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Welcome to the Third Meeting of the UArctic Assembly!

The UArctic Assembly meeting will be held on 1-3 June 2022 in Portland, Maine, with pre-conference days on 30-31 May.

Mon, May 02, 2022

Resettlement of Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic: Case study of the Sámi people on the Kola Peninsula, north-west of Russia

Institute of Culture, Language & History invites to a public lecture with Dr. Anna Andersen titled: "Resettlement of indigenous peoples in the Arctic: Ca...

Mon, May 02, 2022

Tamara's first interaction with a draught reindeer in Oulu, Finland

Blog post: "Reindeer are far more important to the Sámi than most people realise!"

The blog post "Reindeer are far more important to the Sámi than most people realise!" is written by doctoral researcher Tamara Hiltunen on her perceptions on...

Mon, May 02, 2022

Webinar Announcement: High-Resolution Forecasting of Wildfire Activity and Smoke: The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Model

The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) announce their upcoming Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium (VAWS) webinar, titled High-Resolution F...

Mon, May 02, 2022

Winners of the The UArctic Photo Competition: Arctic Polarities 2022

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) and its Arctic Sustainable Art and Design Thematic Network (ASAD) are pleased to announce the winners of its annual ph...

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Arctic and northern community governance: The need for local planning and design as resilience strategy

As part of the activities of the UArctic Thematic Network on Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience, Kristof van Assche and Monica Gruezmacher (...

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Pigga Keskitalo has been appointed as a professor at ULapland´s Faculty of Education, focusing on Arctic education issues

PhD Pigga Keskitalo will start to work as professor in education, especially in Arctic issues at the Faculty of Education.

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Várdduo seminar at Umeå University invites Professor John Kilbourne on May 3rd, 2022

Várdduo seminar invites Professor John Kilbourne, Grand Valley State University, Michigan to discuss "Early Sámi Play & Games: Sustainability & Peace".

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Call for Applications: Polar Science Early Career Community Office Advisory Board Member

The new National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) invites U.S.-based early career polar scientists with a...

Fri, Apr 29, 2022

Conference on Sami Youth Health at UiT postponed to Fall 2022

The conference was planned for May 2022, but has been now postponed to Fall 2022.

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Register now: Effects of the pandemic on the European Arctic and Indigenous Health

The seminar will take place on Monday 9 May, 2022 at 13:00 - 16:30 at Black Box, Curiosum. The event will be live recorded and produced by the Umeå Universit...

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

Reminder: Call for nominations for Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award

The call for the Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award is open until May 17. This year two prizes will be awarded; one open to anyone (individual or...

Thu, Apr 28, 2022

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