University of Lapland

December

• Call for contributions: Relate North: New Genre Arctic Art Education beyond Borders
• University of Akureyri visited UArctic-International Secretariat in Rovaniemi, Finland
• The 1.5-degree goal is out of reach. What's the plan now?
• Call for Abstracts for the Session “Embracing Diversity: The Future of Immigrant Communities in the Arctic” by Arctic Migration Thematic Network at the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024
• Call for Abstracts for the Session "Arctic Tourism Futures" at the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024

November

• ASAD Network’s Annual Relate North Exhibition at Umeå University
• ASAD network’s annual Relate North symposium held at Umeå University
• Associate Professor Maria Huhmarniemi appointed as new vice-lead of Arctic Arts and Visual Culture Education
• The Arctic Urgency – Breaking boundaries with research taboos
• Nurture: Living in the Landscape Publication and Exhibition 2023 launched
• Panel session at the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2023
• Call for Abstracts for the Session "Intersectional Gender Equality within Academia - Exploring Sustainable Futures in the Arctic"
• Bank of Finland meets with UArctic International Secretariat
• Blog post: Reflections on the first Critical Arctic Studies Symposium
• UArctic and Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference sign a Memorandum of Understanding
• Ardgour takes central role in Arctic Connections project

October

• Arctic Urban Sustainability and the UN SDGs through the Lens of the Arctic Mayors’ Forum
• Breakout session at the Arctic Circle Assembly on Socio-Political dynamics of Inter-Polarity
• A Special Dossier about Ethnic minorities in the North published in Migration Letters
• Finland's main Arctic event coming to Rovaniemi, Finland
• Panel: "Shared Voices: Indigenous Languages and Land-based Education in Higher Education"
• Saving the Frozen Arctic – A new assessment evaluates potential climate action measures and their feasibility
• The first Critical Arctic Studies Symposium, Rovaniemi, Finland
• Kamrul Hossain, UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education, interviewed by Nepal Television
• New CHARTER publication available

September

• Ilulissat Science Forum 2023
• The Arctic meets the Himalaya
• New project ACCESS organises a conference on educational sciences on September 18-20, 2024
• The First Ever Inter-Polar Conference: Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole, held on 6-9 September in Kathmandu, Nepal
• Read the report: UArctic and the United States
• National Snow Seminar, Helsinki, Finland
• Book release: Arctic Law in 1000 Words
• Arctic Connections Fund: successful projects 2023 to 2024
• Professor Glen Coutts re-elected as president of the International Society for Education through Art
• New book about everyday life and adaptation in the changing Arctic climate
• Workshop in Iceland to conclude the three-year Age-Arctic project
• Moore and Mettiäinen as invited speakers at Arctic Momentum event in Helsinki, organized by youth NGO Operaatio Arktis

August

• Inaugural American Arctic Connection internship comes to an end
• Nordplus Horizontal funding for the development of New Genre Arctic Art Education
• Relate North Symposium - Exploring Beyond Borders
• Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies held a roundtable "Exploring critical approaches in Arctic studies"
• Fourth Living in the Landscape summer school examines forests
• Call for abstracts: Sustainability and the Arctic – interdisciplinary workshop for Early-Career Researchers
• New MOOC: Northern Perspectives on Sustainability
• The leaders and members of the Thematic Network on Ageing and Gender in the Arctic have published a book from Routledge
• Documentary film Dear Arctic shows why Arctic research is vital
• Collaboration between Art and Science in Forest Nature Restoration Project
• International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals visits UArctic International Secretariat
• Call for Papers: Volume 11 of Current Developments in Arctic Law 2023
• Seminar recording available: Antarctica today – shared challenges for science and environmental protection in the final frontier
• Blog: From Aberdeen to Tromsø: northern perspectives on/in the north

July

• A Seminar on "Indigenous Peoples and Sustainability" at the Queen Mary University of London
• 2023 UArctic Project Call Results for Indigenous & Northern Collaborative Research & Education and Relationship Development Initiatives

June

• Young people's stories on climate change and climate justice
• American Arctic Connection at University of Lapland
• 2023 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on UArctic Research and Education
• Reminder: Call for abstracts for the Inter-Polar Conference
• North2north coordinators gather in Alta, Norway
• UArctic Chair receives J.V. Snellman Medal
• Calotte Academy 2023: Non-state actors and circumpolar regionalization
• 2023 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on Arctic Research and Education
• Imagining possible futures through circumpolar partnerships
• HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco visited University of Lapland
• Fulbright design researcher concludes her grant period in Finnish Lapland
• New UArctic Board Members
• UArctic welcomes new Thematic Networks

May

• Blog: The land of a 1000 lakes nourishes the mind…
• The UArctic Assembly 2023 concludes
• The annual UArctic Chairs meeting held at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
• UArctic Assembly 2023 - Day 2: Key Decisions
• UArctic Assembly 2023 - Day 1: Key Decisions
• Research Across Borders on Particles in Snow
• Seminar on Indigenous Rights at the University of Lapland
• Conference: Art, Community, and Identities in the Arctic – Best Practices for Children, Young People, and Families
• Job call: Professor of Law, specializing in sustainability transition
• Project DistARCTIC held successful online workshop focused on pedagogical practices in rural education
• UArctic Thematic Networks and Institutes Leadership Team Meeting held in Rovaniemi, Finland

April

• Presentation and Panel Discussion on Black Carbon and Climate Change
• Maisemassa / Living in the Landscape Exhibition
• The First Inter-Polar Conference: Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole
• Critical Arctic Studies Symposium 2023 - Abstract deadline extended
• Collaboration between University of Lapland and University of Washington on Arctic Research
• The Relate North 10 Virtual Exhibition

March

• American and Finnish Researchers Assess Reindeer Herders’ Cold Climate Adaptations
• Call for proposals: Relate North symposium and exhibition 2023 – Beyond Borders
• Anthropology Conference 2023: Day 2 and 3
• The Nuohtti service provides digital access to Sámi material in European archives
• Anthropology Conference 2023: Day 1
• Reminder: Call for Papers: Critical Arctic Studies Symposium 2023
• "It's not a miracle: Teacher preparation and teaching in Finland" speech by Tuija Turunen
• Anthropology Conference 2023
• American Arctic Connection Intern joins the UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi
• Calotte Academy 2023 - Second Call for Papers
• A Panel Session at the Arctic Circle Japan Forum: The Cryosphere: Legitimizing the links between the Arctic and the Third Pole

February

• Arctic Circle Japan Forum: Program is now out
• Seminar: Arctic Justice – Economic Development And Just Green Transition
• University of Lapland hosted Governor General of Canada and President of the Republic of Finland in Arktikum
• Call for Papers: Critical Arctic Studies Symposium 2023
• Register now: Arctic Security, Borders, and Immigration Webinar
• Open Call: Arctic Five Fellows
• Apply now for summer school: Living in the landscape
• Call for Contributions: Relate North: Possible Futures

