Framed by the overarching theme “The Arctic: Regional Changes, Global Impacts”, Lisbon invites international experts on the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples to discuss the “New Arctic” and also its impacts and interactions to and with the lower latitudes.

The summit “Contemporary Issues in Education in Multicultural North”, was held on 29-30 January, 2020 in Levanger and Sjodal, Norway. The summit brought together researchers, students and practitioners to discuss education in multicultural north.

This course aims to bring young researchers together across disciplines, within the broad domain of Arctic research and research communication, in order to build new networks and develop communications skills. The objectives are both linked to different ongoing Arctic research initiatives such as the Arctic Science IntegrAtio...

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) call for is now open for applications for networking projects in Arctic research and education for a UArctic member university in Norway. 

The University of New England, led by UNE NORTH: The Institute for North Atlantic Studies, has assumed leadership of the new UArctic Thematic Network (TN) on Ocean Food Systems (former Thematic Network on Arctic Fisheries and Aquaculture).

Kola Science Center RAS invites participants to the X international scientific and practical conference “The North and the Arctic in the New Global Development Paradigm. Luzin Readings 2020”, which is to be held on April 9 - 11, 2020 in Apatity (Murmansk region of Russia). The main theme of the conference is socio-economic de...

On February 4, 2020, The Barents Center of the Humanities at Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences will host a seminar «Sami History and culture in the latest research and publications» dedicated to the Sami National Day.

UArctic Congress 2020 call for session proposals closed on January 31 with 63 submissions. The result continues the success of previous UArctic Congresses held in 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation and in 2018 in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland.

We are pleased to announce a Session entitled "Chemical contaminants in polar and extreme environments" in the upcoming Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) 8th World Congress to be held in Singapore 6-10 September 2020.

The date for the High North Dialogue Conference is coming closer, and the High North Center for Business and Governance would kindly like to provide you with a reminder and updates on the conference. The conference takes place in Bodø, Norway, March 18th – 19th 2020.

Bifröst University's summer course "Sustainable Leadership in the 21st Century" (8 ECTS) takes place July 18 – August 8, 2020. Application deadline: June 1, 2020.

The CWC research unit at the University of Oulu, leader of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Telecommunication and Networking, and Luleå Technical University (LTU) have started a joint Interreg Nord project called Arctic 5G Test Networks.

The Calotte Academy 2020 is planned to be organized in the beginning of June 2020 in the European Arctic — Enontekiö and Inari, Finland; Kautokeino, Kirkenes and Svanvik, Norway; and Apatity and Nikel, Russia. 

In June 2019, members of the UArctic Thematic Network "Working in the Arctic" organized the II International Scientific and Practical Conference "Psychology of Extreme Professions". The conference papers were published in English and can be read and downloaded for free.

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) has published a new peer-reviewed book “Relate North: Collaborative Art, Design and Education" edited by Timo Jokela and Glen Coutts, the first in the series to be published by InSEA* Publications.