University of Helsinki and Helsinki Think Company are gathering together students interested in the Arctic to plan and carry out a meaningful event, campaign or a project that will communicate Arctic opportunities and challenges. International application deadline is on July 29.

Arctic Circle Assembly participants are invited to attend the final of the Mon projet nordique competition, which brings together six PhD students from Québec (Canada) and six international PhD students. The final of the contest will be organized on October 19-21, 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Arctic Frontiers Science 2019 takes place Tuesday 22 January until Thursday 24 January 2019. Deadline for abstract submissions is on 25 September 2018.

IASC’s International Science Initiative in the Russian Arctic (ISIRA) are pleased to announce the availability of registration fee support for UArctic Congress 2018. Deadline for applications is on July 8th, 2018.

UArctic Thematic Network on Social Work organizes the 2nd scientific conference on social work. The conference will be held in Helsinki on November 20-21, 2018. Conference invites abstract submissions on theme "Challenges in Arctic Social Work" by the deadline September 30, 2018.

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At their annual meeting, the Council of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) approved a new strategic plan “2018-2023: Enhancing Knowledge and Understanding of the Arctic”.

UArctic Chair Dr. Jeff Welker and colleagues in Finland and across the Arctic have received Academy of Finland (AoF) funding and EU INTERACT support to study the changing Arctic water cycle. 

University of Oulu Geography Research Unit and Department of Cultural Anthropology are co-organizing UArctic Congress side event Career Strategies for Early Career Scholars: CVs, Cover Letters and The Job Search on September 3rd, 2018 in Oulu. Deadline for applications is on August 24th.

Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) invites applications for Arctic Science Fellowship Program 2018. To be eligible, the candidate should be from an Arctic country. Deadline for applications is on July 27, 2018.

Within the Arctic region there are considerable opportunities for commercial food production, both for export and for meeting local food needs. Food industries are producing large volumes of food commodities that are culturally compatible with indigenous/local food preferences and also have high export value. 

The 3rd Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit (TOW Summit) will be organized on June 27-28, 2018 in Sapporo, Japan in collaboration with the Hokkaido Government, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido Committee for Economic Development and Arctic Economic Council.

Outi Snellman, UArctic Vice-President Organization and Director of International Relations of the University of Lapland, has been appointed as Hokkaido University Ambassador. Her role is to enhance academic relations between Hokkaido University and universities in the northern parts of Europe.

A team of scientists from the Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, Russia, is conducting a multiscale mathematical modelling of the Arctic ice evolution and determining its influence on the climate change. 

In honour of the UArctic Congress 2018 in Finland, University of Helsinki and Helsinki Think Company are gathering together students from all over the world interested in the Arctic and it's current situation to plan a meaningful event, campaign or a project that will efficiently communicate Arctic opportunities and challenge...