Chairs

December

• Funding for a new research project, “The evolving relationship between the Sámi People and the European Union and its effects on the EU Environmental Law and Policy"
• PEOPLE 2023 International Conference: Call for Abstracts & Proposals
• Arctic Sustainable Art and Design TN (ASAD) has received funding for the development of its activities in 2023-2025
• The 10th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law (CDAL) is out

November

• UArctic Research Chair Jeff Welker and colleagues receive funding for an interdisciplinary Academy of Finland Consortium Project
• A Seminar discussed the Arctic dimensions of human rights
• "Sherpas Amidst the Mist" – a documentary film showcasing Yak herding in the Third Polar region

October

• Svalbard reindeer diet-switch from moss to grass supports reindeer population growth in the face of dramatic winter and summer climate changes in the High Arctic
• The first UArctic Chairs’ meeting held in Reykjavik
• The Faroese chapter of the “La Recherche” Expedition Account by Xavier Marmier translated into English
• Introducing the winning project of 2022 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award
• UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law organized an academic session at the 15th Polar Law Symposium
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Kirk Anderson

September

• UArctic at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly
• The 2nd Finland-India joint seminar held at the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU)
• A database project launched on Doctoral and Post-doctoral Projects on Arctic Law
• UArctic Research Chair is leading another Arctic Icebreaker Study. This time Aboard the I/B Oden ArtofMelt: Interactive Processes in the NE Greenland region

August

• Save the date: Arctic Environmental Forum (AEF) hosted by the HIT and UArctic-HIT-TC

April

• Introducing the UArctic Chair Bing Chen

March

• Introducing the UArctic Chair David G. Anderson
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Tuija Turunen
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Timo Jokela
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Odd Jarl Borch

February

• Introducing the UArctic Chair David Natcher
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Roland Kallenborn

January

• Introducing the UArctic Chair Philip Steinberg
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Melody Brown Burkins
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Karl Kreutz
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Jan Borm
• Introducing the UArctic Chair Hanne H. Christiansen

• Press Release: Inaugural UArctic Chair