In order to hear two perspectives to the same topic, we decided to reach out to one of the international supporters for the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund AIFF: the acclaimed Icelandic actor, director and film producer Baltasar Kormákur.
Webinar: Towards a Circumpolar Permafrost Disturbance Monitoring with Big Data and Machine Learning
Mon, Sep 19, 2022
As a part of the the Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) seminar series, Dr. Ingmar Nitze from UArctic member Alfred Wegener Institut, will provide insight into ongoing work towards the goal to quantify and monitor permafrost region disturbances.
Call for Applications: Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
UArctic member Institute of the North and its partners has announced the Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship (ARC-YF), which is a new initiative to educate and train young community leaders (age 18-23) to both serve a direct role in and benefit from the prosperity of resilient Arctic communities.
Call: MEXT scholarship at Hokkaido University
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
UArctic member Hokkaido University has issued a call the governance-financed MEXT scholarship International Graduate Program (IGP) for October 2023 enrollment.
A community-driven education program on climate change in the Arctic
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
The UArctic Thematic Network on Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience and Live It Earth partnered to create a bilingual educational program with supplemental resources featuring climate stories of resilience and adaptations from across the Canadian Arctic.
Webinar: Empowering Arctic Indigenous Peoples: Our Role in Addressing Climate Change
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
UArctic member Dartmouth College has announced an upcoming webinar, "Empowering Arctic Indigenous Peoples: Our Role in Addressing Climate Change." The webinar will take place September 20.
Internship Stories: Francesca´s experience at the UArctic International Secretariat
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Francesca Stoppani, our former intern from the University of Iceland, talks about her experience at the UArctic International Secretariat in Rovaniemi.
Position announcement: Associate Professor in Border Studies
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
Located on the border town of Kirkenes at the Norwegian-Russian border, The Barents Institute at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway seeks to fill a one-year position in border studies and research.
A look back at the NVP Summer School 2022
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
After a long wait, which included a pandemic, the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research (NVP) could finally again invite students to the NVP International Summer School in Longyearbyeb on 17–26 June.
Call for Abstracts: Arctic Frontiers 2023
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
At Arctic Frontiers 2023 Moving North, there will be seven science themes, covering a wide range of topics in physical and social sciences. The call-for-abstracts is now open with a deadline on September 26.
Mobilizing Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of ice travel to enhance community engagement with and adaptation to changing ice conditions
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
The SmartICE project titled “Mobilizing Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of Ice Travel to Enhance Community Engagement with and Adaptation to Changing Ice Conditions” is partnering with the communities of Arctic Bay, Arviat, Gjoa Haven and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, and Nain, Nunatsiavut to document and share their local Inuit Qaujimajatu...
The UArctic Chair on Arctic Legal Research & Education, Kamrul Hossain, is pleased to announce the launch of a database project to store information on doctoral and post-doctoral projects on Arctic Law.
INTERACT Transnational Access Call is open until 15th November
Tue, Sep 13, 2022
The EU-H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) opens a call for research groups to apply for Transnational Access and Remote Access to 39 (TA) and 26 (RA) research stations.
Project activity: Widening the Impact of the Thematic Network on Collaborative Resource Management
Mon, Sep 12, 2022
The Danish funded project "Widening the Impact of the Thematic Network on Collaborative Resource Management" led by Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling (NORDECO) is progressing, and has had several activities, furthering community-based monitoring and management in the Arctic.
Worldwide recognition for Arctic Indigenous Films: Interview with Liisa Holmberg and Anne Lajla Utsi
Mon, Sep 12, 2022
In 2018 the International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI) joined forces with international film partners to create a network of support for Indigenous filmmaking, which included establishing the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund (AIFF).