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Successful funding decision for research project on inclusion and agency of young children

The project focuses on agency and voice of young children in marginalized, indigenous and immigrant children with diverse ethnical and cultural backgrounds....

Wed, Nov 06, 2019

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A draft agreement on the establishment of a UNESCO Chair in NArFU is being prepared

The UNESCO Secretariat praised the application of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov for the establishment of the UNESCO Cha...

Tue, Nov 05, 2019

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Addressing Arctic Challenges Requires a Synoptic Ocean Survey

A coordinated effort involving trailblazing science—and icebreaking ships—from many nations is needed to fill gaps in our understanding of the Arctic Ocean a...

Mon, Nov 04, 2019

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ERC Consolidator Grant

The European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still...

Mon, Nov 04, 2019

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The University Centre of the Westfjords receives Nordic Council of Ministers research grant on plastics

The University Centre of the Westfjords (UW) has received funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers Ocean Working Group for a project entitled “Plastics i...

Fri, Nov 01, 2019

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Round table discussion "Do you speak my language?" - Speakers now published

The event is organised by the UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education and the UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Teacher Education and will be held at the FERA...

Fri, Nov 01, 2019

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Increasing the impact of north2north: interview with Iselin Nybø, Norway’s Minister of Research and Higher Education

By increasing their support for UArctic's north2north mobility program, Norway aims to get the whole country more engaged in find solutions for northern chal...

Fri, Nov 01, 2019

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The deadline for the new UArctic Thematic Networks to be endorsed in 2020 is December 18, 2019

Due to changes in the legal status of University of the Arctic, the new Thematic Networks for 2020 will be endorsed in February 2020. This means that the pro...

Thu, Oct 31, 2019

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Applications for the CAFF-IASC fellowship programme

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group of the Arctic Council, in cooperation w...

Wed, Oct 30, 2019

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Speech and interview of the Swedish Ambassador for the Arctic Affairs Björn Lyrvall

Raising the importance of international cooperation, gender equality and environmental challenges in the Arctic, the Swedish Ambassador for Arctic Affairs Bj...

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

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Call for participation - Model Arctic Council 2020

University of Akureyri, in cooperation with the Model Arctic Council Thematic Network, will host a Model Arctic Council (MAC) from March 22 to 27, 2020 in Ak...

Tue, Oct 29, 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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