February

Plastics without Borders side event at Arctic Frontiers 2019

Report on "Plastics without Borders" side event held at Arctic Frontiers is now available online

"Plastics without Borders: A Marine Litter Database and Knowledge Platform for the Arctic" side event was held at Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø, Norway, on Janu...

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

New Study Highlights Challenges of Climate Adaptation Policy and Strategic Community Planning in the North

A recent study exploring the case of Homer, Alaska by Jeff Birchall and Nicole Bonnett of the University of Alberta was published in the Journal of Environme...

Thu, Feb 28, 2019

Glacier Ice, Castner Glacier, Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska

New Research on Arctic Ecosystem Services

The first study to evaluate all of the Arctic ecosystem services to date was recently published in the Journal of Ecosystem Services.

Wed, Feb 27, 2019

Polar Knowledge Canada Inuit Student Recruitment Program

Polar Knowledge Canada’s (POLAR) Inuit Student Recruitment Program will provide you with an opportunity to obtain valuable work experience, gain new knowledg...

Wed, Feb 27, 2019

21st Inuit Studies Conference: Montreal, Canada October 3-6, 2019

The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is pleased to welcome the 21st Inuit Studies Conference to Montreal, from October 3rd to October 6th, 2019.

Tue, Feb 26, 2019

Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Apply for Research Funding Opportunity: Resilience in a Rapidly Changing Arctic

The Belmont Forum is pleased to announce the launch of a second Collaborative Research Action focused on Arctic region. The title of this international fundi...

Mon, Feb 25, 2019

Apply for Travel Support for Arctic Science Summit Week 2019

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), in cooperation with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), announce the availability of...

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

Researcher Gains Insight into Greenlandic Politics through north2north Staff Mobility

Mikkel Østergaard, from Aalborg University, recently took a research trip to Ilisimatusarfik/the University of Greenland through the north2north staff mobili...

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

Study: China Rising as an Actor in the Arctic

A study commissioned by the Government of Finland presents a picture of China's rise as an actor in the Arctic.

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

World Forum on Climate Justice in June 2019

UArctic President Lars Kullerud is leading the discussion on the arctic and climate justice at World Forum on Climate Justice which is held June 19-21 2019 i...

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

University of Lapland confers honorary doctorates on UArctic friends and representatives

Among the 18 Honorary Doctors are Prince Albert II of Monaco, a long-time supporter of UArctic activities; Professor Oran Young, the first Chair of the Board...

Wed, Feb 20, 2019

Call for Proposals: Association for Canadian Studies in the United States 25th Biennial Conference

The North and Arctic Studies Section Theme Arctic Policy in Canada: Forces of Inclusion and Exclusion call for papers is now open. Deadline is April 15, 2019.

Wed, Feb 20, 2019

Per Ole Frederiksen on behalf of The Natural Resource Council of Attu on the west coast of Greenland receiving the Nordic Council Environment Prize for 2018 from Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg.

Submit your Candidate for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2019

Theme for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2019: Initiatives that promote sustainable consumption and production by doing more and better with less. Anyb...

Mon, Feb 18, 2019

University of Alaska Fairbanks Launches New Blue MBA Program

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Blue MBA program combines an accredited Master of Business Administration in the School of Management (SOM) with a concent...

Mon, Feb 18, 2019

Coastal Ecology and Global Change in the Anthropocene Workshop led by GRID-Arendal

Coastal Ecology graduate students at the University of Agder participate in "Coastal Ecology and Global Change in the Anthropocene" led by GRID-Arendal staff.

Mon, Feb 18, 2019