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New Publication: Count Otani Kozui’s 1900 northern cruise: A Japanese “explorer tourist” in the Nordic Arctic

Tue, Nov 05, 2024

The paper "Count Otani Kozui’s 1900 northern cruise: A Japanese “explorer tourist” in the Nordic Arctic" of Kristín Ingvarsdóttir, member of the Thematic Network on Arctic in Asia and Asia in the Arctic, is published in Polar Record.

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Polar Pride Day 2024

Tue, Nov 05, 2024

Polar Pride Day will be held on the November 18. The UK Polar Network would like to invite you to join them and their partners across the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), in celebrating this day with other organisations and institutions.

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Arctic Circle Assembly 2024 Student Report: Larry Ibrahim Mohammed

Tue, Nov 05, 2024

Larry Ibrahim Mohammed, a Phd research Fellow at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, reflects on his experience at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2024 in Reykjavík.

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Analyzing Arctic Research Trends

Mon, Nov 04, 2024

Two recent UArctic reports analyze Arctic research trends based on funding data and bibliometrics. As a key finding, they affirm the significance of the United States as a major Arctic research nation.

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Thematic Network on Arctic Law "Arctic Archives" Subgroup Visits Swedish National Archives in Östersund

Mon, Nov 04, 2024

The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law "Arctic Archives" Subgroup visited the Swedish National Archives in Östersund, September 23, 2024.

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Flow Exhibition features the Living in the Landscape "Lila" Summer School

Mon, Nov 04, 2024

The exhibition "Flow: Currents of Change in our river landscapes" is presented in the KILO gallery, at the Faculty of Art and Design, University of Lapland, November 5-21, 2024. 

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2024 UArctic Board Meeting in Labrador, Canada

Mon, Nov 04, 2024

UArctic held the fall 2024 Board Meeting in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from October 28 to November 1.

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UArctic is Hiring - Apply Today: Financial Controller

Mon, Nov 04, 2024

UArctic's International Secretariat Office in Rovaniemi, Finland is now accepting applications for a Financial Controller. Apply between 4 November 2024 and 18 November 2024 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki).

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Three Chairs participate in ArcSolution, holistic approach to climate change and pollution

Fri, Nov 01, 2024

The EU-project Arc-Solution, full title Arctic Pollution in a One Health perspective - from complex challenges to sustainable solutions has been officially initiated after a meeting in October at Nord University.

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Resource available: ADVANCEing FieldSafety Training Program

Fri, Nov 01, 2024

Organizers announce the official launch of the ADVANCEing FieldSafety training program. The training program was developed to help the field-going community in creating and building safe and welcoming field environments.

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Save the Date: UArctic Assembly meeting 2025

Thu, Oct 31, 2024

We are pleased to invite all UArctic members to attend the 6th Annual Assembly meeting of UArctic, held in Inari, Finland, on June 6-9, 2025. The meeting will be hosted by the Sámi Education Institute.

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2024 FP Award winners: "Multiple initiatives together lead to an outcome that becomes useful"

Thu, Oct 31, 2024

Alexander Tøsdal Tveit, Lisa Y. Stein, and Fang Qian became the winners of the 2024 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award with their project on methane capture with Arctic bacteria. The 100,000-euro award was announced on October 18 at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland. 

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Republic of Korea to Host the Joint SCAR-IASC Polar Conference in 2030

Thu, Oct 31, 2024

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) have recently announced that their 2030 joint Polar Conference will be hosted in Incheon, Republic of Korea. 

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Thematic Network on Arctic Law “Arctic Archives” subgroup delivered two seminars at the 17th Polar Law Symposium

Thu, Oct 31, 2024

The Thematic Network on Arctic Law “Arctic Archives” subgroup delivered two seminars at the 17th Polar Law Symposium that took place in Östersund, Sweden, September 23-25, 2024.

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Announcing the launch of the Thematic Networks Success Stories

Thu, Oct 31, 2024

UArctic Thematic Networks Office launches a new initiative to highlight and promote the excellent, relevant and valuable research, education and other activities conducted by UArctic Thematic Networks.

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