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Symposium "Teacher Education of the Arctic region: Diversity and Identity in the North"

The symposium is coordinated by the UArctic Thematic Network of Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education, and it is part of the Arctic...

Mon, Nov 27, 2017

Call for Papers: 27th Polar Libraries Colloquy

An international conference for polar libraries is coming in June 2018 to Rovaniemi, Finland.The Polar Libraries Colloquy is organized by Lapland University...

Thu, Nov 23, 2017

Book launch panel on Indigenous Sacred Sites by UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law

As part of the 10th Polar Law Symposium in Rovaniemi (Nov 13-14), bringing together over 100 participants discussing multifaceted Arctic legal and societal t...

Tue, Nov 21, 2017

Arctic Europe’s university rectors establish the Arctic Five partnership

On November 16, during the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference, representatives of the five universities of Arctic Europe met together under the umbrella of t...

Fri, Nov 17, 2017

Two vacant junior researcher positions open at the University of Lapland in the doctoral programme of Culture-based Service Design

Applications are invited for two vacant junior researcher positions at the University of Lapland, in the doctoral programme of Culture-based Service Design.T...

Fri, Nov 17, 2017

UArctic representation at Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference

The 2017 Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference brings together academia, policy-makers and other stakeholders to discuss pressing Arctic issues and ways to buil...

Wed, Nov 15, 2017

Apply for two vacant junior researcher posts at the University of Lapland

Applications are invited for two vacant junior researcher posts at the University of Lapland, in the doctoral programme Northern Cultures and Sustainable Nat...

Wed, Nov 15, 2017

PHOTO: Mengxin Liu (design), Linda Sainio (image)

Relate North 2017 art and design symposium kicks off in Rovaniemi

The theme of the 2017 Relate North symposium and exhibition is "Art and Design for Education and Sustainability", emphasizing the collaboration between acade...

Thu, Nov 09, 2017

How do non-Arctic actors’ interests matter the Arctic? – debates around Arctic Circle assembly

From October 13 to October 19, 2017, the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Extractive Industries held a masters/Phd course in Iceland on the topic of Securi...

Thu, Nov 09, 2017

Students enjoying the landscape at Varanger Peninsula during a field course in 2016, organised by the UArctic Thematic Network on Northern Tourism PHOTO: Outi Rantala

Northern perspective on tourism – University of Lapland launches a new master's degree programme

The new programme offers a comprehensive and international approach to tourism and reflects on the growing global influence and relevance of change in the no...

Mon, Oct 30, 2017

Arctic Council at COP23: Climate change in the Arctic and its global impacts

On 6 November 2017, the Arctic Council will host an official side event at the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn, Germany. The event — “The global implications of a rapid...

Tue, Oct 24, 2017

Arctic Yearbook 2017 published

The theme of AY2017 is change and innovation in the Arctic. This theme is understood broadly and aims to define and describe innovation as a response to, and...

Mon, Oct 16, 2017

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