The next Polar readings will be devoted to the issues of artistic and philosophical understanding of the Arctic and Antarctic, identifying and forming the meanings that characterize and shape our understanding of the Polar regions. Representatives of research institutes, archives, museums, libraries, state and public organiza...

Coming of Age in Exile, CAGE, is a research project (2015–2020) based on collaboration between Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

While the pandemic has shut down most of the borders, Northern (Arctic) Federal University in Arkhangelsk is putting up bridges between countries and cultures and is happy to announce the 2021 Online Winter School of the Russian Language and Culture!

The University of Oslo is excited to welcome applicants for the course A Changing Arctic this summer. It is intensive and runs for six weeks, June 28-August 6, from the University of Oslo. The course is online, completely free of charge, and fully accredited within the European Union framework (15 ECTS). 

The material for this perspective was generated during the EcoTech4CCU: Biotechnology for Carbon Capture and Utilization from Ecosystem Inspired Solutions workshop sponsored through The University of the Arctic (UArctic) and hosted by the Arctic Centre for Sustainable Energy (ARC) at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway on O...

The Government of Iceland in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers host the International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region in connection with the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The Symposium has been rescheduled to take place online on 2-4 March and 8-9 March 2021 due to CO...

The European Commission and the External Action Service have released the summary of the results of the public consultation on the way forward for the European Union’s Arctic policy launched in July 2020 with a view to updating its policy.

Learn about the current status and future of cultural heritage protection in the Arctic region by participating in this virtual event on Friday, January 29, 2021, at 10-11:30 am EST / 4-5:30 pm CET.

The project titled the “Arctic Education Alliance,” is a two-year collaboration among the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Southern Maine, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, and the Greenland Climate Research Centre. The State Department has allocated $1.8 million for...

One of the originators of the idea of the University of the Arctic, O.W. Heal (Bill), has sadly passed away on Jan 17, 2021.

UNESCO and the Scottish Government with the support of the UK Permanent Delegation to UNESCO organise the virtual event: Indigenous Languages: Thriving in a Digital Age on Thursday, 28 January 2021 at 16:00 – 17:30 (GMT).

UArctic Thematic Networks Office welcomes new Thematic Networks proposal by February 28th 2021 to be endorsed for a provisional year by the UArctic Assembly in May 2021. Minimum requirement of partners is three UArctic member organisations (including host organization), it is encouraged though to build a diverse Circumpolar N...

Based at the University of Saskatchewan, CASES is an international research initiative bringing together public and private enterprise, northern and Indigenous communities, utilities, and universities, from Canada, Alaska, Sweden, and Norway. CASES is currently recruiting for one Master’s level student, one PhD and one Post D...

The winter school lecturers will tell about the traditional foods, agriculture in conditions of “double cold” (permafrost and low air temperatures), food security, animal breeding, food storage technologies in the North etc. The winter school will be held online via Zoom platform March 22-31, 2021.

The Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) Thematic Network of the University of the Arctic is pleased to announce the seventh title in the popular 'Relate North' series of books.  Title: RELATE NORTH: Tradition and Innovation in Art and Design Education Editors: Timo Jokela and Glen Coutts