Position announcement: Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison - Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center

Thu, Nov 11, 2021

The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society invites applications for a Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison. This full-time position will be located in Fairbanks, Alaska or Anchorage, Alaska.

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Scientific and Technical Conference: "Problems of geology, field development and operation, transport and refining of hard-to-recover reserves of heavy oils"

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

Ukhta State Technical University invites to a conference on "Problems of geology, field development and operation, transport and refining of hard-to-recover reserves of heavy oils" that will be held on 8-10 December, 2021.

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Opening Webinar: Canada-Iceland Arctic Research Cooperation Series

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

Canada-Iceland Arctic Research Cooperation Series is a dialogue series that serves to revitalize the memorandum of understanding between Canada and Iceland on advancing their shared understanding of the Arctic.

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International Forum of Young Leaders of the Arctic Council Countries, ICE

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

The Forum of Young Leaders of the Arctic Council Countries ICE (Inspiration, Communication, Efforts) is an event focused on the development of international youth cooperation among the countries of the Arctic region.

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Nansen symposium: How small states navigate great powers

Wed, Nov 10, 2021

On November 18, the Nansen Professorship at the University of Akureyri invites to a symposium on the role of small states in a changing global order.

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Calotte Academy in-person travelling symposium

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

The Calotte Academy is an annual traveling symposium and international forum in Europe’s North Calotte region, designed to promote interdisciplinary discourse and the interplay between senior and young researchers and to foster academic and policy-oriented dialogue among members of the research community and post-graduate stu...

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New staff person started at the UArctic International Secretariat

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

UArctic International Secretariat has a new team member, Janette Peltokorpi, who started in September 2021 as the new Director of Governance and Finance Support.

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Call for community input: Arctic Observing Summit 2022

Tue, Nov 09, 2021

The Executive Organizing Committee for the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) 2022 is seeking community input, in the form of brief statements, that will help guide discussions during the AOS Thematic Working Group sessions.

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International Ice and Snow Innovation Design and Construction Competition

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

On the occasion of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, jointly organized by Harbin Institute of technology, IASS Working Group21 and UArctic, the International Ice and Snow Innovation Design and Construction Competition is committed to accelerating discipline integration, promoting cultural exchanges and deepening academic...

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TN Bioregional Planning for Resilient Rural Communities Kick-off Webinar - recording available

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

On Sept 14th, the founding partners for the Thematic Network on Bioregional Planning for Resilient Rural Communities hosted a webinar to celebrate the network's kick off.

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Ice sheet conservation for slowing down global sea level rise - how can Greenlanders benefit?

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

The GRISCO research project invites communities near Disco Bay, Greenland to co-produce knowledge with scientists on a socially, culturally, ecologically, and economically sustainable design of ice sheet conservation of Greenland’s glaciers for helping slow down the global sea-level rise.

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Sharing Indigenous Knowledge Across Boundaries: Fishing Sovereignty in Alaska and British Columbia

Mon, Nov 08, 2021

Following up on their spring film screening, Yáa at Wooné, the Canadian Studies Center and partners across campus are bringing together representatives from the Tlingit and Heiltsuk Nations, as well as experts in tribal law and natural resource management from both British Columbia and Alaska, to discuss the state of Pacific...

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Head of the HSE Laboratory for Economics of Climate Change at HSE University speaks on research focus on climate change

Fri, Nov 05, 2021

In an interview by the HSE University, Igor Makarov, Head of the HSE Laboratory for Economics of Climate Change at HSE University, speaks about the pressing problems Russia and the world are facing in relation to climate change, and the research HSE scholars are doing on the subject.

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Announcement of the winner of the Mohn Prize 2022

Fri, Nov 05, 2021

The International Mohn Prize for Outstanding Research Related to the Arctic (The Mohn Prize) has been established in collaboration by Academia Borealis The Academy of Sciences and Letters of Northern Norway (NNVA), Tromsø research foundation (TFS) and UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT). The prize amounts to 2 million N...

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Research fellow position available at Nord University - risk and emergency management

Thu, Nov 04, 2021

Nord University Business School is currently looking to recruit a new research fellow / PhD candidate within the area of risk and emergency management. The position is a part of a research project on risk awareness and risk evaluation in the Arctic sea areas aimed at emergency management and coordination in complexity.

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