January

• Governor General of Canada and President of the Republic of Finland will speak in Arktikum
• Arctic 5 Chair Security Studies special seminar: "Hybrid Threats in the Arctic" held at the UiT Arctic University of Norway
• New film shows the dramatic effects of climate change for the entire lifestyle of Nenets people
• Relate North 10: Possible Futures virtual symposium
• UArctic Rectors Meeting concluded in Monaco
• New open access publication: Education, Equity and Inclusion – Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North
• UArctic International Secretariat visits Thematic Networks and Research Liaison Office
• Webinar "Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in a post-Covid-19 New Future" is now published
• New intern Elena Beuttner joins the UArctic International Secretariat

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"
• International lecture series on different approaches to Arctic research
• Aker Solutions explores engineering solutions with UArctic to slow melting of glaciers
• Arctic Sustainable Art and Design TN (ASAD) has received funding for the development of its activities in 2023-2025
• Recording of the panel discussion "Education, Equity and Inclusion: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North" published
• UArctic participates in Umeå Arctic Forum
• The 10th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law (CDAL) is out
• “Decolonizing futures”: Book launching seminar held at Uppsala University
• UArctic Staff Meeting in Lapland
• Living in the Landscape summer school 2022: Dwellers in the Landscape - Exhibitions and catalogue published 28th of November 2022

November

• "Education, Equity and Inclusion - Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North" book launches were held at the University of Lapland and at the FERA Conference
• Læra Institute at UW civic education project workshop
• Thematic Network on Northern Tourism meets in Pyhä, Finland for a field course and research meeting
• American Arctic Connection intern wanted
• Successful funding decision for a new project called “New Northern Pedagogies: Conversations across the Arctic”
• New Publication: Non-state Actors in the Arctic Region, includes chapter on UArctic
• A Seminar discussed the Arctic dimensions of human rights
• ASAD Network’s Annual Research Symposium & Exhibition "Relate North 10: Possible Futures"
• "Sherpas Amidst the Mist" – a documentary film showcasing Yak herding in the Third Polar region

October

• ”Education, Equity and Inclusion – Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North” book launch on 21st November at the University of Lapland
• Delving into shared Arctic interests and concerns
• UArctic Frederik Paulsen High Level Seminar among the meetings on active conservation of the Greenland ice sheet
• The first UArctic Chairs’ meeting held in Reykjavik
• Project progress: The ConnectED Project
• Seminar on Human Rights and Security Environment: Arctic dimensions
• First UArctic President's Leadership Medals awarded
• UArctic's Thematic Network on Arctic Migration event: Immigrants in European Higher Education
• Registration open: Nordic Matchmaking Event for International Projects
• Civic Education for the Circumpolar North visit at the University of Lapland and the UArctic Secretariat
• Northern Political Economy Symposium 2022: Making sense of the Arctic world in turmoil
• New book: Unravelling the North. Critical studies of the Arctic

September

• The 2nd Finland-India joint seminar held at the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU)
• Call for panels and papers: Anthropology Conference 2023
• Arctic Mayors Forum visits UArctic International Secretariat
• north2north staff mobility report on research project workshop
• One of UArctic's Founders visited the International Secretariat

August

• New Book in Sámi Studies Illuminates the Diversity of Sámi Worlds
• New intern joins UArctic International Secretariat
• UArctic Project Call Results 2022 for Networking Activities on UArctic Research and Education
• 2022 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on Arctic Research and Education
• Second Call for papers: Northern Political Economy Symposium 2022: Making sense of the Arctic world in turmoil
• Call for Papers: Current Developments in Arctic Law (CDAL), Volume 10 (2022)

June

• Webpages for the new Thematic Networks launched
• Student Voices: Floor to the UArctic Board Student Representatives
• Calotte Academy student experience
• Call for papers: Northern Political Economy Symposium 2022
• New publication on Arctic migration
• Call for papers: Northern political economy symposium 2022: Making sense of the Arctic world in turmoil
• UArctic welcomes four new Thematic Networks
• Key decisions from the 2022 Assembly meeting in Maine
• Study visit to the Saami Education Institute and the Sámi Parliaments in Inari and Karasjok on May 24-25, 2022
• Finnish-India joint Seminar held on 27 May 2022

May

• Book launch: The Colonial Politics of Hope: Critical Junctures of Indigenous-State Relations
• Recruitment for salaried positions at the University of Lapland completed
• UArctic Board Member Sir Frederik Paulsen Visits Rovaniemi
• Workshop: Human Security, Models of Co-management, and Arctic Peoples' Participation in Decision-making (The SEPA Project)
• Shahnaj Begum received 3-year Academy of Finland funded Post-doctoral position
• New UArctic Chairs Appointments
• The UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education
• Finnish-India joint Seminar: Perspectives on Indigenous and Tribal peoples from India and the Arctic
• Two post-doctoral positions available at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland

April

• Winners of the The UArctic Photo Competition: Arctic Polarities 2022
• Pigga Keskitalo has been appointed as a professor at ULapland´s Faculty of Education, focusing on Arctic education issues
• Book release: Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change
• Senior specialist position available at the University of Lapland
• Arctic Five Education project held workshop in Tromsø
• UArctic Board meets in Switzerland

March

• Webinar Announcement: Indigenous Self-Determination and Gender Justice in the Arctic
• Call for TN Brainstorming: How to maintain peace, stability and constructive cooperation in the Arctic?
• Calotte Academy 2022 - Call for Papers
• Arctic Centre: A new website for science tourism has been opened
• Two Postdoctoral Positions Available: International Relations and International Law – Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
• Internship Stories: Emil´s Experience at the International Secretariat
• Two Post-Doctoral Positions: Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland
• Arctic Design Week in Rovaniemi 21-27 March 2022
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Tuija Turunen
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Timo Jokela
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain

February

• Learning satellite on Indigenous and tribal peoples’ studies comparing the Arctic and India held on January 31 – February 3, 2022
• Extended deadline: Relate North - Everyday Extremes book

January

• Introducing the UArctic Chair Jan Borm
• Call for Abstracts: Arctic Yearbook 2022

December

• Forthcoming book series: Arctic Humanities
• Thematic Networks interviews series, part 13: Economy
• Reminder: The UArctic Photo Competition: Arctic Polarities 2022
• Eating Plants to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change on Tundra
• Book release: Renewable Economies in the Arctic
• Thematic Networks interviews series, part 11: Law and politics
• UArctic Rectors meet in Versailles
• Registration open: Online course “Arctic Inclusive Education”
• Call for papers: The Yearbook of Polar Law
• Position announcement: Four fixed-term junior researcher positions in the doctoral programme The Arctic in a Changing World
• CHARTER – Towards a broader understanding of Arctic complexity
• The Arctic Five 2021 call for Chairs
• The 9th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law (2021) is released
• Call for contributions: Relate North - Everyday Extremes

