As part of the activities of the UArctic Thematic Network on Local-scale Planning, Climate Change andResilience, John Duffy (University of Alaska, Anchorage) will share highlights of his research which considersthe linkages between local government planning efforts for addressing climate change and associated actions. The eve...
Travel report: External stay in Tromsø, Norway
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
PhD candidate Judith Maréchal from Arctic DTU went to Tromsø in Norway with north2north mobility funding to learn more about the relationship between the water supply infrastructure and public health in Greenland.
Publication of Circumpolar Studies curriculum development guide
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
The Læra Institute is excited to annouce publication of the first version of the guidebook to Circumpolar Studies curriculum development, to support UArctic member faculty who are developing, re-developing, reviewing or enhancing undergraduate curricula focused on the study of the Circumpolar North.
Call for abstracts: Session "Educational innovation and pedagogy for the Anthropocene Arctic" at the Arctic Science Summit Week
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
The UArctic Læra Institute for Circumpolar Education, in partnership with the Glasgow Calendonian University Mary Robinson Centre for Climate Justice will host a session entitled "Educational innovation and pedagogy for the Anthropocene Arctic" at the 25th Arctic Science Summit Week, taking place 17-23 February 2023 at the Un...
New intern joins UArctic International Secretariat
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
A new intern, Marie, has joined the UArctic International Secretariat.
UArctic International Secretariat held workshop and welcomed new staff
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
The UArctic International Secretariat held a workshop in Keropirtti, Pyhä, introducing two new staff members.
Spotlight on research: Indigenous adventure tourism in the North
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
Takafumi Fukuyama is a doctoral researcher at Hokkaido University’s Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (CATS). He is currently conducting a long-term international project, “Sustainable Indigenous Tourism Practices in Northern Finland and Japan”, bringing two indigenous groups from different lands: Sámi (Finland) and Ainu (J...
Position announcement: Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Arctic and Subarctic Peoples and Places
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
The School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies at the Labrador Campus of Memorial University invites applications to be considered for a tenure-track SSHRC-funded Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Arctic and Subarctic Peoples and Places.
UArctic member visit to Western Canada
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
UArctic's Chief Communications Officer Scott Forrest (University of Lapland) and Vice-President Mobility Isabelle (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway) began a series of meetings at UArctic members in western Canada with a visit to Yukon University.
New book available: Local Measures to Global Pressure
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
Faroe University Press – Fróðskapur – has published the book “Local Measures to Global Pressure” by Arnbjørn Mortensen.
Position announcement: Outreach and network manager - Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA)
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
The Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) invites applications for an Outreach and Network Manager. This two-year position, with potential extension pending funding, can be located in Boulder, Colorado or remotely.
Save the date: Arctic Environmental Forum (AEF) hosted by the HIT and UArctic-HIT-TC
Wed, Aug 24, 2022
The first AEF will be open on September 21, 2022 at 20:00 (Beijing Time), 12:00 (GMT).
Press release: Advance resilience in Arctic communities
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
The International Center for Reindeer Husbandry, the UArctic EALAT Institute and the World Reindeer Herders in unique collaboration with the Arctic Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, NIVA and the Boaššu Arctic Indigenous Peoples' Innovation Foo...
Call for applications: Graduate student travel fellowships for USC-NSF Arctic environment and strategy workshop
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
The organizers of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored workshop on Strategic Ambition and Environmental Constraint: a Conference-Workshop on the Impact of Rapid Environmental Degradation on the Security Strategies of Arctic States invite applications for four fully-funded graduate fellowships.
Job opportunity: Assistant Professor - Arctic Studies, with an emphasis in Indigenous Studies
Tue, Aug 23, 2022
The Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Arctic Studies, with an emphasis in Indigenous Studies.