UArctic - University of the Arctic

Webinar: Henry Huntington - Effects of Arctic Commercial Shipping on Environments and Communities

Fri, Sep 29, 2023

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) invites registration for the next Arctic Research Seminar featuring Henry Huntington, Arctic Science Director for Ocean Conservancy and an independent researcher.

My Northern Journey: Harry Borlase

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

UArctic is pleased to announce a new series of video interviews titled "My Northern Journey". The first episode features Harry Borlase, a former UArctic intern.

Job call: Deputy Secretary, OSPAR Commission

Thu, Sep 28, 2023

OSPAR Commission is looking for a highly motivated, outcome-focused Deputy Secretary with a can-do attitude and excellent team working skills to support OSPAR’s work on environmental impacts of human activities.

Funding opportunity: Request for Coastal Resilience Project Ideas

Wed, Sep 27, 2023

The Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) announces a request for coastal resilience project ideas.

Apply for Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism course at UNIS, Svalbard

Wed, Sep 27, 2023

"Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism" Masters and PhD course at The University Centre in Svalbard, April 15 - June 2, 2024.

Postdoctoral position: Climate Science - Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

Wed, Sep 27, 2023

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in climate science.

Dust hot spots of the Arctic: High Latitude Dust field campaigns 2023

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

Summer 2023 was an excellent opportunity to measure dust storms in the Arctic. UArctic Thematic Network on High Latitude Dust organized nine field campaigns to measure dust storms in Iceland (2), Greenland (4), Canada (1), and Svalbard (2).

UArctic Advancement Leadership Convenes around International Philanthropy Program

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

Aligning with the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Europe 2023 conference, UArctic leadership convened in Edinburgh, UK in August to discuss the UArctic International Philanthropy program.

Publication: The 2018 Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean: Background, Motivations and Aspirations

Tue, Sep 26, 2023

Read the Ph.D. thesis of a member of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law, Lena Zahner.

Position announcement: PhD fellowship investigating Fossil Meiofaunas from Baltoscandia and meiofaunal evolution

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

A PhD position is available at the Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT – the Arctic University of Norway. The appointed PhD Fellow will be based within the palaeobiological section of the scientific collection-based taxonomy and biosystematics research group (NatSciCol).

Call for registration: Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Workshop for Early Career Scientists

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

The Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) invites registration for their Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (BAJEDI) Workshop for Polar Early Career Scientists.

Register now: 8th China – Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

The 8th China – Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will be held from December 3 to 6 in Guangzhou China this year. The CNARC2023 is scheduled to be held in hybrid mode.

The Arctic meets the Himalaya

Fri, Sep 22, 2023

The first Inter-Polar Conference in Kathmandu shares knowledge and solutions to the climate crisis. Read the report by Nepali Times below.

Call for applications: ARCUS Early Career Conference Funding Award

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) invites applications for the ARCUS Early Career Conference Funding Award.

The 1st International Day to Combating Sand and Dust Storms

Thu, Sep 21, 2023

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 12 July as the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms, recognizing that sand and dust storms and their negative impacts at different scales are issues of international concern, high latitudes included (A/RES/77/294).