NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Polar Environmental Change Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire

First step towards an EU Arctic Policy

The Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council met in Kautokeino, Norway on November 19-20, 2008. Around 200 delegates representing the eight Arctic States, six Permanent Participant Organizations and observer countries and organizations had two intensive days of meetings, preparing the agenda for the upcoming Arctic Coun...

By: Ass. Prof. Asgeir Solstad, Bodoe University College, Norway

Grande Prairie, Alberta – While it may be over a year away before international athletes descend upon Grande Prairie aiming to set records and personal bests, the competition to compose the official theme song for the 2010 Arctic Winter Games is just heating up.

ACA's 20th European Policy Seminar 30 January 2009, Brussels, Belgium

IPY Antarctic University Expedition 13-28 February 2009 Antarctica

The aim of the quest lecture series is to present and discuss topical issues in environmental politics in the Arctic. The lectures are open to anyone interested.

Sami University College, a UArctic member since 2001, has great plans for the future. Work is well underway for the completion of a new building for the institution.

Northern Research Fund (NRF) 2009 Churchill Northern Studies Centre Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

A new round of the successful Nordic Master Program is starting up now. This makes it possible to put together a course of study based on core competences at Nordic institutes of higher education. The programme has been praised by the Nordic ministers of education and research.

The Nordic countries will now invest almost half a billion into joint climate, energy and environmental research.

The Swedish Social Democrat Sinikka Bohlin has been elected as the new President of the Nordic Council for 2009, when Sweden holds the Presidency.

Andy Greenshaw, vice-chair of the Board of UArctic, President Lars Kullerud and Vice-President Administration visited Finnmark University College in Alta, Norway on November 18, 2008 to discuss cooperation in the context of UArctic.

"Observations of High Latitude Climate Change"