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The second workshop on Food (in)Security in the Arctic was held in Umeå, Sweden

"Food (in)Security in the Arctic: Contribution of Traditional and Local Food to promote Food Security with Particular Reference to the European High North” p...

Tue, Oct 16, 2018

Greenlandic fishermen nominated for Nordic Council Environment Prize

Fishermen in the Attu community on the west coast of Greenland have been nominated for the Nordic Council Environment Prize 2018.

Tue, Oct 16, 2018

UArctic Chair Jeffrey Welker at the University of Oulu’s 2018-2019 Opening Ceremony

Universities around the Arctic celebrate the beginning of each academic year as a time of joy, anticipation, reflection and inspiration. This year, the Unive...

Tue, Oct 16, 2018

Svalbard-Polar Night-Permafrost Feedbacks and Deeper Winter Snow

According to new research of the UArctic Chair Jeffrey Welker and co-authors, the High Arctic has the most extreme conditions of the Northern Hemisphere, wit...

Tue, Oct 16, 2018

Two junior researcher positions available at the University of Lapland

Applications are invited for two vacant junior researcher positions at the University of Lapland, in the doctoral programme of Communities and Changing Work....

Mon, Oct 15, 2018

Liisa Holmberg; Erika Sarivaara and Marja-Liisa Olthuis

Side event on Indigenous Languages in Urbanized areas drew attention at UArctic Congress 2018

The Thematic network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education and the UNITWIN/UNESCO network concerning Indigenous Languages in Urb...

Mon, Oct 15, 2018

Arctic Arts Summit 2019

Arctic Arts Summit 2019 - The Arctic as a Laboratory for sustainable art and cultural policy June 4 - 5, 2019, Rovaniemi, Finland.

Mon, Oct 15, 2018

Call for papers: One Arctic – One Health Conference 2019

Thematic Network on Arctic Health and Well-being announces One Arctic – One Health Conference 2019 to happen in Oulu, 7-9 February 2019.

Fri, Oct 12, 2018

Thematic Network on Teacher Education to develop a joint Online Study Course on Arctic Inclusive Pedagogy

The Arctic5 along with the Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education work to enhance teacher education for equality...

Fri, Oct 12, 2018

UArctic World Ensemble Concert

UArctic Thematic Network UArctic World Ensemble (UWE) holds a concert at the Harstad Kulturhus in Harstad, Norway. The concert will take place Thursday Novem...

Fri, Oct 12, 2018

Save the Date: Council Meeting 2019

We are pleased to announce the dates for the 22nd meeting of the Council of UArctic, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 18 to 20, 2019. We welco...

Fri, Oct 12, 2018

University of Lapland and UArctic hosts Northern Youth Eco-Forum

Youth visitors from Northern regions of Russia and Japan gathered to listen, learn and present projects on what effect climate change has on the biodiversity...

Thu, Oct 11, 2018

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