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Northern students are invited to study climate impacts in Abisko

Are you interested in studying climate effects at 68 N, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, in an active research environment situated in the remote mountain...

Wed, Mar 07, 2018

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Arctic Europe’s university rectors establish the Arctic Five partnership

On November 16, during the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference, representatives of the five universities of Arctic Europe met together under the umbrella of t...

Fri, Nov 17, 2017

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Northern perspective on tourism – University of Lapland launches a new master's degree programme

The new programme offers a comprehensive and international approach to tourism and reflects on the growing global influence and relevance of change in the no...

Mon, Oct 30, 2017

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New IASSA Secretariat 2017-2020 and ICASS X location in 2020

From September 2017 to August 2020 the IASSA Secretariat will be housed at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls, USA, while ICASS X in 2020 w...

Wed, Oct 18, 2017

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UArctic organizing partner in High Altitudes Meet High latitudes: Globalizing Polar Issues

The University of the Arctic performed as one of the organizers of the High Altitudes Meet High latitudes: Globalizing Polar Issues conference, taken place i...

Tue, Sep 19, 2017

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NPE symposium 2017 Political Arctic/Arctic Political, 26-27 September 2017

The 7th Northern Political Economy symposium will address political aspects of life in the Arctic as well as the Arctic life as an object of politics, even i...

Thu, Aug 17, 2017

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ICASS IX held by the International Arctic Social Sciences Association completed its work in Umeå

The ninth International Conference  on Arctic Social Sciences hosted by the Umeå University was attended by more than 800 scientists and young researchers in...

Wed, Jun 14, 2017

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UArctic’s Indigenous Issues Committee and Nominations Committee meet in Umeå, Sweden

Chaired by Krister Stoor of Umeå University and Barry Scherr of Dartmouth College, respectively, the meetings were held in connection with the 9th Internatio...

Fri, Jun 09, 2017

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PhD course - Community based methods for sustainable development in the north

In this PhD course we would like to present, discuss and practice research methodologies, which are being used around the arctic and to co construct in a par...

Tue, Mar 14, 2017

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Deadline January 16 for Paper and Poster abstracts to ICASS IX, June 8-12 2017

A reminder of the upcoming deadline for submitting Paper and Poster abstracts to the Ninth International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS IX) to be...

Tue, Jan 10, 2017

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Call for papers and posters for the 9th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) is pleased to announce the first call for papers and posters for the 9th International Congress...

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

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New book: Encyclopedia of the Barents Region

The Encyclopedia of the Barents Region (With Foreword by Thorvald Stoltenberg and Mikhail Gorbachev) contains comprehensive knowledge about the history, econ...

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

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