The Foundation for Siberian Cultures makes the publication: An Arctic Indigenous Knowledge System of Landscape, Climate and Human Interactions: Evenki Reindeer Herders and Hunters, written by Alexandra Lavrillier and Semen Gabyshev, available, click here.
Apply now for IASCs Fellowship Program 2019
Fri, Oct 19, 2018
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), invites Early Career Scientists (ECS) to apply for the 2019 IASC Fellowship Program.
Thematic Network on Arctic Law Co-organized an Arctic Workshop in London
Fri, Oct 19, 2018
The Thematic Network on Arctic Law and an international group of academics came together last Friday October 12 in London, to discuss and debate on the current state and future prospects of Arctic legal and political cooperation.
Call for papers: ISCORD 2019
Thu, Oct 18, 2018
ISCORD 2019, 12th Symposium on Cold Region Development in Oulu 17-10 June 2019
APECS and UArctic Workshop provided best practises on communicating science to policy makers and the public
Thu, Oct 18, 2018
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and UArctic ran a joint science communication workshop in connection with the UArctic Congress 2018 in Oulu, Finland.
Abstracts Deadline extended for Circumpolar Agriculture Conference 2019
Wed, Oct 17, 2018
The call for abstracts for the 10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference has been extended! The new deadline is October 29, 2018.
A special edition of Education in the North has been published
Wed, Oct 17, 2018
UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education publish a special edition of the journal Education in the North.
The Arctic Network of OVSQ hosts an Arctic Week conference
Tue, Oct 16, 2018
The Arctic Network OVSQ Environment and Societies Facing Global Issues hosts an Arctic Week conference. The conference takes place on December 10-14, 2018.
"Food (in)Security in the Arctic: Contribution of Traditional and Local Food to promote Food Security with Particular Reference to the European High North” project team has gathered on 11th of October 2018 at Arctic Research Centre (Arcum) at Umeå University, Sweden. This was the second workshop in which participants discusse...
Greenlandic fishermen nominated for Nordic Council Environment Prize
Tue, Oct 16, 2018
Fishermen in the Attu community on the west coast of Greenland have been nominated for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018.
UArctic Chair Jeffrey Welker at the University of Oulu’s 2018-2019 Opening Ceremony
Tue, Oct 16, 2018
Universities around the Arctic celebrate the beginning of each academic year as a time of joy, anticipation, reflection and inspiration. This year, the University of Oulu had a series of speakers and presentations as part of the ceremony, the full program can be found here. The event started with a welcoming by Rector Niinimä...
Svalbard-Polar Night-Permafrost Feedbacks and Deeper Winter Snow
Tue, Oct 16, 2018
According to new research of the UArctic Chair Jeffrey Welker and co-authors, the High Arctic has the most extreme conditions of the Northern Hemisphere, with areas such as Svalbard, having total darkness, “Polar Night” lasting for over 60 days each winter, reaching temperatures as low as -40C/-40F. These extreme winter cond...
Two junior researcher positions available at the University of Lapland
Mon, Oct 15, 2018
Applications are invited for two vacant junior researcher positions at the University of Lapland, in the doctoral programme of Communities and Changing Work. These two fixed-term positions will be filled from January 1, 2019.
Side event on Indigenous Languages in Urbanized areas drew attention at UArctic Congress 2018
Mon, Oct 15, 2018
The Thematic network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education and the UNITWIN/UNESCO network concerning Indigenous Languages in Urbanized areas captivated the audience at UArctic Congress 2018 side event.
Arctic Arts Summit 2019
Mon, Oct 15, 2018
Arctic Arts Summit 2019 - The Arctic as a Laboratory for sustainable art and cultural policy June 4 - 5, 2019, Rovaniemi, Finland.