On the 24th and 25th of January, 2011, a UArctic mini-seminar entitled, “Structural Changes in Higher Education across the Circumpolar North” was held in conjunction with the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Norway.

Register now for the PhD training course, People in changing world, to be held in conjunction with the UArctic Rectors' Forum, March 22-26, 2011 at Sámi University College, Diehtosiida, Kautokeino, Norway. See the full course announcement

Dr. Lassi Heininen, Chair of the NRF Steering Committee, presented an overview and comparative study on Arctic strategies and state policies of seven Arctic states in the meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region on the 22nd of February 2011 in Tromsö, Norway.

24 year-old Anastasia Emelyanova is the first graduate of the Master's Program Circumpolar Health and Well-being (MCH), awareded by the University of Oulu and developed under the auspices of UArctic. Anastasia is also a northerner: from a northern community, planning on working for her northern community. 

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) has extended its call for applications to its early career research (ECR) workshop in conjunction with the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), entitled "Shaping the Future of AMAP." The one-day workshop will be held on 3 May 2011 in Copenhagen, De...

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) announces a Virtual Poster Session entitled "Post-Arctic Frontiers." The webinar will be held Thursday, 24 February 2011 at 5:00 p.m. GMT.

The AVS program is proud to announce that Mr. Larry Merculieff willtravel from Anchorage, Alaska to the small rural town of Monmouth,Oregon, home of Western Oregon University and the Paul Jensen Arctic Museum. Mr. Merculieff's presentations will focus on Indigenous Elder Wisdom from a variety of perspectives for several diffe...

The Report to the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee “Plan for the Implementation Phase of SAON” has been released containing a proposal on how a Sustainable Arctic Observation Network (SAON) could be implemented.

The Regional Institute for International Cooperation at the Tyumen State University is organizing a Russian Language and Culture Summer School 2011 that will take place in Tyumen, Western Siberia, Russia.

The Social Work Thematic Network has released its February newsletter as well as the minutes of their Amsterdam meeting in February.

The National Ocean Council (NOC) of the U.S. Federal Government isseeking comments from the general public on the development of strategicaction plans to implement ocean policy. One of the nine priorityobjectives is the Arctic Ocean.

The Aspen Institute is pleased to release the final report and recommendations of the Commission on Arctic Climate Change, entitled "The Shared Future: A Report of the Aspen Institute Commission on Arctic Climate Change".

On February 3, during the XIII CAFF Biennial meeting in Akureyri Iceland,  a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to strengthen cooperation between the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) working group of the Arctic Council and the Association of Early Polar Career Scientists  (APECS).

A new PhD course, "Arctic Extractive Industries: Issues of Sustainability and Resource Management in the Arctic," developed by the UArctic Thematic Network "Energy in the New Time" will be held March 19th - 24th 2011 in  Bodø/Svolvær (Norway). Visit the course web page for more information and to apply.

The University of Tromsø welcomes applications for a full financed 4 year PhD fellowship with a deadline of 1 April 2011.  Reference2010/6693.