New research project on Place-based Tourism Strategy Evaluation in the North Atlantic

Mon, Oct 20, 2025

Members of the Northern Tourism Thematic Network - Robert Gordon University, Icelandic Tourism Research Centre and Hólar University - have teamed up with colleagues from the University of the Faroe Islands, Molde University College and Norwegian Centre for Transport Research to deliver a new research project on Place-based To...

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Mon projet nordique/My Northern Project Competition winners 2025

Sat, Oct 18, 2025

On October 17, 2025, during the Arctic Circle Assembly, PhD and master students from Québec and UArctic universities had an opportunity to present their work through lightning talks.

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Press release: Project Combining Gwich’in Knowledge and Scientific Modelling Wins 2025 Frederik Paulsen Award

Fri, Oct 17, 2025

The fifth Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award (FP Award) has been awarded to Sharon Snowshoe, Arlyn Charlie, Kristi Benson, Trevor Lantz and Tracey Proverbs in a ceremony today at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Iceland. Their project aims to integrate Gwich’in ecological classifications with climate and geospatial da...

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Thematic Networks leaders held a successful meeting in Akureyri, Iceland

Fri, Oct 17, 2025

Thematic Networks leadership team meeting was held on October 14-15, 2025, hosted by University of Akureyri (UNAK), one of the founding members of UArctic. 

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New Publication - Progress Update Report for International Polar Year

Fri, Oct 17, 2025

IPY-5 in 2032-33 aims to address urgent global challenges by advancing polar research, focusing on the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic.

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Open call – Get Involved in the Fifth International Polar Year

Fri, Oct 17, 2025

Interested in taking part in shaping the future of polar collaboration? Here are three ways to get involved.

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Open Call for roster of experts in Natural Sciences

Tue, Oct 14, 2025

The UNESCO Natural Sciences Sector is creating a roster of experts who can potentially work in areas related to UNESCO’s mandate in science. 

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UArctic appoints Larry Hinzman as new Vice President-International Polar Year

Tue, Oct 14, 2025

UArctic is excited to announce that Larry Hinzman has joined its senior leadership team as the International Polar Year Vice President.

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Upcoming event: Arctic Frontiers panel discussion—Safe and Sustainable Coasts

Tue, Oct 14, 2025

Come this fall, Arctic Frontiers will host a series of panel discussions about safe and sustainable coasts in the Arctic in a two-city series of Abroad events.

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ScaliFar 2026 - A Scalidophora PhD and Master’s course in the Faroe Islands

Mon, Oct 13, 2025

ScaliFar is a PhD- and Master’s course about systematics, morphology and ecology of the scalidophoran taxa, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera and Priapulida. The course is organised within the UArctic Network, and in collaboration with the University of the Faroe Islands, Faroe Island’s National Museum, BioFar, the Natural History Muse...

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Upcoming event - Arctic Security Dynamics: Comprehensive Security and the Canadian North

Wed, Oct 08, 2025

The Institute of Arctic Studies at Dartmouth will be hosting a talk on the complexities, considerations, and intersections of security in the Arctic.

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UArctic at the 2025 Arctic Circle Assembly

Wed, Oct 08, 2025

Many UArctic Thematic Networks, individuals with UArctic affiliation, and member institutions are organizing or involved in sessions at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík on October 16-18. 

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Call for articles and contributions: Inter-Nord issue 25 (2026)

Tue, Oct 07, 2025

The editorial committee of Inter-Nord invites scientific articles, pieces of creative writing, interviews, book reviews or other writings about the Arctic to be submitted to the international, peer-reviewed journal Inter-Nord 25. Deadline: 31 March 2026

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New Publication: Contested Consultations in the Extractive Industries: Rights, Processes, and Tensions

Tue, Oct 07, 2025

Karin Buhmann, lead of the Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Resources and Social Responsibility (ASRSR) , and Mark Stoddart, co-lead, are among the editors of a newly published volume on resource extraction and contested consultation practices. 

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Join the first interdisciplinary and community-oriented master's course: Permafrost in Arctic Societies

Mon, Oct 06, 2025

Do you want to learn about permafrost in Arctic Societies? 

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