The draft declaration of the 2012 Rectors' Forum is currently being discussed by UArctic's higher education leadership in their meeting in Manitoba, Canada. The final approved version of the declaration and further news from the Rectors' Forum will be available after the conclusion of the meeting.

The Research Council of Norway has granted the status of Centre of Excellence (SFF centre) to the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate at the University of Tromsø starting from 2013. The centre will study methane release – in subsea methane hydrate reservoirs, the seabed and the Arctic Oce...

Prof Gail Fondahl (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada, and President, International Arctic Social Sciences Association) will present a guest lecture, "Reflections on a Visit to the ‘Tree of Memory’: Evenki land rights, territoriality and resource development in Siberia." in the Borealis lecture room of the...

APECS Career Development Webinar: Where's the REB GPS? Navigating the Research Ethics Review System for Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples Tuesday, 20 November 2012 at 1700 GMT/1200 Eastern

The 2013 "Problems of the Arctic region" conference is being organized on 14 May, 2013 in Murmansk by the Geological Institute KSC RAS, Murmansk Marine Biological Institute KSC RAS, Murmansk State Humanities University, Murmansk State Technical University and the Kola Branch of Petrozavodsk State University. Students are i...

In response to the growing interest in exploring viable sources of a healthy and sustainable food supply in northern regions, the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development – in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan and University of the Arctic – is holding a two-day northern greenhouse...

The Canadian Northern Studies Trust (CNST) is the student awards program of the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS).  It was established in 1982 to further the Association's mandate to advance knowledge and understanding of Canada's North by offering student awards for exceptional northern-ba...

The Arctic Peoples and Security: Third Annual Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program Conference takes place in Toronto, Canada January 29-30, 2013. The goal of this conference is to explore different ways of conceptualizing and understanding security in the Arctic in order to develop and implement sounder, more productive,...

International eco-days in Syktyvkar were held in the framework of the NETESDA Thematic Network Activities Plan and took place in Syktyvkar, Komi Republic , November 1-3, 2012. The days were very fruitful due to visit of the famous Finnish eco-filmmaker Petteri Saario and his wonderful team. The guests took...

On October 15th and 16th October members from northern universities dealing with marine and fisheries related education held a meeting in Tromsø on cooperation on education. The name of the project is “NORDMARINE - Network to enhance education on marine resources and skills in utilizing them in the Arctic”. The project was s...

The World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE) and the University of Lapland host a global gathering of arts educators at the most northerly university in the European Union from 7.11.2012–9.11.2012. The event will be organized in association with the Institute for Northern Culture and the University of the Arctic Th...

Sámi allaskuvla/Sámi University College hosted an international conference entitled Duodji 2012 - International Conference on Indigenous Arts, Crafts and Design, October the 24.and 25.2012 at Diehtosiida in Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, Norway. The conference was sponsored by Nordisk Ministerråd (Nordic Council of Minister...

The University of Washington announces a new Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. The Arctic Chair is jointly sponsored by the Office of Global Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, and College of the Environment as part of the Future of Ice initiative. The fi...

Northern (Arctic) Federal University invites exchange students to take part in the spring semester programme “Diverse Arctic: Local Challenges – Global Changes” starting from February 2013. This interdisciplinary English-taught programme is constituted of three compulsory courses which give insights into societies, poli...

The 2nd Saskatchewan Food Summit, "Building Sustainable Food Systems, Towards Policy and Action" is being organized February 27-28, 2013 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, by the University of Saskatchewan and in connection with the UArctic Thematic Network on Northern Food Security. Please see the attached conference poster.