November

• Conference registration: SEEYouth 2021
• The “Ageing and Gender in the Arctic” Thematic Network hold an international project workshop in the Finnish Lapland
• Online course “Arctic Inclusive Education” on spring term 2022 – registration is now open
• Seminar: Strengthening Region-building through Multilevel Governance and Interregional Cooperation: Urban Sustainability through the Arctic Mayors Forum: Part 1
• Invitation to an open virtual roundtable "Language Hegemony in Arctic Research"
• Reminder: The UArctic Photo Competition: Arctic Polarities 2022
• Thematic Networks interviews series, part 9: Gender
• Living in the Landscape - a virtual exhibition in connection to Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference
• Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2021 has begun
• Save the date: Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto's open lecture at the University of Lapland
• RELATE NORTH 2021 Virtual Exhibition Everyday Extremes open
• Annual RELATE NORTH symposium arranged on-line by Tomsk State University
• UArctic Project Call Results 2021 for Cooperation Activities on Research, Education and Outreach
• New staff person started at the UArctic International Secretariat
• Ice sheet conservation for slowing down global sea level rise - how can Greenlanders benefit?
• ASAD Virtual Exhibition Launched: Living in the Landscape
• Arctic Spirit 2021 pre-event: Seminar on Strengthening Region-building through Multilevel Governance and Interregional Cooperation: Urban Sustainability through the Arctic Mayors’ Forum: Part 1
• Event: The 14th Polar Law Symposium, November 21-23, 2021
• 2021 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on Arctic Research and Education

October

• University of Lapland renews commitment to host the UArctic International Secretariat long term
• Interview with Juho Kähkönen, Student Representative on the Board of UArctic

September

• Meet the winners of My Northern Project competition 2021
• Online event: Nordic Dialogues - COVID-19 as a challenge for leadership in schools
• Thematic Networks interviews series, part 5: Culture and Art
• Exhibition: Winners of the UArctic Photo Competition "Arctic Polarities", Arktikum, Rovaniemi
• Thematic Networks interviews series, part 4: Focus on Social Sciences (2/2)
• Congratulations, UArctic! 20-year anniversary

August

• Welcome to the UArctic 20 Years Anniversary Seminar on Sept 6, 2021
• Call for Papers: Current Developments in Arctic Law (CDAL), Volume 9 (2021)
• Northern Political Economy Symposium 2021: 2nd call for papers
• Network webinar on advancing small children’s voice and agency
• IPED project organised a successful workshop on the future of Sámi education
• PhD Students support during COVID-19 times. Experiences of the doctoral students from the Faculty of Law, University of Lapland
• UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law launches a new project
• Danish intern joins UArctic International Secretariat
• Two new project grants awarded to UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education

July

• Call for abstracts: 14th Polar Law Symposium
• Successful funding decision for Global Media Education project

June

• New publication on how reindeer grazing affects oligotrophic boreal forests
• The UArctic Law Thematic Network at the 10th ICASS Conference
• The UArctic Photo Competition: Arctic Polarities 2022
• Online workshop: Árran and Uvssot: Contents and visions for future Sámi education
• New Book “On the margins of digitalization: The social construction of older people and the Internet”
• The 30 years Anniversary of the Calotte Academy

May

• New UArctic Board Members
• Call for contributions for Relate North 2021: Everyday Extremes - 9th Annual Symposium & Exhibition
• UArctic welcomes seven new Thematic Networks
• Meeting of Assembly of UArctic concludes online
• The first completed pilot course brought the Arctic Five project together to discuss the future steps
• Thematic Networks interviews series, part 2: Focus on Education
• Project IPED held an online workshop Árran on contemporary Saami education and its research needs
• Virtual seminar: The EU’s Arctic influence
• The Morning Watch journal published a special issue on Education in the Circumpolar North

April

• The ADVOST project held an inspiring two-day workshop discussing children's voice and story
• Online multidisciplinary Living in the landscape school
• Arctic Five project group gathered together to develop joint online study course
• Calotte Academy 2021 - 30 Years Academic Discussions in Inari
• New online course on Cultural sensitivity in Arctic tourism

March

• Teacher Education Network webinar on Arctic polar vortex - Recording now published
• Online workshop "The achievements, advancement and recognition of Sámi education" - Registration is now open!
• Call for interns at UArctic for fall 2021
• Winners of the 2021 photo competition awarded
• ULapland is looking for a University Researcher
• UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Telecommunications and Networking, member publication
• The UArctic International Secretariat Welcomes New Staff Member
• New French intern at the UArctic International Secretariat

February

• Save the date: Online workshop on Sámi education
• Postdoctoral position open in Tromsø
• Call for contributions: Relate North 2021 - Distances
• Open position at University of Lapland: Professor of Education with focus on Arctic perspectives
• Project ADVOST published an article about teachers experiences in the frontline of the COVID pandemic

January

• ASAD Thematic Network is pleased to announce the 7th title in the popular 'Relate North' series of books

December

• Climate Justice in the Arctic: an emerging research agenda
• UArctic Thematic Network on Ageing and Gender in the Arctic - network activities in November 2020
• Calotte Academy 2021 - 30 Years of Academic Discussions in Inari
• Junior researcher positions (PhD positions) in the doctoral programme The Arctic in a Changing World available
• Volume 8 of the Current Developments in Arctic Law released!

November

• Online Conference “Education, Equity and Inclusion: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North” held successfully – the recordings now available!
• Workshop brought researchers together to talk about indigenizing education
• Call for papers: "Arctic Birds in a Changing Climate" Special Issue of the Animals, Sectiction Birds

October

• New project funding to the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law
• Project IPED invites participants in online workshop on Indigenizing education - Registration is now open
• Arctic Tourism in Times of Change: Dimensions of Urban Tourism
• UArctic Thematic Network on Ageing and Gender in the Arctic received a new project on Ageing, gender and ethnicity (AGE-Arctic)
• Invitation to speakers: Arctic Aha!, Rovaniemi Arctic Design Week 2021
• Network webinar on Pre-Service Teachers’ Experiences of Learning to Enact Inclusive Pedagogy
• UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education held its first network development meeting
• Post-Doctoral Researcher position available at the University of Lapland

September

• Arctic Five Workshop: Remote Learning and Strategies for Success
• A new intern joins UNITWIN/UNESCO Network and UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education
• Northern Political Economy Symposium 2020: Excavating sites of power in the Arctic

August

• Save the date: Online workshop on indigenizing education
• Unit for Gender Studies received supplementary funding from North Calotte Council

July

• UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity celebrates 5 years

June

• TN on Teacher Education: First blog post in the network blog published
• The first call for papers for the 8th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law 2020
• Release of the book: “Wilderness Protection in Polar Regions - Arctic Lessons learnt for the Regulation and Management of Tourism in the Antarctic”
• Two post-doctoral positions available at the Arctic Centre

