The Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments announcesthe 2011 call for undergraduate level applications to the Summer StudentResearch Awards. The program is open to Canadian citizens and permanentresidents of Canada.

A live video stream will again be available for today's Rectors' Forum Student Dialogue and joint seminar between the UArctic Rectors' Forum and the UArctic EALÀT Institute, entitled "HSH Prince Albert II Seminar: Ethics and Knowledge" from Diehtosiida in Guvodageaidnu‐ Kautokeino, Norway. The seminar will also mark the offi...

“Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Academic Knowledge Building - What Indigenous Communities Wishes and What Academia Can Offer.”Watch seminar (live) Seminar program

The Summer Institute in Circumpolar Health Research consists of two 1.5 day courses, aimed to PhD and Master level students. The registration to the courses is open on-line until May 15th 2011. Registration fee is 150 Euro for one course and 250 Euro for both courses. The course fees include participation in the INCHR Annu...

INCHR Annual Meeting will take place at Oulu, Finland, on June 14-15, 2011. The program consists of a Sámi Health workshop and INCRH Scientific Sessions with oral and poster presentations, and of a INCHR General Assembly.The registration fee 75 Euro includes lunch, coffee and congress material. Detailed information about th...

Leaders of universities and other higher education institutions from across the Arctic region convene in Guovdageaidnu, Norway for the 5th UArctic Rectors’ Forum and for the opening of the UArctic Institute for Circumpolar Reindeer Husbandry: UArctic Ealát Institute.

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Northern Notes is the newsletter of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association, IASSA. It is published on the web by the IASSA secretariat twice a year with a Spring/Summer and a Fall/Winter issue, and is available to all web users. To view previous issues, please go to http://iassa.org/news-letter.

The UArctic Thematic Network on Local and Regional Development in the North will organize a workshop in Bonakas, Norway, March 17-19, 2011 on "Local control of natural resources – necessary for the survival and development of northern communities". For more information see the attached program or visit www.hifm.no/reg...

Applications are invited from leading scholars in the areas of northern andArctic inquiry to serveas Executive Director of the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA), amajor multi-disciplinaryinstitute of the University of CalgApplications are invited from leading scholars in the areas of northern and Arctic inquiry to...

The Summary Report by the ICSU/WMO IPY Joint Committee, Understanding Earth’s Polar Challenges: International Polar Year 2007-2008  is available for pre-order from the CCI Press. An online version will be available soon through the University of the Arctic Press.

The Peatland Ecology Group at the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Forest Research Institute seeks a postdoctoral researcher to work on plant-soil processes in peatlands under a warming climate. The positionis for three years, and will be based in Helsinki, Finland.

On March 30 and 31,  2011, the second Polar Shipping Summit will be held in Montreal, Canada. The Summit will focus on technological, operational, and logistical challenges encountered by ship owners in harsh arctic conditions.

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is hosting a Career Development Webinar Series, with online presentations held Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. GMT (8:00 a.m. AKST, 9:00 a.m. PST, 10:00 a.m.MST, 11:00 a.m. CST, 12:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. in Norway).

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) is proud to announce that the IASC Medal 2011 will be awarded to Professor Martin Jakobsson.