UArctic is proud to be a supporting partner of The Economist's Arctic Summit, March 12, 2013 at the Hotel Bristol in Oslo, Norway. Arctic future-reconciling global, national and community interests. 

Health impact assessment and climate change A PhD Training course May 14 – 16, 2013, Abisko Scientific Research Station, Sweden Registration opened in February 25th, 2013, deadline April 5th 2013. Number of PhD students for the course is limited to 20. Registration websiteCourse site

The AOS 2013 will be held on 30 April – 2 May 2013 at the Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, Canada. The first in a planned series of high-level, biennial international observing summits. The AOS is led by the International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC). As a task of the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON), led by the Arctic C...

UArctic President Lars Kullerud visited the staff of the International Secretariat in Rovaniemi during the World's Northernmost Designweek. On the agenda was a workshop on the administration tasks and responsibilities.In addition, Lars Kullerud met with the rector of University of Lapland Mauri Ylä-Kotola.

An introductory informational meeting took place in NArFU for the students from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and for students from NArFU enrolled in the English program “Diverse Arctic: Local Challenges – Global Changes”. It is an interdisciplinary program which was a result of collaboration of several institutions of...

Climate Change in Northern Territories Sharing Experiences, Exploring New Methods and Assessing Socio-Economic Impacts The ESPON/ENECON and NRF Open Assembly, hosted by the University of Akureyri, Iceland on the 22. - 23. August 2013, presents you with the 3rd call for abstracts for general participation and young researchers...

Dr. Lassi Heininen prof. at University of Lapland in Finland and chairman of the Northern Research Forum (NRF) had a presentation called: “New Arctic Geopolitics – toward more global cooperation, or back to national approach?” at the University of Akureyri.Abstract: By environmental awakening and international environmental...

UArctic's GoNorth program is organizing a Staff Development Workshop in Educational Branding, Student Recruitment and Destination Marketing. We invite recruitment and communications staff from our member institutions to this intensive workshop, arranged as part of the UArctic GoNorth project "Global Access to Northern Highe...

The Oslo School of Architecture and Design has established a new program in Landscape Architecture in collaboration with the University of Tromsø. The Tromsø Academy of Landscape Architecture and Territorial Studies (TACL) will be situated in Tromsø, a cultural, intellectual and political hub of a circumpolar region whic...

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has published its UNEP Year Book 2013, an annual study of emerging environmental Issues. Numerous Arctic issues are highlighted in the report, including the record 2012 low in Arctic summer ice cover. The full press release from UNEP follows.

Thematic Networks leaders shared experiences and discussed about co-operation in Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation in a meeting hosted by Northern Arctic Federal University (NArFU)

The Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University invites applications for a Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management. It is anticipated that the appointment will be tenure-stream and made at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Details about the CRC program are available at: http://www....

Rethinking rural resilience: Tourism’s future in rural and peripheral development?Tourism is one sector of the economy purported to benefit rural and peripheral regions. Rural and peripheral communities have been and are still being established as outposts of capitalism and prosper through primary industries such as agricult...