International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)

22 - 27 January 2012 in Tromsø, Norway

Four new Thematic Networks have been approved at the 14th Council meeting of the University of the Arctic, joining the existing set of 17 networks.

The new UArctic Research Office will open in Arkhangelsk, Russia at the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) with a seminar to be held during the Arctic Forum, September 21, 2011. The theme of the seminar will be, "Perspectives on globalization in the Arctic - a challenge for adaptation" and include prominent speakers...

Dr. Elena Kudryashova, Rector of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) in Arkhagelsk, Russia has been elected to the University of the Arctic's Board of Governors at the recent Council meeting in Lapland.

The University of the Arctic has appointed Richard D. Boone, Professor of Ecosystem Ecology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks as the its new dean and lead of UArctic's Graduate Studies strategic area. Richard takes over the role of leading the Graduate Studies area from Pierre-Andre Forest (University of Lapland) and Larr...

During its 14th Council meeting in Rovaniemi, the University of the Arctic officially approved new full members, both in the categories of higher education institutions and other organizations. In addition, the organization approved its first 'associate members' from outside the circumpolar region, following the approval of t...

 6th Open Assembly of the Northern Research Forum (NRF)´Our Ice Dependent World´3rd - 6th of September 2011Hveragerði, Iceland

The new issue of the EU-ARCTIC Newsletter, about political developments in the Arctic from the perspective of Brussels, is now available.

Global warming has changed the Arctic and the region is now facing a very different future that many nations and companies want to be a part of. The Arctic countries are set to make big short term earnings, but at what cost? Analys Norden takes a look at the Nordic countries’ role in the Arctic debate and how they see...

Please come and join us in beautiful Yellowknife, NWT, Canada on August 22nd to 26th to learn about northern ungulate management, monitoring, and research!  The response to our call for abstracts has been overwhelming! Over 100 abstracts have been received on a variety of topics including population dynamics and manage...

Professor Gail Fondahl, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada, has been elected new IASSA president for the term 2011-2014. ICASS VIII will be held in 2014 in Prince George, Canada. The IASSA secretariat will be located at University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince George.

After protracted negotiations, Finland has a new government. Alexander Stubb, the new Minister for Europe and Foreign Trade will double as Minister for Nordic Co-operation. "The different parts of the portfolio match and underpin each other well. I look forward to the new challenges with great enthusiasm," he says....

The International Arctic Social Science Association's conference ICASS VII: Circumpolar Perspectives in Global Dialogue: Social Sciences beyond the International Polar Year has successfully concluded in Akureyri, Iceland (June 22-26, 2011).

The initiative to put the theme of 'green growth' squarely on the Arctic region's agenda was clearly accepted by both academics and politicians participating in the seminar organized as part of UArctic's 10 years celebrations on June 8.