The High North Hero Award is an annual award established by the High North Center for Business and Governance to honor a person, organization or company who has contributed to highlighting or developing the High North. The award is handed out during the High North Dialogue Conference in Bodø. 

We are glad to invite you for participating in the XIII National (All-Russian) scientific and practical conference "Natural resources, their current state, protection, commercial and technical use". The conference will be held on March 22-23, 2022 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Northern Arctic Federal University is pleased to announce the International Forum of Young Scientists "Russia in the Arctic Dialogue: Local and Global Context" that will be held 25-27 May, 2022 in Arkhangelsk.

Professor Roland Kallenborn from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) is appointed UArctic Chair in Arctic Environmental Pollution Research for the next five years.

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) announces the upcoming webinar, Achievements of the Arctic Research Plan 2017-2021: Applying Research to Human Needs. This webinar will take place Tuesday, 8 February 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. AKST.

Research Center for Medical and Biological Problems of Human Adaptation in the Arctic - Branch of the Federal Research Center - Kola Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RCHAA KSC RAS) invites to take part in International Interdisciplinary Workshop

University of Saskatchewan is offering three postdoctoral positions. 

Are you interested in working in and with the Greenland natural environment and in being part of an advisory team for the Greenland Government?

HM Queen Elizabeth has awarded the British Polar Medal to David N. Thomas, Professor of Arctic Ecosystems Research, at the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki.

GRID-Arendal is seeking to fill the position of Head of Programme for Marine Environment. Deadline: February 21

Postdoctoral Position AnnouncementClimate Change and Human Health in AlaskaInstitute for Circumpolar Health StudiesUniversity of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska Application deadline: Open until filled For more information and to apply, go to:Full Position Announcement

The new extended deadline for contributions in Relate North: Everyday Extremes book is February 14.

The monograph published by the Wilson Center - Polar Institute puts forth a framework for understanding the Arctic for experts and the public alike, through seven key issues at play in today's Arctic: climate, commodities, commerce, connectivity, communities, cooperation, and competition.

2 Feb 2022, 15:00-16:45 (UTC)Online via Zoom (registration link below)

A new, international review conducted by researchers reveals that there is not enough research data on what kind of health effects nano- and microplastics have on newborn babies, or during pregnancy and childhood. The concerned team of researchers developed guidelines for research, decision-makers and industry on how to pay a...