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Call for Abstracts: The Second Inter-Polar Conference: Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole HKH (2025)

Fri, Jan 17, 2025

The Call for abstracts for the second “Inter-Polar Conference: Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole HKH” is open.

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Resource available: Indigenous Guardians Roundtable Report

Thu, Jan 16, 2025

Editors announce the release of the Indigenous Guardians Roundtable Report. This report summarizes the main points from the Indigenous Guardians Data Roundtable meeting that took place 30-31 January 2024 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

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Calling All Young Arctic Entrepreneurs: High North Young Entrepreneur Award 2025

Wed, Jan 15, 2025

Are you a young entrepreneur with a business idea focused on the Arctic? The High North Young Entrepreneur Award 2025 is your chance to win 50,000 NOK in funding and showcase your vision on an international stage.

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Introducing new UArctic Chair Allison Crawford

Wed, Jan 15, 2025

Professor Allison Crawford from University of Toronto is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Public Mental Health and Community-Centered Digital Innovation for the next five years.

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Lessons of the Land: New Genre Arctic Art and Land-Based Learning Advances Sustainability and Collaboration

Wed, Jan 15, 2025

The project ”Lessons of the Land: New Genre Arctic Art and Land-Based Learning” of the Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design had its first meeting in Rovaniemi, Finland, in November 2024.

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Early career funding opportunity: Toolik Field Station’s 2025 Tundra Award

Wed, Jan 15, 2025

Toolik Field Station invites students and early career researchers to apply for the Tundra Award for the 2025 field season. This competitive award sponsors independent and original Arctic research projects with up to 10 days at Toolik Field Station, Alaska.

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Flatworms thrive at the public beaches of Tromsø – but how do they spread across the Arctic?

Wed, Jan 15, 2025

When you take a bath at a sandy marine beach, you’re guaranteed to be stepping on a multitude of tiny flatworms hidden in the sand. How these tiny worms manage to spread between beaches across the world is something researchers are now trying to understand.

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Yukon University welcomed two north2north exchange students for fall 2024 semester

Tue, Jan 14, 2025

UArctic's north2north mobility program offers students, faculty and staff exchange opportunities with participating institutions across the north.

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ASAD network: New Genre Art Education in the Arctic project carried out successfully

Mon, Jan 13, 2025

The New Genre Art Education in the Arctic project was carried out successfully in collaboration among the UArctic Thematic Networks - Arctic Sustainable Art and Design (ASAD) and Children of the Arctic. 

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Event Recap: Open seminar - Science Diplomacy in the Arctic: Addressing the Climate Crisis with Urgent & Ethical Action

Fri, Jan 10, 2025

The University of Lapland and the UArctic jointly organised an open seminar titled Science Diplomacy in the Arctic: Addressing the Climate Crisis with Urgent & Ethical Action.

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Introducing new UArctic Chair Sudip Kumar Rakshit

Thu, Jan 09, 2025

Professor Sudip Kumar Rakshit from Lakehead University is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Integrated Sustainability Analysis and Circular Bioeconomy for the next five years.

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Publication available: Alaska’s Changing Environment 2.0

Thu, Jan 09, 2025

The University of Alaska, Fairbanks' Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) has released a new report highlighting environmental changes and extremes that impact Alaskans and their livelihoods, titled Alaska’s Changing Environment 2.0.

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Field School Opportunity: Arctic Sea Ice - Tracking Changes Across Scales

Wed, Jan 08, 2025

Apply by January 20, 2025 to take part in an Arctic Sea Ice field school experience, taking place April 9-18, 2025, in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada.

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Resource available: Updated Implementation Plan for the Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026

Wed, Jan 08, 2025

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) announces the release of their updated implementation plan for the Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026.

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Funding opportunity: Geosciences Open Science Ecosystem (GEO OSE)

Tue, Jan 07, 2025

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) recently announced an updated funding opportunity, the Geosciences Open Science Ecosystem (GEO OSE).

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