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New Secretary General of the Secretariat to the Nordic Council

Britt Bohlin, Governor of Jämtland, Sweden, will be the new Secretary General of the Nordic Council from the beginning of the new year. She will thus become...

Wed, Jul 03, 2013

Moving 2,100 km away to bring study focus closer to home

When your choice of education evolves around cultural studies, you may easily find yourself wandering off to study people on the other side of the world. But...

Tue, Jul 02, 2013

Nansen Visiting Professorship in Arctic Studies extended application deadline 15th of July

The University of Akureyri in Iceland is now seeking candidates for the 2nd appointment for the Nansen Visiting Professorship in Arctic Studies.The Ministers...

Tue, Jul 02, 2013

Sámi Customary Rights in Modern Landscapes Indigenous People and Nature Conservation

The conference Sámi Customary Rights in Modern Landscapes – Indigenous People and Nature Conservation will be held in Luleå, Sweden, 28-29 August 2013, with...

Tue, Jul 02, 2013

The 7th UArctic Rectors' Forum concludes in Arkhangelsk

The 7th UArctic Rectors' Forum hosted by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) in Arkhangelsk, Russia, June 27th and 28th, 2013 has come to an en...

Mon, Jul 01, 2013

Invitation: Conference In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process

We have a great pleasure to invite You to participate in the International Conference "In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process," which will take place in...

Thu, Jun 27, 2013

Knight’s Cross awarded to Professor Heininen

Professor Lassi Heininen was awarded Knight’s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon by Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the President of the Republic of...

Wed, Jun 26, 2013

The 2013 Arctic Energy Summit

We are excited to release the agenda for the 2013 Arctic Energy Summit! It is filled with speakers who are leaders in the industry, academic, governme...

Wed, Jun 26, 2013

PhD Studentship in Human-Animal Relations in the Circumpolar North

The Department of Anthropology, University of Aberdeen, is offering one three-year PhD studentship to work on a project about human-animal relations in t...

Wed, Jun 26, 2013

Student follow-up: Yukon wilderness taught a new aspect of life

Laura Aineslahti spent the spring semester of 2006 in Yukon College, Canada. Now, seven years later, she looks back on her exchange and how the experience af...

Mon, Jun 24, 2013

UArctic Rectors' Forum starts June 26th

The 7th UArctic Rectors' Forum is hosted by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) in Arkhangelsk, Russia, June 27th and 28th, 2013. The theme of t...

Mon, Jun 24, 2013

International Forum on Polar Data Activities in Global Data Systems

Date: 15–16 October 2013Venue: “National Museum of Nature and Science” in Tokyo To manage the considerable data legacy of the International Polar Y...

Thu, Jun 20, 2013

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