November

2020 Stefansson Memorial Lecture: Seawomen of Iceland

The online lecture on December 1 explores the importance of a gendered perspective toward fisheries policy and practices in Iceland and the wider Arctic.

Fri, Nov 27, 2020

From left: Rune Elvegård (Nord university, NORDLAB), Natalia Andreassen (Nord university, High North Center, NORDLAB), Øyvind Aas-Hansen (Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority), Tore Hongset (Joint Rescue Coordination Center Northern Norway), Ida Kristin Schjesvold (Nord university, NORDLAB)

Digital Tabletop Exercise in Maritime Nuclear Emergency Preparedness at Nord University

Last September Nord university conducted a digital tabletop exercise called Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Exercise-2020. This was developed in cooperation w...

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

Online Conference “Education, Equity and Inclusion: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable North” held successfully – the recordings now available!

The conference brought together experts from all around the world. The event was held online on 19 November and was part of joint activities of three project...

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

Workshop brought researchers together to talk about indigenizing education

The workshop “Indigenizing Education: Historical Perspectives and Present Challenges in Sámi Education“ was held online 16-17 November and it was hosted by t...

Tue, Nov 24, 2020

Model Northern Forum 2020 officially closed

On November 19-21 the Model Northern Forum 2020 was held. Nearly 250 young people, among them pupils, students, researchers experts from 11 countries and 30...

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

A spread of Arctic provisions including, from left, sun-dried white trout, moose antler, venison sausage, caribou blood sausage, dried Arctic flounder, dried sea bream, caribou lichen, meadow onion stems and seed heads, dried wild crowberries and geothermal Arctic sea salt against a deer hide backdrop.

Anders Oskal of EALÁT Institute featured on The New York Times Style Magazine

The New York Times Style Magazine published an online story with the headline: "In the Arctic, Reindeer Are Sustenance and a Sacred Presence". The article ex...

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

Academy of Finland selected the Atmospheric and Climate Competence Center as one of the 4 funded Finnish Flagships

Academy of Finland selected the Atmospheric and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) as one of the 4 funded Finnish Flagships. The ACCC is coordinated and led by...

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

Participate in the International Scientific Online Conference "Arctic Circumpolar Civilization: Human Capital"

On December 10-11, 2020, the Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts (city of Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), North-East Russia) will host the inter...

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

V International College Town Forum "Virtual vs physical spaces & communities"

Tomsk State University (Russia) hosts The Fifth Anniversary College Town Forum "Virtual vs physical spaces & communities" on December 2-4, 2020. The Foru...

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

Arctic State Institute of Culture and Art virtual event "Keepers of the World Cold"

The virtual bridge will follow an Indigenous approach to content development and will be built on the principle of “slow culture”, that is, telling slowly an...

Fri, Nov 20, 2020

The opening ceremony of the Model Northern Forum will be held!

Dear friends, Today, 19th November, at 12 P.M. - Moscow time the opening ceremony of the Model Northern Forum will be held!

Thu, Nov 19, 2020

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Fifteen AIAS-COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships available at Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies

AIAS is pleased to announce that they have up to 15 AIAS-COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships available at Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, AIAS, f...

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

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Call for abstracts: Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2021

The science days of the ASSW 2021 will take place online 24-26 March 2021 under the overarching topic “The Arctic: Regional Change Global Impacts”. The call...

Mon, Nov 16, 2020

Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security

The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security offers a comprehensive examination of security in the region, encompassing both state-based and militarized notions...

Mon, Nov 16, 2020

Arctic Yearbook 2020 published

The theme of the just launched Arctic Yearbook 2020 is "Climate Change and the Arctic: Global Origins, Regional Responsibilities?", including 23 scholarly ar...

Fri, Nov 13, 2020