Call for Contributions: Arctic Symposium & Workshop "Arctic Organic Pollutants in a Changing Environment"

Tue, Sep 08, 2026

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), in collaboration with the International Joint Research Centre for Persistent Toxic Substances (IJRC-PTS), invites researchers, experts, and stakeholders to participate in the Arctic Symposium & Workshop: "Arctic Organic Pollutants in a Changing Environment". The event will...

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Project Report: Microscopic dragons and penis worms in focus during ScaliFar – a UArctic funded Workshop and PhD Course in the Faroe Islands

Tue, Sep 08, 2026

During the summer of 2026, a UArctic funded workshop and PhD course ScaliFar brought students from across the world to study animal group Scalidophora in Faroe Islands.

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Open position: Secretary General, UArctic

Mon, Sep 07, 2026

Applications are now invited for the position of UArctic Secretary General and Head of the UArctic International Secretariat. Apply between 7 September 2026 and 4 October 2026 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki).

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Job posting: Secretary General, North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission

Mon, Sep 07, 2026

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission, NAMMCO, is looking for the Secretary General.

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New intern from India joins the UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi

Fri, Sep 04, 2026

This fall the UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi welcomes Varsha Sista as its first-ever intern from India.

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New intern joins the UArctic International Secretariat

Fri, Sep 04, 2026

A new intern Oona Muje has joined the UArctic International Secretariat at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi as an intern from September 2026 until the end of December 2026.

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Layers of Change Exhibition Shown in Oulu, Finland

Fri, Sep 04, 2026

The exhibition "Layers of Change" brings together photographic works by Norwegian photographer and graphic designer Laila Ingvaldsen and Finnish photographer-researcher Esa Pekka Isomursu.

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UArctic Chair Kamrul Hossain Delivered an Academic Course on Arctic Law in China

Fri, Sep 04, 2026

From August 23–29, Professor Kamrul Hossain, UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education, delivered a weeklong academic course on Arctic Law at Harbin Engineering University’s Department of Law in China.

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PANELISTS ANNOUNCED: UArctic Webinar on Arctic Waste - Challenges and Community Solutions

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

Panelists have been announced for the third session of the 2026 UArctic Webinar Series, Arctic Waste: Challenges and Community Solutions, taking place online on September 23, 2026. Bringing together experts from academic, municipal, and sustainability backgrounds, the panel will explore waste management challenges facing Arct...

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Call for Contributions: Transdisciplinary Collaboration and Research Diplomacy for the Fifth International Polar Year (2032-2033)

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

The UArctic Thematic Network on Polar Research Cooperation and Diplomacy seeks contributions to this session at the Ninth International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-9), which will be held as part of ASSW2027 from 16-20 April 2027. 

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Putting Relationships at the Centre of Northern Research

Wed, Sep 02, 2026

A Research Ethics Working Group, led by Maike Schmieding at Keyano College, is advancing approaches to Northern research that go beyond standard ethics approval by centring relationships and community priorities. Alongside this work, free and affordable training resources from Carleton University and the University of Alberta...

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Workshop on Finland–Japan Cooperation in a Fractured Arctic

Wed, Sep 02, 2026

A workshop on Finland–Japan cooperation in a fractured Arctic brought together experts from Finland and Japan to examine how the war in Ukraine and the changing international environment are reshaping Arctic cooperation. 

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Travel Funding Available for Postgraduate Student to Attend ISAR-9 in Japan

Wed, Sep 02, 2026

The UArctic Thematic Network on Health and Well-being in the Arctic invites applications for travel funding to support one Master's or PhD student participating in the Ninth International Symposium on Arctic Research (ISAR-9) during Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2027 in Hakodate, Japan. Applications are open to students c...

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Just Published: Insights on Tourism Work in the Arctic

Wed, Sep 02, 2026

Tourism is often celebrated as a driver of sustainable development in the Arctic—but decent work remains a challenge. The UArctic Thematic Network on Northern Tourism has released the first report from its three year project "Tourism Employment in the Arctic: Towards Decent Work", funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ No...

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UArctic represented at EU Arctic Forum 2026

Tue, Sep 01, 2026

UArctic is represented at the EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogue, taking place in Brussels, Belgium, on 1-2 September 2026.

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