The last three years have been both challenging and enjoyable for Nazar Petrov, postgraduate Emergency Medicine student at the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk. He took his first Circumpolar Studies courses several years ago, and he continues with the rest of them this study year. After working experience in remote...

If you are a student a participating UArctic institution, you can apply for a north2north student exchange at another member institution. The application deadline for the next calendar year is Feb 15, 2013. Apply today!

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 1st call for abstracts for general participation and young resea...

Please note that the deadline for submitting an abstract for the 2013 Arctic Science Summit Week Science Symposium (17-19 April, in Krakow) has been extended to 16 January 2013 (23:59 UTC). The deadline for registration has also been extended. Please see the conference website for more information, including information...

The Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, the Université de Montreal (Département de géographie), and the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law are organizing an International Conference entitled "Protecting the Sacred: Recognition of Sacred Sites of Indigenous Peoples for Sustaining Nature and Cult...

On behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Norwegian Centre of International Cooperation in Education (SIU) invites Nordic higher education institutions to apply for funding of Nordic-Russian cooperation projects in the field of higher education. The Nordic-Russian Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Research...

The Arctic Yearbook, which was launched in November 2012 [www.arcticyearbook.com] is calling for abstracts for submissions to the 2013 edition. Call for Abstracts (deadline): 15 February 2013 (250-400 words)Draft papers (deadline): 15 June 2013 (4000-6000 words)

EUSP opens the position of Associate Professor in Arctic Social Studies.

UArctic wishes you all a very happy holidays and best wishes for the New Year. UArctic offices will be closed from Dec 21, 2013 to Jan 6, 2014.

The Barents Cross-Border University (BCBU) initiative has published the Multidisciplinary Dialogue Summer School Extended Abstract Book (92 Pages, 16 Extended Abstracts) online at Doria, a multi-institutional repository maintained by National Library of Finland. Doria collection of the University of Lapland. The BCBU inclu...

Please find attached the call for Oulanka research station director’s post. Deadline for applications is 7th January, 2013. Feel free to distribute the call in your networks.

The Calotte Academy 2013 will be organized in May 16-23, 2013 in Rovaniemi and Inari, Finland; in Tromsø, Norway; and in Kiruna, Sweden. The Calotte Academy is organized by the Northern Research Forum, together with the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security.

The Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai International Discussion Club (valdaiclub.com) has awarded a grant for the international research group consisted of the members of the NRF-UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security, Docent Lassi Heininen from University of Lapland, Finland, Professor...

Season's Greetings from the University of the Arctic. Wishing you peaceful holidays and all the best for the New Year. UArctic offices will be closed from Dec 22, 2012 - Jan 2, 2013.

Please find attached the December Newsletter from our Thematic Network on Social Work in the Arctic.