May

UArctic Congress 2016 updates

The keynote speakers for the Science Section of the UArctic Congress 2016 have been announced, and the early-bird registration deadline has been extended unt...

Tue, May 31, 2016

Seminar: The Urban Arctic (June 10, 2016)

The French embassy in Sweden in collaboration with Umeå University organize the French-Nordic event: The Urban Arctic. It is part of a series of seminars tha...

Tue, May 31, 2016

Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation

Internship opportunities for Danish, Faroese and Greenlandic Students

Application round for internship placements at UArctic offices is still open. Apply by May 31, 2016.

Tue, May 24, 2016

NCM: Climate and Air Pollution Group project funding in 2017

The Climate and Air Quality Group, under the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM), invites proposals for its Call for projects. This supports projects that desc...

Tue, May 24, 2016

First meeting of potential network on Arctic migration

The Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland (Rovaniemi, Finland) organized the first workshop on Arctic migration on April 18, 2016 in cooperation with UA...

Tue, May 24, 2016

Online Seminar: Education for Social Justice in Scotland, 20 June 2016

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education organises an online seminar titled Education for social justice i...

Tue, May 24, 2016

Call for papers: Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic

The HuSArctic project (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland) calls for papers for an international conference with a focus on the Barents region and its envi...

Mon, May 23, 2016

10th graduation ceremony of "Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies" program

May 18, Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU)’s students got "Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies" diplomas.

Fri, May 20, 2016

Interview with Timo Jokela, the leader of “Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design” Thematic Network

"Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design" is one of the most active and major UArctic Thematic Networks. Twenty one organizations from eight countries are involve...

Fri, May 20, 2016

Environmental Impact Assessment in the Arctic publication cover

New publication: Environmental Impact Assessment in the Arctic, A Guide to Best Practice

Significant growth in economic activity in the Arctic has added weight to the argument that projects must be developed responsibly and sustainably. Addressin...

Fri, May 20, 2016

Maritime Preparedness and International Partnership in the High North (MARPART project)

Almost twenty organizations from Norway, Russia, Iceland and Greenland are involved into this big-scale project leaded by Nord University. Among them are edu...

Fri, May 20, 2016

Barents Summer School 2016: Towards Sustainable Communities in the Barents Region

The third Barents Summer School will be arranged in Oulanka Research Station in northeastern Finland on August 1-6, 2016. The theme of the doctoral course, T...

Fri, May 20, 2016

Funding available for dissemination and implementation research in health

A total of 13 offices and institutes of the National Institutes of Health in the USA invite applications for their dissemination and implementation research...

Thu, May 19, 2016

One semester master-level program in Nature and Health Science application deadline extended

As parts of a specialization in Greenlandic Health and Environment of the Arctic, five courses on Arctic subjects are offered by the during the 3rd and 4th q...

Thu, May 19, 2016

International Scientific Conference “Monitoring and Assessment of the Development of the Arctic Zone” started at NArFU, Russia

International Scientific Conference “Monitoring and Assessment of the Development of the Arctic Zone” will be held at Northern (Arctic) Federal University (A...

Thu, May 19, 2016