Watch Mary Simon's video address during the UArctic Assembly 2023

Fri, Jun 02, 2023

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, gave a video address to the participants of the UArctic Assembly 2023. Watch the full video from here!

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Save the date: International Congress on Circumpolar Health

Fri, Jun 02, 2023

The Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health is hosting 18th International Congress on Circumpolar Health in Yellowknife from June 18-20th 2024.

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Publication: Denial and discretion as a governance process: How actor perceptions of risk and responsibility hinder adaptation to climate change

Fri, Jun 02, 2023

Recently, Jeff Birchall, Lead of the UArctic TN on Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience, and his co-author from the University of Alberta published ‘Denial and discretion as a governance process: How actor perceptions of risk and responsibility hinder adaptation to climate change’, with the scientific journal E...

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Recording of the speech "It's not a miracle: Teacher Education and Teaching in Finland" published

Fri, Jun 02, 2023

The recording of Professor Tuija Turunen's speech "It's not a miracle: Teacher Education and Teaching in Finland" is now published. The speech was held during the project "Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in a post-Covid-19 New Future" second scholar exchange on April 2023 in Juneau, Alaska.

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Register now: ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar: Getting Started with Equitable Arctic Research at Any Stage of a Project

Fri, Jun 02, 2023

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar titled Getting Started with Equitable Arctic Research at Any Stage of Your Project: Tips from Inuit Arctic Researchers.

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Call for registration: Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change

Thu, Jun 01, 2023

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) invites registration for the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change. This online conference will take place 9 August 2023.

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UArctic signs agreement with Umeå University to appoint new UArctic Associate Vice-President Research Analytics

Wed, May 31, 2023

Lars Kullerud, the President of UArctic and Keith Larson, the director of the Arctic Centre of Umeå University signed the agreement as part of the closing session of the UArctic Assembly meeting on 26 May 2023 in Quebec City.

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Blog: The land of a 1000 lakes nourishes the mind…

Wed, May 31, 2023

This blog post from the UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity is related to the ConnectED project, which received funding from the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science as a result of the 2021 UArctic Project Call for Networking Activities on Arctic Research.

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Postdoctoral position available: Ecology – University of Alaska Fairbanks

Wed, May 31, 2023

The Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow in ecology.

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Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Arctic Academic Action Award

Tue, May 30, 2023

The UArctic Academic Advisory Board – the Award Evaluation Committee – has selected four candidates to be considered for the 2023 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award, all with great potential. The winner will be announced in October at the Arctic Circle Assembly. 

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The 6th Sustainability Science Days took place in Helsinki from May 23-26

Tue, May 30, 2023

The theme was Pathways of Hope – Knowledge, Actions, Solutions. SSD is organized by University of Helsinki’s Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) and Aalto University.

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Resource available: Planned Research Vessel Movements - 2023 research season webpage

Tue, May 30, 2023

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), federal agencies, and the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) announce a webpage of planned research vessel dates and routes, research goals, and mooring locations for the 2023 research season.

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The UArctic Assembly 2023 concludes

Mon, May 29, 2023

Approximately 120 participants from UArctic's member institutions attended the UArctic Assembly 2023 hosted by Université Laval in Québec City from 22-26 May 2023. The participants came from 15 different countries both in the Circumpolar North and from outside of the region.

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The annual UArctic Chairs meeting held at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

Mon, May 29, 2023

The UArctic Chairs met in Quebec for their annual meeting on 23 May 2023, in conjunction with the UArctic Assembly hosted by Université Laval.

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Report: Recognition of vocational education and training in the Nordic countries

Mon, May 29, 2023

On the 22nd of May 2023 Nordic Council of Ministers published a report on Recognition of vocational education and training in the Nordic countries.

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