UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law has published the fifth volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law.

Local Summit of the Arctic Council’s SDWG project Teaching for Diversity and Inclusion in Arctic - the local context and global perspectives will be held on 8th of May 2018, in University of Tromsø (UiT), Norway. Registration for the event will be open until 18th April 2018.

The Northern Forum will convene in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on 11-12 April 2018 to discuss the new strategy.

The International Congress on Circumpolar Health (ICCH17) will be held on 12-15 August 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

GRID-Arendal is a small, flexible organization with highly qualified staff that specializes in complex environmental issues. GRID-Arendal is looking for a Chief Scientist to provide leadership for the effective and efficient implementation of the annual work programme. The deadline for applications is 30 April 2018.

The Summer School is organized under the Erasmus+ projects «Systems for Monitoring and Responses to Early Warnings – EU Experience for Russia» (Jean Monnet modules) and «Sustainable Natural Resource Use in the Arctic and High Mountainous Areas» (Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education)

EALLU is a book about food culture of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic, which is nominated for major food culture event in the world – the Gourmand Awards.

Today the University of the Arctic (UArctic)’s Board of Governors concluded a successful meeting in Yaktusk, hosted by founding UArctic member North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU). Members of the Board, representing seven of the eight Arctic countries, used the meeting to address a number of important issues, including fun...

In Yakutsk prior to the meeting of the Board of Governors (April 7-9, 2018), UArctic signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Science and Education of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) that will further strengthen the engagement and participation of UArctic members in the region.

The IASC Medal is awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. This year, IASC recognizes Dr. Oran Young's Outstanding Achievement to Understand Arctic Institutional Dynamics, International Regimes, and Environmental Policy.

A cooperation agreement was signed last week between the University of Lapland (Rovaniemi, Finland) and Murmansk Arctic State University (Russia), reconfirming the long-standing friendship between the two institutions. In addition to discussing with several faculty members and leadership of the University of Lapland, the Murm...

The University Centre of the Westfjords is searching for an energetic individual to fill the demanding role of Director of the new master’s program in Coastal Communities and Regional Development. Deadline for applications is the end of 16.04.2018.

The University of Akureyri invites applications for a Fulbright scholar with competence to teach in the Polar Law Program (Master´s level), with the potential for some teaching at the undergraduate level during the Fall of 2019 or Spring of 2020. This fixed-term, three- to four-month position will be located at the University...

This fall, Memorial University’s Office of Public Engagement will host People, Place and Public Engagement, a conference taking place October 25-27 2018 at our stunning new location on historic Signal Hill in St. John`s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Anchorage Arctic Research day will be held on 26 April 2018 in Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska. The event is organized by the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S., the University of Alaska Anchorage, the Anchorage Museum, and the Institute of the North and it will bring together members of the Anchorage-area Arctic rese...