On the occasion of UArctic’s 20th anniversary seminar, held in Rovaniemi in September 2021, we honored the memory of Bill Heal who was one of UArctic’s Founders and the person behind the original idea of UArctic. At that event we welcomed Bill’s son, Stephen, who announced the launch of a UArctic Founders’ Fund - the Heal Fund.


The invasion of Ukraine by Russia suspended partnerships between Russian institutions and UArctic’s Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design. The focus of ASAD's initiatives has now shifted towards forming partnerships within the Canadian Arctic with the overall goal of the network to promote art, culture, and e...






The members of the UArctic Thematic Network “Health and Well-being in the Arctic” Prof. Birgitta Evengård and TN Vice-Lead Dr. Anastasia Emelyanova represented Arctic One Health approach and own research at the International Conference “Species on the Move 2023”, that took place on May 14-19, 2023. The travel was funded by th...


New UArctic Board Members

Mon, Jun 05, 2023
During the fourth UArctic Assembly which took place in Québec City on May 22-26, 2023, the UArctic Assembly elected two new Board members.

UArctic welcomes new Thematic Networks which were approved by the UArctic Assembly in their meeting held on 22-26 May, 2023 in Québec City, Canada. 


The University of Saskatchewan is honouring Dr. David Natcher (PhD) with its 2023 Publicly Engaged Scholarship Team Award for research that engages governments, Indigenous groups, companies, and multidisciplinary academics in collaborative efforts to address social, environmental, and economic impacts of resource development.