Adding to the existing services of the network, the UArctic Research Infrastructure Catalogue is a free online service connecting the UArctic members with the research community worldwide, and improving their visibility within and beyond UArctic.

Along with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA), the University of the Arctic warmly invites and encourages everyone to attend the Symposium "Do we speak the same language of science?"

University of Akureyri calls for applications for the Nansen professorship for 2016/17. Candidates should be interested in contributing a year to focus their research effort on political and social issues in the Arctic; with a special emphasis on issues shared by Norway and Iceland. Application deadline: March 14, 2016.

UArctic and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) are pleased to announce an opportunity for students from UArctic member institutions to participate in the  2nd Korea Arctic Academy in Korea - a one-week study program in July 10-16, 2016 at KMI together with students from Korean universities.

As parts of a specialization in Greenlandic Health and environment of the Arctic, five courses on Arctic subjects are offered by the during the 3rd and 4th quarters 2016 .

The CIRRUS network of Nordic design universities, which includes many UArctic member institutions, will meet this week at the University of Lapland during the Arctic Design Week in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Fulbright Arctic Initiative (FAI) Program held Fulbright Arctic Symposium: Towards a Sustainable Arctic Future at Saalasti Hall, University of Oulu, Finland, on 11 February 2016. The symposium was hosted by Fulbright Center Finland in cooperation with the Thule Institute and University of Oulu.

The official outcome of the Third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) has been published online. The report "Integrating Arctic Research – A Roadmap for the Future“ presents the key messages that emerged from the 2-year ICARP III process.

Antioch University of New England and North-Eastern Federal University became hosts for new online course – Anima Borealis. The course is offered online.   

The WaterWorks ERA-NET cofund, in collaboration with the Water Joint Programming Initiative and FACCE JPI, is inviting applications for their joint call on Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture, forestry and fresh water aquaculture sectors. The deadline for pre-proposals is 19 April 2016.

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) has published a new peer-reviewed book "Relate North: Art, Heritage & Identity" edited by Timo Jokela and Glen Coutts, published by the Lapland University Press, 2015.

Gerald Anderson, Director of Development and Engagement, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Vice President Indigenous with the University of the Arctic was recently appointed an Ambassador for the Arctic Inspiration Prize.

The submission of artworks and/or an abstract is now open for the symposium and exhibition RELATE NORTH 2016: Practising Place: Art & Design for Creative Communities. The deadline for submissions is 2 May 2016.

Tyumen State Oil and Gas University invites you to the summer school to experience all secrets of petroleum engineering in petroleum capital of Russia - the city of Tyumen, July11-22/ August 8-19

Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russia), with the support from the Erasmus+ Jean-Monnet program of the European Union, is organising the international summer school “Monitoring and early warnings in biodiversity governance” in July 11–24, 2016.