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...

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...

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.

The July - August 2026 edition of the Thematic Networks' Monthly Highlights showcases the work of several networks engaged in collaborative research, education, and outreach activities across the Circumpolar North.




A new open access edited volume, From Climate to Ocean Protection for a Just Future: Reimagining Justice with Care and Law (Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature, 2026), has been published and is now freely accessible worldwide. The publication is part of the activities of the UArctic Thematic Network on Polar Research Cooperat...


The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2026) was held in Tampere, Finland, in August 2026 under the theme “Knowing and Acting: The Changing Conditions and Potentials of Education Research.” Arctic perspectives on education, sustainability, Indigenous knowledge, and art education were strongly represented throug...


The Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) played an active role in the Arctic Arts Summit 2026 in Umeå, Sweden, bringing together artists, researchers, educators, and cultural practitioners to explore the relationships between art, education, knowledge, communities, and Land.

Since 2012, Emerging Leaders has been an early-career Arctic mentoring program for leaders from 18 to 35 years old. The program brings together 30 young leaders from the academic, business, public and NGO sectors to learn about the Arctic in a thrilling journey through Northern Norway.

The exhibition is part of the Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) exhibition series "Parallel North: Shared Ecocultural Entanglements", which explores northern and Arctic phenomena from an ecocultural perspective.