The school is hosted by Vancouver Island University, the member of the Thematic Network on Northern Tourism. Limited spots available, registration is open until October 15, 2017.

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) will host a webinar on 19 Sept 2017 on the Outcomes of the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. This webinar will be hosted via Zoom Video Conferencing and open to the public.

Apply by Sept 15, 2017 for the Polar Prediction School 2018 on weather and climate prediction in polar regions. The course is open to early career scientists, including advanced graduate students, PhD students, and postdoctoral researchers, and will convene 17-27 April 2018 at the Abisko Scientific Research Station in Abisko,...

The II annual international workshop of the Siberian Environmental Change Network (SecNet) "Siberia in a global context. Winter weather and climate extremes: how can researchers, authorities and local people work together to record, predict and adapt?" will take place October 31 – November 5, 2017 in the city of Salekhard (Ru...

The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference on November 14-16, 2017 in Rovaniemi, Finland offers an opportunity to reflect on Arctic cooperation and its future. The main theme of the conference is how to bring the UN Sustainable Development Goals to Arctic science, policy and economy.

Sustainable consumption and sustainable production are a key focus area in a new programme launched by the Nordic Council of Ministers – Generation 2030 – which aims to support the implementation of Agenda 2030.

The new UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Migration focuses on newfound problems and challenges in the field of migration alongside of the already existing ones. The overall objective is to establish and build an international network of scholars, experts, influencers and policy makers to solve the challenges and problems re...

Nominate a candidate for the new international Mohn Prize for Outstanding Research Related to the Arctic. The prize amounts to 2 million NOK (approximately 210 000 €). Nomination deadline: September 15, 2017.

The kick-off seminar of the project “Development of the UK-Russia Arctic Research and Collaboration Network” was organized as a side-event of UArctic Rectors Forum and International Conference “Conversations from the North” in Aberdeen.

The science section of the UArctic Congress will start in Oulu on Sept 5 and conclude in Helsinki on Sept 7, 2018. The call for session proposals is open until Sept 30, 2017.

The call for applications for Transnational Access projects taking place between March 2018 and April 2019 is now open. 

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR and the International Arctic Science Committee IASC invite the international polar and high altitude community to POLAR2018. Abstracts to the science conference can be submitted until the end of October.

The NBC 2018 symposium takes place on the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, Finland on June 4–7, 2018. It is aimed at decision makers, experts and scientists in the field of CBRNE defense and security, professionals in civil defense and emergency services, health services, police, customs, border guard, military and industry.

The newest volume of the Woodrow Wilson Center's magazine focuses exclusively on Arctic issues, and also includes contributions from Mike Sfraga and Ross Virginia of the UArctic Institute for Arctic Policy.

The symposium "Teacher Education of the Arctic region: Diversity and Identity in the North" is coordinated by the UArctic Thematic Network of Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education. Register by 30 September 2017.