2020

Release of the book: “Wilderness Protection in Polar Regions - Arctic Lessons learnt for the Regulation and Management of Tourism in the Antarctic”

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

UAcrtic Thematic Network on Arctic Law is happy to announce the release of the book: “Wilderness Protection in Polar Regions - Arctic Lessons learnt for the Regulation and Management of Tourism in the Antarctic”. The book is published by Brill, and written by the network member Antje Neumann.

UArctic welcomes Cathy Sandeen as new Vice-President Academic

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

University of Alaska Anchorage in winter

University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Dr. Cathy Sandeen has been named as UArctic's new Vice-President Academic, providing strategic leadership for all of UArctic's academic activities.

Fulbright Arctic Initiative call deadline has been extended to September 2020

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative brings together professionals, practitioners, and researchers from the 8 Arctic Council member states for a series of three seminar meetings and a Fulbright exchange experience to address key research and policy questions related to creating a secure and sustainable Arctic. The third round of t...

Position Open for Research Fellowship To Support PCRC Polar Legal Research in 2020-21, Deadline 30 July 2020

Tue, Jun 16, 2020

Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC) is looking for a research fellow who can support the Centre’s polar legal research. The fellow must stay at the Centre in Kobe, Japan, during the fellowship. This position will be available for a maximum of three months stay in Kobe during the period of mid-October 2020 to the end of M...

IASC Statement On Tackling Racism & Systemic Bias

Mon, Jun 15, 2020

Our partners the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), has published a statement on Tackling Racism and Sysetmic Bias. IASC “is committed to ensuring that the opportunities provided through its internal and external processes, activities and events are delivered in ways that support participation regardless of nation...

12 energy topics under the 2018-2020 Horizon 2020 Work Programme

Mon, Jun 15, 2020

12 energy topics under the 2018-2020 Horizon 2020 Work Programme are open for application. The projects will be selected for funding in a single-stage evaluation. The deadline to submit a proposal is September 1, 2020.

One Arctic, One Health Fact Sheet published

Fri, Jun 12, 2020

The One Health project is led by the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) of the Arctic Council and now is in its third Chairmanship cycle under the leadership of the United States, Canada, and Finland. The One Arctic, One Health Fact Sheet is now published.

Biodiversity and Human Health: What's a holistic approach to good health?

Fri, Jun 12, 2020

Good health is not the mere absence of diseases. It is the result of a complex interplay between factors influencing our daily lives and the surrounding environment. However, increased human activities resulting in the loss of natural habitats imperil both healthy ecosystems and healthy humans.

INTERACT guide for facilitating local adaptation to environmental change

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

Reindeer pasture analysis in Cherski, Republic of Sakha Yakutia, Russia

International Centre for Reindeer Husbandrys report to Horizon 2020 INTERACT: Guide for facilitating local adaptation to environmental change by Rosa-Máren Magga, Anders Oskal & Svein D Mathiesen (editors). Project No. 730938

Reminder: 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial Research Community Workshops

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

You are invited to participate in an online workshop to discuss topics and ideas that you think are important for policy makers and the Arctic Science Ministers to better understand and prioritize at the Third Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3; https://asm3.org/).

Postponement of UArctic Congress to May 2021

Tue, Jun 09, 2020

We at UArctic, together with the local host organizations in Iceland, have made the difficult decision to postpone the UArctic Congress (originally scheduled to take place in Reykjavik Oct 6-8, 2020) until May 2021 in conjunction with the Arctic Council Ministerial.