2011

APECS webinar: "Working with the Media” - Feb 8th at 17:00 GMT

Mon, Feb 07, 2011

APECS invites you to join our Career Development webinar on Tuesday, Feb 8th at 17:00 GMT. This week's webinar is entitled "Working with the Media” and will be presented by David Vaughan, British Antarctic Survey.

University of the Highlands and Islands becomes Scotland’s newest university

Mon, Feb 07, 2011

As of February 1, the University of the Highlands and Islands has gained full university status and is therefore Scotland's newest university.

Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2011 – A Source for Inspiration

Sat, Feb 05, 2011

Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2011 “Pathways to Sustainable Northern Communities” was concluded on Thursday, February 3. The conference took place for the fourth time in Jokkmokk, Northern Sweden.

Help Set the Priorities for the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program of the Arctic Council

Fri, Feb 04, 2011

APECS is happy to announce Shaping the Future of AMAP early career researcher (ECR) workshop presented by APECS in association with AMAP this spring. This one day workshop will be held before “The Arctic as a Messenger for Global Processes - Climate Change and Pollution” in Copenhagen, 3-6 May 2011, hosted by AMAP, the Unive...

Lakehead Students have opportunity to participate in exciting exchange

Fri, Feb 04, 2011

The exchange opportunities available to Lakehead University students through the University of the Arctic's north2north program are highlighted in an article by Erin Collins in their university newspaper, The Argus.

February 2011 Community Lectures Arctic Visiting Speakers Series Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S.

Fri, Feb 04, 2011

For further information on AVS, please go to: http://www.arcus.org/arctic_speaker/index.html

Jokkmokk Winter Conference in Full Progress

Fri, Feb 04, 2011

Jokkmokk Winter Conference is in full progress. The conference deals with the empowerment of northern regions to achieve sustainable development.

north2north North American Waivers

Fri, Feb 04, 2011

The international n2n coordination office got last week information about the North American waiver offerings for north2north mobility 2011/12.

UArctic wraps up at Arctic Frontiers

Fri, Feb 04, 2011

Many thanks to all the organizers and participants of the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromso for a very successful event. The University of the Arctic was well represented in both the policy and science sections of the conference, as well as the supporting side events.

Communicating Climate Change and US NSF Funding Webinars Available

Fri, Feb 04, 2011

APECS is happy to present you with two more wonderful career development webinar video recordings: "Communicating Climate Change" and "US NSF Funding".

8th International Summer School in Karelia 2011

Thu, Feb 03, 2011

Main theme: From Circumpolar Stability toward Nordic Peace Helsinki, May 11th – 12th Joensuu, May 13th Petrozavodsk, May 15th – 18th

Call for Contributions - "Would you know more? Conversation on Roots" Conference

Wed, Feb 02, 2011

Organizers of a conference entitled "Would you know more? Conversationon Roots" announce a call for contributions. The conference will beconvened 19-21 June 2011 in Akureyri, Iceland.

CALL for Papers: 9th Annual Research Seminar of ARKTIS, 4-5 April 2011

Tue, Feb 01, 2011

Arctic Doctoral Programme (ARKTIS) will organize 9th Annual Research Seminar “Local Knowledge and Participatory Research in the Arctic“ 4-5 April 2011. The seminar will be held at the Arctic Centre, in Rovaniemi , Finland (Arktikum, Pohjoisranta 4).

APECS Career Development Webinar Series

Tue, Feb 01, 2011

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is hosting a Career Development Webinar Series, with online presentations held Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. GMT. The full list ofpresentations, as well as previous webinar recordings, are available at http://apecs.is/webinars.

From Hollywood til Tromsø

Mon, Jan 31, 2011

Young scientists at the Arctic Frontiers conference engaged in much more than traditional scientific pursuits, as a workshop organized through the Arctic Frontiers Young Scientist Forum, supported by APECS, put them behind -- and in front of -- the camera. Scientist-turned film maker Randy Olson helped the scientists to produ...