September

Maria together with Bo Peters (University of Greifswald) at the Puukkosuo fen installing root scanning tubes

UArctic Research Chair Postdoctoral Fellow Maria Väisänen awarded Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry grant

Dr. Maria Väisänen, a UArctic Postdoctoral fellow with Professor Jeff Welker, has been awarded a research grant from Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry grant. Her...

Wed, Sep 30, 2020

Professor Helgi Thor Thorarensen (the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) and Professor Barry Costa-Pierce (University of New England)

UArctic Thematic Network on Ocean Food Systems receives funding for the project "Network for Aquaculture Education in the Arctic"

The lead institution and investigator is Professor Helgi Thor Thorarensen, the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in Tro...

Wed, Sep 30, 2020

Arctic Five Workshop: Remote Learning and Strategies for Success

Arctic Five Teacher Education project held an interesting and current workshop on September 24, 2020.

Fri, Sep 25, 2020

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Social Work at the time of Covid-19

The Journal of Comparative Social Work invites you to submit a paper for a special issue on the following topic: Social Work in the Time of COVID-19.

Wed, Sep 23, 2020

Intern Sara Ihamäki TN Teacher Education 2020

A new intern joins UNITWIN/UNESCO Network and UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education

UNITWIN/UNESCO and UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education welcomes a new intern Sara at University of Lapland.

Tue, Sep 22, 2020

Roundtable "The Role of Universities in the North and the Arctic in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals"

Roundtable "The Role of Universities in the North and the Arctic in the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals" of the 2nd Northern Sustainable Deve...

Mon, Sep 21, 2020

II Northern Sustainable Development Forum will open on September 27 online

The main topic of the Northern Sustainable Development Forum, which will be held online from September 27-30, 2020 is “Transport infrastructure in the North...

Mon, Sep 21, 2020

James Mccarthy Arctic Indigenous Youth Leadership Seminar

James J. McCarthy Leadership Seminar for Arctic Indigenous Youth Leaders

The five-day intensive virtual seminar is co-taught by Indigenous leaders and science and policy experts from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The s...

Mon, Sep 21, 2020

Tourists flock to the Arctic to see the icy region but they only go to some places.

Short Report about Covid-19 impacts on UArctic Thematic Networks and Institutes published

The UArctic Thematic Networks and Research Liaison Office conducted an open survey aimed at collecting data and information about the impacts of the Covid-19...

Fri, Sep 18, 2020

Free online One Health course organised by the Center for One Health Research of the University of Alaska Fairbanks

The Center for One Health Research (COHR) of the University of Alaska Fairbanks has been working hard to make learning about One Health accessible to interes...

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

Position available at Dartmouth College: Assistant Professor in Ecosystem Science and Global Change

This full-time position will be located in Hanover, New Hampshire. Application review begins 31 October 2020.

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

ICASS X Call for Sessions

Proposals for the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X) can be submitted until 18 October 2020. The event will take place in Arkhan...

Wed, Sep 16, 2020

One of the students delivering a presentation.

Students Barents Rescue exercise held at NORDLAB

Nord University and UiT Arctic University of Norway, with participation from Northern Arctic Federal University NARFU, collaborated in making a pilot exercis...

Tue, Sep 15, 2020

The authors (Borch in the middle and Andreassen to the left) together with their research team at the High North Center.

Two new books on emergency preparedness and crisis management as spin-off's from the MARPART and MAREC projects

Associate Professor Natalia Andreassen and Professor Odd Jarl Borch edit two new books this year within emergency preparedness and crisis management. Both bo...

Tue, Sep 15, 2020

New video lecture on decolonizing and restoration available

The video lecture on social work towards restoration through teaching, learning and practice is produced by the UArctic Thematic Network on Social Work.

Tue, Sep 15, 2020