UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) has published a new peer-reviewed book “Relate North: Art and Design for Education for Sustainability" edited by Timo Jokela and Glen Coutts, published by the Lapland University Press.

Peter Sköld, Chair of UArctic's Board of Governors, presents this report from the recently-concluded Arctic Council Ministerial meeting that took place in Rovaniemi at the conclusion of Finland's chairmanship.

Arctic Arts Summit 2019 - The Arctic as a Laboratory for sustainable art and cultural policy, June 3-5, 2019, Rovaniemi, Finland

The final report of Task Force on Improved Connectivity in the Arctic (TFICA) was officially approved at the Rovaniemi Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council on May 7, 2019.

Many migratory waterfowl have evolved to synchronize periods of peak nutrient demand, often breeding, with periods of high resource availability. Climate change is creating phenological mismatches between herbivores and their plant resources throughout the Arctic.

UArctic’s Board of Governors, its highest decision-making body, met in Tromsö, Norway from April 26-28, 2019. Hosted by UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Rector and UArctic Board member Anne Husebekk welcomed members for the three-day intensive meeting.

The Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College invites applications for an Evans Family Professorship, to be filled at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level, in Arctic ice, climate, and energy.

The event is part of the official programme of Arctic Science Summit Week. It will be held in the main campus of Northern Arctic Federal University, in Arkhangelsk, on Tuesday 28th May at 14.30-16.00. The meeting room number will be confirmed later.

Bringing a close to Finland's successful chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the Ministerial meeting in Rovaniemi on May 7 also highlighted the successful cooperation with UArctic on the Education priority during the chairmanship period.

The Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) project "Teacher Education for Diversity and Equality in the Arctic", coordinated by UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education, was concluded in the ministerial meeting of Arctic Council on 7th May, 2019 in Rovaniemi.

A popular science lunch seminar with researchers from Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University on the building of sustainable societies in the Arctic region, on Thursday May 9, 2019, at 12:00–13:00 (UTC +2).

The submission of artworks and/or an abstract is open for the art exhibition and symposium RELATE NORTH 2019 – Tradition and Innovation in Art and Design Education. Deadline for submissions is May 30, 2019.

On May 7, 2019, minister-level representatives from of the eight Arctic States, the delegations from the Council's six indigenous Permanent Participant organizations, and the Chairs of the Council’s six Working Groups will convene in Rovaniemi, Finland, for the eleventh Arctic Council Ministerial meeting. 

Coastal and Marine Management students from the University Center of the Westfjords conducted beach debris research field trip near Hólmavík in the "Pollution in the Coastal Arctic" course.

Call ID: H2020-MSCA-IF-2019 The goal of the Individual Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility.