The 12th National Seminar on Snow was held for the first time in Rovaniemi, Finland, gathering researchers and snow enthusiasts for discussions on diverse aspects of snow science. This bilingual event featured sessions in Finnish and English, enhancing its accessibility.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) invites applications for an Experiential Education Program Coordinator. This full-time position will be located in Fairbanks, Alaska. For full consideration please submit your application by Sunday, November 24, 2024 by 11:59 pm.

The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference will take place from May 5–7, 2025, and is now accepting proposals for sessions to be included in the diverse program. The deadline for session proposals is January 24, 2025.

At the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly, the Next-Generation Science Diplomats Committee, as part of the University of the Arctic (Uarctic) Thematic Network on Science Diplomacy, hosted an open forum “The ‘Bear’ in the Room: How do we prepare for the future with Russia?”

The lecture series is intended for all those working with or interested in the Arctic region and is organized by the ACAF project and the Natural Resources Institute (Luke).

Adelheid Herrmann, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and member of the UArctic Thematic Network on Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience recently released "Landscape of Tribal communities: Context for working in rural Alaska.” 

Laura Junka-Aikio, professor at the University of Lapland, joined a three-day gathering of Indigenous artists, scholars, activists and reindeer herders in Bådåddjo/Bodø, Norway in June 2024. In this article, she shares her experiences and reflects on Soptsestimmie as an example of autonomous Indigenous academia.

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) announces their next IARPC Public Webinar Series event focusing on the launch of the Arctic Research Implementation Plan 2025-2026. This webinar will take place December 5 2024, 09:00 AKST.

David Kley, of University of Alaska Anchorage, shares thoughts on a visit to the 2024 Arctic Congress in Bodø, Norway.

UArctic Chairs Arja Rautio and Jan Borm participated in a lecture on "One Health in the Arctic" as a part of the lecture series "One Health et santé globale" of the Faculty of Health, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines/University of Paris-Saclay

Read now for free a newly published journal article on the subject of sustainable municipal solid waste management (MSWM), authored by UArctic researchers Nadezhda Filimonova and S. Jeff Birchall.

Where geography, politics and law meet in the Arctic Ocean

Michael Carey is relatively new to UArctic, but his energy and fresh ideas are already leaving a mark. He is a member of the UArctic President’s Cabinet, a group of individuals who provide advice and support in philanthropic fundraising for the network, and also the initiator of the UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund which boosts...

Sign up today to hear from Don Chapman, founder of the Lost Canadians movement about the most recent developments in this fight to restore citizenship rights and amend the Citizenship Act. The online event will take place on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 4:00-5:30 p.m. PST.   

The Synoptic Arctic Survey (SAS) announces their upcoming webinar, titled The Arctic Ocean’s Carbon Cycle. This webinar will take place via Zoom on Monday, 18 November 2024 at 1:00-2:30 p.m. UTC.