UArctic Research Chair, Professor Jeff Welker (University of Oulu and University of Alaska Anchorage) has been one of the few terrestrial ecologists studying the periglacial landscapes in the High Arctic of NW Greenland over the past 20 years. His program in High Arctic Biocomplexity began a multi-decade program addressing th...

One of the main goals of the Thematic Network (TN) on Geopolitics and Security is to organise sessions at international conferences. The TN has been active since the beginning of the annual conference Arctic Circle Assembly, which is held this year for the 7th time. In 2019, the TN will (co-)organise 7 breakout sessions at th...

President of the Saami Council Åsa Larsson Blind launched the “Sámi Arctic Strategy” last week in Umeå at the EU Arctic Forum (Oct 3-4), which discussed how the Indigenous Knowledge and participation could be increased in research and policy making.

The IASC Medal is awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. A maximum of one award is made each year, assuming that there is a nominee of appropriate quality.

The EU reiterated its commitment to helping the Arctic adapt to climate change, protect the environment and develop its economy, by investing in research and development, protecting local ecosystems, and building better infrastructure to connect the region to the mainland.

The international Conference "The Role of Universities in Addressing Societal Challenges and Fostering Democracy: Inclusion, Migration, and Education for Citizenship" will take place on April 2‐3, 2020 at the University of Akureyri, Iceland. The call for papers is open until December 15, 2019.

The Arctic has often been seen as a natural area, or even a “wilderness”, where mainly indigenous and subsistence activities have been prominent. Contrary to this, the present volume highlights the very long historical development of resource use systems in northern Europe, across multiple actors and multiple levels, and incl...

The annual High North Dialogue conference gathers experts and stakeholders from a range of sectors with a focus on business development and economic growth in the High North. It provides a platform to interact with young academics and professionals with an interest in the Arctic.

"Sámi Educational History in a Comparative International Perspective" establishes an overview of Sámi education in a historical and internationally comparative perspective and examines indigenous educational history around the world, ranging from Asia to Oceania to Sápmi and the Americas.

PhD students from Québec and UArctic universities to give five-minute presentations of their work:  Final of the Mon projet nordique/My Northern Project competition, presented by Institut nordique du Québec (INQ), Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and UArctic.

The purpose of the panel is to bring together top policymakers (Governors of the Russian Arctic regions) and representatives of science and expert community to discuss current and future socioeconomic complexity and transformation in the rapidly changing Russian Arctic.

Let’s be more ambitious in our approach to the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and global sustainability!

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research will host One Health, One Future March 11-14, 2020. Registration opens Oct. 1, 2019.

Following the first edition in May 2019, the NORSIL network is pleased to invite submissions for its second workshop on the rights of the Sámi people in the Nordic sustainable transition that will be organised in Tromsø on January 9 and 10, 2020.

The Arctic Frontiers Student Forum is back! Are you a Bachelor or Master Student interested in Arctic issues? We are pleased to announce that the Arctic Frontiers Student Forum will be held alongside the Arctic Frontiers Conference, from 26-30 January 2020.