The 6th World Reindeer Herders' Congress focuses on human health issues, biodiversity and protected areas, industrial development and food culture. The event is hosted by Sáminuorra, Renägarförbundet, Svenska Samernas Riksförbund and Jokkmokk Municipality, together with Association of World Reindeer Herders, on 16-20 August 2...
Summer Institute for Circumpolar Health
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
In July 2017 UiT The Arctic University of Norway hosted an international summer school, the 2017 Innovative Learning Institute for Circumpolar Health. Twelve nursing students attended the institute with the purpose to exchange experiences and discuss the possibilities and challenges of nursing in the High North.
PhD and Master course "Sustainability, Extractive Industries, Communities and Social Responsibility: Greenland and Beyond"
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
Taking place 23-27 October 2017 in Sisimiut, Greenland, this PhD and Master course offers broad insights on societal and environmental issues confronting sustainable extractives industries in the Arctic (with perspectives applying beyond the Arctic being introduced as well) and conditions for extractives industries in Greenla...
Interview: Wilderness Medicine Course in Sweden, Intro to Polar Medicine
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
The University of Colorado School of Medicine sat down with Associate Professor Jay Lemery MD and Senior Instructor Todd Miner EdD to talk about the upcoming Polar Medicine Course, September 15-18th, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Participate in the Northern Lights 2018 Program
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
The Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce (BRCC) and the Labrador North Chamber of Commerce (LNCC) host Northern Lights, a high-profile business and cultural showcase of Nunavut, Nunavik, and Labrador/Nunatsiavut. Northern Lights 2018 will be held at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, January 31-February 3, 2018.
UArctic Student Ambassadors Reunite at 3rd Model Arctic Council Workshop
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
This summer, UArctic Student Ambassadors Ian Lee and Carolyn Kozak as well as inaugural UArctic Student Ambassador Workshop participant Mike Brown convened in the little town of Hanover to partake in the 3rd Model Arctic Council held at Dartmouth College from 26th-30th June.
Arctic Broadband Forum Draws Attention to Shared Needs (Part 3 of 3): Making a Difference
Mon, Jul 31, 2017
The Arctic Broadband Forum, held in Fairbanks, Alaska, May 8-9 brought together an international audience of experts, researchers, educators, industry and indigenous and political leaders from around the World to focus on successes and challenges in creating a Connected Arctic. The Forum drew over 200 participants from six co...
Call for applications: Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Mon, Jul 31, 2017
Scholars and researchers from the eight Arctic Council countries can now apply for the Fulbright Arctic Initative, an 18-month collaborative research program which will begin in spring 2018 and run through the fall of 2019. Deadline: October 16, 2017 (international) or October 30, 2017 (US applicants).
The International Forest Forum of the Barents/ Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) in Arkhangelsk
Thu, Jul 27, 2017
The International Forest Forum of the Barents/ Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) on ‘Adaptation of forests in the Barents region under the conditions of climate change. National forest and climate related policy of the Council of the Barents / Euro-Arctic Region countries’ is to be held in Arkhangelsk, the Russian Federation, on Sep...
Call for Nominations - Mohn Prize 2018
Tue, Jul 18, 2017
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Academia Borealis - The Academy of Sciences and Letters of Northern Norway, and Tromsø Research Foundation welcome nominations for The International Mohn Prize for Outstanding Research Related to the Arctic (The Mohn Prize).
UArctic Vice-President Indigenous appointed to Board of Directors of Polar Knowledge Canada
Tue, Jul 18, 2017
UArctic's Vice-President Indigenous, Gerald Anderson of Memorial University of Newfoundland has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) for a five-year term. POLAR was created by the Canadian High Arctic Research Station Act, which came into force in 2015.
Kick-off seminar within the project Development of the UK-Russia Arctic Research and Collaboration Network
Fri, Jul 14, 2017
British and Russian researchers are welcomed to take part at the kick-off seminar within the project ‘Development of the UK-Russia Arctic Research and collaboration Network”, funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the UK Embassy in Russia and implemented by the UArctic Research office (NArFU, Arkhangelsk).
Join the Siberian Federal University Postdoc Fellowship Program
Fri, Jul 07, 2017
The purpose of the program is to encourage young researchers with PhD Degree (or Candidate of Sciences degree) to contribute to the international research and education activities.
Summer Holidays
Fri, Jun 30, 2017
The UArctic International Secretariat wishes a happy summer to our members, partners and friends across the North and the world! Our office will be closed July 1-17, 2017.
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor of Sustainability Science, Indigenous Sustainabilities
Fri, Jun 30, 2017
Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science calls for applications for a professorship or a fixed-term associate/assistant professorship (tenure track system) in sustainability science, with focus on indigenous sustainabilities. HELSUS is a new cross-faculty research unit in sustainability science at the University of Helsinki.