The Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) network featured prominently at the UArctic Congress, presenting a range of projects that connect art, research, and societal impact in support of sustainable Arctic futures.
The Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design network (ASAD) will host Relate North - its annual symposium and exhibition - under the theme Land, Power, Art. The event will be held at the Project Space, Umeå Institute of Design, Arts Campus, on June 17, 2026.
Sunniva Sheffield, a PhD Candidate at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, shares participant experiences and insights from the UArctic Congress 2026.
Anika Affleck, a Master's student at University College London and also working with the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research, shares experiences and insights from the UArctic Congress 2026.
After five dynamic and rewarding months, Mia Filardi, the 5th American Arctic Connection intern, is getting ready to wrap up her internship and leave Rovaniemi.
The paper, titled “Higher Education as Coastal Community Development: Lessons Learned From the University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland,” was published in the journal Ocean and Society. It reflects on UW’s 20-year experience as a rural coastal educational institution.
The 2026 Academy, with the theme “Intelligence”, is taking place from 8 to 14 June 2026 in the European Arctic, including sessions in Rovaniemi, Kiruna, Tromsø, Enontekiö, Kautokeino, Inari, and Sodankylä—through Sápmi, the northernmost parts of Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series has been launched, led by Ilan Kelman and Jeevan Toor from the Thematic Network on Disasters and Natural Hazards.
The Thematic Network on Social Work has published its first newsletter of 2026, presenting recent activities, upcoming initiatives, and collaboration opportunities across the Arctic.
Members of the Thematic Network on Health and Well-being in the Arctic were actively engaged at the UArctic Congress 2026 in the Faroe Islands. Read the report by the network’s lead, Anastasia Emelyanova, on its extensive participation, sessions, and collaboration activities.
On May 22, 2026, the book "Sacred Places in the Arctic and Beyond. Cultural and Existential Transitions", edited by Francis Joy, Patrick Dillon, and Dawid Bunikowski, was released by Routledge.
Adem Mansar, a student of the master’s degree programme of Northern Tourism at the University of Lapland wanted to highlight the opinion of students of Iceland, and particularly those from Reykjavik about mass tourism in the Island.
