2025

A Panel Session at the Arctic Spirit Conference by the UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education

Tue, May 20, 2025

The session, titled "Interpolar Dialogue: Bridging Knowledge Between the Arctic and the Third Pole," took place at the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference from May 5 to 7, 2025.

Critical Arctic Studies Webinar Series "Art/Place"

Tue, May 20, 2025

"Art/Place" is a three-part webinar series exploring how artists and/or arts-based practitioners engage with Arctic places through diverse creative practices and perspectives. The first event in the webinar series will be held online on June 4, 2025, at 17-18 CET.

UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain spoke at a high-level panel at the Arctic Circle India Forum

Mon, May 19, 2025

Prof. Kamrul Hossain, UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research, participated in a high-level session at the Arctic Circle India Forum (May 3–4, 2025, New Delhi), organized by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.

Fellowship Opportunity: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting

Mon, May 19, 2025

The International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI) is proud to announce a collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, through its world-renowned Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program. Application deadline: June 11, 2025.

north2north partners meet in Fairbanks, Alaska

Fri, May 16, 2025

north2north institutional coordinators from around the Arctic and beyond will be gathering in Alaska for their biennial UArctic mobility program meeting on 21 and 22 May 2025. This year's meeting is hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Migration Announces Forthcoming Book

Thu, May 15, 2025

The Thematic Network on Arctic Migration is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of “Opportunity or Vulnerability? The Panacea for Immigrant People in the Arctic”, an interdisciplinary volume exploring the evolving dynamics of migration to the Arctic—one of the world's most rapidly transforming and geopolitically s...

Arctic Art Education Camped in Narsaq, Greenland

Thu, May 15, 2025

Researchers, university lecturers, and students from the Nord University and University of Lapland in a group photo.

The "Nomadic Hub on New Genre Arctic Art Education" (AAE) is a collaborative initiative of the Thematic Networks on Arctic Sustainable Art and Design (ASAD) and Children of the Arctic, aimed at developing culturally, socially, and ecologically sustainable approaches to art education in the context of the rapidly changing nort...

Arctic States and Indigenous Permanent Participants Convene for the 14th Meeting of the Arctic Council

Thu, May 15, 2025

The meeting marked the conclusion of Norway’s Chairship (2023-2025) and the beginning of the Kingdom of Denmark’s Chairship (2025-2027)

LRF x UArctic Fellows: Implications of marine heatwaves and sea ice for Arctic navigational safety

Thu, May 15, 2025

In this blog post published by Lloyd's Register Foundation, UArctic x LRF Fellow Bahareh Kamranzad from the University of Strathclyde discusses how her research project on marine heatwaves and sea ice will support Arctic navigational safety in a rapidly changing climate.

Save the Date: Symposium for Early Career Researchers Working with Indigenous Issues

Wed, May 14, 2025

Welcome to apply to the Symposium for Early Career Researchers Working with Indigenous Issues, hosted at Mid Sweden University. Apply by May 20.

From the Floe Edge: Inuit Art, Sea Ice, and Climate Knowledge in Kinngait

Wed, May 14, 2025

Kananginak Pootoogook, Walrus in Pressure Ice (1989), stonecut and stencil, 62 x 77 cm. Image permission: Dorset Fine Arts.

Read the story about “From the Floe Edge: Visualising Local Sea Ice Change in Kinngait, Nunavut” — a research project that brings together Inuit artists, scientists, and community members to explore how sea ice change is seen, felt, and represented in Kinngait.

Diabetes and Hypertension Limit Body’s Response to Temperature Extremes

Wed, May 14, 2025

Dampened cardiovascular responses in individuals with Type 2 diabetes to temperature extremes: new research highlights vulnerable Arctic populations

Enhancing synergies and collaboration for sustainable Arctic wastewater management

Wed, May 14, 2025

Read the blogpost about the workshop on wastewater management in the Arctic. The workshop, held in Svalbard, brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share insights, explore innovative solutions, and lay the groundwork for future collaboration in sustainable Arctic wastewater management.

Future-Proofing the North: Lessons in Agile Innovation from the Arctic Spirit Conference

Wed, May 14, 2025

What can Northern Norway learn from Finland’s thriving innovation scene? At the Arctic Spirit Conference, Nordic leaders explored bold new ways to future-proof the North.

Accepting Applications: KOPRI Fellowship Program 2025

Tue, May 13, 2025

The KOPRI Arctic Fellowship Program is open to early-career scientists from Arctic countries, or researchers of Arctic indigenous heritage, who wish to visit and conduct research at KOPRI for a period of up to three months.