The first scoping seminar for the program brought together more than 25 participants to outline potential research and collaboration areas. The seminar was the first step in implementing a new collaboration between UArctic and Lloyd’s Register Foundation Heritage and Education Centre.

The UArctic Staff Meeting was held from 10-13th of November 2023 in Pyhä, Finland. We are happy and honored to welcome the new staff members to the UArctic Team.

The Arctic Youth Network (AYN) is excited to announce the recruitment of motivated and engaged youth aged 18 to 35 to join its Board of Directors and people with extensive experience working in and with the Arctic aged 35 and over to join an Advisory Board.

The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2023 has now begun and will go on for three days: 13-15 November. This year the theme for the Conference is “Towards New Horizons”.

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) announces the launch of Connect the Arctic, a community site for connecting people, building partnerships, and growing community.

Harvard Kennedy School Arctic Initiative is actively soliciting local Arctic talent to apply for a fellowship spot.

A sustainable tourism project focused on connecting residents from and visitors to Ardgour and Lapland is one of nine rural heritage projects set to receive funding from the Scottish Government as part of the third annual round of the Arctic Connections Fund.

The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Transport and Logistics kicked off the Arctic Circle Assembly 2023, with one of the first break out sessions on October 19, 2023 with a fully seated room with audience both standing along the walls and in door entrance.

The European Union-funded Arctic Black Carbon impacting Climate and Air Pollution (ABC-iCAP) project is organizing a third online research collaboration with European and North American fire, smoke, and climate experts. This 90-minute webinar will take place on 13 November 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time/6:00 a.m. Alaska Time...

In October, Alex Taitt flew all the way from Alaska to Iceland to join the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly, thanks to the support of a private donor. Although her main reason to participate was the My Northern Project science popularization contest, it was just a fraction of what she gained from the event.

The Arctic Circle Secretariat is accepting Session Proposals for the 2024 Arctic Circle Berlin Forum, hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and co-organized with the German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research.

Professor emeritus at the University of California Santa Barbara, Oran Young, one of UArctic's founders and our first Board chair, is the Mohn Prize laureate 2024 for his leading research and geopolitical work on the Arctic.

This blog post is written by Seira Duncan, Sara Fusco, Rosie Rowe, Anna Soer, and Jacqueline Tedaldi, graduate students participating in the 2023 Arctic Academy for Sustainability at the University of Northern British Columbia. The goal of this year’s interdisciplinary summer school was to provide participants with a deeper u...

This blog post is written by Elena Adasheva, Róisín Kennelly, and Kaylia Little, graduate students who participated in the 2023 Arctic Academy for Sustainability at the University of Northern British Columbia. The goal of this year’s interdisciplinary summer school was to provide participants with a deeper understanding of th...

A delegation of UArctic Board members visited in Anchorage to engage with UArctic member institutions in Alaska on 2 November.