2017

Season's Greetings from UArctic

Fri, Dec 22, 2017

UArctic wishes happy holidays to our members, partners and friends around the world! The International Secretariat will be closed until January 2. We look forward to seeing you all at the UArctic Congress 2018!

Jåhkåmåhkke Declaration from the World Reindeer Herders' Congress in Sweden, 2017

Thu, Dec 21, 2017

As an outcome of the 6th World Reindeer Herders' Congress, the participating reindeer herders - representatives of their regions and peoples - have released the Jåhkåmåhkke Declaration. This document outlines the reindeer herding peoples' concerns and opinions on matters related to their lives and livelihoods.

Research mobility to Nuuk and Ilulissat

Thu, Dec 21, 2017

Marjo Lindroth, a postdoctoral researcher from Arctic Centre, University of Lapland visited Ilisimatusarfik/the University of Greenland in Nuuk and Ilulissat in Greenland.

Open position: University Researcher in the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland

Wed, Dec 20, 2017

The position is in the field of multidisciplinary research related to global change, starting March 1, 2018. Application deadline: January 15, 2018 (at 13:00, UTC +2).

PhD Candidate in bibliometrics at UiT

Wed, Dec 20, 2017

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has a PhD position vacant from January, 2018 for applicants who wish to obtain the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD). The position is attached to the Faculty of Science and Technology. The appointment is for a period of four years. Link to posting.

UArctic publication a top downloaded title in 2017

Wed, Dec 20, 2017

The proceedings of the UArctic Congress 2016, The Interconnected Arctic, has been named by Springer as one of its top downloaded publications of 2017 with over 24,000 downloads, compared to the average of 7,000 downloads for similar titles.

Call for Abstracts - 2018 Arctic Yearbook

Mon, Dec 18, 2017

The theme of the 2018 edition is “Arctic Development: In Theory & In Practice”. Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2018 (250-400 words). Draft papers should be sent in by 15 June 2018 (4000-6000 words).

Concluding five months internship at the UArctic Research Liaison and Thematic Networks Office in Oulu

Fri, Dec 15, 2017

The following story is written by Simon Nordblad Schmidt, an intern at the UArctic Research Liaison and Thematic Networks Office in Oulu, autumn 2017.

LIFE2018 - Lapland International Forum for Education

Fri, Dec 15, 2017

The second LIFE conference, organized by the University of Lapland and VisitEDUfinn, takes place January 16-20, 2018 in Rovaniemi, Finland. Throughout the event you will hear from experts on various aspects of Finnish education and their latest research and ideas, and school visits enable you to see the Finnish education syst...

Two summer school courses on sustainable leadership and future studies in Iceland in 2018

Thu, Dec 14, 2017

Bifröst University offers two summer school courses in 2018: Making Sense of Future - Future studies & Innovation (July 1-14, 4 ECTS), and Sustainable Leadership in the 21st Century (July 21 - August 11, 8 ECTS). Application deadline: May/June 1, 2018.

PhD Course on Research cohort, Reproduction and Population Trends across the Arctic

Wed, Dec 13, 2017

The PhD course is arranged by the Thematic Network on Health and Well-being in the Arctic.

Call for the international workshop in Cambridge

Tue, Dec 12, 2017

The University of the Arctic Research Office invites British researchers to take part in the international workshop within the project “Development of the UK-Russia Arctic Research and Collaboration Network”, funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the UK Embassy in Russia.

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education to become first Finnish UNESCO UNITWIN network

Tue, Dec 12, 2017

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education, led by the University of Lapland, has received a positive response from UNESCO for its application to become a UNITWIN network. Once the agreement is formalized, this would be the first UNITWIN network i...

Reminder: AIC 2018 - Transportation Infrastructure Engineering in Cold Regions

Tue, Dec 12, 2017

The ARTEK International Conference 2018 (May 1-3, 2018 in Sisimiut, Greenland) offers an opportunity to present, discuss and exchange ideas and experiences on how to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain transportation infrastructure in cold regions. Deadline for abstracts has been extended to January 15, 2018.

Apply for the 15th International Summer School in Karelia (ISSK)

Mon, Dec 11, 2017

The 15th International Summer School in Karelia (ISSK) will take place in Petrozavodsk, Russia on 14–19 May 2018. The main theme of the Summer School is "Discourses and political dimensions on the Arctic and the Barents Region – disciplinary theories and methods of Arctic studies".