Call for papers. "Governing Urban Natures: Infrastructure, Citizenship and Municipal Ecologies" A collaborative conference at Aarhus University (Faculty of Arts)

The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law is pleased to announce a call for papers for the 7th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law, which will be published in December 2019.

A webinar about the Nordic Master programme and application round for 2019 will take place on Thursday 12 September 2019 at 13.00-14.30 EEST (Finnish time). The webinar will be held in English.

‘‘Food (in)Security in the Arctic: Contribution of Traditional and Local Food to promote Food Security with Particular Reference to the European High North” project team has gathered for the third time from 26th to 27th of August at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. 

BiodivERsA international 2019-2020 COFUND Call for transnational research proposals on “Biodiversity and Climate Change”: The results of the first step were communicated to the applicants on the 14th of February 2020. Considering the current Covid 19 situation, the deadline to submit full proposal for step 2 has been postpone...

A new call for funding is available for collaborative research projects on Nordic societal security in light of the emerging global and regional trends. The total amount of funding available for this Nordic call is set at NOK 44 million and the deadline for the submissions is 20 November 2019.

The European Research Council (ERC) launched its Synergy Grant Scheme. Deadline: 5 November, 2019.

NordForsk is issuing a call for proposals for Nordic Research Infrastructure Hubs. The call has a budget of NOK 17 million and the deadline for the call for proposals is 22 October 2019.

The Government of Iceland, in collaboration with the Nordic Council of Ministers, hosts the International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region in April 21-23, 2020 in Reykjavik in connection with the Icelandic chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Registration and call for abstracts are now open for the event.

The first Winter School, sponsored by the International Project Office, and hosted by the Harbin Institute of Technology, will be held by the International Arctic School, HIT (IAS HIT) on the topic of “To understand: Arctic Environment and Ecosystem” in the beautiful city of Harbin from January 5-12.2020

NordForsk is issuing a call under the Nordic-Russian Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Research, and encourages research projects with partners in Greenland to apply for funding with an additional fund. The call has a budget of approximately NOK 2 million and the deadline is 17 October 2019.

The Greenlandic Representation in Reykjavík and UArctic Institute: The Northern Research Forum (NRF) at the University of Akureyri will jointly organize an Arctic Circle Assembly pre-event "From National Strategies to Shared Solutions – Best Practices for Sustainable Development in the Arctic".

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) announces the 10th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X) to be held on the campus of Northern (Arctic) Federal University, in Arkhangelsk, Russia, 15-19 June 2020. 

A new intern from the University of the Faroe Islands has joined the UArctic Thematic Networks and Research Liaison Office at the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland.

The Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme invites applications for the seventh call of its project grants. The submission deadline is September 30, 2019.