Call for survey input: Understanding the Dynamics and Resilience of Arctic Social-Ecological Systems to Foster a Sustainable Future

Wed, Dec 04, 2024

The co-chairs of the Research Priority Team 3 for the International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP) IV invite input via their survey,  Understanding the Dynamics and Resilience of Arctic Social-Ecological Systems to Foster a Sustainable Future .

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UArctic 2024 Staff Meeting in Pyhä

Tue, Dec 03, 2024

UArctic staff from all around the North convened for the annual staff retreat last week, this year held in Pyhä, Finland on November 25-28.

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My Northern Journey: Ruari Carthew

Mon, Dec 02, 2024

I am originally from northern Canada, Yellowknife, and currently live in southern Sweden. I started with UArctic as an intern in 2004, coming fresh out of university in Canada. I was really lucky, because my internship was split between the UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi, Finland and the north2north mobility o...

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Registration Call: ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar Series

Fri, Nov 29, 2024

ARCUS invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar featuring Jessica Mejia (Syracuse University) and her presentation titled Cracks in the Ice: Using observations and models of crevasse growth to understand the transport of water to the base of glaciers and ice sheets.

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(UPDATED) Call for travel grants for MA and PHD students attending the ICARP IV SUMMIT

Fri, Nov 29, 2024

The University of the Arctic has opened a call for travel grants to MA and PhD students, as well as early-career researchers, attending the ICARP IV Summit during Arctic Summit Week 2025. Application deadline: December 15, 2024. 

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Russia-U.S. Relations in 2025: Can Arctic Science Diplomacy Mend Strategic Fences?

Fri, Nov 29, 2024

Harvard Kennedy School’s Arctic Initiative is hosting an upcoming webinar on Arctic science diplomacy and U.S.-Russia relations. The event will be held on December 5, and registration is required to attend.

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12th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law (2024) Now Available

Fri, Nov 29, 2024

The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law is thrilled to announce the release of its latest volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law (CDAL), Volume 12, 2024. This volume brings together a diverse collection of short academic articles, a commentary, a workshop report, and a note from the editor.

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Social Work in the Arctic is something special

Thu, Nov 28, 2024

The thematic network of Social Work, along with Nord University, held an online course throughout October that looked at social work's relation to Indigenous peoples, climate, and urban and rural areas. Article text by Asgeir Solstad, Nord university, Norway.

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Fellowship opportunity: Arctic Initiative Fellowship

Thu, Nov 28, 2024

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School invites applications for their Arctic Initiative Fellowship.

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Online meeting of the members of UArctic Thematic Network "Health and Well-being in the Arctic"

Wed, Nov 27, 2024

The Lead and Vice-Leads of the UArctic Thematic Network (TN) “Health and Well-Being in the Arctic” have organized the first online meeting for its members and persons interested in Arctic Health networking after a long while! The meeting was held on 13 November 2024 and over twenty people took part in it. The meeting was insp...

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Register now: Virtual conversation with Ambassador Nina Hachigan

Wed, Nov 27, 2024

Join us on December 3, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation with Ambassador Nina Hachigian, the first U.S. Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy. Learn about what’s been achieved over the past two years—and what lies ahead. 

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Yukon University field school program brings students and faculty to visit Nordic institutions

Wed, Nov 27, 2024

In mid-November, UArctic staff met with students and professors visiting from Canada at the University of Lapland, and later joined them in Inari, Finland, where they received an introduction to the students and programs at the Sámi Education Institute.

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The networking project on healthy ageing and outdoor environment: Mid-term workshop in Copenhagen

Tue, Nov 26, 2024

The team and guest experts convened in Copenhagen at the second mid-term international workshop of the three-year NAPA funded project “Arctic Healthy Aging communities: Safe and inclusive outdoor environment and public spaces (The Nordic AHA-Communities)” on November 21-22, 2024.

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Environmental stressors and zoonoses in the Arctic: Learning from the past to prepare for the future

Tue, Nov 26, 2024

A broad international consortium with a wide range of expertise in human, animal, and environmental health in the Arctic (One Health), including several members of the UArctic Thematic Network on Health and Well-being in the Arctic, has published a new review study on Environmental stressors and zoonoses in the Arctic. We bel...

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Webinar announcement: Permafrost Discovery Gateway Webinar Series

Tue, Nov 26, 2024

The Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) announces the next webinar in their monthly series: Alaska Tribal Landfills: Permafrost Data Needs will take place 5 December 2024 at 9:00 a.m. AKT.

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