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Calotte Academy 2016: Resilience related to Sustainable Development at focus

The annual travelling symposium Calotte Academy began this year its tour with a session held in Rovaniemi on the 30th of May. This year’s conference takes an...

Mon, Jun 06, 2016

Paavo Lipponen named as Arctic Hero

Finland's former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen, a Friend of UArctic, has been received the Arctic Hero prize during the High North Dialogue meeting at Nord U...

Fri, Jun 03, 2016

UArctic Congress 2016 updates

The keynote speakers for the Science Section of the UArctic Congress 2016 have been announced, and the early-bird registration deadline has been extended unt...

Tue, May 31, 2016

Seminar: The Urban Arctic (June 10, 2016)

The French embassy in Sweden in collaboration with Umeå University organize the French-Nordic event: The Urban Arctic. It is part of a series of seminars tha...

Tue, May 31, 2016

Internship opportunities for Danish, Faroese and Greenlandic Students

Application round for internship placements at UArctic offices is still open. Apply by May 31, 2016.

Tue, May 24, 2016

NCM: Climate and Air Pollution Group project funding in 2017

The Climate and Air Quality Group, under the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM), invites proposals for its Call for projects. This supports projects that desc...

Tue, May 24, 2016

First meeting of potential network on Arctic migration

The Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland (Rovaniemi, Finland) organized the first workshop on Arctic migration on April 18, 2016 in cooperation with UA...

Tue, May 24, 2016

Online Seminar: Education for Social Justice in Scotland, 20 June 2016

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education organises an online seminar titled Education for social justice i...

Tue, May 24, 2016

Call for papers: Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic

The HuSArctic project (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland) calls for papers for an international conference with a focus on the Barents region and its envi...

Mon, May 23, 2016

10th graduation ceremony of "Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies" program

May 18, Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU)’s students got "Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies" diplomas.

Fri, May 20, 2016

Interview with Timo Jokela, the leader of “Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design” Thematic Network

"Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design" is one of the most active and major UArctic Thematic Networks. Twenty one organizations from eight countries are involve...

Fri, May 20, 2016

New publication: Environmental Impact Assessment in the Arctic, A Guide to Best Practice

Significant growth in economic activity in the Arctic has added weight to the argument that projects must be developed responsibly and sustainably. Addressin...

Fri, May 20, 2016

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