The Department of Biology and Wildlife and the Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) seek applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Ecology open at the Assistant or Associate level. Specifically, UAF seeks an ecologist studying mechanisms of change in ecological systems or soc...



On 21.09.2011 MSHU received an official delegation from the University of Lapland (Rovaniemi, Finland) represented by Mauri Ylä-Kotola, rector, and Outi Snellman, head of International Office, who is simultaneously taking the position of the vice-president of the University of the Arctic, which is a network of universities, c...


The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), together with the University of the Arctic and the International Antarctic Institute (IAI) are pleased to announce a great new resource for young researchers looking for graduate programs related to polar and cryospheric research and to help graduate programme recruit...




Bernard Funston, current chair of the Canadian Polar Commission (a UArctic member) is meeting today (Sept 15, 2011) with UArctic President Lars Kullerud at his office in Arendal. The Canadian Polar Commission is Canada's national advisory agency on polar research issues, and engages with many international science and policy...

One of UArctic's newest Thematic Networks, Arctic Law, has wasted no time in kick starting its activities. Following its approval by the Council of the University of the Arctic in June, the network has approved its action plan and established its own website. The network was very active in the recent fourth 'Akureyri Polar La...

On the 6th of September 2011 Bjorn Sagdahl (professor of the program “Bachelor of Northern Studies”) and Per Moller (coordinator of the program from Finnmark University College, Alta, Norway) visited MSHU. During the meeting with MSHU coordinator of the program Prof. Sagdahl and Mr. Moller informed about the students’ progres...

As a follow-up to last year’s highly successful Arctic Futures Symposium, the IPF will be organizing Arctic Futures Symposium 2011 in Brussels, Belgium October 12th – 14th in conjunction with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.