Call for papers: Northerness at NAF/NAAR Symposium 2020 and 12th Annual Symposium of Architectural Research 2020

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

NAF/NAAR Symposium 2020  12th Annual Symposium of Architectural Research 2020  22–23 October 2020 at the University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland  Call for Papers  Northernness 

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International Symposium "Spatial approach to nature conservation on the European North: from theory to practice", Murmansk, April 2020

Wed, Feb 12, 2020

Organized in the Kola Science Center RAS in Apatity, Murmansk, Russia on 20–24 April 2020, the Symposium will evaluate the success of the ongoing projects on ecological networking as well as identify factors and challenges affecting their progress. 

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Reminder: Call for abstracts for the Migration in the North 2020 Conference

Wed, Feb 12, 2020

The Future of the Arctic Human Population: Migration in the North Conference takes place in Rovaniemi, Finland on 28–29 May 2020. This will be the first ever conference on (im)migration in the cap of the north that is a part of series of activities of UArctic Thematic network on Arctic Migration.

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Next Arctic Arts Summit in Canada in 2021

Mon, Feb 10, 2020

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) will continue the collaboration with Arctic Arts Summit (AAS). The next AAS will be held in Canada in summer 2021.

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Launch of the Arctic Policies and Strategies Scientific Report

Mon, Feb 10, 2020

The Arctic Policies and Strategies Scientific Report will be launched on February 17, 2020. The report highlights new and emerging policy trends in the Arctic, a region on the front lines of climate change, pollution, international trade, geopolitics, and global governance.

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Sustainable Tourism Development in the Nordic Arctic Workshop

Mon, Feb 10, 2020

The 2nd International Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Development in the Nordic Arctic was hosted in Northern Iceland, 18-22 March 2019, by Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI) and University of Southern Denmark (SDU), with the support of Nordregio, the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science, UArctic and other...

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Arctic Science Summit Week 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal, 20-26 March 2021

Fri, Feb 07, 2020

Framed by the overarching theme “The Arctic: Regional Changes, Global Impacts”, Lisbon invites international experts on the Arctic and Indigenous Peoples to discuss the “New Arctic” and also its impacts and interactions to and with the lower latitudes.

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Local Summit “Contemporary Issues in Education in Multicultural North” held in Levanger and Sjodal, Norway

Fri, Feb 07, 2020

The summit “Contemporary Issues in Education in Multicultural North”, was held on 29-30 January, 2020 in Levanger and Sjodal, Norway. The summit brought together researchers, students and practitioners to discuss education in multicultural north.

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Call for participation: ASIAQ field course at Tarfala research station

Fri, Feb 07, 2020

This course aims to bring young researchers together across disciplines, within the broad domain of Arctic research and research communication, in order to build new networks and develop communications skills. The objectives are both linked to different ongoing Arctic research initiatives such as the Arctic Science IntegrAtio...

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UiT Call for Applications: 2020 UArctic Project Call for Networking Activities on Arctic Research and Education

Wed, Feb 05, 2020

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) call for is now open for applications for networking projects in Arctic research and education for a UArctic member university in Norway. 

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UNE to lead more than 200 institutions worldwide through UArctic Thematic Network on Ocean Food Systems

Wed, Feb 05, 2020

The University of New England, led by UNE NORTH: The Institute for North Atlantic Studies, has assumed leadership of the new UArctic Thematic Network (TN) on Ocean Food Systems (former Thematic Network on Arctic Fisheries and Aquaculture).

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Call for participation: X international scientific and practical conference “The North and the Arctic in the New Global Development Paradigm. Luzin Readings 2020”

Wed, Feb 05, 2020

Kola Science Center RAS invites participants to the X international scientific and practical conference “The North and the Arctic in the New Global Development Paradigm. Luzin Readings 2020”, which is to be held on April 9 - 11, 2020 in Apatity (Murmansk region of Russia). The main theme of the conference is socio-economic de...

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Sami National Day at Kola Science Center

Tue, Feb 04, 2020

On February 4, 2020, The Barents Center of the Humanities at Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences will host a seminar «Sami History and culture in the latest research and publications» dedicated to the Sami National Day.

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UArctic Congress 2020 call for session proposals results in 63 proposals

Mon, Feb 03, 2020

UArctic Congress 2020 call for session proposals closed on January 31 with 63 submissions. The result continues the success of previous UArctic Congresses held in 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation and in 2018 in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland.

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Session Announcement: Chemical contaminants in polar and extreme environments

Mon, Feb 03, 2020

We are pleased to announce a Session entitled "Chemical contaminants in polar and extreme environments" in the upcoming Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) 8th World Congress to be held in Singapore 6-10 September 2020.

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