On behalf of Nordic Council of Ministers SIU has the pleasure of announcing a new Call for proposals to develop common Nordic master programmes. Consortia of three or more higher education institutions in three countries  may apply for up to 1,1 mill DKK to develop a common study programme, and to support mobility in the firs...

At its session held today 23 August 2013, the Government issued a resolution on Finland’s new strategy for the Arctic region. The University of the Arctic and its International Secretariat at the University of Lapland are specifically named in the strategy, as well as other Finnish member institutions....

UArctic will be present at the European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference in Istanbul, Sept 10-13, 2013. If you would like to know more about UArctic and its members, drop by stand #274. Attending UArctic members will take turns hosting the stand and UArctic staff can also provide information about oth...

Thule Doctoral Programme (ThuleDP) calls for applicants for five (5) four-year doctoral student positions for 2014–2017 and two (2) two-year positions for 2014–2015 in the fields of climate change dynamics, impacts and adaptation, sustainable resource management, and health and wellbeing in northern communities. Deadline f...

According to a poll conducted by the website Environmentalsciencedegree.com, Norwegian Polar Institute's electronic journal Polar Research was ranked in the top class among the world's best online resources on climate change.

NRF & ESPON/ENECON Conference "Climate Change in Northern Territories" is going to take place at the University of Akureyri already next week 22nd -23rd of August 2013.The conference is completely free of charge, but registration is required. Registration is open until Friday the16th of August. Please visit here sign in h...

Seven years have passed since Natasha Letchford did her north2north exchange in Iceland, but the exchange has continued to affect her life up to this day.

The Arctic is melting, bringing both challenge and opportunity, and presenting a critical need for a conversation about the future. The Arctic Circle, an open assembly for international cooperation on Arctic issues, will convene for the first time in Reykjavík, Iceland, at the Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centr...

The INTERACT project under EU FP7 has a Transnational Access program that offers access to 20 research stations in the northernmost Europe and Russian Federation. The sites represent a variety of glacier, mountain, tundra, boreal forest, peatland and freshwater ecosystems, providing opportunities for researchers from n...

Second Announcement and Call for Sessions. The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) announces the 8th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS VIII) to be held at the main campus of the University of Northern British Columbia, in Prince George, British Columbia, from 22-26 May 2014.

Despite still being a student, Hilkka Kemppi is already familiar with UArctic activities, especially the Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) Thematic Network.

International multidisciplinary conference takes place December 12-14, 2013 at the Université de Versailles - St. Quentin-en-Yvelines (France). Co-organized by ,the "Cultures, Environments, Arctic, Representations, Climate" Research Centre of the Observatoire de Versailles Saint-Quentin (OVSQ) and the Internati...

The application round for MobilityDK travel support is now closed. Thank you for your applications!The decisions will be made by August 30th, 2013, and accepted applicants will be informed of the decisions by the UArctic International Secretariat.

The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (NVP), in cooperation with Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA) and University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), is hosting a symposium in Longyearbyen, Svalbard 26–28 August 2013. Via lectures, panel debates and open discussions, the symposium will address knowledg...

The Department of Culture and Society, Aarhus University invites applications for two postdoctoral/assistant professor positions in Arctic Research. The postdoctoral scholarships/assistant professorships are three-year, full-time positions, beginning on 1 November 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. The two positions co...