., research scientist, Department of Arctic Enviroments, participates in ’Small Trees’ as indicators of Climate Change
• Simpson, Ian, professor, University of Sterling, participates in Resources, Mobility and Cultural Identity in Norse Greenland
• Stapert, Dick, Groningen, Holland, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark
• Sørensen, Mikkel, post. doc. Arctic Centre/SILA, Ethnographic Department, Danish National Museum, participates in Coast, Man and Environment in North East Greenland

• Toft, Peter Andreas, PhD-student, Arctic Centre/SILA, Ethnographic Department, Danish National Museum, responsible for Trade as a meeting of cultures - European artefacts in the Historic Thule Culture. Phone +45 41 20 62 25. peter.a.toft.(at)natmus.dk  - About the person
• Westen, Brian, stud. mag. University of Aarhus, participates in The Late Ice Age in Denmark