May

• A new webinar recording available: embedded ePortfolio in a Bachelor of Education
• Call for Papers from Thematic Network on Arctic Law

April

• Updates about Polar Law Symposium
• New publication available: Russian Laws on Indigenous Issues (Vol. II)
• Webinar on Greenlandic primary school system - Recording available
• Seminar and book launch event on Indigenous Pedagogy held at University of Lapland - Recording available
• Eight new Thematic Networks established in 2020

March

• Umeå University hosted the fifth Arctic Five workshop
• Calotte Academy 2020: Second Call for Papers & Extended Deadline
• Open seminar on Indigenous Languages at University of Lapland

February

• Registration is open for the Arctic Migration Conference
• The seminar on Infrastructure Development and Sustainable Use of the Arctic Ocean was held at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland
• Next Arctic Arts Summit in Canada in 2021
• Local Summit “Contemporary Issues in Education in Multicultural North” held in Levanger and Sjodal, Norway

January

• Calotte Academy 2020 - First Call for Papers
• Call for abstracts for the Migration in the North 2020 Conference
• Call for Abstracts: Arctic Yearbook 2020
• 2019 Harbin Institute of Technology International Ice and Snow Innovative Design and Construction Competition

December

• Call for Abstracts: 13th Polar Law Symposium, Kobe, Japan, November 23-25, 2020
• "Living in the Landscape" International Summer Schools continue in June 2020, in Nordland, Norway
• Volume 7 of the Current Developments in Arctic Law is out!
• Online course in spring 2020 "Northern Tourism: Performances and Experiences"

November

• Call for contributions for Relate North 2020 publication
• Labrador Institute's fourth international Indigenous Intern selected
• Arctic Art and Design Exhibition in Syktyvkar Komi, Russia
• The Arctic Centre celebrated 30 years of Arctic research and science communication
• Funding has been granted for research workshops on Indigenous Pedagogy in Teacher Education
• Summit "Contemporary Issues in Education in Multicultural North" - Registration open
• Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design will have their 8th Symposium in Syktyvkar, Komi, Russia
• Successful funding decision for research project on inclusion and agency of young children
• Round table discussion "Do you speak my language?" - Speakers now published

October

• Academic of the Year – Researcher Nafisa Yeasmin
• Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference: registration
• New book on Sámi Educational History
• Arctic Circle Assembly 2019: Lightning talks from the winners of the My Northern Project

September

• Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit 2019 Conference
• UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education organizes a session “Do you speak my language?” in FERA conference

August

• Reminder - Call for papers: Current developments in Arctic Law, Vol. 7 (2019)
• The Final Workshop of Food (In)Security in the Arctic was held in Rovaniemi
• The Arctic Five presents: "Challenges in times of change - Current research on ecology, sea and climate in the Arctic"
• Finnish-Japanese Summer School on Arctic Studies held at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
• Food (In)Security in the Arctic: The Final Project Workshop will be held in Rovaniemi on 26-27 August, 2019
• New intern at the UArctic International Secretariat
• Northern Political Economy Symposium

June

• New book supports further development of Sámi early childhood education
• Newsletter of UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education published in new format
• Special issue of Synnyt Journal focusing on Arctic arts
• Arctic Arts Summit 2019 gathers arts and culture actors in Rovaniemi, Finland
• Call for abstracts to Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit 2019 Conference
• Invitation to contribute: “Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration & Resilience”

May

• Edwin Ziegfeld Award to ASAD TN lead Timo Jokela
• Public panel discussion at University of Helsinki: Mining and Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic
• The third Arctic5 workshop concluded the successful "Joint Online Master Course on the Arctic Inclusive Pedagogy" project
• President of Finland Sauli Niinistö is the patron of the Arctic Arts Summit 2019
• Arctic Tourism in Times of Change: Seasonality
• New publication about art-based research "Visually Provoking: Dissertations in Art Education"
• Registration Open for Arctic Arts Summit 2019
• Programme of the event "Including the North: Indigenous Languages and Inclusion Policies in Education" at ASSW 2019 is now published
• The Arctic Five presents: How do we build climate-resilient societies in the Arctic? Online seminar
• Call for contributions: Relate North 2019 - Tradition and Innovation in Art and Design Education

April

• Recording of the webinar "Sustaining an endangered language through initial teacher education. The Māori language experience in New Zealand" now available
• "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 Update
• Building UArctic’s Future
• Joint project on curriculum development for interdisciplinary Master’s program “STEP into Russian Arctic”
• International Arctic Forum 2019: a roundtable discussion “The Arctic: Development of International Cooperation" with UArctic participation
• Call for Abstracts: 12th Polar Law Symposium, Hobart, Australia, December 1-4, 2019
• UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education held a successful Conference "Developing an Inclusive School"
• UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education organizes a Webinar: "Sustaining an endangered language through initial teacher education"
• UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education launched a new publication

March

• Researchers and industry shared their views at the world's first 6G Wireless Summit
• Calotte Academy 2019: 2nd Call for Papers - Extended Deadline
• New Publication: Human Migration in the Arctic. The Past, Present, and Future
• International Women’s Day guest lecture on #MeToo movement at the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law
• Women of the Arctic aims to raise awareness, support, and maintain a focus on women’s and gender-related issues in the Arctic
• HIT Polar Academy and UArctic-HIT Training Centre Unveiled
• A new book tells the origins of Arctic cooperation and ups and downs in Finland´s Arctic policy
• Youth climate competition during the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference

February

• Study: China Rising as an Actor in the Arctic
• University of Lapland confers honorary doctorates on UArctic friends and representatives
• Circumpolar Agriculture Conference 2019 – Preliminary programme published
• Registration open for Developing an Inclusive School conference in Rovaniemi, March 26-27, 2019
• Preparatory meeting on Finnish-Japanese Summer School on Arctic Studies held at Sapporo on 4-6 February 2019
• Arctic5 Arctic Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop held at the University of Lapland

January

• Workshop on Governance for Cyber Security and Resilience in the Arctic
• Apply for Summer Schools at Bifröst University, Iceland
• Climate Change and the Future Generations themes of the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2019
• Reminder: Summer School on Arctic Studies at Hokkaido University
• Third Labrador Institute Intern Joins UArctic Secretariat
• Apply for Christmas Experience Academy 2019 Summer School
• Last chance to submit proposals for Arctic Arts Summit 2019

December

• Call for application: Hokkaido University hosts Summer School on Arctic Studies 2019
• New Publication: Current Developments in Arctic Law, vol 6
• University of Lapland joins the International Year of Indigenous Languages
• Public keynote by Dr. Hadley Friedland: “The Recovery and Resurgence of Indigenous Laws”

