University of Helsinki, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science is organizing in cooperation with Aalto Sustainability Hub and Prime Minister´s Office event on SDG´s and Finland’s performance and evaluation of SD policies. Event is on October 11 2018 at 13:00–15:30, at Think Corner, Helsinki. 

The book - Society, Environment and Human Security in the Arctic Barents Region – edited by Kamrul Hossain (lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Law) and Dorothée Cambou, gives a comprehensive analysis of vulnerabilities, challenges and needs that the Barents population experiences today or may encounter in the future. In...

The questionnaire for UArctic congress feedback is open until September 24. Here´s your chance to communicate to the organizers your thoughts on the event. 

Northern (Arctic) Federal University invites researchers, PhD-students, and students to take part in the marine research and education expedition in the Arctic.

Northern (Arctic) Federal University (Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia) invites PhD students to participate in the International PhD School “Russia in the Arctic Dialogue: Local and Global Context” (April 5 - 11, 2019) - a side event of the V International Arctic Forum “Arctic: Territory of Dialogue”.

Finnish and Japanese universities will tighten cooperation in Arctic research and education by establishing Finnish-Japanese Arctic Studies Program. The project is cooperation between the University of Lapland, the University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki from Finland and the Hokkaido University from Japan. The proje...

RELATE NORTH is a collaboration between the UArctic’s Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD), Nord University Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Lapland and Helgeland Museum. This will be the seventh symposium in the series hosted by ASAD. The symposium is held November 6-8 in Nesna, Norway. 

Italian Society for International Organization is organising an International Symposium on Arctic Connections: Italy and Norway in the Arctic, between Cooperation and Future Challenges in collaboration with the University of Bodo and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Rome. The symposium is held September 18 in Rome. 

The All-Russian Scientific Forum with international participation "Arctic: society, science and law" will take place October 23-24, 2018 at the St. Petersburg State University. The Forum is organized by the University in cooperation with the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute. The event is supported by the Yamal-Nenets A...

Michelle Saunders, a 22-year-old recent Memorial University bachelor of science graduate (with a concentration in ecology and conservation) is an Inuit woman from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, whose family is originally from Davis Inlet, Rigolet, and other Inuit communities in Labrador.

Today UArctic Congress 2018 concluded in Helsinki featuring addresses by President Tarja Halonen of Finland, and a closing panel looking at the goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a particular focus on gender equality and climate change.

Containing decades of data and studies, this book set and accompanying databases describe the impacts of climate change on the fate and transport of contaminants, the containment of contaminants in frozen ground, and remediation strategies for brownfields sites. It’s a must-have for all researchers working in this area.  

UArctic Congress 2018 is soon coming to its end and it's your opportunity to give feedback to organizers.

The last day of UArctic Congress 2018 takes place today at the University of Helsinki.

"Perceiving Arctic Change: Climate, Society and Sustainability" side event will be held August 24 in Berlin. Side event is part of the 2nd Science Ministerial which is hosted by the European Commission together with Finland and Germany. Entrance to the side event is free but requires registration.