UArctic Research Chair, Professor Jeff Welker (University of Oulu & University of Alaska Anchorage) recently led an on-line IARPC seminar on the Arctic Water Cycle to the Arctic Atmosphere Team (https://www.iarpccollaborations.org/members/people/teams/8).

A new article from ArcticFinland focusses on how Arctic researchers have responded to the current crisis as more activities move online, including contributions from UArctic's VP Organization Outi Snellman and VP Research Arja Rautio. [excerpted from original article by Maija Myllylä]

The IPS has a full-time position available for an advisor who can demonstrate a professional background and relevant experience and who is ready to take on a diverse portfolio of tasks while working in a multicultural and multilingual environment. [See posting at Arctic Council website]

Environment sub-programme submission of concept notes deadlines from 14 July, Climate action subprogramme submission of full proposals deadlines until 6 October. Info day webinar to be held 30 April.

An NSF funded postdoc in the Atwood lab at Utah State University is available starting in fall of 2020. The successful applicant will also work closely with the Beard Lab at Utah State University and the Waring Lab at Imperial College-London.

NordForsk has opened a call for proposals in the field of Sustainable Aquaculture. Deadline for proposals is 5 May 2020.

Dr. Kaisa-Riikka Mustonen, a UArctic Postdoctoral fellow with Professor Jeff Welker, has been awarded a 3-year personal research grant from the exclusive Kone Foundation.

The call is open until May 1, 2020 to enrolled MA and PhD students from UArctic Nordic member institutions working in the field of northern or Arctic research.  

Eight new Thematic Networks were approved by the Assembly of UArctic at their fist annual meeting held on February 25-26, 2020, in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Arctic Ambassador of Kingdom of Denmark Thomas Winkler gave an influential video interview during the first meeting of the UArctic Assembly on the importance of Arctic Cooperation, Education and Connectivity.

PEEX Arctic-Boreal Hub Newsletter Issue #12 - March 2020 is now available. In this issue: News, PEEX Blog, Upcoming conferences, PEEX Special Issue articles, Education, Visual Corner, UArctic News Corner and Future-Earth News Corner.

Twenty-seven students from universities in the circumpolar north and beyond participated in the fourth UArctic Model Arctic Council. Although organizers had been planning for months to hold the program face-to-face in Akureyri, Iceland, they moved it online, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Students and organizers videoconf...

The 7th newsletter for INTERACT is now available online. 

Dr. Gerlis Fugmann comes to IASC with extensive experience in Arctic research and international organizations. She held the position of Executive Director of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) since October 2013 based at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) i...

24 March 2020 An interview with epidemiologist Dr. Anders Koch