The first newsletter of the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) has now been published. The summer 2013 issue includes an introduction to SAON, an overview of the ongoing SAON Tasks, and other news related to Arctic observing.

APECS is happy to announce that Dr. Gerlis Fugmann will be starting as the new APECS Director on 1 October 2013!! As the sole full-time employee of APECS, Gerlis will be in charge of guiding the development and administration of the organization, along with overseeing and managing all APECS activities, finances and events, re...

Arctic development will top the agenda at next month’s Arctic Futures Symposium, which will see Arctic stakeholders discuss safe Arctic shipping, sustainable circumpolar communities, and research needed to inform policymaking. The 2013 Arctic Futures Symposium will be held October 16 and 17 in Brussels, Belgium, bringing toge...

In early 2013, UArctic approached the University of Lapland’s Faculty of Art and Design about collaborating on the design of an exhibition stand, which would first be used at the European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference in Istanbul, 10–13 September 2013 and afterwards in future exhibitions and...

The IPCC and new climate paths

Mon, Sep 09, 2013
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a unique public service that produces valuable scientific reports. But is yet another 1,000-page document what is needed now, asks Øyvind Paasche, the leader of the Bergen Marine Research Cluster, Norway and Chair of UArctic Research at the University of the Arctic. See full...

After the first application round for MobilityDK travel support, the following applicants will receive a travel support for Arctic-relevant mobility activies.