The thematic network of Social Work, along with Nord University, held an online course throughout October that looked at social work's relation to Indigenous peoples, climate, and urban and rural areas. Article text by Asgeir Solstad, Nord university, Norway.

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School invites applications for their Arctic Initiative Fellowship.

The Lead and Vice-Leads of the UArctic Thematic Network (TN) “Health and Well-Being in the Arctic” have organized the first online meeting for its members and persons interested in Arctic Health networking after a long while! The meeting was held on 13 November 2024 and over twenty people took part in it. The meeting was insp...

Join us on December 3, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation with Ambassador Nina Hachigian, the first U.S. Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy. Learn about what’s been achieved over the past two years—and what lies ahead. 

In mid-November, UArctic staff met with students and professors visiting from Canada at the University of Lapland, and later joined them in Inari, Finland, where they received an introduction to the students and programs at the Sámi Education Institute.

The team and guest experts convened in Copenhagen at the second mid-term international workshop of the three-year NAPA funded project “Arctic Healthy Aging communities: Safe and inclusive outdoor environment and public spaces (The Nordic AHA-Communities)” on November 21-22, 2024.

A broad international consortium with a wide range of expertise in human, animal, and environmental health in the Arctic (One Health), including several members of the UArctic Thematic Network on Health and Well-being in the Arctic, has published a new review study on Environmental stressors and zoonoses in the Arctic. We bel...

The Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) announces the next webinar in their monthly series: Alaska Tribal Landfills: Permafrost Data Needs will take place 5 December 2024 at 9:00 a.m. AKT.

The MarSafeLaw Journal is accepting paper proposals for its sixteenth issue, with the topic being "The Impact of Environmental and Climate Change on the Oceans and Marine Resources." Abstract submission deadline: December 31, 2024.

The 18th Polar Law Symposium will be held in Nuuk, Greenland, on 22nd – 24th October 2025. It is jointly organized by Ilisimatusarfik / the University of Greenland and the University of Akureyri.

Poster and abstract applications are open November 5th and close at 11:59pm AKT on December 15th, 2024. Submit your applications now!

At the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly, session on political participation in the Arctic called "Political Participation in Arctic Politics: Who is Heard When?"

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.