UArctic - University of the Arctic - News 2022

A protocol for conducting a systematic review on the effects of herbivore diversity on tundra ecosystems

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

How do the effects of different herbivores combine to affect tundra ecosystem? This is the question we want to address with a new systematic review.

Meet UArctic second session: Mobility

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

The University of the Arctic is pleased to announce the second session of "Meet UArctic", out monthly online update and Q&A meeting for members.

International Arctic Conference "8+" (IAC 8+) dedicated to the Russian chairmanship of the Arctic Council

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

Fedorovsky Polar State University in the city of Norilsk (Siberia, Russia) is happy to announce an International Arctic Conference "8+" (IAC 8+) which will be held on April 21 - 22, 2022 and dedicated to Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

Reminder: UArctic Congress 2022 Call for Abstracts open

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

The Call for Abstracts for the UArctic Congress 2022 is open until February 15, 2022.

Postponed: Canadian Polar Data Workshop IV

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

The Canadian Consortium for Arctic Data Interoperability (CCADI), in cooperation with its partners, has made the difficult decision to postpone the Canadian Polar Data Workshop IV to May 23-27, 2022. Early bird registration is extended to April 8, 2022.

PhD Position Announcement: Meteorology/Numerical Weather Prediction Modelling - UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

UiT The Arctic University of Norway invites applications for a PhD position in meteorology/numerical weather prediction (NWP) modelling. This four-year position will be located in Tromsø, Norway.

Register: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conference Bergen

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

The fifth SDG Conference Bergen organized by the University of Bergen will take place 9-11 February 2022 with the title: Ways of knowing, modes of living.

TN Working in the Arctic invites abstracts for its session "Working in the Arctic: Success and Health" within UArctic Congress 2022

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

TN "Working in the Arctic" invites abstracts for its session 24. Working in the Arctic: Success and Health within UArctic Congress 2022, which will be held at Moscow State University on October 4-7, 2022.

Second Russia-UK University Rectors Forum took place in Moscow

Fri, Jan 28, 2022

On January 26, 2022, the Russian Rectors Union hosted the second Russia-UK University Rectos Forum at Moscow State University.

Arctic Frontiers to be held in Tromsø from May 8th-11th 2022

Fri, Jan 28, 2022

The Arctic Frontiers 2022 Pathways conference will be held on May 8th - 11th at the Clarion Hotel The Edge. Online participation will also be available.

Open Call: Student Nominations for UArctic Board

Fri, Jan 28, 2022

UArctic’s Nominations Committee kindly requests UArctic higher education institution members to come forward with preliminary nominations for a student who could serve on the Board of UArctic.

Introducing the UArctic Chair Philip Steinberg

Fri, Jan 28, 2022

Professor Philip Steinberg from the Durham University is appointed as the UArctic Chair in Political Geography for the next five years.

Call for Input: Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026 Biennial Implementation Plan

Thu, Jan 27, 2022

In December 2021, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released IARPC’s Arctic Research Plan 2022–2026. Building on the successes and communities of practice of the 2017–2021 plan, the new Arctic Research Plan is a bold strategy for a changing Arctic.

Book “Relate North: Distances" now published

Wed, Jan 26, 2022

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD) has published a book "Relate North: Distances", edited by Timo Jokela and Glen Coutts.

Virtual Film Launch Party: Ice Edge – Indigenous and Western Ways of Knowing Reveal Arctic Change

Wed, Jan 26, 2022

Organizers announce a virtual launch party for the film Ice Edge. The launch party will take place Thursday, 27 January 2022 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. AKST.