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March
- Nansen Professor Inaugural Lecture: Where next for Polar Law? Achieving Justice in an Age of Crises
- Nansen Final Lecture- Arctic Science Diplomacy in a NATO/BRICS-Divided World: Practical Problems or Moral Panic?
January
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2023
December
August
- The leaders and members of the Thematic Network on Ageing and Gender in the Arctic have published a book from Routledge
- Extended Deadline: Nansen Professorship in Arctic Studies 2024/2025
July
- 9th Korea Arctic Academy held in Busan and online
- Call for Applications: Nansen Professorship in Arctic Studies 2024/2025
June
- 2023 UArctic Project Call Results for Networking Activities on UArctic Research and Education
- North2north coordinators gather in Alta, Norway
April
March
February
- Arctic Circle Japan Forum: Program is now out
- 3rd Sustainability Conference at the University of Akureyri
January
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2022
- Blog: From Iceland to Scotland: exploring inclusive education across contexts
- Call for abstracts: 3rd Sustainability Conference at the University of Akureyri
- Registration call: JUSTNORTH conference
- Symposium: Universities, democracy and the Arctic Regions - an alternative worldview
- Law forum: Truth and Reconciliation in Nordic Countries
- Field research in Greenland and Sacred Sites in the Circumpolar Regions
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2021
November
- UArctic Project Call Results 2021 for Cooperation Activities on Research, Education and Outreach
- Nansen symposium: How small states navigate great powers
- Event: The 14th Polar Law Symposium, November 21-23, 2021
October
- Position announcement: Nansen professorship at the University of Akureyri
- Mon projet nordique/My Northern Project Competition winner: Jennifer Fiebig "Snow and Wind – A Dimension in Arctic Built Environment"
- From Local to Circumpolar: Opportunities to Connect with the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)
- The Nansen Professorship Seminar- GlobalArctic Project, 12 Oct. 2021, UNAK
September
August
May
- UArctic Congress 2021 Declaration: Towards a Sustainable Arctic
- Rectors Roundtable recording
- Meeting of Assembly of UArctic concludes online
- Thematic Networks interviews series, part 2: Focus on Education
April
- 2021 Meeting of the Assembly of UArctic
- Information about the UArctic Congress 2021
- Register now for UArctic Congress 2021
March
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2020
- Tentative Program Outline for UArctic Congress 2021
- UArctic Thematic Network on Ageing and Gender in the Arctic received a new project on Ageing, gender and ethnicity (AGE-Arctic)
- UArctic Congress to be held May 15-18, 2021 in Reykjavik, Iceland
- Projects awarded funding to support activities at UArctic Congress 2021
- Students participate in Fourth Model Arctic Council
- Proposals for UArctic Congress 2020 Side Events
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2019
December
- Call for Abstracts: 13th Polar Law Symposium, Kobe, Japan, November 23-25, 2020
- Reminder - Call for papers: The Role of Universities in Addressing Societal Challenges and Fostering Democracy: Inclusion, Migration, and Education for Citizenship
October
- Call for participation - Model Arctic Council 2020
- Call for papers: The Role of Universities in Addressing Societal Challenges and Fostering Democracy: Inclusion, Migration, and Education for Citizenship
September
August
- An Arctic Circle Assembly Pre-Event, October 9, 2019, Akureyri, Iceland
- A new intern has joined the UArctic Thematic Networks and Research Liaison Office
June
May
- UArctic and HIT Co-chaired the Session of “Polar Education Cooperation” in the Arctic Circle China Forum 2019
- Save the Date: UArctic Congress 2020, October 5-8, Reykjavik
April
March
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2018
- Sustainable Tourism Development in the Nordic Arctic Project
- north2north Staff Mobility Visit – Akureyri, Iceland
- University of Alaska Fairbanks students and faculty in Model Arctic Council in Rovaniemi, Finland
- Call for Papers: ICE Law Final Conference 2019
- 21st Meeting of the Council of UArctic at UArctic Congress 2018
- UArctic University Leadership Meets in Oulu
- Open position of Master’s Program Director: Coastal Communities and Regional Development
- New International Master's Programme: Coastal Communities and Regional Development
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2017
- Call for Abstracts - 2018 Arctic Yearbook
- 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
- UArctic Thematic Network Lead selected as Nansen Professor 2017-2018
- How do non-Arctic actors’ interests matter the Arctic? – debates around Arctic Circle assembly
- New Thematic Network to foster international research cooperation related to migration in the Arctic
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2016
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2015
- Eighth Polar Law Symposium Concludes in Alaska
- North2north Mobility Report on the visit to the Faroe Islands
- Nansen Professorship in Arctic Studies
- New master’s program in West Nordic Studies, Governance and Sustainable Management
- Eighth Polar Law Symposium, Alaska
- Apply to study in Polar Law Master's programmes in Iceland
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2014
- Recent Changes to three UArctic Thematic Networks
- 7th Polar Law Symposium, to be held in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, October 28-31, 2014
- The 8th UArctic Rectors' Forum conludes in Akureyri
- UArctic President and University of Akureyri rector meet with Nordic Council Culture and Education Committee
- Arctic Yearbook 2014, Call for Abstracts
- 7th Polar Law Symposium: The Polar Regions in the Asian Century, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 30–31 October 2014
- Iceland - Fulbright scholar grant in Arctic Studies announced
- Calotte Academy 2013 Report: Resource Geopolitics – Energy Security
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2013
October
September
August
- Marine invasive species in the Arctic: Management issues workshop
- NRF & ESPON/ENECON Conference "Climate Change in Northern Territories"
- Student follow-up: Broadening perspectives in Iceland
July
June
May
- Polar Law Textbook II published
- Nansen Visiting Professorship in Arctic Studies at the University of Akureyri
- NCM Arctic Co-operation Program continues to fund the development of the joint UArctic PhD program on Arctic Health and Well-being
April
February
- Climate Change in Northern Territories 3rd call for abstracts
- Law Forum: “New Arctic Geopolitics"
- Climate Change in Northern Territories: 3rd call for abstracts
January
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2012
November
- Climate Change in Northern Territories: Sharing Experiences, Exploring New Methods and Assessing Socio-Economic Impacts
- NORDMARINE Network meeting in Tromsø
October
August
- Successful workshop on new Arctic Health and Well-being PhD program held in Oulu
- Fifth Polar Law Symposium Program
July
June
April
March
February
January
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2011
- Progress update on Thematic Network on Arctic Law
- Thematic Network Coastal and Marine Issues with Socrates partner Thematic Network
- Professor at UAkureyri/UWestfjords Discovers a New Ocean Current
- ICASS VII concludes in Akureyri, Iceland
- APECS workshop at ICASS VII
- This place inspires to live and to reach aims of life
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2010
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2009
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