A new call for funding is available for collaborative research projects on Nordic societal security in light of the emerging global and regional trends. The total amount of funding available for this Nordic call is set at NOK 44 million and the deadline for the submissions is 20 November 2019.

The European Research Council (ERC) launched its Synergy Grant Scheme. Deadline: 5 November, 2019.

NordForsk is issuing a call for proposals for Nordic Research Infrastructure Hubs. The call has a budget of NOK 17 million and the deadline for the call for proposals is 22 October 2019.

The Government of Iceland, in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers, hosts the International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region in April 21-23, 2020 in Reykjavik in connection with the Icelandic chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Registration and call for abstracts are now open for the event.

The first Winter School, sponsored by the International Project Office, and hosted by the Harbin Institute of Technology, will be held by the International Arctic School, HIT (IAS HIT) on the topic of “To understand: Arctic Environment and Ecosystem” in the beautiful city of Harbin from January 5-12.2020

NordForsk is issuing a call under the Nordic-Russian Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Research, and encourages research projects with partners in Greenland to apply for funding with an additional fund. The call has a budget of approximately NOK 2 million and the deadline is 17 October 2019.

The Greenlandic Representation in Reykjavík and UArctic Institute: The Northern Research Forum (NRF) at the University of Akureyri will jointly organize an Arctic Circle Assembly pre-event "From National Strategies to Shared Solutions – Best Practices for Sustainable Development in the Arctic".

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) announces the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X) to be held on the campus of Northern (Arctic) Federal University, in Arkhangelsk, Russia, 15-19 June 2020. 

A new intern from the University of the Faroe Islands has joined the UArctic Thematic Networks and Research Liaison Office at the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland.

The Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme invites applications for the seventh call of its project grants. The submission deadline is September 30, 2019.

Interreg Nord 11th Call is currently open. Deadline: 30 September, 2019.  

Science lunch online seminar "Challenges in times of change - Current research on ecology, sea and climate in the Arctic" from UiT The Arctic University of Norway, on Tuesday, August 27, 2019.

Beginning with a traditional welcoming and land acknowledgement from Shirely Williams and greeting from Dr. Leo Groarke, the President of this year's host Trent University, the UArctic Rectors' Forum 2019 has opened in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

How should the next EU research and innovation programme be implemented, to ensure that it achieves its objectives? Share your views now with the European Commission.

From July 29 to August 15 of 2019, North-Eastern Federal University held the Arctic Summer School in Yakutsk, co-organized by the Northern Forum and Korea Maritime Institute, Seoul.