We are pleased to announce a Session entitled "Chemical contaminants in polar and extreme environments" in the upcoming Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) 8th World Congress to be held in Singapore 6-10 September 2020.

The date for the High North Dialogue Conference is coming closer, and the High North Center for Business and Governance would kindly like to provide you with a reminder and updates on the conference. The conference takes place in Bodø, Norway, March 18th – 19th 2020.

Bifröst University's summer course "Sustainable Leadership in the 21st Century" (8 ECTS) takes place July 18 – August 8, 2020. Application deadline: June 1, 2020.

The CWC research unit at the University of Oulu, leader of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Telecommunication and Networking, and Luleå Technical University (LTU) have started a joint Interreg Nord project called Arctic 5G Test Networks.

The Calotte Academy 2020 is planned to be organized in the beginning of June 2020 in the European Arctic — Enontekiö and Inari, Finland; Kautokeino, Kirkenes and Svanvik, Norway; and Apatity and Nikel, Russia. 

In June 2019, members of the UArctic Thematic Network "Working in the Arctic" organized the II International Scientific and Practical Conference "Psychology of Extreme Professions". The conference papers were published in English and can be read and downloaded for free.

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) has published a new peer-reviewed book “Relate North: Collaborative Art, Design and Education" edited by Timo Jokela and Glen Coutts, the first in the series to be published by InSEA* Publications.

Academic North project organizes a side event "Knowledge based Growth in the Arctic" in Arctic Frontiers conference, in Tromsø, January 29, 2020. 

Please see the updated online program for One Health, One Future, an international conference scheduled for March 11-14, 2020, and organized by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research.

The Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) announces two polar science fellowships, including for Asian and Arctic partners.

As a part of the Arctic Circle Assembly, the Breakout Session The Russian Arctic: Future Scenarios has held on October 11, 2019 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Arctic Winter School 2020 at North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Russia is going to be held from February 25 – March 7, 2020. Applications until February 1, 2020.

UArctic is searching for motivated and enthusiastic interns for the fall 2020 who are interested in Arctic matters and willing to acquire knowledge of the Northern region; its environment, people and culture. The internship will provide an environment in which the intern can develop, enhance professional working and communica...

UArctic is searching for motivated and enthusiastic intern for the spring 2021 ( 5 months) who is interested in Arctic matters and willing to acquire knowledge of the Northern region; its environment, people and culture. The internship will provide an environment in which the intern can develop, enhance professional working a...

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) has published a new edition of its newsletter 'Northern Notes'.