The Polar Research Programme (POLARPROG) has launched a call for research proposals on resource and environmental management in the Arctic and Antarctic. The deadline for this call is 25 November 2015.

JAMSTEC Japanese agency researchers took part in a Cold Lands interdisciplinary workshop, held in Sakha, North Eastern Federal University. Researchers Rikie Suzuki and Hisashi Sato presented a research on Eastern Siberian ecosystems in global warming.

The Sámi parliament of Norway and Sámi University College are pleased to announce the Arctic Indigenous Education Conference (AIEC) 2016 which will be held in Guovdageaidnu, Norway, March 14-17, 2016. Deadline for proposals: November 15, 2015.

The University of Washington is pleased to announce the competition for the 2016-17 Fulbright Chair in Arctic Studies is open. Application deadline is 15 November 2015.

The 2015 edition of the Arctic Yearbook is now available online at www.arcticyearbook.com

"Parallel computational technologies (PCT) 2016" is the tenth annual international scientific conference aimed to develop and employ parallel computing technologies in versatile areas of science and technology. The conference will take place in NArFU (Arkhangelsk, Russia), March 28th - April 1st, 2016

The Likhachev Foundation (St. Petersburg, Russia) and the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center (Moscow, Russia), with support of the Committee on External Relations of Saint Petersburg announce a competition for 2-week cultural fellowships in the field of arts and culture. 

UArctic’s Thematic Network on Communicating Arctic Research carried out a project "Beyond", which aims to demonstrate the full spatial extent of the human impact on the environment by pictures.

The European Commission Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges will shortly be inviting proposals for its H2020-BG-2017 call for blue growth – demonstrating an ocean of opportunities. The planned opening date is 4 October 2016, and the closing date 14 February 2017.

The European Commission Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges will shortly be inviting proposals for its H2020-BG-2016 call for blue growth – demonstrating an ocean of opportunities. The call will open on 27 October 2015, and the anticipated closing time is 17 February 2016.

Under the sky of the beautiful Reykjavik, University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law, together with one of its main partners, Polar Law Network, organized a panel on Arctic Governance as one of the breakout sessions of the Arctic Circle.

Importance of Arctic research grows across the globe, so does the number of projects to be financially supported. Traditional funding opportunities, like grants and fellowships, hardly can keep pace with this increasing demand. The web platform Instrumentl brings together new and exciting ways to fund research and fuel the ne...

Gerald Anderson, UArctic's new Vice-President Indigenous from Memorial University of Newfoundland, is well-known throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and across Canada for his work with Aboriginal Peoples in the education sector.

Botnia-Atlantica invites applications for its call for project proposals. The projects aim at increasing integration and co-operation in the Botnia-Atlantica area. The deadline for this call is 5 February 2016.

Interreg IV A North invites applications for their project grants. These aim to promote cooperation and development across borders in northern Sweden, Finland and Norway. In the current round, the two regions Nord and Sápmi have priority. The deadline is 1 February 2016.