UArctic and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) are pleased to announce an opportunity for 20 students from UArctic member institutions in Arctic States to participate in the 4th Korea Arctic Academy in Korea - a 10 day study program in July 5-14, 2018 at KMI together with students from Korean universities.
Russian-British cooperation in Arctic research
Tue, Feb 27, 2018
An International conference organized at the Northern (Arctic) Federal University on March 1 - 3, 2018, is the final event of the project "Development of the UK-Russia Arctic Research and Collaboration Network", funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the UK Embassy in Russia within the UK-Russia Year of Science a...
10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
The Circumpolar Agricultural Association would like to announce their 10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference, titled "New thinking about local agriculture in the circumpolar Arctic – Best practices, innovations and perspectives". The conference will take place from 13-15 March 2019 Arctic Centre, University of Lapland in Rov...
Report: Workshop on developing guidelines for Arctic research ethics
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
An informal, pan-arctic workshop on current issues and actions related to development of ethical guidelines for research in the arctic took place at the Thule Institute of the University of Oulu from 22-23 February. The workshop included participants from Norway, Finland, Russia and the United States with some participants co...
Why you should specialize in Arctic Studies at Aalborg University
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
Aalborg University offers a specialization in Arctic Studies within the Master's degrees ’Culture, Communication and Globalization’, and ’Tourism’. Students from a number of other academic programmes (e.g. Development and International Relations, European Studies) can attend and gain new knowledge and skills within the field....
UArctic Chair Update - Reindeer-climate interactions and the consequences of husbandry practices on reindeer diets and subsequent meat quality
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
As part of his UArctic Chairship, Professor Jeff Welker has completed establishing his first core set of collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects in Finland at the University of Oulu. This article will cover the second of two projects.
UArctic Chair Update - The Arctic Water Isotope Cycle
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
As part of his UArctic Chairship, Professor Jeff Welker has completed establishing his first core set of collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects in Finland at the University of Oulu. This article will explain the first of two projects.
Workshop announcement: Joint Interdisciplinary Maritime Safety Workshop
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
The Disaster Law and Law of the Sea Interest Groups of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and the Arctic Centre (AC) at the University of Lapland are hosting a Joint Interdisciplinary Maritime Safety Workshop on 2 March 2018 at 15-18 at the Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi.
Call for Webinar Registration - Russia's Arctic Ambitions: Domestic Factors and Foreign Policy Strategies
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) announces the next Arctic Research Seminar Series event featuring Marlene Laruelle from George Washington University. The seminar will be available as a webinar live-stream for those unable to attend in person. Instructions for accessing the event online will be sent...
New Publication - Well-being among indigenous children and youth in the Arctic – with a focus on Sami and Greenland Inuit
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
The Nordic Council of Ministers (Nordic Co-operation) has released a new publication regarding the health and well-being of Indigenous youth across Greenland and the Sapmi.
Eurodoc Conference 2018: "Research career - a living dream?"
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
The Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT) and the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc) organize the Eurodoc conference for the first time in Finland with the title: “Research career – a living dream?” at the University of Tampere, on April 18–19, 2018.
Research Project: What could attract young to Arctic industrial cities?
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
A new, three-year research project hopes to discover what could attract young in Russia and Finland to the Arctic. The Finnish part of the project is hosted by the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland and funded by the Academy of Finland.
Reminder - Call for content: Arctic Biodiversity Congress 2018
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
Reminder that the deadline to submit content for the Arctic Biodiversity Congress is approaching. Submit via the online submission system by 30 March, 2018. The Congress will be held in Rovaniemi, Finland on October 9-11, 2018, and will build upon the success of the first Congress, held in Norway in 2014.
Call for abstracts: World Indigenous Research and Education Conference
Fri, Feb 16, 2018
The World Indigenous Research and Education Conference, "Igniting Knowledge Sharing", will be held August 22-24 in Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, Norway. The conference is organized by the Sámi University of Applied Sciences, WINHEC and the World Indigenous Research Alliance. The deadline for submitting abstracts is February 28, 2...
Education programme announcement: Arctic Expedition 2018
Thu, Feb 15, 2018
Students on Ice are organizing an Arctic Expedition from 23 July - 7 August, 2018 in Canada's Arctic. The application deadline for the 2018 expedition is 1 March, 2018. This expedition is open to post-secondary students 24 and under from any country in the world as well as those interested in joining the staff team.