According to the United Nations, everyone has the right to sufficient, continuous, safe, acceptable, physically accessible, and affordable water for personal and domestic use, i.e. drinking water from an improved water source that is located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination.

Improve your knowledge about Arctic issues and people by studying and experiencing life in another circumpolar institution. north2north mobility program enables you to experience life in another North while gaining international competencies that will benefit your future career and academic endeavours. 


Arctic Studies are a fast-growing field that increasingly draws media and public attention due to global warming and climate change. Their strong impact on the Arctic has opened new perspectives for development but also caused diverse conflicts that need to be studied not only from scientific, economic, and political points-o...

2021 ARCUS Annual Report

Wed, Dec 22, 2021
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) invites everyone to review some of the highlights and achievements of 2021 by exploring the 2021 ARCUS Annual Report.




The Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) seeks to fill a tripartite tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in natural resource, environmental, or energy policy and management to conduct research on these issues with respect to Alaska’s economy, public fin...



UArctic members, activities and partners may request meeting space for side meetings at the UArctic Congress 2022. Requests should be submitted by February 15, 2022.


The UArctic Photo Competition is an annual event organized by the University of Arctic (UArctic) in collaboration with the Arctic Sustainable Art and Design Thematic Network (ASAD). The theme of the competition in 2022 is Arctic Polarities.

Hundreds of species of plant-eating mammals, birds and insects – known as herbivores – inhabit the Arctic tundra. Some of these are vital for local communities and northern cultures, including domesticated reindeer and sheep, and hunted caribou, muskox, ptarmigan and geese.