11th Franco-German workshop "Gateway to the Arctic" held on Germany's highest mountain

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

Jan Borm, UArctic Chair in Arctic Humanities co-organised the workshop "Gateway to the Arctic"

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Get Involved: U.S. National Arctic Research Plan 2027–2031

Tue, Sep 16, 2025

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), chaired by the National Science Foundation, is seeking public input on national research needs in the Arctic to inform the next National Arctic Research Plan.

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Transforming global biodiversity policy into local practice

Mon, Sep 15, 2025

The Nordic Council of Ministers has published two new reports based on the project “Community-Based Monitoring and Management of Living Resources in the Faroe Islands”, co-supported by the UArctic Thematic Network on Collaborative Resource Management.

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Student story: Selin Koca Nesting fieldwork for Pinngortitaleriffik in Nuuk

Mon, Sep 15, 2025

An update from Selin’s Arctic semester at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (Pinngortitaleriffik) in Nuuk.

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Two new residential advanced courses on high latitude marine science at Umeå Marine Sciences Centre in Sweden

Mon, Sep 15, 2025

In February 2026 Umeå Marine Sciences Centre at Umeå University in northern Sweden will offer two exciting residential advanced short courses for Masters, PhDs and postdocs! Advance your knowledge under the Arctic skies, surrounded by sea ice, with the chance to see the Northern Lights!

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New publication: A new paradigm from the Arctic

Fri, Sep 12, 2025

The prevailing “consequences-based paradigm” defines the role of climate scientists as informing the public about the negative effects of climate change, assuming this will mobilize political action to reduce emissions.

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Board member Anne Husebekk is being honored with a seminar for her 70th Birthday

Fri, Sep 12, 2025

Professor Anne Husebekk, a long time Board member of UArctic, is being honored with a seminar at The Arctic University of Norway for her 70th birthday  

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Seminar: Entrepreneurship for a Changing Arctic - Ecosystems, Migration & Sustainability

Thu, Sep 11, 2025

The Kerttu Saalasti Institute of the University of Oulu is organizing this seminar in cooperation with the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Migration and the Thematic Network on Managing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the North as a forum to deepen the dialogue on entrepreneurship in Arctic contexts. It will take pla...

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The Second Inter-Polar Conference 2025 held successfully

Thu, Sep 11, 2025

The UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education and the UArctic Law Thematic Network collaborated with Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) to successfully host the Second Inter-Polar Conferenc...

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Comparative design in bachelor thesis work at the Norwegian Police University College

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

The Norwegian Police University College, University of Akureyri (UArctic member), Finnish Police University College and Umeå University (UArctic member) are in the second year of a collaborative project aimed at design a digital workbook for bachelor students about how to design comparative research.

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Join the 9th Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge – Call for student projects & young startups

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

The Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge (MOPC) returns in 2026 for its 9th edition.

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The Faroe Islands, Host of UArctic Congress 2026

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

The Faroe Islands will host the UArctic Congress 2026, welcoming 600–1,000 international participants with an Arctic focus from universities, organizations, and businesses.

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Recruiting and maintaining police officers in northern Norway

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

The Norwegian Police University College has embarked on an innovative program to recruit and maintain police officers in northern Norway.

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Call for contributions to Northern Notes Issue 64

Wed, Sep 10, 2025

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) are calling for contributions to issue 64 of their newsletter Northern Notes.

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Student report: Ilkka Meriläinen exchange experience at the University of Washington

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

On a student exchange to the U.S., Ilkka Meriläinen experienced life in the bustling city of Seattle, explored the surrounding green spaces, and learned about local Indigenous groups.

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