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Women of the Arctic aims to raise awareness, support, and maintain a focus on women’s and gender-related issues in the Arctic

Women of the Arctic launched an interview series showcasing personal and professional stories of women who live and work in, as well as engage with the Arctic. 

Fri, Mar 08, 2019

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Preparatory meeting on Finnish-Japanese Summer School on Arctic Studies held at Sapporo on 4-6 February 2019

On 04-06 February 2019, Finnish delegates representing the Universities of Helsinki, Lapland and Oulu joined their counterpart – representatives from Hokkaid...

Tue, Feb 12, 2019

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Kamila´s Journey with UArctic - Breaking Boundaries on the north2north Mobility Program

Kamila Faizieva from Industrial University of Tyumen is a UArctic Student Ambassador and a student representative of the Board of UArctic. She spent autumn 2...

Thu, Feb 07, 2019

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Finnish student completes international internship at Ukhta State Technical University

Marjanah Sadiq from University of Helsinki completed her international internship on November 2018 at Ukhta State Technical University in Russia. Intership w...

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

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Reminder: Summer School on Arctic Studies at Hokkaido University

The summer school at Hokkaido University is for advanced level undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Lapland, Universit...

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

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Call for application: Hokkaido University hosts Summer School on Arctic Studies 2019

The summer school at Hokkaido University is for advanced level undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Lapland, Universit...

Tue, Dec 18, 2018

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A study about changes in snow cov­er­age and the threat it pose to Arctic biodiversity

A study published in the renowned scientific journal Nature Climate Change, researchers from the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Environment Institute...

Thu, Oct 25, 2018

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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

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Sus­tain­able De­vel­op­ment Goals – (how) can per­form­ance be meas­ured?

University of Helsinki, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science is organizing in cooperation with Aalto Sustainability Hub and Prime Minister´s Office e...

Fri, Sep 21, 2018

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Give us feedback on UArctic Congress 2018

The questionnaire for UArctic congress feedback is open until September 24. Here´s your chance to communicate to the organizers your thoughts on the event. 

Thu, Sep 20, 2018

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New programme to support Arctic research cooperation between Finland and Japan

Finnish and Japanese universities will tighten cooperation in Arctic research and education by establishing Finnish-Japanese Arctic Studies Program. The proj...

Wed, Sep 19, 2018

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UArctic Congress 2018 Concludes in Finland

Today UArctic Congress 2018 concluded in Helsinki featuring addresses by President Tarja Halonen of Finland, and a closing panel looking at the goals of the...

Fri, Sep 07, 2018

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