2022

Markku Kulmala elected as council member of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

Thu, Nov 24, 2022

Markku Kulmala, co-lead of the Boreal Hub UArctic Thematic Network, has been elected as council member of The World Academy of Sciences for 2023-2026. [Source]

Save the Date: UArctic Assembly meeting 2023

Wed, Nov 23, 2022

We are pleased to invite all UArctic members to attend the 4th Annual Assembly meeting of UArctic, held in Quebec City, in 22-26 May 2023. The meeting will be hosted by Université Laval.

ARCUS Board Member Nominations Due 30 November

Fri, Nov 18, 2022

ARCUS Board of Directors Call for Nominations

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) invites board member nominations, due by November 30, 2022.

American Arctic Connection intern wanted

Fri, Nov 18, 2022

UArctic is searching for a motivated and enthusiastic American Arctic Connection intern for spring 2023 who is interested in Arctic matters and willing to acquire knowledge of the northern region; its environment, people, and culture.The internship will provide an environment in which the intern can develop and enhance profes...

Nordic Master’s Programme in Chemistry with a specialization in Arctic Environmental Forensics

Fri, Nov 18, 2022

Are you interested in knowing how chemicals reach the Arctic? Are you heading for a position where you can contribute to a sustainable environment? This education gives you tools to discover chemicals and investigate their effects in the environment.

DeConcrete Closing Seminar

Wed, Nov 16, 2022

DeConcrete Closing Seminar will be held online on 25th November 2022. The seminar is about legislation and possibilities of how to utilize concrete construction and demolition waste as secondary raw materials for construction in Arctic.

Registration open to UArctic Rectors Meeting in Monaco, January 12-13, 2023

Wed, Nov 16, 2022

UArctic, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, and the Oceanographic Institute, Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation, in collaboration with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, invite the leads of UArctic higher education member institutions to attend the UArctic Rectors Meeting in Monaco on January 12-13,...

Successful funding decision for a new project called “New Northern Pedagogies: Conversations across the Arctic”

Tue, Nov 15, 2022

University of Strathclyde was awarded a grant for a project titled "New Northern Pedagogies: Conversations across the Arctic" from the Arctic Connections Fund 2022-2023. University of Lapland is a project partner and the project is part of the UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity acti...

Scalable and Computationally Reproducible Approaches to Arctic Research

Tue, Nov 15, 2022

The NSF Arctic Data Centre is organizing this workshop at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Santa Barbara, California, March 27 – March 31, 2023

Call for artists/graphic designers living on permafrost

Mon, Nov 14, 2022

GRID-Arendal is looking for a talented young artist/graphic designer with first-hand experience from living on Arctic permafrost to produce a set of 9 artistic illustrations for the new Atlas of Arctic Permafrost. They encourage especially Indigenous artists to apply. Deadline: November 27.

Funding opportunity: Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)

Mon, Nov 14, 2022

The National Science Foundation invites applications for its navigating the new Arctic programme. This supports research at the intersection of the social, natural, environmental, physical, computing and information sciences to improve understanding of Arctic change and its local and global effects. Deadline: February 8, 2023.

New Publication: Non-state Actors in the Arctic Region, includes chapter on UArctic

Mon, Nov 14, 2022

Non State Actors In The Arctic Region Springer 978 3 031 12459 4

A new publication is available from Springer, Non-state Actors in the Arctic Region (ed. Nikolas Sellheim and Dwayne Ryan Menezes), which features a chapter on UArctic.

A Seminar discussed the Arctic dimensions of human rights

Thu, Nov 10, 2022

Human Rights Centre, in collaboration with the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland, the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM), and the UArctic Law Thematic Network, organized a seminar on the 26th of October where human rights and the changing security environment were discussed, especially from...

ASAD Network’s Annual Research Symposium & Exhibition "Relate North 10: Possible Futures"

Wed, Nov 09, 2022

ASAD is inviting proposals for the network’s tenth annual symposium and exhibition, Relate North 10: Possible Futures. The virtual event is a collaboration between the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD), Yukon University, and University of Lapland.

Call for registration: ARCUS Arctic Research Seminar with Sarah Laske - Environmental Drivers of Fish Diversity and Composition

Tue, Nov 08, 2022

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar featuring Sarah Laske, a fish biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center.