November

• University of Alaska Fairbanks students and faculty in Model Arctic Council in Rovaniemi, Finland
• Book “Unconventional aspects of human security in the Arctic: Cases from the Barents Region” is now published
• HuSArctic project held the final conference in Helsinki
• HuSArctic launched its final publication - Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic Local and Indigenous Communities
• Arctic Art and Design Exhibition at Helgeland Museum, Nesna, Norway
• Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design held their 7th Symposium in Nesna, Norway
• Application period opening for international master's degree programmes at University of Lapland
• Call for Papers: ICE Law Final Conference 2019
• Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education teaches Finnish pedagogy in Lebanon
• UArctic Congress 2018 highlights presented to Senior Arctic Officials
• Arctic Council meeting focused on biodiversity in the Arctic
• The Model Arctic Council students make innovative Waves
• Arctic Yearbook 2018 published

October

• Disturbing Tourism Season: Changing Demands, Changing Expectations Panel Discussion
• Thematic Network on Arctic Law Co-organized an Arctic Workshop in London
• Abstracts Deadline extended for Circumpolar Agriculture Conference 2019
• A special edition of Education in the North has been published
• The second workshop on Food (in)Security in the Arctic was held in Umeå, Sweden
• Two junior researcher positions available at the University of Lapland
• Side event on Indigenous Languages in Urbanized areas drew attention at UArctic Congress 2018
• Arctic Arts Summit 2019
• Thematic Network on Teacher Education to develop a joint Online Study Course on Arctic Inclusive Pedagogy
• University of Lapland and UArctic hosts Northern Youth Eco-Forum
• Northern Tourism in practice - Multidisciplinary field course, 10 ECTS
• Call for papers: Current developments in Arctic Law, Vol. 6 (2018)
• Danish intern joins the UArctic International Secretariat team

September

• 2nd Living in the Komi Landscape Exhibition opened in Komi National Library
• Glacial engineering could limit sea-level rise, if we get our emissions under control
• The new publication highlights the human security challenges in the Barents region
• New programme to support Arctic research cooperation between Finland and Japan
• Registration open for Relate North 2018: Collaborative Art, Design and Education
• Labrador Institute's third international Indigenous Intern selected
• UArctic Congress 2018 Concludes in Finland
• UArctic Congress 2018 is on the move!
• UArctic Congress gift "Laukunleuka" - An Arctic Design Story

August

• Thematic network on Teacher Education works towards a common Nordic Master’s Degree Programme
• University of Tampere offers master class course on Media and the Arctic
• Exhibition of Komi village landscapes opened
• UArctic Thematic Network ASAD organized a summer school in Komi
• Circumpolar Agriculture Conference - Call for Abstracts

July

• Program online for UArctic Congress side event "Women of the Arctic"
• X Summer School of the Russian Language and Culture in NArFU

June

• 12 PhD students will present their Northern project in Arctic Circle Assembly
• Challenges in Arctic Social Work conference in Helsinki on November: Call for abstracts
• UArctic’s VP Organization Appointed as Hokkaido University Ambassador
• ASAD network invites abstracts for 'Arts in the Arctic' book

May

• The UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education organizes a webinar on inclusive education in Finnish education system
• New publication on Food Security Governance in the Arctic-Barents Region
• Shanghai Forum focuses on Arctic issues and development of the Arctic on theme session
• Human rights and multiple discrimination of minorities within the Sámi minority
• Design student group Darktic in Wanted Design event in Brooklyn
• Arctic Exposure Summer Programme 2018: Extended deadline
• Supplementary application round for Tourism, Culture and International Management masters degree programme in University of Lapland

April

• Call for contributions: Relate North 2018 - Collaborative Art, Design and Education
• Call for Abstracts: Northern Political Economy Symposium 2018 - Arctic Continuities
• 27th Polar Libraries Colloquy - Registration reminder
• Volume 5 of the Current Developments in Arctic Law is out!
• Local Summit "Teaching for Diversity and Inclusion in Arctic": Registration open
• Murmansk Arctic State University signs cooperation agreement with University of Lapland

March

• Local Summit "Teaching for Diversity and Inclusion in Arctic" on May in Tromsø, Norway
• Arctic Arts Summit 2019: The Arctic as a Laboratory for sustainable art and cultural policy
• Call for Papers "Queering Indigeneity: Indigenous Queer Intersections in the Arctic"
• Made With Winter exhibition opened in Sami University of Applied Sciences, Kautokeino, Norway
• Muohtagi - Lumen kanssa - With Snow winter art course created new cultural methods in implementation of winter art
• UArctic Congress Side-Event on “Women of the Arctic: Bridging Policy, Research, and Lived Experience”
• New intern at the UArctic International Secretariat

February

• Save the Date - Arctic Art Summit 2019
• Extension of Deadline for Application to Model Arctic Council 2018 in Finland
• Russian-British cooperation in Arctic research
• 10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference
• Report: Workshop on developing guidelines for Arctic research ethics
• UArctic Chair Update - Reindeer-climate interactions and the consequences of husbandry practices on reindeer diets and subsequent meat quality
• Workshop announcement: Joint Interdisciplinary Maritime Safety Workshop
• Eurodoc Conference 2018: "Research career - a living dream?"
• Research Project: What could attract young to Arctic industrial cities?
• Summer school announcement: "Christmas Experience Academy"
• north2north Mobility Report: A research stay in Greenland (part 1)

January

• Arctic Exposure Summer Programme
• Arctic Design Week 2018
• Call for participation - Model Arctic Council 2018
• New Canadian Intern Has Joined UArctic Staff for Two Months

December

• Research mobility to Nuuk and Ilulissat
• Open position: University Researcher in the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland
• Call for Abstracts - 2018 Arctic Yearbook
• LIFE2018 - Lapland International Forum for Education
• UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education to become first Finnish UNESCO UNITWIN network
• Apply for the 15th International Summer School in Karelia (ISSK)
• Calotte Academy 2018 call for papers
• New project enhances labour opportunities for women in the Nordic countries
• 10th Polar Law Symposium discussed global and local governance of the Arctic and Antarctic

November

• Call for applications for international master's degree programmes at University of Lapland
• Symposium "Teacher Education of the Arctic region: Diversity and Identity in the North"
• Call for Papers: 27th Polar Libraries Colloquy
• Book launch panel on Indigenous Sacred Sites by UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law
• Arctic Europe’s university rectors establish the Arctic Five partnership
• Two vacant junior researcher positions open at the University of Lapland in the doctoral programme of Culture-based Service Design
• UArctic representation at Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference
• Apply for two vacant junior researcher posts at the University of Lapland
• Relate North 2017 art and design symposium kicks off in Rovaniemi
• How do non-Arctic actors’ interests matter the Arctic? – debates around Arctic Circle assembly

October

• Northern perspective on tourism – University of Lapland launches a new master's degree programme
• Arctic Council at COP23: Climate change in the Arctic and its global impacts
• Arctic Yearbook 2017 published
• Register for Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference
• Labrador Institute's second international Indigenous Intern selected

