Jan Borm, UArctic Chair in Humanities, participated in the conference "The Arctic in Eastern and Central Europe: Knowledge, Perception and Communication,  17th -19th century" where he held a presentation on his paper "The Arctic Voyage of the corvette ‘Reine Hortense’ in 1856: Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte’s meeting with t...

Remembering Barry Scherr

Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Former UArctic Board Officer Barry Scherr passed away September 12, 2024 at the age of 79.


To capture windblown dust, passive dust traps were installed in the RIF Field Station in the northernmost part of Iceland, 3 km south from the Arctic Circle. The aim was to capture and investigate local and long-range tranported dust. 


Passive dust traps have been installed in the Gobbefjord field station in west Greenland (64°08’ N, 51°23’ W) to capture local and long-range tranported dust.





Submit a nomination for the Northern Science Award by October 7, 2024, presented annually to an individual or a team who have made a significant contribution to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Canadian North. 

Registration is open for the Relate North #12: New Genre Arctic Art Education Symposium that will be held on November 4-7, 2024 at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. Both in situ and online participation are available.