UArctic Foundation US brings the UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund to AKEW - Inviting Alaskan Founders to Apply for an International Innovation Cohort

Fri, Sep 11, 2026

UArctic Foundation US has partnered with Alaska Entrepreneurship Week (AKEW) to share the UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund with Alaskan founders. Apply for the fund until October 31 at UArcticFoundation.us. 

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UArctic Congress 2026 named Ambassador Initiative of the Year in the Faroe Islands

Fri, Sep 11, 2026

UArctic Congress 2026 has been named Ambassador Initiative of the Year by Visit Faroe Islands, recognising the successful hosting of the international Congress and its contribution to academic, societal and economic life in the Faroe Islands.

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Master's Thesis Maps Educational Opportunities and Barriers in Circumpolar Health

Fri, Sep 11, 2026

A new master's thesis developed as part of the UArctic Thematic Network on Health and Well-being in the Arctic project "Strengthening Arctic Health Networks through Partnerships and Mentorship" and conducted in collaboration with the Centre for Public Health in Greenland at the University of Southern Denmark maps health-relat...

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Living with the Ocean Travels to Tórshavn

Fri, Sep 11, 2026

In May 2026, the travelling exhibition Living with the Ocean came to the Faroe Islands. Installed in the city centre at Havnará, near Vaglið, it opened on Tuesday 26 May as one of the social and cultural highlights of the UArctic Congress. Leaders from the municipality and Visit Tórshavn welcomed the exhibition, and the openi...

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Save the date! Arctic Challenges: Navigating a Changing Arctic

Wed, Sep 09, 2026

Save the date! UArctic and University of Iceland's Annual Pre-event in anticipation of the Arctic Circle Assembly. The event is open to all.

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Call for Papers: Special Theme on Changing Arctic Coasts Now Open

Wed, Sep 09, 2026

A new Special Theme, “Changing Arctic Coasts: Physical Drivers, Coastal Resilience, Governance and Socio-Ecological Impacts” is now open for submissions in Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures, published by Cambridge University Press.

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Report: Robert Gordon University expanding the Scottish presence at the UArctic Congress 2026

Wed, Sep 09, 2026

Robert Gordon University was represented the UArctic Congress 2026 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands as a part of the wider Scottish presence in the conference. RGU's presence highlighted the importance of the Scottish engagement within wider Arctic networks.

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Call for Contributions: Arctic Symposium & Workshop "Arctic Organic Pollutants in a Changing Environment"

Tue, Sep 08, 2026

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), in collaboration with the International Joint Research Centre for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), invites researchers, experts, and stakeholders to participate in the Arctic Symposium & Workshop: "Arctic Organic Pollutants in a Changing Environment". The event will...

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Project Report: Microscopic dragons and penis worms in focus during ScaliFar – a UArctic funded Workshop and PhD Course in the Faroe Islands

Tue, Sep 08, 2026

During the summer of 2026, a UArctic funded workshop and PhD course ScaliFar brought students from across the world to study animal group Scalidophora in Faroe Islands.

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Open position: Secretary General, UArctic

Mon, Sep 07, 2026

Applications are now invited for the position of UArctic Secretary General and Head of the UArctic International Secretariat. Apply between 7 September 2026 and 4 October 2026 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki).

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Job posting: Secretary General, North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission

Mon, Sep 07, 2026

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission, NAMMCO, is looking for the Secretary General.

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New intern from India joins the UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi

Fri, Sep 04, 2026

This fall the UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi welcomes Varsha Sista as its first-ever intern from India.

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New intern joins the UArctic International Secretariat

Fri, Sep 04, 2026

A new intern Oona Muje has joined the UArctic International Secretariat at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi as an intern from September 2026 until the end of December 2026.

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Layers of Change Exhibition Shown in Oulu, Finland

Fri, Sep 04, 2026

The exhibition "Layers of Change" brings together photographic works by Norwegian photographer and graphic designer Laila Ingvaldsen and Finnish photographer-researcher Esa Pekka Isomursu.

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UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain Delivered an Academic Course on Arctic Law in China

Fri, Sep 04, 2026

From August 23–29, Professor Kamrul Hossain, UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education, delivered a weeklong academic course on Arctic Law at Harbin Engineering University’s Department of Law in China.

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