The Nordic Council of Ministers invites applications for its gender and climate change in the Nordic countries call. Closing date: March 17, 2021.

The Finnish-Russian researcher Daria Gritsenko  was awarded by the Norwegian prize for her outstanding work which links mutiple fields of studies, such as social sciences, political sciences, as well as environmental and digital humanities studies.

The Svalbard Science Forum aims to develop scientific cooperation in Svalbard and to do so, allocates funding, up to 500 000 NOK, to network or workshop projects that increase scientific quality in Svalbard research. 

The UArctic International Secretariat welcomed a new intern this week. Due to the current pandemic situation, Madeline will be working from France and hoping to physically join the office in Rovaniemi in the months to come. 

Norilsk State Industrial Institute (Russia) invites you to the International Arctic Conference "8+", April 07 - 09, 2021. 

As part of the activities of the UArctic Thematic Network on Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience, led by Dr. Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) this online seminar series addresses issues related to climate change impacts and responses in the Arctic/ sub-Arctic.

The Teacher Education Network webinar will be held on 18 March. The presentation title is "The Arctic polar vortex and its impact on the weather and climate". The webinar is open for all to participate. 

The Interreg Nord project "Academic (un)employment and mobility in the Arctic North – A Joint Socially Responsible Approach" was finished with concrete cross border cooperation actions.

Agricultural University of Iceland is looking for an enthusiastic MSc student to join the project “Herbivores in the tundra: linking diversity and function (TUNDRAsalad)” funded by the Icelandic Research Fund.