2007

Special Session on Northern Issues Added to ACUNS Student Conference Programme

Tue, Aug 14, 2007

A special session dedicated to northern students and northern research policy has been incorporated into the prorgramme of the upcoming 8th International Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) Student Conference on Northern Studies, to take place at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada,...

University of Helsinki Looking for PhD Student to Work on Baltic Sea Ice Biogeochemistry

Fri, Aug 10, 2007

The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at University of Helsinki announces a PhD student opportunity in "Baltic Sea Ice Biogeochemistry: The Role of Photochemistry and Bacterial Processes."

EU to Fund Transatlantic Projects on Arctic Environment Policy

Thu, Aug 09, 2007

The European Union's budget for 2007 includes funding to support transatlantic projects in the area of Arctic marine environment policy.

New Book First to Tell Norwegian Polar History in English

Wed, Aug 08, 2007

into the ice - Norwegian polar exploration book

The book Into the Ice, published by Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, is the first collected presentation of Norwegian polar history available to an international public.

Register online for the First Biennial Forum on Sustainable Northern Shelter in Fairbanks in October

Wed, Aug 08, 2007

Registration is now open online for the First Biennial Forum on Sustainable Northern Shelter to take place in Fairbanks, Alaska, October 28 to 30, 2007.

Social Policy in the High North: A successful master course!

Tue, Aug 07, 2007

Text: Asgeir Solstad Photo: Peter Glanfield It was a true international course. The approx. 25 students came from Cameroon in south to Canada in the north. And the teachers came from Russia, Norway, Canada, USA, Finland and Sweden. The first course on master level in “Social Policy in the High North” was held at Bodø Univers...

Call for Papers: AAAS 2007 Arctic Division Meeting

Tue, Jul 24, 2007

Papers are invited for the session "Human Dimensions of the Arctic System - Expanding the Framework for Research" at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2007 Arctic Division Annual Meeting to be held on 24-26 September 2007 in Anchorage, Alaska.

IPY International Sea-Ice Summer School in Svalbard a Success

Mon, Jul 23, 2007

The International Polar Year (IPY) International Sea-Ice Summer School, which is part of UArctic’s IPY Cluster for Higher Education and Outreach, was successfully completed 2-13 July 2007 at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) in Longyearbyen.

Call for Papers: POLAR: Fieldwork and Archive Fever Symposium

Mon, Jul 23, 2007

The symposium "POLAR: Fieldwork and Archive Fever" will be held on 19-20 November 2007 at the British Library in London, UK.

First Workshop on Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks

Fri, Jul 20, 2007

The First Workshop on Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks will be held on 12-14 November 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Research Project to Strenghten Research Collaboration Between Two UArctic Members

Tue, Jul 17, 2007

Mark Nuttall, anthropology professor at the University of Edmonton and Chair of the Steering Committee of the UArctic Thematic Network on Global Change, was awarded an Academy of Finland Distinguished Professorship at the University of Oulu.

UManitoba Scientist to Lead Canada's Largest Climate Change Research Project

Mon, Jul 16, 2007

A scientist from the University of Manitoba will lead the Circumpolar Flaw Lead System (CFL) study, Canada’s largest climate change research project attached to the International Polar Year.

Call for Papers: "The Future of the Nordic Welfare Model" Conference

Mon, Jul 16, 2007

Papers are now being accepted for "The Future of the Nordic Welfare Model," the 18th Nordic Conference In Social Medicine and Public Health, being held on 10-11 October 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.

IPY Summer Institute to Focus on Northern Eurasia Climate

Thu, Jul 12, 2007

“Environmental Studies in the Boreal Forest Zone,” a two-week International Polar Year (IPY) Summer Institute for graduate students/early career scientists and K-12 teachers, will take place July 16–28, 2007 in the Central Biosphere Forest Reserve in Fedorovskoe, Tver’ Region, Russia.

Authors Needed for Upcoming Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change

Wed, Jul 11, 2007

Sage Publications is looking for authors for the Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, a three-volume reference set to be published in 2008.