The sustainable development of the Arctic regions under fast changing climate is built on science based knowledge. However, we currently lack a holistic process understanding of the Arctic and cold regions atmosphere – ocean – terrestrial ecosystems. The “Arena for the gap analysis of the existing Arctic Science Co-Operations...

Building competence locally based on the best available knowledge, both Indigenous-based knowledge and science are important. The challenge for Indigenous people is that their traditional knowledge is not included in education and research in the Arctic, says Mikhail Pogodaev.

The University of Akureyri is accepting applications for the Nansen visiting professorship or Nansen Research fellowship based on a cooperation between the governments of Iceland and Norway.

Next Leaders University Micro-training: "I research how the Canadian First Nations of British Columbia reconnect with their land" by Giuseppe Amatulli, Canada.

Next Leaders University Micro-training: "I ensure that sustainability is implemented fairly for the Sami people" by Dorothée Cambou, Finland.

Murmansk State Technical University (MSTU) delegates paid a visit to North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU), Yakutsk, to discuss partnership prospects. The trip to Yakutsk was made possible through Arctic Urban Planning and Design UArctic Thematic Network financing, within the framework of the TN development activities.

Greenland Science Week 2021 takes place from November 1-7 in Sisimiut and November 8-14 in Nuuk. During this period the Arctic Research Days Conference (November 9-11) will also take place. 

UArctic is organizing a UArctic Rectors Meeting hosted by The University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), France, an Associate member of the University of Paris-Saclay, on December 6, 2021 in Versailles, France.

From February 21 - March 5, 2022, the Northern Arctic Federal University invites to their annual Online Winter School of the Russian Language and Culture. 

Join the COP26 discussion "Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council 2021-2023: Youth Dimension", that will take place in a hybrid format on November 2, 10:00-11:00 UTC in the Pavilion of the Russian Federation in the COP26 Blue Zone, Glasgow, Scottish Event Campus (SEC, Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW, UK).

A Side-Event: “Community-Based Monitoring in the Arctic” Book Launch Event will be held online at the Greenland Science Week on November 9, 2021, at 15.00-16.30 CET (11.00-12.30 Greenland time). 

The University of Lapland and UArctic ry (UArctic Association registered in Finland) signed a new cooperation agreement on October 8, 2021. The new agreement creates a stable home for the UArctic International Secretariat, with the intent of continued, long-term hosting by the University of Lapland. The UArctic International...

In a recent interview with Juho Kähkönen, student representative on the Board of UArctic, he talks about his position on the Board and UArctic’s role in ensuring educational opportunities for students in the Arctic.

This postdoc will be part of a research team that includes the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and the University of Saskatchewan, with Inuit guidance.

On October 16, 2021, during the Arctic Circle Assembly, PhD students from Québec  and UArctic universities had an opportunity to present their work through lightning talks. Jennifer Fiebig's presentation became the audience's favourite.