Alaska has lost one of its greatest resources. Walter J. Hickel, twice governor of Alaska and former Secretary of the Interior, and founder of the Institute of the North. 

A programme for the upcoming PhD seminar focusing on alternative ways of understanding health and healing among indigenous communities in Scandinavia and Eastern Siberia has now been released.

Shell Safety Measures in Arctic Under Scrutiny As Shell plans to start drilling in waters off NW Alaska this summer Alaskan communities and environmental groups argue before a federal appeals court and authorities want to know what additional safety procedures are planned "in light of the Deepwater Horizon disas...

The University of Tromso has a vacant postdoctoral position available for a research fellow in ecological, environmental, or development economics.

The International Arctic Social Science Association is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. The website is hosted and designed by Teikn, a company which also runs the Arctic Portal website.

The Arctic Leaders Summit took place in Moscow on 14-15 April 2010. The leaders, representatives of the Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council, released a declaration at the end of the summit with a variety of recommendations. One such recommendation involves the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) which asked t...

Arctic Frontiers (AFT) holds its 5th annual conference in Tromsø from 23-29 January 2011, Norway, with the title “Arctic Tipping Points”. AFT comprises a policy section and a scientific section. This call for papers addresses the scientific section.

The University of Alaska Press releases its newest book, “The Changing Arctic Landscape” by Ken Tape.

Ilisimatusarfik, the University of Greenland seeks a social science professor. The position is a five-year appointment starting as soon as possible. The professorship is part of the agreement between Denmark and Greenland in connection with the formation of the Greenland Climate Research Centre. The purpose of the social s...

Ilisimatusarfik, the University of Greenland seeks a social science professor. The position is a five-year appointment starting as soon as possible.

SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research), IASC (International Arctic Scientific Committee), APECS (Association of Polar Early Career Scientists) and the IPY IPO (International Polar Year Programme Office) are seeking a project assistant on a part-time basis to help coordinate an initial assessment of the outcomes of...

In his speech at the 6th Annual Arctic Shipping Summit in Helsinki, Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Dr. Paavo Väyrynen cited the University of the Arctic and its Finnish member institutions as key elements of Finland's commitment to Arctic education and research.Finland’s expertise in the Arctic relies esse...

Memorial University of Newfoundland seeks two graduate students to work on a research program that examines the role of values and cultural identity in shaping responses to climate change in Labrador communities. The positions will start as soon as possible, and are based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

A new, warmer Arctic cannot continue to operate under rules that assume it is ice-covered and essentially closed to fishing, resource exploration and development and shipping, WWF said as it launched a group of reports on protecting a newly accessible, highly vulnerable environment with profound significance for global...

Theme: Geopolitical and Legal Aspects of Canada's and Europe's Northern Dimensions A joint initiative by the Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI), University of Alberta, Canada and the Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland, the inaugural seminar was held in Oulu on 19th May 2008 and the book of proceedings was pub...