August

International Summer School "Ecology of large reservoirs and their basins"

From 14 to 21 August Baikal Biological Station hosted an International Summer School "Ecology of large reservoirs and their basins"

Mon, Aug 24, 2015

2015 Arctic Science Conference, October 1-3, Anchorage, Alaska

The theme of the 2015 Arctic Science Conference is Healthy Estuaries: Sustainability and Resilience. Abstracts for the conference are due today (24 August)....

Mon, Aug 24, 2015

UArctic Rectors' Forum concludes in Umeå

The 9th UArctic Rectors’ Forum has concluded at Umeå University, Sweden, held from August 19-21, 2015. This year's theme was 'The Challenges of Arctic Resear...

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Reminder: Call for proposals for Nordic Master funding scheme

Call for proposals for the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Nordic Master funding scheme is still open, with the deadline for submitting proposals on September 1...

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

"Nunavut U - Why Canada needs an Arctic university"

Canada is the only circumpolar country without an Arctic university. Kyle Carsten Wyatt's article for the Walrus magazine discusses why one should be establi...

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

SibFU scientists projects got grants of East Siberian Oil and Gas Company

Two projects of the Siberian Federal University scientists won grants of the East-Siberian Oil and Gas Company program. Program is aimed at supporting scient...

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

Students gather in Umeå for UArctic Rectors' Forum

The Students' Forum portion of the UArctic Rectors' Forum begins today in Sweden at Umeå University. Student representation in the Rectors' Forum has become...

Wed, Aug 19, 2015

NEFU and Hokkaido University students studied the climate change

At the training ground "Spasskaya Pad"was held the joint summer school of Hokkaido University, Institute of Biological Cryolithozone Problems (Siberian Branc...

Wed, Aug 19, 2015

Children will illustrate a new book of indigenous fairy tales

A new book of fairy tales "Tales of the river," based on the folklore of Indigenous Peoples of the North will be illustrated by children. The book author Ele...

Tue, Aug 18, 2015

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Our Common Future Under Climate Change - Outcome Statement

The scientific conference “Our Common Future under Climate Change” (CFCC15), organised in Paris in July 2015, covered the full landscape of scientific knowle...

Tue, Aug 18, 2015

Russian Geographical Society celebrates its 170th anniversary

Russian Geographical Society (RGS) was founded in St. Petersburg in 1845 and is one of the oldest in the world.

Tue, Aug 18, 2015

The indigenous festival "Ikenipke" will take place in Irkutsk

The “Ikenipke” festival is aimed at revival of national traditions, it offers an opportunity to meet the folklore, culture, songs and games of Tofalars and E...

Tue, Aug 18, 2015

The Sami flag was for the first time raised on August 14

The Sami flag was designed by Astrid Båhl with the initiative of Saami Council. The flag was officially recognized as the national flag of the Sami at the 13...

Tue, Aug 18, 2015

Yugra State University supports indigenous traditions

On August, 14-16 the UNESCO Chair of Yugra State University, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia hosted the seminar “Construction of a chum - traditional housing of the...

Mon, Aug 17, 2015

Grants for Research on Public Health

The Juho Vainio Foundation invites applications for its grants for research on public health. These support research and other activities that promote public...

Mon, Aug 17, 2015