The application deadline for the 12th Korea Arctic Academy is coming up on April 29, 2026! This is a unique opportunity for students from Arctic countries to join a fully funded study program in Korea focused on Arctic issues, policy, and culture.
ANCHORAGE, AK, APRIL 17 — Once a year, the Dena’ina Convention Center becomes a hub for global leaders, diplomats, researchers, and students that are excited about and invested in the Arctic. This audience comes to attend the Arctic Encounter Summit, the largest annual Arctic policy and business event in the United States.
The call for nominations for the 2026 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award is open until April 30, 2026. The Award includes a 100,000 euro grant to a promising idea that addresses climate change through concrete actions and plans.
The Board of UArctic held their spring meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland on April 13-17, 2026. In addition to formal decision-making and discussions, the Board had opportunities to meet with local stakeholders, including representatives of the University of Lapland and the UArctic International Secretariat.
On April 14, the UArctic International Secretariat organized a local celebration in honour of UArctic’s 25-year anniversary, counting from the launch of the network.
Two artists, Glen Coutts and Antti Stöckell, from the ASAD network, show their artworks in an art exhibition in Oulu, Finland. Glen Coutts has worked as a Professor of Applied Visual Arts at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lapland, where Antti Stöckell is a university lecturer in applied visual arts. T...
On March 18, 2026, the UArctic Thematic Networks on Gender in the Arctic Knowledge Production and Health and Well-being in the Arctic, together with the Feminist and Gender Researchers’ Network of the University of Oulu, Finland (FeGe), hosted an inspiring and thought-provoking symposium on relations with nature.
Dr Shahnaj Begum is organizing a seminar in Rovaniemi as part of the TAIMI project’s WP3 "Multiplicity of Cultures of Care and IT" (PI: Markku Sippola & Researcher Shahnaj Begum & Wanying Yan).
Call for nominations for the 2026 edition of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes, on the theme “Literacy for People, the Planet and Prosperity” are now open.
Thematic Network on Local-scale Planning for Climate Resilience will host the next Speaker Series event: "Building resilient places: The promise and paradox of place-based adaptation" online via Zoom on May 1, 2026. The session will feature Sarah Kehler from the University of Alberta, Canada.
NYU invites you to the luncheon lecture : From Jeffrey Epstein to Glyphosate: How Corporations and 'Philanthropists' Have Corrupted Science and Undermined Public Trust.
Adrian Finch, supported by the ScAN Travel Fund through the Scottish Government's Scottish Education Exchange Programme and UArctic, shares their experience attending a conference in Finland.
ScAN is seeking an Early Career Researcher (ECR) to join the ScAN Steering Group. This role offers an opportunity to represent the perspectives of ECRs and contribute to discussions about the priorities, activities and future development of ScAN.
