November

Travel to Newfoundland with north2north Mobility Funding

Firouz Gaini from the University of the Faroe Islands visited Canada with north2north mobility funding.

Tue, Nov 12, 2019

Funding has been granted for research workshops on Indigenous Pedagogy in Teacher Education

The goal of the workshops is to review and identify the Sámi and Indigenous pedagogy research needs at northern teacher education contexts and to support new...

Tue, Nov 12, 2019

Call for abstracts: One Health, One Future conference

The international One Health, One Future conference at UAF March 11-14, 2020.

Thu, Nov 07, 2019

The student group in front of the Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre, which hosted the Arctic Circle Assembly.

Bringing the Arctic Circle Assembly back to Isafjordur

Following the Arctic Circle Assembly in in early October, students at the Univeristy Centre of the Westfjords shared their summaries and impressions of the c...

Thu, Nov 07, 2019

A part of the group participating in the Marine Litter Workshop.

Marine Litter Workshop took place at University Centre of the Westfjord

The University Centre of the Westfjords hosted a Marine Litter Workshop in early September. The workshop was a part of the Arctic Marine Litter Project.

Thu, Nov 07, 2019

Summit "Contemporary Issues in Education in Multicultural North" - Registration open

The summit will take place in Levanger and Stjørdal, Norway in 29-30 January, 2020. The summit is co-organised by Nord University, UiT The Arctic University...

Thu, Nov 07, 2019

Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design will have their 8th Symposium in Syktyvkar, Komi, Russia

The eighth Relate North Symposium will be held from November 11 to 16, 2019 in Syktyvkar, Komi, Russia and is organized by the Syktyvkar State University and...

Thu, Nov 07, 2019

'The GlobalArctic Handbook' is now available

The Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security has published 'The GlobalArctic Handbook'.

Wed, Nov 06, 2019

Successful funding decision for research project on inclusion and agency of young children

The project focuses on agency and voice of young children in marginalized, indigenous and immigrant children with diverse ethnical and cultural backgrounds....

Wed, Nov 06, 2019

A draft agreement on the establishment of a UNESCO Chair in NArFU is being prepared

The UNESCO Secretariat praised the application of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov for the establishment of the UNESCO Cha...

Tue, Nov 05, 2019

Addressing Arctic Challenges Requires a Synoptic Ocean Survey

A coordinated effort involving trailblazing science—and icebreaking ships—from many nations is needed to fill gaps in our understanding of the Arctic Ocean a...

Mon, Nov 04, 2019

ERC Consolidator Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still...

Mon, Nov 04, 2019

Dr. Catherine Chambers, to the right and Dr. Pernilla Carlsson to the left at the harbor in Ísafjörður

The University Centre of the Westfjords receives Nordic Council of Ministers research grant on plastics

The University Centre of the Westfjords (UW) has received funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers Ocean Working Group for a project entitled “Plastics i...

Fri, Nov 01, 2019

Round table discussion "Do you speak my language?" - Speakers now published

The event is organised by the UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education and the UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Teacher Education and will be held at the FERA...

Fri, Nov 01, 2019

Photo of Iselin Nybø, Norway's Minister of Research and Higher Education

Increasing the impact of north2north: interview with Iselin Nybø, Norway’s Minister of Research and Higher Education

By increasing their support for UArctic's north2north mobility program, Norway aims to get the whole country more engaged in find solutions for northern chal...

Fri, Nov 01, 2019