The UArctic Board of Governors, Chaired by Chancellor Brian Rogers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, met for their spring meeting in Umeå, Sweden, on April 22-24, 2014 at Umeå University.

North-Eastern Federal University is pleased to announce an International Research-to-Practice Conference “Social and Human Adaptation of the Arctic Regions to Climate Change and Globalization” on November 25-26, 2014, in Yakutsk, Russia. The aim of the conference is to present the results of research and educational activit...

The North Norway European Office hereby invites you to the high level seminar “Sustainable Fishing in the Arctic”. Date: May 7 – 2014. Venue: Norway House, Brussels. Time: 10.00-12.15 + King Crab reception. Register here.

NSERC, along with 11 other members of the international Belmont Forum— a group of the world’s major and emerging funders of global environmental change research and international science councils—jointly announced their participation in a collaborative action to advance Arctic research.

UArctic is launching a call for two intern positions: one at UArctic International Secretariat at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland and the other at the UArctic Thematic Networks Office at the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland.The call can be downloaded here

The UArctic Thematic Network on Distance Education and e-Learning is organizing workshops "Support to education, research, technological development and innovation’ that will take place May 22, 2014 at the Rica Arctic Hotel, Kirkenes, Norway. This project is supported through the Kolarctic ENPI program. For more informatio...

The Connaught Summer Institute in Arctic Science: Atmosphere, Cryosphere, and Climate is a new initiative that aims to bring together students and established scholars who are engaged in Arctic research, to provide an understanding of the Arctic climate and the processes that control it, and to establish an interdiscip...

UArctic Thematic Networks Program Team held its annual meeting in Helsinki in the conjunction of the Arctic Science Summit Week on April 10th. In addition an open seminar was held on April 11th jointly with the University of Helsinki with presentations by the Director of Aleksanteri Institute (http://www.helsinki.fi/aleksante...

The first Potsdam Summer School is calling for applications. Under the overarching theme "Arctic in the Anthropocene", this two-week interdisciplinary and interactive event running from 23 June to 4 July 2014 will be the first in a series of Potsdam Summer Schools to be held annually.

University of Saskatchewan is now accepting applications for the Master of Northern Governance and Development (MNGD) program. The program works in partnership with Northern and Aboriginal communities, industry, and government on economic development and governance issues in Northern Saskatchewan. Application deadline: 1 May...

Monaco – April 14th Press releaseAs part of a memorandum of Understanding signed between the University of the Arctic, a network of over 160 higher education and research organizations in the arctic and beyond, and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, the University of Oulu, represented by its President, Lauri Lajunen,...

The North Norway European Office hereby invites you to the event:Date: 7th of May – 2014 Venue: Norway House, Brussels Time: 10.00-12:00 + King Crab reception Increased economic activity has led to growth and optimism in the Arctic. Fish has been an essential resource for the people living in the Arctic for hundreds of years...

The first Potsdam Summer School is calling for applications. Under the overarching theme "Arctic in the Anthropocene", this two-week interdisciplinary and interactive event running from 23 June to 4 July 2014 will be the first in a series of Potsdam Summer Schools to be held annually.

Russian Foundation for Basic Research announces opening of application call for organization of Russian and International scientific conferences, seminars and so on.Deadline: 15.09.2014, 17:00 (Moscow time)

Russian Foundation for Basic Research announces opening of application call for organization of Youth Russian and International scientific conferences, seminars and so on. Deadline: 15.09.2014, 17:00 (Moscow time)