2015

NEFU Mammoth Museum entered the list of the most interesting sights in Russia

Tue, Aug 04, 2015

NEFU Mammoth Museum is among the 10 most interesting sights in Russia according to the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the museum contains one of the world’s only complete woolly mammoth skeletons, as well as woolly rhino, ancient bisons, horses and dogs, dating from as far back as the...

Summer School on climate change gathered young scientists in the Altai Mountains

Mon, Aug 03, 2015

The National Research Tomsk State University held the III International Summer School for young researchers "Natural and human environment of the Arctic and alpine regions in a rapidly changing climate."

Nordic Council of Ministers' funding for ecosystem services

Wed, Jul 22, 2015

The Nordic Council of Ministers’ working group for environment and economy, together with the marine group and the terrestrial ecosystems group, invite proposals for projects on ecosystem services in the coastal zone of the Nordic countries. The deadline for this call is 20th August 2015.

Nordic Council of Ministers' funding for energy projects

Wed, Jul 22, 2015

The Nordic Council of Ministers’ working group for environment and economy invites proposals for projects on nudging in energy consumption, waste or resource efficiency in the Nordic countries. The deadline for this call is 20th August 2015.

"Arctic Floating University - 2015" returned to Arkhangelsk

Tue, Jul 21, 2015

Today, Northern (Arctic) Federal University (Russia) welcomed the international expedition "Arctic Floating University - 2015" participants. The research vessel "Professor Molchanov" returned to Arkhangelsk from the twenty-day voyage in high latitudes.

Internship at the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples´ Secretariat

Fri, Jul 10, 2015

An internship position is available at Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples´ Secretariat (IPS). The internship is for four-six months fall 2015, with an opportunity for extension pending on the needs of the Secretariat.

Featured Arthropod: Pardosa glacialis

Fri, Jul 10, 2015

"The Open City: approaches, criteria, practice"

Fri, Jul 10, 2015

The International Scientific and Practical Conference will be held in Russia at Ural Federal University

Seminars on the climate change impact on indigenous peoples in Russia

Fri, Jul 10, 2015

Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North informs about regional training seminars on the climate change impact on indigenous peoples, their way of life and traditional activities

Help Create an Invertebrate Herbivory Protocol

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

To Far Eastern Federal University with a library in a bus!

Tue, Jul 07, 2015

In Vladivostok, Russia, city buses on several routes, including the bus No15 going to Far Eastern Federal University, have recently been equipped with virtual bookshelves. This invention is one of those about which we can say, “The concept is simple!”

VII International IT Forum with BRICS SCO Participation

Mon, Jul 06, 2015

The 7th International IT Forum with BRICS SCO Participation takes place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, 6-7 July 2015

Permafrost Summer Field School was held in Svalbard, Norway, June 2015

Fri, Jul 03, 2015

UArctic's Thematic Network on Permafrost arranged an international bachelor summer field school in Svalbard, in June 2015. The field school aimed to provide the students with an overview of the many different research topics related to permafrost, ranging from geoscience, engineering and bioscience to social science.

Young doctor publishes a photo essay on Even-Bitantay district of Sakha Republic

Fri, Jul 03, 2015

Nahaar Dybdyr, a former north2north and Circumpolar Studies student, has worked as the only surgeon and reanimatologist in three Far North districts of Russia. Now he has also published a photo essay on his home, the Even-Bitantay district of the Sakha Republic.

UArctic Welcomes Six New Thematic Networks

Fri, Jul 03, 2015

UArctic’s six new Thematic Networks, approved by the UArctic Council in its 18th meeting held June 14-17, 2015 at the Buryat State University in Ulan Ude, Russia, have now been launched in the UArctic web site.