Arctic Innovation Lab online Oct 9

Fri, Oct 09, 2020

The Arctic Innovation Lab 2020 takes place online today Oct 9 10:30-12:30 Eastern Daylight Time with opening remarks by Kenneth A. Howery, US Ambassador to Sweden.

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Scotland's Arctic Connections online conferences launched

Fri, Oct 09, 2020

The Scottish government has launched a new initiative to expanding dialogue with Arctic nations.

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Yakutia sets up school districts in its Arctic zone

Fri, Oct 09, 2020

By 2024, the region will employ 450 teachers, pay 80 municipal allowances and provide post-graduate professional training for 330 Arctic teachers, according to the local authorities

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Highlight your research, experience, & stories in the Breaking the Ice Ceiling polar women researchers series

Thu, Oct 08, 2020

In 2021, a coalition of organizations including The Arctic Institute, Women in Polar Science, and Women of the Arctic are organizing a webinar series, Breaking the Ice Ceiling.

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Network webinar on Pre-Service Teachers’ Experiences of Learning to Enact Inclusive Pedagogy

Thu, Oct 08, 2020

From University of Aberdeen Dr Peter Mtika and Dr Archie Graham, with recognition to Dr Dean Robson and Lindsay MacDougall, will present the webinar titled "Pre-service Teachers’ Lived Experiences of Learning to Enact Inclusive Pedagogy in Schools Located in High Poverty Environments".

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PhD Position Available: Department of Biology and Wildlife and Institute of Arctic Biology - University of Alaska Fairbanks

Wed, Oct 07, 2020

This position will examine how fluxes of carbon, water, and energy in Arctic tundra ecosystems are responding to climate warming and permafrost thaw.

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All-Russian Scientific-Practical Online Conference "Languages and Literature of the Peoples of the North-East of Russia: Current State and Development Prospects"

Tue, Oct 06, 2020

We invite you to participate in All-Russian Scientific-Practical Online Conference «Languages and Literature of the Peoples of the North-East of Russia: Current State and Development Prospects” which will be held on December 15-16, 2020 in Yakutsk. This conference is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Even...

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Looking for Postdoctoral Researcher and Doctoral Student for Interacting Processes in Arctic Reindeer Systems Experiencing Rapid Climate Change

Mon, Oct 05, 2020

The North changes the world – more sustainable, more intelligent, more humane. We, at the University of Oulu, work as part of the international science community to produce new scientific information and science-based solutions. We are committed to educate future pioneers to build a more sustainable, intelligent and humane wo...

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MOOC on marine litter: first time in Russian

Mon, Oct 05, 2020

In October this year, a UN Environment Programme (UNEP) “Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)” on Marine Litter will be fully available in Russian for the first time, with a special focus on the Barents Sea.  The course will be launched on 26 October 2020 on the platform of the Open University of Netherlands. The course consists...

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The Arctic Resilience Forum begins with focus on Indigenous Youth Leadership

Fri, Oct 02, 2020

The online series will engage the broadest audience possible in conversations about how to build the resilience of Arctic communities and ecosystems across a variety of focus areas. The first session takes place on October 7.

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UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education held its first network development meeting

Fri, Oct 02, 2020

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education had its first regular network meeting with discussion about the network’s future. The network is planning to have these meetings twice a year from now on.

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Post-Doctoral Researcher position available at the University of Lapland

Thu, Oct 01, 2020

The Faculty of Law of the University of Lapland (ULap) invites applications for POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER in Intellectual Property Rights, IP Management and Sustainability for a fixed term of 36 months, starting from 1st January 2021. 

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UArctic Research Chair Postdoctoral Fellow Maria Väisänen awarded Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry grant

Wed, Sep 30, 2020

Dr. Maria Väisänen, a UArctic Postdoctoral fellow with Professor Jeff Welker, has been awarded a research grant from Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry grant. Her research project will focus on Understanding the interactions between plant root dynamics and coupled biogeochemical cycles in response to global changes in peatlands. H...

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UArctic Thematic Network on Ocean Food Systems receives funding for the project "Network for Aquaculture Education in the Arctic"

Wed, Sep 30, 2020

The lead institution and investigator is Professor Helgi Thor Thorarensen, the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in Tromsø, who will be joined by scientists from Hólar University and the University Centre of the Westfjords, Iceland, and the University of New England in Maine, USA.

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Arctic Five Workshop: Remote Learning and Strategies for Success

Fri, Sep 25, 2020

Arctic Five Teacher Education project held an interesting and current workshop on September 24, 2020.

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