On December 6, leadership from UArctic higher education member institutions convened for their first face-to-face meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) announces their upcoming Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026 launch webinar. This webinar will take place 16 December 2021 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. AKST.



A meeting was held for the national coordinators of north2north on 30 November and 1 December 2021 in Helsinki.


The convenor of 14th Polar Law Symposium encourages the researchers to have their presentation(s) published as a fully-reviewed paper in The Yearbook of Polar Law Volume 14. 


​​​​​​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.

When you have a research project involving 21 research institutions across nine countries, it is complicated – even without the challenges of a global pandemic, which aside from wreaking havoc on human health and healthcare systems has been a disaster for field work and regular meetings.

The Arctic Five is a partnership between Luleå University of Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Umeå University, the University of Lapland, and the University of Oulu, whom together aim to lead the way on key Arctic issues.




The BBVA Foundation Awards for Biodiversity Conservation seek to recognize and reward the work done by conservationist organizations, institutions and agencies in carrying forward environmental conservation policies and projects, and the efforts of communication professionals who have placed their abilities at the service of...