Chairs

December

• Vacant PhD fellowship at NMBU in organic Environmental Chemistry
• Jeff Welker on Healy, U.S. Coast Guard's Icebreaker
• An edge of an edge of an edge
• New Mimir accepted by the Board
• UArctic Chair David Anderson Launched Arctic Whaling History Project

November

• 12th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law (2024) Now Available
• Speaking at the Arctic Circle Assembly on political participation in the Arctic
• Arja Rautio and Jan Borm participated in a lecture on "One Health in the Arctic"
• Philip Steinberg was featured in Insurance Day's special report
• Climate Diplomacy on Thin Ice: Dartmouth Webinar
• First mapping of permafrost university education in the Nordics
• Open seminar: Science Diplomacy in the Arctic: Addressing the Climate Crisis with Urgent & Ethical Action
• Thematic Network on Arctic Law at the NORSIL Seminar in Luleå
• 2024 UArctic Board Meeting in Labrador, Canada
• Three Chairs participate in ArcSolution, holistic approach to climate change and pollution

October

• Online Symposium of the Network on Persistent, Emerging, and Organic Pollution in the Environment (PEOPLE)
• UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain appointed as an Adjunct Faculty member at NIAS, India

September

• Cryosphere: Linking the Arctic with the Third Pole
• UArctic Chair Jan Borm at the International Symposium on New Nordic Literary Corpora

August

• UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain spoke at the YouthTV show “Global Perspectives”
• Blog: The UiT-The Arctic University of Norway delegation visit at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and Arctic Encounter Symposium 2024
• The CCCI PhD summer school held in Oslo, Norway
• Dr. Roland Kallenborn Honored as a ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholar
• Call for Papers: Current Developments in Arctic Law (CDAL), Volume 12, 2024

June

• UArctic Rectors Meeting 2024 in Bodø, Norway
• New Genre Arctic Art and Art Education Exhibition at the Arctic Congress Bodø
• The UArctic Chairs Met in Bodø During the Arctic Congress and Assembly
• UArctic Chair Professor Kamrul Hossain elected to the IASSA Council

May

• Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 has kicked off
• The deadline has expired for new UArctic Chairs

April

• The fifth Living in the Landscape Art-based Research Method’s Summer School investigates rivers and the impact of green energy
• UArctic at Arctic Encounter 2024
• Nomadic Hub of Arctic Art Education camped in Karasjok, Norway

March

• Call for Expression of Interest for UArctic Chairs
• The documentary film “Sherpas Amidist the Mist” was nominated for the London Himalayan Short Film Festival 2024!

February

• Exhibition "Shifting Ground – Muuttuva maa" at the Rovaniemi Art Museum

January

• UArctic Chair Professor Kamrul Hossain lectured at the summer school on "Indigenous Rights, Responsibilities and Ethics"
• Developing joint deeper innovative inter-university educational collaboration bridging the Fram Strait

December

• The 11th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law released
• Call for contributions: Relate North: New Genre Arctic Art Education beyond Borders
• UArctic Chairs workshop "One Health in the Arctic" took place at the University of Versailles in France on November 27-28, 2023

November

• ASAD Network’s Annual Relate North Exhibition at Umeå University
• ASAD network’s annual Relate North symposium held at Umeå University
• Panel session at the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2023
• UArctic Board met in Fairbanks, Alaska
• Publication: Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Arctic and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern

October

• Breakout session at the Arctic Circle Assembly on Socio-Political dynamics of Inter-Polarity
• PermaIntern certified the first permafrost internship supervisors
• Kamrul Hossain, UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education, interviewed by Nepal Television

September

• Ilulissat Science Forum 2023
• The Arctic meets the Himalaya
• The First Ever Inter-Polar Conference: Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole, held on 6-9 September in Kathmandu, Nepal
• Book release: Arctic Law in 1000 Words
• PEOPLE 2023 International Conference held on August 7-11 in Montreal, Canada
• 11th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2023)
• UArctic at the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly
• Article "Pristine or polluted? Pollutants are contaminating the Arctic. Climate change could make it worse."
• Engaging with Polar Regions: Science, Human Ecology and Geopolitics EPR 2023 Conference
• UArctic Frederik Paulsen High Level Seminar: Mine Bioremediation in the Arctic

August

• Nordplus Horizontal funding for the development of New Genre Arctic Art Education
• Relate North Symposium - Exploring Beyond Borders
• Fourth Living in the Landscape summer school examines forests
• International Workshop "Reindeer Stories" held in Inari, Finland
• Professor Jan Borm, UArctic Chair in Arctic Humanities, appointed Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour
• Call for Papers: Volume 11 of Current Developments in Arctic Law 2023
• Deepening Arctic snowpack driving ancient greenhouse gas emissions

