Yugra State University, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia is holding the international summer school “Prospects for Sustainable Development of the Oil-Producing Region of Yugra” on 18 – 31August, 2014. The deadline for applications has been postponed up to July, 7.

Call opens: 25 June 2014, 12.00 CET | Call closes: 25 September 2014, 17.00 CET (19.00 Moscow Time).The goal of the call is to create long-term research collaboration in the fields of research and innovation between EU MS/AC and Russia. The Joint Call covers Science and Technology projects. Research proposals can be submitted...

The conference on Gender Equality in the Arctic will broadly focus on the living condition of women and men throughout the Circumpolar North, addressing key issues such as access to and control over resources, representation in decision-making positions, political participation, regional development, human security, and mater...

The UArctic International Secretariat wishes a happy summer to all of our members, partners and friends across the North and the world!  Our monthly Shared Voices e-mail newsletter will not be published in July, but will return in August.

The UArctic Students' Forum is an excellent opportunity for students from around the Arctic to meet, discuss and learn from each other. This year Oulu University of Applied Sciences participated in the Students' Forum for the first time.

International students are welcome to apply for Northern (Arctic) Federal University quota scholarship program funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Arctic preservation and global environmental issues have become high on the agenda. Demand has grown for professionals with deep expertise in understanding and evaluating risks of the Arctic development, able to employ scientific and practical methods of managing environmental risks.

The 6th Youth Economic Forum “Sustainable development of regions: new economy - new opportunities” will be organized in Petrozavodsk, Russia on 13-14 November 2014. The Forum is aimed at young scientists, PhD students and university students by the Institute of Economics, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences...

The M-ERA is a project initiated within the VII Framework Programme. It supports research in the field of new materials and maintains cooperation between research organisations and small innovative enterprises conducting studies in this area. A consortium applying for the project support should include at least three organiza...

This year's TSW marks the13th annual conference and will focus on challenges and opportunities in the Arctic, with a special look at Arctic societies, sustainability and safety. Participation at Transatlantic Science Week 2014 (TSW14) is free of charge. Online registration is now open and will close on Monday, October 6 More...

The Northern (Arctic) Federal University is honored to announce registration to the conference “Condition of the Arctic Seas and Coastal Areas in Context of Climate Change” to be open. The conference will be held on September 18-19, 2014 in NArFU and is organized within the framework of the X Nordic Socio-Ecological Congress...

Welcome to the ArctiChildren InNet –project’s international conference “Challenges to Develop New eHealth Approaches for School Children” to be held on 12-13 November 2014 at Rovaniemi, Finland. More information http://www.arctichildren.com/conference/   

The Russian Foundation for Humanities (Russia) and the Research Council of Norway (Norway) open a new call in the field of humanities. Deadline: 10/09/2014.

The Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) open a new call for organization of international workshops in molecular biology on the territory of the Russian Federation. Deadline: 31/07/2014.

President of the University of the Arctic Lars Kullerud and his colleagues speak about their research in the Arctic at the EuroScience Open Forum in Copenhagen on June 25.. Arctic research involves far more than polar bears and melting ice. The societal, economic and cultural development of the region also entails importa...