The University of Akureyri is accepting applications for the Nansen visiting professorship or Nansen Research fellowship based on a cooperation between the governments of Iceland and Norway.       Apply by January 1, 2017.

Michael Sfraga, co-lead of the UArctic Institute for Arctic Policy, has been appointed as the new director of the Wilson Center’s revitalized Polar Initiative. The Wilson Center is the only think tank in Washington to house a broad-based initiative on the Arctic.

A Nordic University Hub is a long-term partnership between Nordic universities, universities of applied sciences and university colleges that forms a consortium which will provide a framework for expanding cooperation in the Nordic region. NordFrosk is now inviting Nordic universities to apply for funding. The deadline for th...

The Arctic Science Summit Week 2017 will be held in Prague, Czech Republic on 31 March – 7 April 2017. The ASSW 2017 Science Symposium is entitled "A Dynamic Arctic in Global Change".

Press release from the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. 

The University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of the Arctic are pleased to announce The Arctic Broadband Forum 2017 to be held in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, May 8-9, 2017.

Sustainable building and liveable, smart and sustainable cities are a priority area in the Nordic collaboration, which offers many examples of comprehensive solutions with people in focus. In the latest edition of Green Growth the Nordic Way you can learn about how smart Nordic energy solutions to common urban issues shorten...

Thematic Network on Arctic Coastal Communities for Sustainability hosted by University of the Faroe Island participated in workshop "On Time - Dimensions of marine and coastal global environmental change" held on 20-21th of October 2016 in Stockholm.

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) is pleased to announce the first call for papers and posters for the 9th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS IX) to be held at Umeå University, in Umeå, Sweden, 8-12 June 2017.

IASC Medals are awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. A maximum of one award is made each year, assuming that there is a nominee of appropriate quality. 

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The University of Washington announces a call for applications for the position of Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies. This position; open to Canadian scholars, scientists, practitioners, community, and political leaders; is for a two quarter residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Yugra State University invites you to take part in the 5th International field symposium “West Siberian Peatlands and Carbon Cycle: Past and Present” and International Conference “Carbon Balance of Western Siberian Mires in the Context of Climate Change” on 19-29 June, 2017 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

During the autumn, the European Commission has organized several info days on Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2017 calls.

This year's theme is an acknowledgement of the central role that the Arctic Council has played in regional governance and stability-building during the past two decades. The online version is available at http://www.arcticyearbook.com/.