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Eight new Thematic Networks established in 2020

Eight new Thematic Networks were approved by the Assembly of UArctic at their fist annual meeting held on February 25-26, 2020, in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Thu, Apr 02, 2020

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UArctic Chair in the Arctic at Toolik Lake-Ancient C story

Here is on-site video from Arctic Alaska in a very snowy March 2020, shared by UArctic Research Chair, Professor Jeff Welker (University of Oulu & Univer...

Fri, Mar 27, 2020

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Gender equality work goes on at the University of Oulu

University of Oulu published a new Gender Equality and Diversity action plan—a GEP for years 2019–2022, which is the seventh in order. The first one was draf...

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

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Umeå University hosted the fifth Arctic Five workshop

The Arctic Five universities had their fifth workshop about Joint Masters Course on the Arctic Inclusive Pedagogy on 24-25 February in Umeå, Sweden. The proj...

Thu, Mar 19, 2020

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Call for papers: Northerness at NAF/NAAR Symposium 2020 and 12th Annual Symposium of Architectural Research 2020

NAF/NAAR Symposium 2020  12th Annual Symposium of Architectural Research 2020  22–23 October 2020 at the University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland  Call for Papers...

Thu, Feb 13, 2020

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Questionnaire about Arctic Connectivity

The CWC research unit at the University of Oulu, leader of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Telecommunication and Networking, and Luleå Technical Unive...

Wed, Jan 29, 2020

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Academic (un)employment and mobility in the Arctic North-project: Knowledge based Growth in the Arctic

Academic North project organizes a side event "Knowledge based Growth in the Arctic" in Arctic Frontiers conference, in Tromsø, January 29, 2020. 

Fri, Jan 24, 2020

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Online course in spring 2020 "Northern Tourism: Performances and Experiences"

The course addresses tourism in the Arctic and Subarctic with an emphasis on tourist's experience and the connections between tourism, host communities and l...

Thu, Dec 12, 2019

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Large loss of CO2 in winter observed across the northern permafrost region

Professor Jeffrey Welker from the University of Oulu and the University of Alaska Anchorage alongside with 30 co-authors from UArctic affiliated institutions...

Mon, Oct 28, 2019

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Greenland, Island of change: Ice sheet sourced rivers deliver ancient C and nutrients to the Arctic Ocean

UArctic Research Chair, Professor Jeff Welker (University of Oulu and University of Alaska Anchorage) has been one of the few terrestrial ecologists studying...

Wed, Oct 09, 2019

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New book on Sámi Educational History

"Sámi Educational History in a Comparative International Perspective" establishes an overview of Sámi education in a historical and internationally comparati...

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

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A new intern has joined the UArctic Thematic Networks and Research Liaison Office

A new intern from the University of the Faroe Islands has joined the UArctic Thematic Networks and Research Liaison Office at the University of Oulu in Oulu,...

Thu, Aug 22, 2019

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