September

• UArctic organizing partner in High Altitudes Meet High latitudes: Globalizing Polar Issues
• Extended call for abstracts for Education in the North Special Issue
• Register for Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference
• New Thematic Network to foster international research cooperation related to migration in the Arctic

August

• Symposium on teacher education in the Arctic, 27-28 Nov 2017 in Rovaniemi, Finland
• New publication on Russian laws on indigenous issues
• UArctic's Seven New Thematic Networks
• NPE symposium 2017 Political Arctic/Arctic Political, 26-27 September 2017

June

• Call for Participants: UArctic Thematic Network “Arctic Extractive Industries” Phd and Masters course
• Open Calls for researchers in Polar Law Symposium and Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit
• Call for papers: Education in the North special issue
• Calotte Academy 2017 discusses perceptions of the Arctic

May

• 10th Polar Law Symposium 2017, Rovaniemi
• New publication: Current Developments in Arctic Law, vol 4
• North2north partners meet in Québec City
• Visualizing Environmental Change exhibition opens in Tampere

April

• Agreement on Academic Cooperation between University of Lapland and European University at St. Petersburg
• Teacher education project receives SDWG endorsement
• First call for papers: Northern Political Economy symposium, 26-27 Sept 2017
• Call for applications: Arctic Change - Global Challenge: Workshop for Emerging Leaders

March

• Student follow-up: From the Arctic to the Antarctic and around the world

February

• A Story From An Intern

January

• Call for Abstracts - Arctic Yearbook 2017
• Calotte Academy 2017 - First Call
• Living in the Landscape International Summer Schools starting 2017 in Komi, Russia
• Danish intern joins UArctic International Secretariat staff
• Towards the New UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Migration

December

• Extended deadline for papers: Future of Winter Tourism 2017
• International Autumn School «Study of human working capacities in the Arctic»
• Call of papers "The Future of Winter Tourism 2017"
• IV Lisbon International Arctic Workshop and Conference

November

• Master’s programs open for applications at ULapland
• Joint intensive course of Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design Thematic network
• Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design RELATE NORTH Symposium
• Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2017
• north2north : ULapland´s staff member visited Aarhus
• Model Arctic Council 2017-2018 in Finland: Announcement and Survey

October

• Arctic Yearbook 2016: “The Arctic Council: 20 Years of Cooperation and Policy-Shaping”
• Visualizing Environmental Change exhibition moves to ULapland
• north2north mobility report: researcher from ULapland visited Aarhus University
• Working towards a new UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic migration
• Professor of Education in Sociology of Adult Education Position at the University of Lapland

September

• University Researcher / Postdoctoral Researcher of Arctic Law Position at the University of Lapland
• University of Lapland receives a substantial donation from Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
• New intern at the UArctic Secretariat
• Historic UArctic Congress Concludes in St. Petersburg
• Recognitions at UArctic Congress 2016
• New UArctic Thematic Network on Migration in the Arctic meets in Stockholm

August

• Nordic-Russian Cooperation Program 2016 results announced

July

• New e-publication: Philosophy of Law in the Arctic

June

• UArctic Marathon Challenge

May

• First meeting of potential network on Arctic migration
• Call for papers: Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic
• Interview with Timo Jokela, the leader of “Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design” Thematic Network
• New publication: Environmental Impact Assessment in the Arctic, A Guide to Best Practice
• Extractive Industries PhD course in Newfoundland
• Call for papers: Northern Political Economy Symposium

March

• UArctic in pure diamonds: Report from Arctic Extractive Industries course in Mirny
• Model Arctic Council concludes at ASSW16 in Fairbanks
• New publication from Arctic Extractive Industries Thematic Network
• UArctic Marathon
• A position of a post-doctoral researcher in Arctic indigenous peoples available

February

• CIRRUS network meets during Arctic Design Week
• Relate North 2016: Call for contributions
• Inspired by the Arctic: Exchange students design products for UArctic
• 13th International Summer School in Karelia ISSK 2016, May 16-21, Petrozavodsk
• Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design in Anchorage, Alaska
• Arctic Design Week 2016 in Rovaniemi, Finland

January

• Current Developments in Arctic Law 2015 published
• Online Seminar on Indigenous Teaching & Education, 8 Feb 2016
• UArctic Student Ambassadors present their vision for the future Arctic
• The 4th China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium
• Call for contributions to Relate North: Culture, Community and Communication
• Thematic Network on Teacher education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education Symposium

December

• Thematic Network on Arctic Law visible in St. Petersburg’s legal forum
• International Students Forum in Arkhangelsk

November

• Course announcement for students: UArctic PhD and Masters Programme "Arctic Extractive Industries"- course in Yakutia 16-21 Feb 2016
• Arctic Lessons: A COP21 Side Event hosted by Nordic universities
• UArctic Board meets in Rovaniemi
• Northern Forum 12th General Assembly, Yakutsk, Russia, November 4- 6, 2015
• Timo Koivurova named as Director of ULapland's Arctic Centre
• UAA news: north2north demands independence but rewards savvy students

October

• Four master’s programs open for applications at ULapland
• The 2015 edition of the Arctic Yearbook is now online
• Beyond - Discovering the spatial scale of society-nature coevolution
• Arctic Law Thematic Network Active in the Arctic Circle October 16th-18th
• Visit to the University of the Faroe Islands,- north2north staff mobility report
• Great example of collaboration in northern tourism - Thematic Network meeting in Alta
• The 4th China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium in Rovaniemi
• The Arctic Yearbook launch, October 16th
• Pyhätunturi Excursion with the Arctic Studies Program, September 2015

September

• Eighth Polar Law Symposium Concludes in Alaska
• The first issue of the "Arctic art and culture" magazine
• Funding awarded to Arctic Tourism Project
• North2north mobility report on the visit to Aarhus University, Denmark
• Professor Heininen honored with the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of Petrozavodsk State University
• Security and sustainable development were discussed at NArFU
• New interns begin their work at UArctic International Secretariat and the north2north International Mobility Office
• Fulbright Arctic: A Welcome Initiative

August

• Early Bird registration still open for In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process conference
• Conference "Mobile Roots - Rethinking indigenous and transnational ties", 22-23 Oct 2015, University of Lapland, Finland

July

• UArctic Welcomes Six New Thematic Networks

June

• Council of UArctic meets in Buryatia
• Six new Thematic Networks approved at 18th meeting of the Council of UArctic
• In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi process 2015: Local and Global Arctic Conference, 24-26 November
• Call for Relate North 2015 – Culture, Community & Communication: Symposium & Art Exhibition

May

• Security and resource (geo)politics at focus in the Calotte Academy 2015
• Students selected to the Arctic Academy in Korea
• Open position: Research Professor of Arctic Research, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
• New Polar Law and Resources book released

