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International Women’s Day guest lecture on #MeToo movement at the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law

On 8 March 2019, the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, which leads the UArctic Themat...

Mon, Mar 11, 2019

UArctic broadens cooperation with other university networks

In an effort to share information and experiences with other university networks that have similar issues and challenges as UArctic, Chief Communications Off...

Fri, Mar 08, 2019

Women of the Arctic at UArctic Congress 2018 PHOTO: Nancy Forde

Women of the Arctic aims to raise awareness, support, and maintain a focus on women’s and gender-related issues in the Arctic

Women of the Arctic launched an interview series showcasing personal and professional stories of women who live and work in, as well as engage with the Arctic.

Fri, Mar 08, 2019

HIT Polar Academy and UArctic-HIT Training Centre Unveiled

On February 26, HIT Polar Academy and the UArctic HIT Training Centre were unveiled. The UArctic HIT Training Centre is the first UArctic Regional Centre, wh...

Fri, Mar 08, 2019

A new book tells the origins of Arctic cooperation and ups and downs in Finland´s Arctic policy

A new book published by the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland opens the Finnish perspective to the developments in the Arctic from the 1980s to the...

Thu, Mar 07, 2019

Youth climate competition during the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference

The theme of the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference on 12–13 November 2019 is climate change and the future generations. The conference will be arranged in c...

Wed, Mar 06, 2019

4th SAO meeting during Finland’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council sums up achievements of the past two years

On 13-14 March 2019, the Arctic Council will gather in Ruka, Finland for the fourth Senior Arctic Officials’ meeting during the Chairmanship of Finland (2017...

Tue, Mar 05, 2019

International Staff Training Week at University of Turku 3-7 June 2019

University of Turku cordially invites their colleagues for the International Staff Training Week, 3-7 June 2019, organised by International Office and the Gr...

Mon, Mar 04, 2019

UArctic participates in the Northern Dimension project “Development of the think tank functions of the Northern Dimension Institute”

Project partners from UArctic member institutions in Finland and Russia together with their colleagues from Aalto University and St. Petersburg State Univers...

Fri, Mar 01, 2019

One Arctic – One Health Conference gathered researchers from the whole Circumpolar area

The One Arctic - One Health Conference was arranged on February 7-9, 2019, in Oulu, Finland, gathering together researchers from the whole Circumpolar area....

Fri, Mar 01, 2019

The panelists: Mine Tekman, Lars Kullerud, Marianne Kroglund and Lise Langård PHOTO: Ragnhild Nyland / Marint Miljø

Report on "Plastics without Borders" side event held at Arctic Frontiers is now available online

"Plastics without Borders: A Marine Litter Database and Knowledge Platform for the Arctic" side event was held at Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø, Norway, on Janu...

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

New Study Highlights Challenges of Climate Adaptation Policy and Strategic Community Planning in the North

A recent study exploring the case of Homer, Alaska by Jeff Birchall and Nicole Bonnett of the University of Alberta was published in the Journal of Environme...

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

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