UArctic - University of the Arctic

Call for abstracts: Upcoming volume "The Arctic - The Near North" by the Italian Society for International Organization

Thu, Feb 27, 2025

Authors interested in contributing to the upcoming volume "Artico: il Vicino Nord" ("The Arctic: The NearNorth") by the Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI) are invited to submit a detailed proposal by March 7th 2025.

Thematic Networks Success Story: "Yarns and Yarns: Intertwining Communities across the North Atlantic"

Thu, Feb 27, 2025

This month's Success Story, titled "Yarns and Yarns: Intertwining Communities across the North Atlantic", comes from the Thematic Network on Northern and Arctic Island Studies Research.

Webinar announcement: Toolik Field Station 2025 Town Hall, Register now!

Wed, Feb 26, 2025

Toolik Field Station invites the community to join their virtual town hall on Friday, 28 February at 10 a.m. Alaska time.

Canada’s new Arctic Foreign Policy presented at Umeå University

Tue, Feb 25, 2025

Umeå University recently hosted the Canadian Ambassador to Sweden, Jason LaTorre, for a presentation on Canada’s newly launched Arctic Foreign Policy (AFP).

Task Shifting Improving Access to Diagnostic Imaging in Canada’s Arctic

Mon, Feb 24, 2025

Access to healthcare in Nunavut's remote communities is a challenge, impacting Indigenous peoples' right to care. In 2018, a community-based X-ray training program was launched to improve diagnostic services through a task-shifting model.

Save the dates: EU Arctic Forum & Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue & EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue

Mon, Feb 24, 2025

The European Commission will organise the next edition of the EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue, and EU-Arctic Youth Dialogue on June 26th-27th 2025. The events will take place in Levi, Kittilä. Side events are also foreseen on June 25th and 28th.

Save the date: Inuit Educators and the Future of Arctic Women's Leadership Development- Navigating Identity and Power

Mon, Feb 24, 2025

Dartmouth's Institute of Arctic Studies hosts a lecture held by Dr. Kathy Snow on March 5th 2025 in Hanover, New Hampshire. This lecture, entitled Navigating Identity and Power, is going to be on Snow's research into Inuit education and will be livestreamed.

Introducing new UArctic Chair Alun Hubbard

Fri, Feb 21, 2025

Professor Alun Hubbard from University of Oulu has been appointed as UArctic Chair in Cryospheric Science for the next five years

Webinar Announcement: UArctic Webinar Series 2025

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is pleased to invite you to register for the 2025 UArctic Webinar Series, designed to explore key issues affecting the Arctic and Northern communities of Canada.

Call for registration: Meaningful Collaborations in Polar Research and Polar Communities

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

The Polar Impact Mentorship Initiative announces their upcoming panel discussion on Meaningful Collaborations in Polar Research and Polar Communities. This event will take place 28 February 2025, 10:00-11:00 a.m. EST, via Zoom.

New intern Zsofi Heal joins UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

A new intern Zsofia Heal has started her internship at the UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi.

Send your abstract now: Arctic Yearbook 2025 - War and Peace in the Arctic

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

The Arctic Yearbook is calling for abstracts for its 2025 volume about "War and Peace in the Arctic". The deadline for submitting your abstract (250-400 words) is March 10th.

Apply now: Grenfell's Master of Management program

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

Grenfell Business is thrilled to announce their opening applications for the Fall 2025 intake of Grenfell's Master of Management (MMgt) program.

The International Secretariat is welcoming new intern Tim Leuxe

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

The International Secretariat of UArctic is hosting Tim Leuxe for an internship. He will be interning in Rovaniemi, Finland until June.

First Asia-Arctic Conference of Asia-Arctic Network for Research and Education concluded successfully at Hokkaido University, Japan

Wed, Feb 19, 2025

The First Asia-Arctic Conference of Asia-Arctic Network for Research and Education was organized at the Arctic Research Centre of Hokkaido University on February 13-14, 2025 with about 80 participants from Asia and the Circumpolar North. The event was organized as a hybrid event.