the IX International Symposium «C/h2o/energy balance and climate over the boreal and Arctic regions with special emphasis on Eastern Eurasia», dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Joint Russian-Japanese studies of climate change in permafrost regions will be held on November 1-4, 2016.

UArctic participated in the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s tenth anniversary evening, celebrated at the Salle des Etoiles on 30th June. Over a 1000 guest attended the event. UArctic was represented by President Lars Kullerud and Vice President Organization Outi Snellman.

The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), located in Busan, Republic of Korea, is hosting the 2nd Korea Arctic Academy in July 10-16. 

The 1st Annual UArctic Marathon was held on July 2, 2016 in Rovaniemi.

Late 2016, NordForsk will launch a new instrument for Nordic university co-operation, with a call for proposals open to Nordic universities and university colleges that perform research. The overall goal of the new funding instrument is to strengthen international competitiveness and facilitate the development of world leadin...

This is the First Announcement for the 12th ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM2016) to be held from 05 to 09 December 2016 at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  

A new publication has been produced by the Arctic Law Thematic Network's Sub-group of Philosophy of Law in the Arctic, and edited by Dawid Bunikowski of the University of Eastern Finland.

On the occasion of the new Nordplus programme period beginning in 2017, the Nordplus programmes are hosting a common contact seminar 20th - 22nd November 2016 where all potential applicants to Nordplus within the entire field of education are invited to apply to participate in the seminar. At the contact seminar future applic...

On Wednesday 29. June a delegation coming from the University of Saskatchewan came to Alta, one of the campuses of UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

The UArctic International Secretariat wishes a happy summer to all of our members, partners and friends across the North and the world! We will have limited staff until Aug 1, so email responses from secretariat@uarctic.org may be delayed. Our next monthly Shared Voices e-mail newsletter will be published at the beginning of...

The UArctic International Secretariat wishes a happy summer to all of our members, partners and friends across the North and the world! We will have limited staff until Aug 1, so email responses from secretariat@uarctic.org will be delayed.Our next monthly Shared Voices e-mail newsletter will be published at the beginning of...

The conference will be held September 18-21, 2016 at Hilton Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska. This circumpolar conference is identified as an official event in conjunction with the U.S. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, as an endorsed project of the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group.

The IASSA Secretariat reminds of the upcoming ICASS IX 2017 at Umeå University in Umeå, Sweden, June 8 to June 12 2017. Session proposals for the conference are due September 23, 2016.

The UArctic Research Area staff wishes all a happy summer! During the holiday season, our office will be working on a limited capacity. Both the Director of Thematic Networks Kirsi Latola and Coordinator Hannele Savela will be on holiday 4-29 July. Project Planner Outi Moilanen will be on holiday from 25 July until 1 August.

The 12th ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting will be held from 05 to 09 December 2016 at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.