Headquarters

EISCAT Headquarters is located just outside Kiruna at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics. The administrative and financial functions are integral parts of EISCAT Headquarters. The Director has his office at Headquarters, but travels are common, both for the Director and other personnel.

For invoice and administration matters see: Organisation.

For contact information see: Contact

EISCAT Council

The EISCAT Council (the “board”) is the governing body of EISCAT Scientific Association and has an overall responsibility for the activities of the Association. The Association and Council are governed by rules and procedures. Read more here

EISCAT is a non-profit organisation. The investments and operational costs of EISCAT are shared between:

• China Research Institute of Radiowave Propagation, People’s Republic of China
• National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
• Natural Environment Research Council, United Kingdom
• Norges forskningsråd, Norway
• Suomen Akatemia, Finland
• Vetenskapsrådet, Sweden