April

• NRF at ICARP III in Toyama, Japan on 29th of April 2015
• Calotte Academy 2015: Resources and Security in the Globalized Arctic, May 31 – June 7, 2015

March

• Apply for Arctic Studies Programme at ULapland, Rovaniemi, Finland
• Conference on Security and Governance in the Global Arctic: Nordic and International Perspectives, 12-13 Nov 2015, Aarhus

February

• Thematic Network on Arctic Law meets in Rovaniemi
• Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design Thematic Network meets in Rovaniemi
• Arctic Design Week 2015 begins in Rovaniemi, Finland
• Eighth Polar Law Symposium, Alaska
• Call for Abstracts: In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process
• International Summer School in Social Work, University of Lapland, 20 May-4 June 2015
• 12th International Summer School in Karelia, Petrozavodsk, 17–24 May 2015
• Lecture at ULapland: "Future of Arctic cooperation in light of recent tensions with Russia"

January

• UArctic Student Ambassadors with Prince Albert
• Press Release: UArctic Student Ambassadors meet global leaders in Tromsø
• UArctic Student Ambassadors training at Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø
• Application period for ULapland master's programs open until Jan 30

December

• Narjan Mar Social Humanitarian College met with anthropologists from the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland

November

• News from the Thematic Network on Environmental Impact Assessment of Industry Contaminated Areas
• NArFU representatives at the final conference of the Kolarctic project «ArctiChildren InNet»
• Antioch University New England's UArctic partnership
• New book on art and design from the northern perspective
• Workshop and course in Neryungri, Yakutsk, Russia this week
• Five master’s programs open for applications at ULapland
• Arctic Yearbook 2014 launched
• Barents Studies Supplementary Issue
• First group of UArctic Student Ambassadors appointed
• Arctic Offshore Conference, 27-28 November 2014, Aarhus, Denmark

October

• The seventh Polar Law Symposium took place near the other Pole
• The launch of “Russian Strategies in the Arctic: Avoiding a New Cold War”
• Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security’s Panel on Security of the Arctic
• Call for papers: "New challenges facing the Arctic ocean and other fragile seas.”
• Arctic Studies Program excursion to Pyhätunturi
• UArctic Global Access workshop in Arkhangelsk
• Visual Angles on Environmental Change
• Post-doctorial research exchange with a focus on indigenous poeple of the Arctic and politics in Copenhagen.
• Open seminar: Past, present and the future of the Barents

September

• Finnish - Japanese Symposium in Rovaniemi 5-7 November
• UArctic's second year at EAIE a success
• A week with the University of Lapland and the UArctic Secretariat in Rovaniemi, Finland.
• Workshop Elderly & The Arctic Change September 4-5, 2014

August

• Seminar: The EU in the Arctic, the Arctic in the EU
• Arctic Spotlight: UArctic session at EAIE Prague, Sept 19
• Conference at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland, 25–27 August 2014
• Extended Abstract Deadline for Reindeer Husbandry Seminar, October 2014
• Conference:New eHealth Approaches for School Children
• 7th Polar Law Symposium, to be held in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, October 28-31, 2014
• Arctic Change and Elderly Exclusion project: Final Workshop Sept. 4-5, 2014

June

• Conference:Challenges to Develop New eHealth Approaches for School Children

May

• International Summer School ”Social Work from a Global Perspective”, 19 May-4 June 2014, Rovaniemi, Finland

April

• UArctic and University of Oulu cooperate with Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

February

• Reimagining a winter campus during Winterfest 2014 (UAA)
• Arctic Yearbook 2014, Call for Abstracts
• 4th International Conference: Innovative and Safe Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region
• Call for participation-11th International Summer School in Karelia 19-24 May, 2014
• 7th Polar Law Symposium: The Polar Regions in the Asian Century, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 30–31 October 2014

January

• Book Release: The Politics of Arctic Sovereignty: Oil, Ice, and Inuit Governance
• Recent posts on Arctic Law Network blog
• Calotte Academy 2013 Report: Resource Geopolitics – Energy Security

December

• Exchange studies at ULapland "an irresistible opportunity"
• China-Nordic Arctic Research Center inaugurated
• Call for Abstracts: Arctic Yearbook 2014
• UArctic gathers at In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process conference

November

• New application round for master's studies in Global Biopolitics at ULapland
• Professor Lassi Heininen visited Northern Arctic Federal University
• New application round for Media Education studies at ULapland
• New application round for International and Comparative Law master's program at ULapland
• New application round for ULapland's EMACIM master's program
• ArcticFinland

October

• Hokkaido University-Finnish Universities Joint Symposium
• The Olympic Flame visited the North Pole
• Sochi Olympic Torch Run to the North Pole – A symbol of Arctic Cooperation
• "Art of Arctic. Sakha-Yakutia" exhibition at Arktikum, Rovaniemi
• New publication: Current Developments in Arctic Law
• Arctic Agriculture Conference Draws Researchers

September

• Oovtâst – Together. New concepts, theories and methodologies on Saami studies
• Sacred sites in the Arctic need protection – First International declaration drafted
• UArctic a hit at EAIE Istanbul
• Lassi Heininen nominated for membership at Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research
• UArctic's EAIE stand designed by students

August

• Finland to lead the way in sustainable development in the Arctic region
• UArctic at EAIE Istanbul

July

• Art student explores Arctic arts and visual culture through Thematic Network

June

• Invitation: Conference In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process
• Knight’s Cross awarded to Professor Heininen
• Student follow-up: Yukon wilderness taught a new aspect of life
• Polar Libraries Bulletin, spring 2013
• "Out there, great experiences await": a Danish anthropologist's journey in the North
• Studying in the North – a wonderful experience

May

• UArctic plans future student website at Finnish International Educators Days
• Finnish International Educators' Days in Levi May 20-22
• New book: Arctic calls – Finland, the European Union and the Arctic Region
• Call for Papers:extended deadline- International Conference 'In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process'
• Lassi Heininen invited to the Arctic Circle Advisory Board
• NCM Arctic Co-operation Program continues to fund the development of the joint UArctic PhD program on Arctic Health and Well-being

April

• Geopolitics and Security thematic network active in Shanghai
• Eight years after exchange period, the love for North remains
• Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2013 report available
• The Norwegian Parliament's delegation visits Rovaniemi and Helsinki

March

• International Summer School in Social Work in the Social Sciences 2013
• Call for papers: Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics
• UArctic External Review report published
• “Days of the Arctic” were ended by international webinar
• Planning discussions on future UArctic web development

February

• Call for papers- International Conference 'In the Spirit of Rovaniemi process'
• UArctic Administration met in Rovaniemi
• Law Forum: “New Arctic Geopolitics"
• Call for a senior impact assessment expert
• European Commission approves preparatory project for EU Arctic Information Centre

January

• Course announcement - Photography and Science
• Conference Announcement: Protecting the Sacred

