The application period for international master's degree programmes at the University of Lapland starts on December 1, 2017. Four programmes with altogether 45 study places are available this application round in the fields of tourism, media education, and art and design. Apply by January 15!

The primary purpose of the ForestValue Joint Call 2017 is to contribute to transforming the global economy from a dependence on fossil and non-renewable raw materials to a sustainable “bio-based economy”. The call contributes to the overall objectives of ERA-NETs – including the mobility of researchers and practitioners betwe...

Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme 3rd Call for projects on capacity for innovation, management of natural resources and sustainable transport, deadline 15.1.2017. Read more

The Arctic-FROST research coordination network, International Arctic Science Committee, Institute of Applied Ecology of the North, North-Eastern Federal University, and Center for Sustainable Development of Territories are pleased to invite you to attend the workshop in Yakutsk, Russia on 25-28 April 2018.

The second UK-Russia workshop within the project "Development of the UK-Russia Arctic Research and collaboration Network" was held at Northern (Arctic) Federal University on the 16th - 17th of November as a part of the UK-Russia Year of Science and Education.

The British Council Researcher Connect course was organized at Northern (Arctic) Federal University by UArctic Research office on November 14 - 16.

The High North Dialogue conference (Bodø, Norway, April 18–19, 2018) gathers experts and stakeholders from a wide range of sectors and has a strong focus on business development and economic growth in the High North. The conference coincides with week-long Master and PhD courses.

The symposium is coordinated by the UArctic Thematic Network of Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education, and it is part of the Arctic Council’s SDWG project "Teacher Education for Diversity and Equality in the Arctic".

Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies (AIAS) is pleased to announce that up to15 AIAS-COFUND fellowships are available for the most talented researchers from around the world. Deadline for application: 24 January 2018 at 12.00 (noon) CET.

The ongoing project has united researches from several institutions across Russia, including two UArctic members: Far Eastern Federal University and European University at St. Petersburg. Project participants carry out individual on-site research in 5 settlements situated in the Amur, Murmansk, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk regions and...

Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, Lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Extractive Industries, has been selected for the 2017-2018 Nansen visiting professorship. The position is located at the University of Akureyri and is awarded to individuals (academic or researcher) to conduct their research on Arctic issues of common int...

An international conference for polar libraries is coming in June 2018 to Rovaniemi, Finland.The Polar Libraries Colloquy is organized by Lapland University Consortium Library and University of Lapland.

A joint project of the Naryan-Mar Social Humanitarian College and the Nenets Central Library resulted in digitization of unique folklore texts of the Yamal Nenets people.

As part of the 10th Polar Law Symposium in Rovaniemi (Nov 13-14), bringing together over 100 participants discussing multifaceted Arctic legal and societal themes, the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law organized a panel on Sacred Natural Sites. The panel was held to celebrate a new book "Experiencing and Protecting Sacre...

Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) announces two awards supported by the W. Garfield Weston Foundation: the 2018 Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research, and W. Garfield Weston Awards for Northern Research and Northern Archaeological Research. Deadline: January 31, 2018.