The Fairbanks Declaration 2017, signed by the eight Arctic states' representatives, recognizes the key role of UArctic in circumpolar education and science. Finland now takes over the Arctic Council chairmanship for 2017-2019.

The event will take place 14-16 Nov, 2017 at Lappia Hall, Rovaniemi, Finland. Program available and registration open now.

The traveling exhibition, produced by the UArctic Thematic Network on Communicating Arctic Research (also known as SubZero), is located at the University of Tampere main building in Tampere, Finland from May 9 until June 16, 2017.

A new publication is available from Digital Science, in partnership with Über Research and UArctic (through the Research Analytics Task Force). At a time when funding for climate change research is under increased scrutiny, our new report highlights the urgent need for more information to inform and affect policy making decis...

UArctic student ambassador Carolyn Kozak of the University of Alaska Fairbanks is hosting our first Instagram takeover during the Week of the Arctic in Alaska.

University of Turku Pentti Malaska Futures Award of €30,000 is now available for research-based, visionary solutions for global challenges. The award is granted for the first time in 2017, in the honour of the 25th anniversary of Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of Turku.  

The Arctic Change 2017 Organizing Committee announces a call for session proposals for the International Arctic Change 2017 Conference. Session proposal deadline: Wednesday, 17 May 2017.

The government of Finland has presented its program for its forthcoming period as chair of the Arctic Council, which begins later this month. Education is one of the priority focus areas of the program, and UArctic is pleased to support this in particular through the activities of the Thematic Network on Teacher Education for...

Northern Arctic Federal University and Northern State Medical University are pleased to announce the IV Barents PhD Summer School which will be held in 20-26 August, 2017 in Arkhangelsk.  It is a collaborative project between the universities of Umeå, Oulu, Tromsø and Archangelsk aiming at gathering young researchers and expe...

 The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), located in Busan, Republic of Korea, launched its 1st Korea Arctic Academy (KAA) in 2015, the 2nd KAA with 30 students took place in 2016 and they are ready to host the 3rd Academy again this year in July 6-15.

After a couple of years of low activity, the UArctic Thematic Network on Social Work is restarting their work.

Call extended for intern positions for students at the UArctic's member institutions in Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland. Apply by May 31, 2017.

The Thule Institute at the University of Oulu, Finland, is announcing a Postdoctoral Researcher position to work in and support the University of the Arctic Research Area and UArctic Thematic Networks activities.

The Council of UArctic will meet on August 15-17 in Nuuk, Greenland, and the UArctic Rectors' Forum convenes on August 23-26 in Aberdeen, Scotland. The registration deadline for the Council meeting is May 15, and the advance registration for Rectors' Forum ends July 31.

Under the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Coastal Communities for Sustainability, the University of the Faroe Islands organizes the 4th Green Growth Dialogue including an intensive Master’s and PhD course, 18-22 June 2017.