The Arktis graduate school, Arctic Centre NIEM and Anthropology Research Team are organizing a seminar "Anthropological and legal aspects of industrial development impact assessment" at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (Rovaniemi, Finland) on December 19, 2011. Deadline for abstracts is Dec 7, 2011.

Why did the governance of the life of populations become a central concern for modern states and what have the consequences been for life? Beginning in 2012, the University of Lapland will enable students to answer these questions by offering the first ever master’s degree programme in Global Biopolitics (120 ECTS).

We wish to inform you about the following Arctic session at the ‘6th SETAC World Congress’ which will be held in Berlin, Germany, 20-24 May 2012. The conference website provides guidelines for the preparation and submission of your abstracts http://berlin.setac.eu. The abstract submission deadline is 30th November 20...

IASC Medals are awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. A maximum of one award is made each year, assuming that there is a nominee of appropriate quality. The award of medals will normally be by the President of IASC during the Arctic Science Summit Week (or...

On Nov 24, 2011 UArctic President Lars Kullerud and Board member Tove Søvndahl Pedersen met with Sara Olsvig, Member of the Danish Parliament for Inuit Ataqatigiit (Greenland) in Christiansborg. The meeting addressed Denmark/Greenland's cooperation and support of the University of the Arctic. The original article appears here...

Education is power - a statement which applies for individuals as well as for whole regions. But precisely how does knowledge empower a peripheral region? And is it enough to ensure education or do we need more? During this seminar, Icelandic and Scottish scientists and practitioners will share their findings and opinio...

Attached you will find the updated policy program for the 6th Arctic Frontiers conference. Learn more about confirmed speakers for the conference policy and science sections. Arctic Frontiers evening program will include, to name a few, Reindans, bacalao fest at DRIV, PolArt Exhibition 2012, Hålogaland Teater and...

North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) has been long been a leading institution in UArctic, a status further strengthened by the agreement for them to be the new host of the Undergraduate Office and appointment of Claudia Fedorova as Dean of Undergraduate Studies. NEFU will also host an important meeting of Russian rectors...

This young tradition, inaugurated in 2010, celebrates the signature of the Antarctic Treaty on 1 December 1959 and the worldwide significance of this landmark (www.apecs.is/antarctica-day). The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Scientific Commit...

March 19 – 23, 2011, Abisko Scientific Research Station, Sweden. Course will cover the long-term environmental changes and ecological studies of plants and animals, but also the relations between land use and people and changes in people’s health and wellbeing and security due to changes in climate (e.g. changes in snow and...

For the first time, Nunavut Arctic College is offering a free online university course to residents of the territory.Source: CBC

“Cross-border cooperation with universities in Murmansk is an important part of the college’s international strategy,” says the new rector Sveinung Eikeland. The board meeting in Murmansk was an important event in following up on the action plan for increased and extended international cooperation.

The INTERACT project under EU FP7 has Transnational Access program that offers access to 20 research stations in Northernmost Europe and Russian Federation including: Free access for user groups/users to research facilities and field sites, including support for travel and logistic costs...

Sheila Watt-Cloutier is giving a public lecture on global climate change and impacts for local communities for the upcoming COP-17 November 29th 7 PM (Atlantic Time) at Mount Allison University's Convocation Hall or you may tune into the live broadcast by IsumaTV (http://www.isuma.tv/). If you wish to set up a satellite ev...

The UArctic Thematic Network on Local and Regional Development presents its final report of the youth forum "Alive Village" 2011, which took place in the in Kholmogory district (Arkhangelsk region) devoted to great scientist Mikhail Lomonosov.