The May newsletter of the OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) is now available.

The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) will host a webinar entitled "What We Know About Walrus and Sea Ice: The Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook" on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. AKDT. The webinar will be presented by Gary Hufford from the National Weather Service, Alaska Region

A high level international Arctic conference is organized on 1st of June at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. The theme of the conference is The Arctic and the European Union: Environmental and Human Challenges.

In the Declaration following the Seventh Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Nuuk the Ministers and Permanent Participants recognize the importance of the work done by the University of the Arctic.

UniverSud Paris launches the first call for applications of the European project RBUCE-UP which is now open until June 30th, 2011. A 2nd call will take place from January 1st, to March 30th, 2012.

On May 11 and 2, the foreign ministers and leaders of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic Council met in Nuuk, Greenland, to set out future policy for the Council.

The next major project for the Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program is a joint project with the University of Lapland entitled, "The Arctic Council: Its Place in the future of Arctic Governance."The final conferene of the project will be held on January 17-18, 2012, Vivian & David Campbell Conference Facility of the Munk S...

New NSF-funded Polar Geospatial Center will provide geospatial support for research in the most remote places on earth.

Outdoor activities and the beauties of the northern nature is what Gerald Zojer loves most about studying in Rovaniemi. The 30 year-old Austrian who studies Development Studies at the University of Vienna is currently participating in the Arctic Studies Program at the University of Lapland.

This year the 4th International Scientific Conference titled “Energy and Climate Change” of the PROMITHEAS Net will take place at the premises of NKUA (photo) on October 13-14, 2011 in Athens, Greece. The event is asked to be set under the auspices of BSEC.The Scientific Committee invites scientists, researchers, PhD candidat...

APECS is very happy to announce that APECS has been asked to nominate early career researchers to help co-chair/convene sessions at the IPY Montreal 2012 Conference. APECS encourages all young researchers (APECS members and non-members) to fill in their expression of interest - so feel free to pass this along to others yo...

Two leading Antarctic organisations announce today opportunities for early career researchers.  The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP) are working together to attract talented researchers, engineers and other professionals to strengthen...

The Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) organizers are soliciting pan-arctic and regional outlooks for the first report of the season, the June report (based on May data). We encourage past and new contributors to participate.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada's Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program announces a call for applications to the 2011 Arctic Atmospheric Science Summer School. The course will be held 11-15 July 2011 in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.

The United Kingdom Polar Network, in partnership with the National Center for Earth Observation, the Earth Observation technology cluster,and the European Space Agency, announces registration for a three-day summer school aimed at early doctoral students working in polar or cryospheric remote sensing. The course will be held...