Reminder: Early bird registration for UArctic Rectors' Forum and Conference ends March 31

Tue, Mar 21, 2017

Early bird registration rates for the UArctic Rectors' Forum and Conference, hosted by the University of Aberdeen Aug 23-29, 2017, is available until March 31. Make sure you register early to take advantage. Abstract submissions for the conference are also still being accepted.

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2017 Arctic Energy Summit - Updates

Mon, Mar 20, 2017

The 4th biennial 2017 Arctic Energy Summit will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on September 18-20, 2017. Hosted by Institute of the North and Finland Ministry of Economy and Employment. The 2017 Arctic Energy Summit has some exciting updates

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Workshop at Arctic Science Summit Week

Fri, Mar 17, 2017

Early-Career Workshop at Arctic Science Summit Week, Prague: “Inter-disciplinary coordination and multi-stakeholder cooperation through the notion of ‘boundary objects1" - Thursday 6.4.2017, First Part: 14.-15.30, Second Part: 16-17.30 (The Virgo Room)  

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Summer in Siberia: Registration Open

Fri, Mar 17, 2017

North-Eastern Federal University invites students to summer school programs "Nature. People. Culture" and "Lena Pillars", July-August 2017.

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PhD course - Community based methods for sustainable development in the north

Tue, Mar 14, 2017

In this PhD course we would like to present, discuss and practice research methodologies, which are being used around the arctic and to co construct in a participatory approach the future scenarios of tomorrow research is being held June 14 2017 during the ICASS IX conference at Umeå University.

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Field school - Norway-Canada-USA collaboration

Tue, Mar 14, 2017

The first field-school of the International Partnerships for Excellent Education and Research (INTPART) project titled, "Arctic Field Summer Schools: Norway-Canada-USA collaboration" will be organized by the University of Tromso (UiT) from May 15 - June 2 2017.

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Delegation from Yakutia Region visits Alta

Tue, Mar 14, 2017

On Thursday 09. March 2017 a delegation from Yakutia (Sakha), Siberia, came to Alta.

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Model Arctic Council in Rome

Tue, Mar 14, 2017

The Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI - UNA Italy) and its Student Movement in partnership with the UnitedStates Diplomatic Missions in Italy is launching the first international simulation of the Arctic Council to be played in Italy (Rome) from 2 to 5 May 2017.

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Collaborative Arctic Summer School in Epidemiology, June 19 – 23, 2017

Fri, Mar 10, 2017

This summer school of UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Northern State Medical University (Russia) and University of Alaska Anchorage (USA) will focus on environmental stressors in the High North and the challenges involved in studying human health effects of such external factors. CASE 2017 will focus specifically on Beha...

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Finland is taking over the Arctic Council, and climate leadership, from the U.S.

Fri, Mar 10, 2017

When the Arctic Council leadership passes from the United States to Finland in May, will President Trump and his denial of climate change pose problems for the eight-nation body and its work to protect the circumpolar environment? Probably not, says a Finnish official involved in the Arctic Council.

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Week of the Arctic 2017

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Save the date! Week of the Arctic May 8-14 2017 in Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska.

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Arctic Studies at Aalborg University

Thu, Mar 09, 2017

Aalborg University offers an exciting specialization under the Master’s programme Culture, Communication and Globalization, with a focus on Arctic communities and globalization. The region of interest in “Arctic Studies” is the Circumpolar North, including Greenland, the northern parts of Scandinavia, Canada, Alaska and Russi...

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Student follow-up: From the Arctic to the Antarctic and around the world

Tue, Mar 07, 2017

In 2011, Jodi Gustafson embarked on exchange studies in Finnish Lapland. Since then she has continued to expand her views on the Arctic, but various paths have also led her to further her understanding of Antarctica in New Zealand, run a consulting business in Yukon, backpack in Siberia, and write a thesis in Cambridge.

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New report published: Mapping of UK business opportunities in the Arctic

Fri, Mar 03, 2017

This new report looks at different sectors where the UK and Finland could increase cooperation in the Arctic.

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International Permafrost Summer Course in Fairbanks

Fri, Mar 03, 2017

The University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Permafrost offers an International Permafrost Summer Field School in Fairbanks Alaska, July 31-­ August 12 2017.We welcome senior bachelor and graduate students, who are interested in obtaining an overall knowledge about permafrost.

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