2023 11th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2023) will be held during November 10-12, 2023 in Brisbane, Australia.

Many UArctic Thematic Networks, individuals with UArctic affiliation and member institutions are organizing or involved in sessions at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík on October 19-21. Here are some highlights from the program that relate to core UArctic activities.

The Early Bird registration deadline for the Arctic Plastics Symposium has been extended until September 30th. Early Career Scientists and Indigenous Peoples can now apply for funding opportunities until September 28th.

Thule Institute of the University of Oulu is looking for a director.

Volume edited by Hannah Strauss-Mazzullo and Monica Tennberg “Living and Working with Snow, Ice and Seasons in the Modern Arctic” brings together accounts of contemporary engagement with Arctic and Subarctic weather conditions affected by climatic changes and requiring continuous adaptation.

Organizers invite session abstracts for Arctic Frontiers 2024. The theme of conference will be Actions and Reactions. This conference will take place 29 January-1 February 2024 in Tromsø, Norway.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) invites applications for two Assistant Professor positions in Marine Policy.

A new report by UArctic highlights the growing diversity and number of research activities across the Arctic. UArctic is a collaboration between academic institutions and other organizations with an interest in northern regions. The report demonstrates a high degree of international cooperation and presents Arctic research tr...

Members of the UArctic Thematic Networks “Ageing and Gender in the Arctic” and “Health and Well-Being in the Arctic” gathered in Reykjavik for the final workshop of the project “Understanding ageing, gender and ethnicity: Experiences from European Arctic” (AGE-Arctic) August 29-30, 2023. The Nordic networking and research pro...

The webinar will take place on September 13, 16:00 CET. It partners with the UArctic TN on Health and Well-being in the Arctic, among other organizers and speakers.  

Article "Pristine or polluted? Pollutants are contaminating the Arctic. Climate change could make it worse" published in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), August 28, 2023. 

The Circumpolar Maternal and Child Health working group under the UArctic Thematic Network of Health and Well-being in the Arctic held its first workshop from the 2nd to 4th of June at the National Institute for Public Health (University of Southern Denmark) in Copenhagen.

UArctic Thematic Network on Frozen Arctic Conservation lead, Prof. John Moore and vice-lead, researcher Ilona Mettiäinen from the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland participated in the Arctic Momentum event in Helsinki on August 29 - September 1, 2023, as invited speakers.

Harvard Kennedy School’s Arctic Initiative and the partners will host a public webinar on Tuesday, September 12, on “Arctic Governance and Cooperation Through Conflict.”

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.