Caitlyn Baikie, one of UArctic's first Student Ambassadors, was listed yesterday as one of Canada's "young indigenous leaders: 5 under 30 to watch in 2015". (original article on CBC News)

In 2015, for the third time in 14 years, a Russian UArctic member will be hosting the annual meeting of the Council of UArctic. In addition to the Council meeting, a joint international conference entitled "Arctic dialogue in the globalized world" is being organized.

Organizers welcome the submission of proposals for Breakout Sessions at the Third Arctic Circle Assembly to be held October 16–18, 2015 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Deadline for proposal submissions: June 1, 2015.

The 15th International Scientific Conference for Students and Post-graduates “Problems of the Arctic Region” is devoted to scientific, environmental, technical, economic, and social aspects of the development of the Arctic. Deadline for registrations and paper submissions: 25 April 2015.

A new book by David P. Stone, one of the early proponents of UArctic, is now available from Cambridge University Press, "The Changing Arctic  Environment - The Arctic Messenger."

The deadline for Canadian applicants to the Fulbright Arctic Initiative is February 2, 2015. For more information contact Fulbright.ca.

UArctic Student Ambassadors had a unique opportunity to engage in a face-to-face fireside discussion with Prince Albert II of Monaco - who has a strong and longstanding interest in Arctic issues - during Arctic Frontiers and hosted by UiT - The Arctic University of Norway in Tromso, on January 19, 2015.

Starting in autumn 2015, University of Nordland (UiN) offers a new master's degree program in Social Sciences with three specializations: International Northern Development, West Nordic Studies, and Social Work with a Comparative Perspective. Apply by Feb 1 (non-EU citizens), April 1 (EU citizens) or May 15 (Norwegian citizens).

The Second Call for main project applications is open from 5th January to 10th April 2015.

Northern Arctic Federal University is pleased to announce call for International Seminar “Building up the intercultural dialogue on national and regional levels: Russian and European best practices (Policy, Education, NGO initiatives)” within the International research project “ALLMEET”.

The UArctic Thematic Network on Permafrost offers an international bachelor permafrost summer field school in Svalbard from 12 June to 3 July 2015. The organizers welcome senior bachelor students who are interested in obtaining an overall knowledge about permafrost. Application deadline: February 15, 2015.

On February 5-6, 2015 Ukhta State Technical University will hold the sixth international scientific seminar "Rassokhin reading" in memory of Gennady Rassokhin who was a Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Rector of the Ukhta Industrial Institute from 1980 to 1997.

UArctic Student Ambassadors meet in a four-day training workshop and discuss with global leaders at UiT — The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, in connection with the Arctic Frontiers conference, January 17-20, 2015. Download the full press release here.

The 11th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP 2016) will be held in Potsdam, Germany, 20-24 June 2016. The conference aims at covering all relevant aspects of permafrost research, engineering and outreach on a global and regional level. Session proposals for ICOP 2016 can be submitted online until 1 April 2015.

Hosted by Roskilde University, the first Kingdom of Denmark north2north  contacts meeting took place on January 9, 2015. Six UArctic institutions from Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland joined the UArctic north2north mobility program together with UArctic institutions in the other Arctic countries. Apply by March 2.