The European Polar Board's (EPB) Action Group on Environmental Impacts of Polar Research and Logistics and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) are hosting a webinar series via Zoom around the theme of minimising the environmental impacts of polar research.
International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM), Bremen, Germany
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
The 10th International Conference on Arctic Margins (ICAM) will be held in Bremen, Germany on March 16-21, 2025. The abstract submission deadline is on October 1, 2024.
Join the Virtual Exchange Week on Climate Change
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Are you interested in climate change? Have you thought of applying for a student exchange? CLUVEX (Climate University for Virtual Exchanges) is a multidisciplinary international student exchange week held online.
Highlights from the 2024 "Tectonics and Volcanism" Course in Svalbard
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) Masters and PhD course AG351/851, “Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism,” successfully concluded its 2024 edition in Svalbard.
The Arctic Science journal of Canadian Science Publishing is in search of papers for its upcoming “Fifty years of research at Toolik Field Station: Observing and understanding Arctic change” collection. Submissions can be made until January 31, 2025.
Jan Borm, UArctic Chair in Humanities, participated in the conference "The Arctic in Eastern and Central Europe: Knowledge, Perception and Communication, 17th -19th century" where he held a presentation on his paper "The Arctic Voyage of the corvette ‘Reine Hortense’ in 1856: Prince Napoléon-Jérôme Bonaparte’s meeting with t...
Remembering Barry Scherr
Tue, Sep 17, 2024
Former UArctic Board Officer Barry Scherr passed away September 12, 2024 at the age of 79.
Recent event recap: Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change
Tue, Sep 17, 2024
This year's Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change involved over 800 registrants from over 100 nations with nearly 240 languages included. This has been built on from the contributions with GIYSCC-2023, which involved over 1300 registrants representing over 112 nations and communicating with more than 88 languages.
Ongoing marine and terrestrial research from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has already provided “a huge amount of data”
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat’s (SPRS) ongoing research expedition takes icebreaker, Oden, north of Greenland to study the dynamic history of the marine cryosphere and the impact of climate change on marine and terrestrial ecosystems in the north.
Dark volcanic dust in the most northern Iceland
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
To capture windblown dust, passive dust traps were installed in the RIF Field Station in the northernmost part of Iceland, 3 km south from the Arctic Circle. The aim was to capture and investigate local and long-range tranported dust.
Introducing shortlisted nominees for the 2024 FP Award: Alexander Tøsdal Tveit, Lisa Y. Stein, Fang Qian
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
In this video series, the finalists of the 2024 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award talk about their award-nominated ideas. Watch the second video in which Alexander Tøsdal Tveit introduces the BIOSINK project that aims to capture methane from air and convert it into protein-rich biomass for use in food production.
Dust campaign in west Greenland during 2024
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Passive dust traps have been installed in the Gobbefjord field station in west Greenland (64°08’ N, 51°23’ W) to capture local and long-range tranported dust.
Funding opportunity: Marine Mammal Commission fiscal year 2025 request for proposals
Sat, Sep 14, 2024
The Marine Mammal Commission invites pre-proposals for their Fiscal Year 2025 Request for Proposals. Pre-proposal submission deadline: 7 October 2024. For more information, go to: Request for Proposals.
NT-NEIHR Master's and Doctoral Scholarship application period still open
Fri, Sep 13, 2024
Apply today for the 2024 Northwest Territories Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (NT-NEIHR) Master's and Doctoral Scholarships.
Arctic Emergency Management Conference: Call for Poster and Oral Presentations Abstracts
Fri, Sep 13, 2024
The Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group of the Arctic Council (EPPR) in cooperation with Nord University is organizing Arctic Emergency Management Conference in Bodø 18-20 March, 2025. The deadline for submissions is October 7, 2024.