The University of Akureyri is accepting applications for the Nansen visiting professorship or Nansen Research fellowship based on a cooperation between the governments of Iceland and Norway.       Apply by January 1, 2017.

Michael Sfraga, co-lead of the UArctic Institute for Arctic Policy, has been appointed as the new director of the Wilson Center’s revitalized Polar Initiative. The Wilson Center is the only think tank in Washington to house a broad-based initiative on the Arctic.

A Nordic University Hub is a long-term partnership between Nordic universities, universities of applied sciences and university colleges that forms a consortium which will provide a framework for expanding cooperation in the Nordic region. NordFrosk is now inviting Nordic universities to apply for funding. The deadline for th...

The Arctic Science Summit Week 2017 will be held in Prague, Czech Republic on 31 March – 7 April 2017. The ASSW 2017 Science Symposium is entitled "A Dynamic Arctic in Global Change".



Sustainable building and liveable, smart and sustainable cities are a priority area in the Nordic collaboration, which offers many examples of comprehensive solutions with people in focus. In the latest edition of Green Growth the Nordic Way you can learn about how smart Nordic energy solutions to common urban issues shorten...



IASC Medal Award 2017

Thu, Nov 03, 2016
IASC Medals are awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. A maximum of one award is made each year, assuming that there is a nominee of appropriate quality. 

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The University of Washington announces a call for applications for the position of Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies. This position; open to Canadian scholars, scientists, practitioners, community, and political leaders; is for a two quarter residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Yugra State University invites you to take part in the 5th International field symposium “West Siberian Peatlands and Carbon Cycle: Past and Present” and International Conference “Carbon Balance of Western Siberian Mires in the Context of Climate Change” on 19-29 June, 2017 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.