Home Members Member Profiles Iceland University Centre of the Westfjords University Centre of the Westfjords All News Articles Back to content August Catherine Chambers appointed Director of University Centre of the Westfjords March Researching Justice in Greenland’s Blue Economy: My Journey from Nuuk to Narsaq 2023 UArctic’s new Arctic maritime safety program learns from the past to address today’s challenges Alaska Geology Field Excursion, September 2023 Publication: Scientific paper based on UArctic Summer school 2022 on Arctic plastic pollution 2022 Learning about Arctic plastic pollution in Nuuk Survey: Can wind sailing tourism improve marine research in the Arctic? UArctic Summer School report A Sea of Ideas: Grants for university students 2021 UArctic summer school on Plastic in the marine Arctic – from sources to solutions UArctic Project Call Results 2021 for Cooperation Activities on Research, Education and Outreach UArctic Congress 2021 Declaration: Towards a Sustainable Arctic Meeting of Assembly of UArctic concludes online 2021 Meeting of the Assembly of UArctic Information about the UArctic Congress 2021 Register now for UArctic Congress 2021 2020 Tentative Program Outline for UArctic Congress 2021 UArctic Thematic Network on Ocean Food Systems receives funding for the project "Network for Aquaculture Education in the Arctic" UArctic Congress to be held May 15-18, 2021 in Reykjavik, Iceland Projects awarded funding to support activities at UArctic Congress 2021 Proposals for UArctic Congress 2020 Side Events Job announcement for Program Director of the Coastal and Marine Management Masters Program at the University Centre of the Westfjords UNE to lead more than 200 institutions worldwide through UArctic Thematic Network on Ocean Food Systems 2019 Bringing the Arctic Circle Assembly back to Isafjordur Marine Litter Workshop took place at University Centre of the Westfjord The University Centre of the Westfjords receives Nordic Council of Ministers research grant on plastics Save the Date: UArctic Congress 2020, October 5-8, Reykjavik Beach debris research field trip conducted in Hólmavík, Iceland Apply for Master’s Programs in Coastal Studies in Iceland 2018 University students from US and Iceland gained insight on climate change and sustainability at Arctic Circle Assembly 21st Meeting of the Council of UArctic at UArctic Congress 2018 Open position of Master’s Program Director: Coastal Communities and Regional Development International CoastGIS 2018 conference: Call for contents New International Master's Programme: Coastal Communities and Regional Development 2015 Benefits and challenges of internationalizing the university – MUN meets UWestfjords Two field courses on innovations in aquaculture and marine resources, UWestfjords, March-April 2015 2014 Recent Changes to three UArctic Thematic Networks UCW students participate in the UArctic Students' Forum Iceland - Fulbright scholar grant in Arctic Studies announced 2011 Economic and Social Impacts of Education in Remote Regions. Scotland-Iceland Knowledge Exchange One third of new master's students at University of Westfjords from other UArctic members Should Artificial Reefs be Used in Icelandic Mariculture? Thematic Network Coastal and Marine Issues with Socrates partner Thematic Network Symposium on Cod Aquaculture Professor at UAkureyri/UWestfjords Discovers a New Ocean Current Master's program in Coastal and Marine Management, Westfjords, Iceland 2010 UArctic Thematic Network on Coastal & Marine Issues - Call for papers/posters Kick-off-session during ICASS VII