UArctic - University of the Arctic - News 2007

Call for Papers: AAAS 2007 Arctic Division Meeting

Tue, Jul 24, 2007

Papers are invited for the session "Human Dimensions of the Arctic System - Expanding the Framework for Research" at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2007 Arctic Division Annual Meeting to be held on 24-26 September 2007 in Anchorage, Alaska.

IPY International Sea-Ice Summer School in Svalbard a Success

Mon, Jul 23, 2007

The International Polar Year (IPY) International Sea-Ice Summer School, which is part of UArctic’s IPY Cluster for Higher Education and Outreach, was successfully completed 2-13 July 2007 at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) in Longyearbyen.

Call for Papers: POLAR: Fieldwork and Archive Fever Symposium

Mon, Jul 23, 2007

The symposium "POLAR: Fieldwork and Archive Fever" will be held on 19-20 November 2007 at the British Library in London, UK.

First Workshop on Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks

Fri, Jul 20, 2007

The First Workshop on Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks will be held on 12-14 November 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Research Project to Strenghten Research Collaboration Between Two UArctic Members

Tue, Jul 17, 2007

Mark Nuttall, anthropology professor at the University of Edmonton and Chair of the Steering Committee of the UArctic Thematic Network on Global Change, was awarded an Academy of Finland Distinguished Professorship at the University of Oulu.

UManitoba Scientist to Lead Canada's Largest Climate Change Research Project

Mon, Jul 16, 2007

A scientist from the University of Manitoba will lead the Circumpolar Flaw Lead System (CFL) study, Canada’s largest climate change research project attached to the International Polar Year.

Call for Papers: "The Future of the Nordic Welfare Model" Conference

Mon, Jul 16, 2007

Papers are now being accepted for "The Future of the Nordic Welfare Model," the 18th Nordic Conference In Social Medicine and Public Health, being held on 10-11 October 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.

IPY Summer Institute to Focus on Northern Eurasia Climate

Thu, Jul 12, 2007

“Environmental Studies in the Boreal Forest Zone,” a two-week International Polar Year (IPY) Summer Institute for graduate students/early career scientists and K-12 teachers, will take place July 16–28, 2007 in the Central Biosphere Forest Reserve in Fedorovskoe, Tver’ Region, Russia.

Authors Needed for Upcoming Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change

Wed, Jul 11, 2007

Sage Publications is looking for authors for the Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, a three-volume reference set to be published in 2008.

Postdoctoral Position Available at Stockholm University's Climate Research Environment

Mon, Jul 09, 2007

The Stockholm University Climate Research Environment (SUCLIM) is recruiting a postdoctoral scientist to work on distributed modeling of coupled hydrological, carbon, and other climate-relevant biogeochemical flux dynamics in cold regions.

Pre-announcement: call for Graduate Area chair and program team members

Fri, Jul 06, 2007

UArctic has announced that a call for a Graduate Area chair and program team members will be formerly made around mid-August.

Pre-announcement: call for hosting BCS regional offices

Fri, Jul 06, 2007

UArctic has announced that a formal call for hosting the new BCS regional offices will be made to member institutions around mid-August.

UArctic Annual Report 2006 now available online

Thu, Jul 05, 2007

The UArctic Annual Report is now available for online consultation on the UArctic website.

Arctic Climate Assessment Index Now Available Online

Wed, Jul 04, 2007

A downloadable index is now available for the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) scientific report, and may be accessed through the ACIA website.

Summer Holidays in UArctic Offices

Mon, Jul 02, 2007

Following is a list of summer holiday dates for staff at UArctic offices.