UArctic - News 2015

New publication on the changing Arctic

Mon, Aug 31, 2015

A new publication "The New Arctic" highlights how, and in what parts, the natural and political system is being transformed and contributes to our further understanding of the changes that are taking place.

RJE3 Program: the new international project at Hokkaido University

Fri, Aug 28, 2015

The RJE3 Program is intended to develop professional groups that play leading roles in the fields of sustainable environment, sustainable culture and sustainable development in the Far East and the Arctic Circle.

2015 Arctic Energy Summit, 28-30 September, Fairbanks, Alaska

Fri, Aug 28, 2015

The 2015 Arctic Energy Summit is a multidisciplinary event expected to draw several hundred industry officials, scientists, academics, policy makers, energy professionals and community leaders together to collaborate and share leading approaches on Arctic energy issue.

Call for presentations: Arctic Indigenous Education Conference 2016

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

The Sámi parliament of Norway and Sámi University College are pleased to announce the Arctic Indigenous Education Conference (AIEC) 2016 which will be held in Guovdageaidnu, Norway, March 14-17, 2016. Deadline for proposals: November 15, 2015.

UArctic Students’ Forum 2015: Collaboration across academic and national borders

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

Parallel with last week’s UArctic Rectors’ Forum, the annual Students’ Forum took place 18-21 August in Umeå, Sweden. Ingrid A. Medby from Durham University represented her institution for the first time in the Forum.

Conference on Sanitation in Cold Climate Regions, Sisimiut, Greenland, April 2016

Wed, Aug 26, 2015

The ARTEK Event 2016 - International Conference Sanitation in Cold Climate Regions will be organized in Sisimiut, Greenland 12-14 April 2016. Abstracts for the conference can be submitted until 1 December 2015.

UArctic Student Ambassador discusses traditional knowledge and climate change on the radio

Wed, Aug 26, 2015

Listen to UArctic Student Ambassador Caitlyn Baikie talk about how transferring traditional knowledge is affected by climate change in an interview for CBC Radio show New Fire.

"Citizen science is not enough on its own"

Tue, Aug 25, 2015

A recently published correspondence paper discusses why citizen scientists and local communities should work together on sustainable development issues.

Reminder: Arctic Frontiers Science 2016 call for papers

Tue, Aug 25, 2015

The 10th Arctic Frontiers conference, titled Industry and Environment, will be arranged in Tromsø, Norway on 24-29 January 2016. The call for papers for the science section closes on 21 September 2015.

VIII All-Russian Festival "PR Days in Yakutia-2015" within the Diamond Week of Yakutia

Tue, Aug 25, 2015

3-4 September, Baikal State University of Economics and Law and North-Eastern Federal University will hold final events of the VIII National Festival of Mass Communications "PR Days in Yakutia-2015" within the “Diamond Week of Yakutia”.

Far Eastern Federal University and Korea University expand partnership

Tue, Aug 25, 2015

The Delegation from Korea University (Republic of Korea) visited Far Eastern Federal University. Universities discussed development of bilateral cooperation in education and science

Arctic College: we prepare certified reindeer herders

Mon, Aug 24, 2015

Arctic College of the peoples of the North situated on the river Kolyma mouth is the only institution in Yakutia (Russian Far East) educating certified reindeer herders. In June 2015 the college became a new member of the University of the Arctic.

International Summer School "Ecology of large reservoirs and their basins"

Mon, Aug 24, 2015

From 14 to 21 August Baikal Biological Station hosted an International Summer School "Ecology of large reservoirs and their basins"

2015 Arctic Science Conference, October 1-3, Anchorage, Alaska

Mon, Aug 24, 2015

The theme of the 2015 Arctic Science Conference is Healthy Estuaries: Sustainability and Resilience. Abstracts for the conference are due today (24 August). The conference will be held October 1-3 in Anchorage, Alaska.

UArctic Rectors' Forum concludes in Umeå

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

The 9th UArctic Rectors’ Forum has concluded at Umeå University, Sweden, held from August 19-21, 2015. This year's theme was 'The Challenges of Arctic Research'.