Due to the worsening situation caused by COVID-19 pandemic in Japan and worldwide and after careful consultation with the Advisory Committee, the Convenor of the 14th Polar Law Symposium has decided to postpone the Kobe Polar Law Symposium to fall of 2021. Most likely it will be held around November 2021.  

Three years after the pioneer e-publication on Russian Laws on Indigenous Issues UArctic experts issued “Russian Laws on Indigenous Issues (Vol. II): Wildlife Laws, Concept of Sustainable Development and supplementary legal forms for indigenous communities” (translated into English with commentary).

The UArctic Board has prepared a statement regarding our response to the current Covid-19 situation.

As the current pandemic evolves, the focus on the health effects of the coronavirus widens. While nations around the globe implement strict measures to flatten the curve of infections, concerns are rising that the virus and the measures taken to combat it, will cause long-term mental health issues.

Arctic Summer School 2020 organized by North-Eastern Federal University, Russia and Northern Forum international organization will be held online from July 27 – August 7, 2020

Laura Halbach a PhD student from Aarhus University, started her journey to Nuuk, Greenland in February.  "Since I have a great passion for the polar regions and since I am working within my PhD with microalgae living within glacier ice, the course “Sea Ice Ecology” fitted very well to my ongoing research projects."

Associate Professor Jennifer Munday from Albury Wodonga Campus of Charles Sturt University, Australia will speak about using embedded ePorfolio in a Bachelor of Education. The webinar will be held on 6th of May, 2020 at 17.00 Australian time (UTC +10).

Research in the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Climate, and Environment (CAGE) focuses on the role of the Arctic Ocean gas hydrate in the context of environmental and climate issues.

The UArctic Philanthropy Manager will work closely with its leadership and partners to define, lead and execute philanthropic fundraising activities and programs for the non-profit UArctic Association (50-75%), the Arctic Circle (25-50%), and collaborations between the two.

Aiming to serve as a platform for a tri-centennial stocktaking, CIRCLA/AAU Arctic invites panel sessions and papers presenting and discussing analyses from across the human and social sciences for a conference on ‘Greenland-Denmark 1721+300=2021’.

Roza Laptander's "When we got reindeer, we moved to live to the tundra - The spoken and Silenced History of the Yamal Nenets"​ is based on the stories of the Nenets reindeer herders from the Yamal peninsula, Western Siberia. [original article from Arctic Centre - University of Lapland]

IASSA Council published the major update to the IASSA Principles and Guidelines for Conducting Ethical Research in the Arctic. This statement of principles has been formulated in accordance with the IASSA Bylaws and approved by the IASSA Council.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Georgetown University, in partnership with the University of Alaska Anchorage and the Arctic Institute, to establish a Research Coordination Network on Arctic Migrations.

On April 10, 2020, official order was signed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation to rename the Yakutsk State Agricultural Academy. Now the Academy has received the status of the University and will be called the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Arctic State Agrotechnolo...

The International Association of Universities (IAU) is closely monitoring the various impacts of COVID-19 on the higher education community. [original article]