Towards an increasingly biased view on Arctic change – A recent study published in Nature Climate Change by INTERACT

Wed, Jan 24, 2024

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, the resulting geopolitical tensions may impact our ability to understand ongoing Arctic change. A recent study published in Nature Climate Change by INTERACT, a network of research stations in the Arctic, sheds light on the potential implications that such prolonged conflict may h...

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Report Available: 2023 SIO Post-Season Report

Wed, Jan 24, 2024

The 2023 Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Post-Season Report is now available online

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Thematic Network on Northern Nursing Education at the 5th Nordic Conference in Nursing Research

Tue, Jan 23, 2024

The 5th Nordic Conference in Nursing Research was held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on October 2-4, 2023. The main theme of this conference was “Methods and Networks for the future”. 

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Student Story: Umeå University student, Samuel Steen went on Exchange to the University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Tue, Jan 23, 2024

UArctic's mobility program North2North provided the opportunity for Umeå University student, Samuel Steen to spend a semester at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada

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Professor Position Application: Arctic Geopolitics and Security

Tue, Jan 23, 2024

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland invites applications for a research professor in Arctic geopolitics and security. This permanent position will be located in Rovaniemi, Finland.

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Student Story: Umeå University student, Celina Hedström went on Exchange to the University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Mon, Jan 22, 2024

Umeå University student went on Exchange with North2North to University of Saskatchewan. Read about the experience of Celina Hedström in the following story:

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Five PhD Positions Available: Center for Ice, Cryptosphere, Carbon and Climate

Mon, Jan 22, 2024

Centre for Ice, Cryptosphere, Carbon and Climate (iC3) invites applications for five PhD positions in polar science. These positions will be located in Tromsø, Norway.

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"Could giant underwater curtains slow ice-sheet melting?" News article in Nature

Fri, Jan 19, 2024

The article published in Nature by Xiaoying You looks into the seabed curtain project that John Moore, lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Frozen Arctic Conservation, has been working on for years.

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Indigenous knowledge is moving towards the top of the Arctic agenda

Fri, Jan 19, 2024

For four decades, Eugene Brower was a whaling captain, leading numerous hunts and kills, using his acute sense of the whales, their feeding habits, seasonal migrations, mating rituals, escape mechanisms, sight, smell and breathing.

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Webinar: North American Arctic Speaker Series: Arctic Youth and Film

Fri, Jan 19, 2024

Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth is inviting to join the webinar on the North American Arctic Speaker Series: Arctic Youth and Film on 22 January 2024. 

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Webinar Announcement: U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Activities Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Public Webinar Series

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) announce their next Public Webinar Series event highlighting the U.S. Coast Guard Arctic activities. This webinar will take place 23 January 2024, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Alaska Time.

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7TH ANNUAL ARCTIC EXCHANGE HARSTAD-NARVIK-STOKMARKNES APRIL 8TH-12TH 2024 IN HARSTAD, NORWAY

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

For the 7th time Global Exchange Management (GEM) present the annual Arctic exchange. This time GEM heads up to the Arctic, as the event will be hosted in Harstad, in the Northern parts of Norway.

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Deadline Extension and Call for Poster Abstracts: Arctic Observing Summit 2024

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

The Executive Organizing Committee for Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) 2024 seeks community input in the form of posters and short statements. AOS 2024 will convene on 27-29 March 2024 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Developing joint deeper innovative inter-university educational collaboration bridging the Fram Strait

Wed, Jan 17, 2024

The Norwegian funded UArctic network project ‘EduFramStrait’ was kicked-off in early November 2023 in Oslo, directly after the Svalbard Science Conference.

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Secretary General Outi Snellman visited Aix-Marseille University

Wed, Jan 17, 2024

UArctic Secretary General Outi Snellman visited Aix- Marseille University, a member of UArctic since 2022, for discussions about collaboration within the UArctic network on 11-12 January 2024.

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