Gender Equality and Empowerment in the Arctic | UN CSW66 Parallel NGO Panel14 March 2022, 16:00-17:30Register here

Dear UArctic Members, please note that the third session of "Meet UArctic", our monthly online update and Q&A meeting for members, has been cancelled.

Algoma University’s second annual Research Week kicks off on March 7 through March 11, 2022. This second instalment will feature a  keynote speaker, research spotlights, faculty lunch box talks, as well as alumni research profiles, student-centred research highlights and more.

Arctic Institute of North America at University of Calgary is pleased to announce their partnership with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants for the online delivery of the Arctic Speaker Series. This event will be presented on the AINA YouTube Channel.

The public meeting is arranged by Nasiffik - Centre for Foreign & Security Policy at Ilisimatusarfik - and Center for Arctic Security Studies at the Royal Danish Defence College in cooperation with the Danish Government's Security Policy Analysis Group, where e.g., Greenland's Department of Foreign Affairs participates.

Organizers invite abstract submissions for the 2nd Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses. This meeting will convene 3-6 May 2022 at Tvärminne Zoological Station in Hanko, Finland.

The University of Virginia (UVA) invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate in Arctic micrometeorology and geophysics. This one-year position, with the potential for a one-year extension, will be located in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Centre for Climate Change Research at Nicolaus Copernicus University invites applications for two PhD positions in climatology/bioclimatology. These four-year positions will be located in Toruń, Poland.

Professor David G. Anderson from the University of Aberdeen is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Anthropology of the Arctic for the next five years.

UArctic statement by Board Chair: 

The conference is organized by the University of Oulu on 30 November–2 December, 2022. Feminist matterings: Indigenous and Arctic engagements. Deadline for submissions: 20 March, 2022.

Professor Tuija Turunen from the University of Lapland is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Education for Social Justice and Diversity for the next five years.

Professor Timo Jokela from the University of Lapland is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Arctic Art, Design and Culture for the next five years.

Professor Kamrul Hossain from the University of Lapland is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education for the next five years.

Since 2014, project Siunissaq has developed in a unique collaboration between Ilisimatusarfik, the Children's Rights Office of Greenland (MIO), Sermersooq municipality, Qeqqata municipality, Kujalleq municipality, local companies and foundations in Greenland and Denmark, as well as other countries - all of which have provided...