ICASS IX Call for Sessions

Wed, Mar 23, 2016
The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) announces the 9th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS IX) to be held at the campus of Umeå University, in Umeå, Sweden, from 8-12 June 2017.


PhD student Anna Rönkä, from the University of Oulu, Finland, was elected to the Arctic Frontiers Emerging Leaders 2016 –programme, funded by the Research Council of Norway. Anna Rönkä is a PhD student in the UArctic PhD Program in Arctic Health, organised by the Thematic Network on Health and Well-being in the Arctic.





Siberian Summer school in Yakutsk "Nature. People. Culture" is a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in multicultural society of Yakutia in the North-Eastern Siberia. The summer school takes place 1-19 August 2016. Register no later than 15 May 2016.


DK north2north intern report

Tue, Mar 15, 2016
Maiju Malinen a student in Environmental and Resource Management at the University of Southern Denmark in Esbjerg accomplished her internship at  UArctic International Secretariat.

Students from across the UArctic network have taken part in the Model Arctic Council, held during the Arctic Science Summit Week 2016 in Fairbanks, Alaska. This activity is organized by the Model Arctic Council Thematic Network.