UArctic is a cooperative network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations concerned with education and research in and about the North. UArctic builds and strengthens collective resources and collaborative infrastructure that enables member institutions to better serve their constituents and th...

"Ice-blogger" Irene Quaile, a participant in the UArctic side-event at Arctic Frontiers "How to Create a Climate for Change" contributed a posting the DW.de blog, "Climate Change: Arctic in denial?" In the article, Qualie reports on a view presented by Professor Kari Marie Norgaard of the University of Oregon during the side-...

Ken Coates, University of Saskatchewan professor and UArctic Thematic Network on Northern Governance Vice-Lead, has written a piece in the Globe and Mail examining "Why are Canadians ignoring the 'North below the North'?" While attending the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromso, Professor Coates points out that Canadian poli...

In December 2013, The University of Alberta Press (UAP) acquired CCI Press from the Canadian Circumpolar Institute. This acquisition is a valuable opportunity for the U of A Press to increase its investment in research communities that are important to Canada and the world. The intent is to continue the publishing program, wi...

Author Jessica Shadian, Ph.D. Political Science and International Relations, is Associated Researcher with the Anthropology Research Team at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, and co-lead of UArctic's Thematic Network on Arctic Extractive Industries.

Inside Higher Education published today an article profiling UArctic, "A Pan-Arctic Consortium" by Elizabeth Redden. The article highlights our extensive member network and activities in fostering educational cooperation, developing new opportunities for students in the North including academic mobility, and promoting the...

The University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Permafrost offers an International Bachelor Permafrost Summer Field School in Svalbard, 19 June to 11 July 2014. We welcome senior bachelor students, who are interested in obtaining an overall knowledge about permafrost to attend. 

 The University of the Arctic has no sports teams. It has no campus and does not grant degrees. But the institution – which has strong ties to the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George – provides something perhaps more important: a means for people who live, study and work in the North to connect on matters...

The University of the Arctic Thematic Network on Permafrost offers an  International  Bachelor Permafrost Summer Field School in Svalbard, 19 June to 11 July 2014. We welcome senior bachelor students, who are interested in obtaining an overall knowledge about permafrost. Application deadline: 15 April 2014.

The UArctic Arctic Law Thematic Network blog has linked two new interesting posts on their Arctic Law Network blog. One by Alex Oude Elferink on the ITLOS Provisional Measures decision on the Arctic Sunrise Incident and a second by Elizabeth Whitsitt and Nigel Bankes on the WTO Panel Decision on the EU's Rules on the Marketin...

In order to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Inc., in collaboration with Université Laval, is glad to invite you to the 19th edition of the biennial Inuit Studies Conference. It will be held in Quebec City, October 29 - November 1, 2014, the theme of the meeting being Qaumaniq: Enlightening K...

Three Sámi research positions available, deadline for application February 21st, 2014.Junior Researcher of Sámi research, 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2018, the call can be found here (FIN, SMI, SWE)Senior Researcher of Sámi research 1 August 2014 - 31 July 2019,  the call can be found here (FIN, SMI, SWE)Associate Professor, Sámi...

The Calotte Academy, an activity of the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security has published its final report, "Resource Geopolitics - Energy Security", available on the Northern Research Forum website.

Grants of NOK 500 000 available for infrastructure networks. Share your experience with research colleagues throughout the Nordic region. Under a new funding announcement from NordForsk, grants of NOK 500 000 will be made available to up to eight Nordic networks for the exchange of experience and knowledge on large-sca...

The 5th Arctic Business Forum conference will be held at Rovaniemi, Finland from March 11th to 13th, 2014. The annual conference introduces the latest business development and future prospects of the rising arctic economy as a vital part of worldwide developments.