The international conference will take place from June 27-29, 2019 in Yakutsk, Russia. The program includes a symposium, exhibitions and presentations of new publications and projects, and covers topics related to learning, development and preservation of indigenous languages and cultures. Deadline: March 1, 2019.

The call for contributions closes on January 8, 2019. The Arctic Arts Summit 2019 – The Arctic as a Laboratory for Sustainable Art and Cultural Policy will be organized in Rovaniemi, Finland on June 3-5, 2019.

The aim of the conference is to bring together experts and practitioners to share experiences, new findings and best practices for safety in the Arctic. The conference is to take place in Longyearbyen in May 13-15, 2019. 

Are you interested in Academic employment and cross-border mobility in Nordic countries? Join a networking breakfast and Arctic Frontiers side-event organized by the Academic North -project on January 24.

The Arctic Yearbook is calling for abstracts for the 2019 edition. Theme for the edition is Redefining Arctic Security. Deadline for abstracts is March 1, 2019. 

A unique three language edition of "Kalevala" was presented on December 14 at the Nenets Central Library in Naryan-Mar, Russia. This new edition includes the first ever translation of the Karelian-Finnish epic into the Nenets language, prepared by a famous Nenets poet Vasily Ledkov.  

Northern Sustainable Development Forum will be held in Yakutsk, Russia, on September 24-28, 2019.

Apply for a two-year full-time position of a postdoctoral researcher at Vaartoe - Centre for Sami Research of Umeå university to develop Sami and/or Indigenous Research. Find out more and apply before February 4, 2019!

The 2018 edition of the Conference will focus on the theme “Enhancing and promoting the commitment and contribution of UNESCO’s NGO partners”

The Arctic Initiative at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs offers research fellowships in the areas of ocean policy and infrastructure in the Arctic. The online application for 2019-2020 fellowships will open on December 18, 2018, and the deadline to submit is January 15, 2019.

Доступна новая публикация о кислородных циклах под неподвижными и дрейфующими льдами Арктики: относительно оценки состояния ледяного покрова. Публикация размещена здесь. 

Trent University will host the 2019 UArctic Rectors' Forum on its Symon's Campus, Peterborough, Ontario Canada. The theme of the Forum will be "Made in the North", and will take place August 19-22, 2019.

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity has published a new newsletter.

UArctic´s north2north mobility programme provides students with opportunities to experience another north. Read David Broome´s follow-up story on how his exchange led him to participate in one of the most defining communities of his youth.

The new UArctic Thematic Networks approved in 2018 are Arctic Indigenous Skills, Arctic Plastic Pollution, Circumpolar Archives, Folklore and Ethnography (CAFE), Renewable Energy and Smart Societies in the High North (SmartNorth).