July

• A Seminar on "Indigenous Peoples and Sustainability" at the Queen Mary University of London
• Developing a permafrost internship service – strengthening the link between higher education and working-life
• UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain gave a keynote speech on protecting Indigenous peoples' traditional knowledge

June

• Young people's stories on climate change and climate justice
• Strengthening UArctic's scientific expertise with UArctic Chairs
• Reminder: Call for abstracts for the Inter-Polar Conference
• UArctic Chair receives J.V. Snellman Medal
• Imagining possible futures through circumpolar partnerships
• USask recognizes David Natcher for community-engaged research

May

• The annual UArctic Chairs meeting held at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
• New issue of the French journal Inter-Nord published
• Early melting of the Arctic Ocean in spring may contribute to extreme weather events
• Seminar on Indigenous Rights at the University of Lapland
• Exhibition “Arctic Twilight, pastels by Jean Malaurie", University of Greenland
• Arctic International Technical Conference “Mapping the Arctic” held in Nuuk, Greenland

April

• PEOPLE 2023 International Conference
• The First Inter-Polar Conference: Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole
• Publication: Berlin statement on legacy and emerging contaminants in polar regions
• Discussion on Paul Gaimard and his expeditions at the Annual Humanities Conference
• Work on the shared arctic variable on permafrost – living on frozen ground continues
• The Relate North 10 Virtual Exhibition

March

• Relate North #9 published
• Icebreaker research expedition into the High Arctic spring will study how the atmosphere, sea ice and ocean interact
• ADVOST project held a four-day conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
• Anthropology Conference 2023: Day 2 and 3
• Interdisciplinary permafrost workshop in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
• "It's not a miracle: Teacher preparation and teaching in Finland" speech by Tuija Turunen
• Anthropology Conference 2023
• A Panel Session at the Arctic Circle Japan Forum: The Cryosphere: Legitimizing the links between the Arctic and the Third Pole

February

• Video available: UArctic Chairs session “UArctic responses to climate change: research and education” at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2022
• Arctic Circle Japan Forum: Program is now out
• Polar Night Week in Svalbard – Bridging the Fram Strait!

January

• Submissions call: 16th Polar law Symposium
• Arctic 5 Chair Security Studies special seminar: "Hybrid Threats in the Arctic" held at the UiT Arctic University of Norway
• Relate North 10: Possible Futures virtual symposium
• New open access publication: Education, Equity and Inclusion – Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North
• Webinar "Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in a post-Covid-19 New Future" is now published

December

• Funding for a new research project, “The evolving relationship between the Sámi People and the European Union and its effects on the EU Environmental Law and Policy"
• PEOPLE 2023 International Conference: Call for Abstracts & Proposals
• Arctic Sustainable Art and Design TN (ASAD) has received funding for the development of its activities in 2023-2025
• The 10th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law (CDAL) is out

November

• UArctic Research Chair Jeff Welker and colleagues receive funding for an interdisciplinary Academy of Finland Consortium Project
• A Seminar discussed the Arctic dimensions of human rights
• "Sherpas Amidst the Mist" – a documentary film showcasing Yak herding in the Third Polar region

October

• Svalbard reindeer diet-switch from moss to grass supports reindeer population growth in the face of dramatic winter and summer climate changes in the High Arctic
• The first UArctic Chairs’ meeting held in Reykjavik
• The Faroese chapter of the “La Recherche” Expedition Account by Xavier Marmier translated into English
• Introducing the winning project of 2022 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award
• UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law organized an academic session at the 15th Polar Law Symposium
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Kirk Anderson

September

• UArctic at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly
• The 2nd Finland-India joint seminar held at the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU)
• A database project launched on Doctoral and Post-doctoral Projects on Arctic Law
• UArctic Research Chair is leading another Arctic Icebreaker Study. This time Aboard the I/B Oden ArtofMelt: Interactive Processes in the NE Greenland region

August

• Save the date: Arctic Environmental Forum (AEF) hosted by the HIT and UArctic-HIT-TC

April

• Introducing the UArctic Chair Bing Chen

March

• Introducing the UArctic Chair David G. Anderson
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Tuija Turunen
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Timo Jokela
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Odd Jarl Borch

February

• Introducing the UArctic Chair David Natcher
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Roland Kallenborn

January

• Introducing the UArctic Chair Philip Steinberg
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Melody Brown Burkins
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Karl Kreutz
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Jan Borm
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Hanne H. Christiansen

• Press Release: Inaugural UArctic Chair