Lassi Heininen, Professor of Arctic Politics from the University of Lapland and the leader of the Geopolitics and Security Thematic Network, has been invited to become a member of Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research. The Academy invited 20 new members, five of them from abroad (the Netherlands, Great Britain, Icel...

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 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.

The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation has opened a call for applications for the Russian Federation Government support of scientific research, carried out under the supervision of leading researchers in Russian higher education institutions, research organizations of state academies of sciences and s...

UArctic’s Board of Governors will hold their next meeting in conjunction with the first international Arctic Circle open assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, October 12-14, 2013. Where one of the key issues of their coming meeting will be the review and approval of a new UArctic Strategic Plan for the next 7 years. In addition, th...

University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark, 24-27th of October 2013. The workshop is part of the project: Marine Resource Governance in the Arctic, financially supportedby Nordic Council of Ministers’ Arctic Co-operation Programme 2012-14. Please, see the invitation

On behalf of Nordic Council of Ministers SIU has the pleasure of announcing a new Call for proposals to develop common Nordic master programmes. Consortia of three or more higher education institutions in three countries  may apply for up to 1,1 mill DKK to develop a common study programme, and to support mobility in the firs...

At its session held today 23 August 2013, the Government issued a resolution on Finland’s new strategy for the Arctic region. The University of the Arctic and its International Secretariat at the University of Lapland are specifically named in the strategy, as well as other Finnish member institutions....

UArctic will be present at the European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference in Istanbul, Sept 10-13, 2013. If you would like to know more about UArctic and its members, drop by stand #274. Attending UArctic members will take turns hosting the stand and UArctic staff can also provide information about oth...

Thule Doctoral Programme (ThuleDP) calls for applicants for five (5) four-year doctoral student positions for 2014–2017 and two (2) two-year positions for 2014–2015 in the fields of climate change dynamics, impacts and adaptation, sustainable resource management, and health and wellbeing in northern communities. Deadline f...

According to a poll conducted by the website Environmentalsciencedegree.com, Norwegian Polar Institute's electronic journal Polar Research was ranked in the top class among the world's best online resources on climate change.