Overall Activities

  • Meetings along with UArctic conferences. Organized session on UArctic conference
  • Joint interdisciplinary meetings to enhance cooperation in the Arctic
  • Dissemination of research studies (eg., dissertations) which are related to workers and Arctic conditions (health and safety issues)
  • Arrangement of summer schools for students and young scientists
  • Information dissemination (blogs, websites, forums, chat rooms, etc.) on stress management, psychological protection from stress and "polar night depression" for people working in the High North.

 

  • Arctic Five network on Occupational health and safety (established in 2022).
    • Topics of interest in this network are 1) The impact of climate and weather on outdoor workers’ performance, health, and safety, including mitigative and adaptive strategies, 2) Health and performance concerns of working in the mining industry and 3) Development of models/tools for workplaces to facilitate adaptive capacity/resilience as well as development of information and learning material with regards to various health hazards/problems encountered in the Arctic.