December

• Call for Abstracts: Arctic Yearbook 2013
• New BCBU Multidisciplinary Dialogue Summer School publication
• Call for Papers: Calotte Academy 2013, Resource geopolitics - Energy security
• NRF-UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security receives grant from Valdai Discussion Club
• Call for Applications: Master's degree in Comparative Social Work, University of Lapland
• UArctic Board and Senior Management meet in Levi, Finland

November

• PhD training course on Security in a changing world was held in Oulu
• Arctic Anthropology Lectures at the Arctic Centre (University of Lapland)
• Gail Fondahl speaking at Arctic Centre, 13 Nov, 2012
• WAAE Summit 2012: Cultural Encounters and Northern Reflections

October

• New Ways to Respond to Climate Change in the Arctic
• Protecting the Sacred: Recognition of Sacred Sites of Indigenous peoples for Sustaining Nature and Culture in Northern and Arctic Regions

September

• PhD course Human Resources in Arctic extractive industries
• Dissertation: Viewing regional climate variability in Svalbard through the lens of ice chemistry and statistics
• Fifth Polar Law Symposium

August

• Successful workshop on new Arctic Health and Well-being PhD program held in Oulu
• Fifth Polar Law Symposium Program
• APECS Meeting at 5th Polar Law Symposium, Sept 7, 2012
• Workshop on science and photography at Oulanka Research Station, Sept 3-7, 2012
• International summer school encourages multidisciplinary dialogue
• New book on Arctic Design
• New Barents research project starts at the Arctic Centre, Rovaniemi
• New research shows that greenhouse gas emissions from the developed world have dominated the impacts of climate change

July

• The most important treasure the North gave - Faith

June

• ULapland Dissertation: Non-Status Sámi transferring the language
• Discovering Siberia
• Meeting on Kolarctic Barents Cross Border University project
• Daria Burnasheva - Master in Arctic Studies

May

• Nordic Council of Ministers grants funding for UArctic PhD program on Arctic Health and Well-being
• Calotte Academy 2012 program: May 28 - June -4 2012
• Engage! Seminar 28.5.2012
• University of Lapland Exchange Student Brings Unusual Souvenir Home to Canada
• University of Oulu and University of Lapland Thematic Network leads meeting

April

• Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design cooperation meeting in Nordic Days
• Nordic Days in Murmansk 2012
• Snowmobile trip in the Arctic
• UArctic Secretariat meeting with Ute Vogel on Global Access project
• Tales from the North - conference in Inari exceeds expectations
• New application round open: The European Joint Master Degree program in Arts, Culture and International Management (EMACIM)
• First joint Summer School 2012 “Multidisciplinary Dialogue” registration opened

March

• 9th International Summer School of Karelia ISSK / deadline April 5th
• Rovaniemi, the home of deep snow judo?
• UArctic Thematic Network on Social Work - March 2012 Newsletter
• New phase of the ArctiChildren project – Empowering School e-Health Model in the Barents region (2012-2014)
• Universities from northern Finland and northwest Russia step up cooperation
• First UArctic Master's Program Endorsements
• UArctic Administration Staff Retreat
• Catherine Ashton and Erkki Tuomioja positive about EU Arctic Information Centre
• 14th International Summer School in Social Work in the Social Sciences 2012
• Arctic Circles Art & Design Summer School in Rovaniemi in May and June!

February

• Buryat delegation visits Rovaniemi
• Call for Papers: Fifth Polar Law Symposium, Rovaniemi, Finland: 6-8 September, 2012
• UArctic Thematic Networks at Rovaniemi Design Week
• INVITATION: Tarinoita Pohjoisesta - Tales from the North 2012: Arctic Cinema and Applied Arts
• Arctic Law Thematic Network during the year 2011
• Arctic Nature Photography Workshop

January

• English for International Lecturers
• Call for Papers: Calotte Academy 2012 "Water, globally and in north Calotte"
• The international Arctic Design Seminar in Rovaniemi 24.2.2012
• Arctic Cinema and Applied Arts conference, 10-12 April, 2012

December

• UArctic project to develop GoNorth and Catalogue funded by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• University of Lapland: Master of International and Comparative Law
• UArctic Thanks Riitta
• Arctic Centre Seminar: Anthropological and legal aspects of industrial development impact assessment, Dec 19
• University of Lapland: Master’s degree programme in Global Biopolitics

November

• Lapland: Arctic Arts & Design Events: Spring 2012
• UArctic responds to Canadian funding situation

October

• Thematic Network on Arctic Law activity update

September

• University of Lapland guests at Murmansk State Humanitites University
• Covering the poles: Jodi Gustaffson's journey from the Yukon to New Zealand and Lapland
• Progress update on Thematic Network on Arctic Law
• New Web-Pages for the Thematic Network on Arctic Law

August

• Conference 'Making Marginalized Voices Heard in the UN Processes' November 11-12, 2011
• Final report of the UArctic Institute for Applied Circumpolar Policy workshop

July

• New Thematic Networks approved

May

• Arctic Centre Professors on Aljazeera
• France brings an Arctic conference to Rovaniemi
• Early Bird Registration now open - "The Arctic Council: Its Place in the Future of Arctic Governance" Conference
• Lapland, Rovaniemi and Nature - An Austrian's Sense for the Whole

April

• Report Available - EU Competencies affecting the Arctic

March

• EMACIM European Master in Arts, Culture and International Management in University of Lapland
• Barents Cross Border University - Cross Border Collaboration in Education Rectors' Meeting in Oulu, Feb 24, 2011
• This place inspires to live and to reach aims of life

February

• ULapland professor: ILO Convention No. 169 may well be ratified in Finland
• 8th International Summer School in Karelia 2011
• CALL for Papers: 9th Annual Research Seminar of ARKTIS, 4-5 April 2011

• Apply now! Comparative Social Work (CSW) Barents Cross Border University, Master’s Degree Programme (BCBU)
• CALL FOR PAPERS Securing the Indigenous: A Workshop
• NWT Premier and Canadian Ambassador to Finland visit University of Lapland
• Press Release: Experts convene in Rovaniemi to discuss Climate Change and Human Security
• Arctic Alliances: Remarks for University of Lapland Opening Ceremony
• 3rd Workshop of the UArctic Institute for Applied Circumpolar Policy
• Student from United Kingdom explores Northern Finland
• Arctic Studies Program attracts French Canadian
• Student seeks to explore northern Finland through studies
• German student intrigued to pursue studying the Arctic through the Arctic Studies Program

• Arctic Studies Program attracts Canadian student from Ontario
• The North becomes home for Student from Germany
• Harry Borlase: UArctic’s All-Around Student
• BCS Student from the Yukon soon to Graduate!
• Student from Canada Discovers Finland

• Student from Nunavut Finds Home in Finland
• ASP Student Finds His Future In Rovaniemi!

• Going North: a student's story

• Student from Russia experiences Lapland thanks to north2north
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