The Council of the University of the Arctic will have its 13th meeting in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia next week from June 2 to 5, 2010. Among the items on the meeting's agenda are the welcoming of additional institutions and organizations as Council members, modifications to the governance structure, the approval of a Mas...

The Arctic Conference Days, May 31st – June 4th 2010 in Tromsø will consist of three separate, but tightly related conferences:

Danny Cresswell, Deputy Chief of the Carcross and Tagish First Nation speaking on behalf of the Arctic Athabaskan Co uncil (AAC), announced today an historic meeting in Moscow of representatives of AAC and the Kets of Siberian Russia. The language s spoken by...

As a proud partner of the University of the Arctic, the Board of Governors and staff of Nunavut Arctic College recognize how important a circumpolar university is to northern development and the benefits that participation can bring to the people of our territory.

David Hik was elected the new IASC President during the annual IASC Council Meeting in Nuuk/Copenhagen. The circumstances were somewhat special considering the fact that half of the IASC delegation was present in Nuuk while the other half was detained in Copenhagen due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Luckily modern techn...

The Office of Undergraduate Studies is inviting all students who have completed courses in the Circumpolar Studies Program to write a story titled, “What UArctic Means to Me.” Your narrative should be no more than 400 words and written in English. We would like to hear how UArctic courses have affected your personal and profe...

The debate on establishing an EU Arctic Information Centre goes in favor of Rovaniemi and the centre could be a part of the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland.

The Seminar will build on the results of the LT&C-Arendal Seminar in 2007 (www.grida.no/...) and will give representatives from tourism, conservation and investment sectors an international forum, where we develop answers on 1. Where are existing and potential examples, where tourism is supporting marine protected areas ?...

Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE).The OECD’s international forum designed for higher education institutions For the latest issue, click here For earlier issues, click here Please feel free to forward this e-mail to interested colleagues

The Canada Research Chair in Environmental Law organizes the international symposium Challenges of Sustainable Development and Sovereignty in the Arctic, in collaboration with the Water International Research Observatory, the Canada Research Chair on Comparative Aboriginal Condition and the Chair C. D. Howe On Environmental L...

The Arctic Biology Department at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) has received funding for a Norwegian-Russian collaborative project entitled "Puccinellia in the European Arctic - who is who, who is where, and why?" UNIS is currently seeking Masters and internship applicants for the project.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) seeks a PhD candidate in the Department of Biology and Wildlife for studies of the influence of wetland characteristics and climate change on current and future biodiversity in sub-arctic boreal forest wetlands in Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Fieldwork would preferably...

The purpose of ASSW is to provide opportunities for international coordination, collaboration and cooperation in all fields of Arctic science and to combine science and management meetings. The ASSW also offers insight into Arctic research undertaken by the host country and membership countries. Side meetings organized by oth...

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) invites applications for a fixed-term three-year position of Funds Manager. Founded in 2001, the University of the Arctic is a cooperative network of over 120 universities, colleges, and other organisations committed to higher education and research in the North. The central administrati...

Discussions are coming to a close for the Calotte Academy 2010. The group of 17, composed of senior and junior researchers from eight countries, have been travelling ofthe roads of the Barents Region since April 7, meeting with different institutions and universities for academic presentations and discussions. Themes for th...