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Dust hot spots of the Arctic: High Latitude Dust field campaigns 2023

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

Summer 2023 was an excellent opportunity to measure dust storms in the Arctic. UArctic Thematic Network on High Latitude Dust organized nine field campaigns to measure dust storms in Iceland (2), Greenland (4), Canada (1), and Svalbard (2).

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UArctic Advancement Leadership Convenes around International Philanthropy Program

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

Aligning with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Europe 2023 conference, UArctic leadership convened in Edinburgh, UK in August to discuss the UArctic International Philanthropy program.

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Publication: The 2018 Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean: Background, Motivations and Aspirations

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

Read the Ph.D. thesis of a member of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law, Lena Zahner.

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Position announcement: PhD fellowship investigating Fossil Meiofaunas from Baltoscandia and meiofaunal evolution

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

A PhD position is available at the Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT – the Arctic University of Norway. The appointed PhD Fellow will be based within the palaeobiological section of the scientific collection-based taxonomy and biosystematics research group (NatSciCol).

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Call for registration: Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Workshop for Early Career Scientists

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) invites registration for their Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (BAJEDI) Workshop for Polar Early Career Scientists.

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Register now: 8th China – Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

The 8th China – Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will be held from December 3 to 6 in Guangzhou China this year. The CNARC2023 is scheduled to be held in hybrid mode.

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The Arctic meets the Himalaya

Fri, Sep 22, 2023

The first Inter-Polar Conference in Kathmandu shares knowledge and solutions to the climate crisis. Read the report by Nepali Times below.

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Call for applications: ARCUS Early Career Conference Funding Award

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) invites applications for the ARCUS Early Career Conference Funding Award.

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The 1st International Day to Combating Sand and Dust Storms

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 12 July as the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms, recognizing that sand and dust storms and their negative impacts at different scales are issues of international concern, high latitudes included (A/RES/77/294).

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UArctic Thematic Network on High Latitute Dust (HLD) publications 2023

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

The latest summary of UArctic Thematic Network on High Latitute Dust (HLD) publications in 2023. 

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Online publication available: U.S. Arctic Issue Briefs - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

The Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School announces the release of a package of seven issue briefs which provide short, informative overviews of climate-related challenges facing the U.S. Arctic.

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Starlink feasibility measurements conducted by the 6G Flagship team

Wed, Sep 20, 2023

6G Flagship team conducted Starlink feasibility measurements between Oulu and eastern border of Finland in Suomussalmi.

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Arctic Frontiers: Call for Emerging Leaders 2024

Wed, Sep 20, 2023

The Emerging Leaders program 2024 is now open for applications.

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Kick-off meeting of the UArctic TN on High Latitude Dust

Tue, Sep 19, 2023

Kick-off meeting of the UArctic Thematic Network on High Latitude Dust (UArctic TN HLD) was organized online on June 19, 2023 to plan the network´s activities for the first year.

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Job call: Associate Professor in Arctic marine biology

Tue, Sep 19, 2023

The department of Arctic Biology at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) seeks a candidate for a full-time, permanent position as Associate Professor in Arctic marine biology.

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