Conference annoucement - Ocean Innovation 2016

Tue, Feb 02, 2016

The 15th Ocean Innovation conference will take place in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, October 4-5, 2016. Hosted by the Fisheries and Marine Institute, of Memorial University of Newfoundland, this year's event is entitled Adapting to a Changing Circumpolar North: Traditional & New Ocean Technologies 

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Participate in High North Dialogue conference, master and PhD courses

Tue, Feb 02, 2016

The High North Center at Business School, Nord University invites to the High North Dialogue 2016 Conference, taking place in Bodø, Norway 24-26 May 2016.

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Shared Voices Magazine now available as web version

Tue, Feb 02, 2016

The 2016 Special Issue of UArctic's Shared Voices magazine is now available as individual online articles to read on the web. The print version is also available to view or download as a PDF or view online in Issuu. You can also share articles via Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

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Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design in Anchorage, Alaska

Mon, Feb 01, 2016

The University of the Arctic Thematic Network Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) met in early November 2015 in Anchorage, Alaska. The network's annual symposium consists of a congress, exhibition and workshops. The themes of the meeting this year were culture, community and communication.

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Call for papers: IV Kant and Bakhtin International Seminar "Imaginary and real worlds and their borders"

Mon, Feb 01, 2016

The IV Kant and Bakhtin International Seminar "Imaginary and real worlds and their borders" takes place on 16-17 March 2016 in Murmansk, Russia. Deadline for submitting applications for the seminar is 5 March 2016, and for submitting articles 31 May 2016.

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Arctic Design Week 2016 in Rovaniemi, Finland

Mon, Feb 01, 2016

Arctic Design Week 2016, the world’s northernmost design week, takes place on 22-28 February 2016 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The theme of this year's design week is Design Business in the Arctic.

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UrFU Meteorite Expedition Returned with Two Meteorite Samples

Mon, Feb 01, 2016

The findings will help Ural Federal University's scientists to learn more about the origin of the Universe and the future of our planet

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Current Developments in Arctic Law 2015 published

Fri, Jan 29, 2016

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law has published the third edition of the Current Developments in Arctic Law.

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Reindeer Husbandry Mitigates the Impact of Climate Change in the Tundra

Fri, Jan 29, 2016

Reindeer husbandry is an important livelihood and an essential part of the Sámi culture in Northern Fennoscandia. Moreover, it can also be a significant conservation tool in mitigating the effects of climate change in the Arctic.

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Call for papers: 9th Polar Law Symposium, Iceland, 5–9 October 2016

Fri, Jan 29, 2016

The Faculty of Law at the University of Akureyri, Iceland, cordially invites submissions of abstracts for papers to be presented at the 9th Polar Law Symposium. The theme of the symposium is The Role of Law in Polar Governance. Deadline: 31 March 2016.

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Online Seminar on Indigenous Teaching & Education, 8 Feb 2016

Fri, Jan 29, 2016

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education will organise an online seminar on Monday, 8 February 2016. This seminar will start a bi-monthly seminar series discussing the issues and topics related to the TNs focus areas.

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European Athlete as Student Network EAS conference, Sept 15-17, 2016

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

European Athlete as Student Network (EAS 2016) 13th annual conference will be organized in Rovaniemi, Finland on September 15-17, 2016. The conference also serves as a platform for a new UArctic Thematic Network in sports and education that the partner universities plan to initiate during spring 2016.

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Save the Date: 9th Baltic Sea Region Forum 2016

Thu, Jan 28, 2016

The 9th Baltic Sea Region Forum 2016 will be organized on 20 Mayin Turku, Finland under the theme "Maritime cluster in the Baltic Sea region and beyond". The focus of the Forum will be on transport, shipbuilding and maritime cluster.

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Tomsk State University offers free online course "The Changing Arctic"

Wed, Jan 27, 2016

TSU invites everyone to take a 5-week online course. Professor: Terry Callaghan, a Nobel laureate and one of the world's leading experts on environmental change.

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The first circumpolar sailing race in the Arctic Ocean is supposed to be held this autumn

Tue, Jan 26, 2016

The race will be devoted to 20th anniversary of the Arctic Council. The competition is not planned to be mass. There will be only prepared sailors from Europe and Canada.

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