People, Place & Public Engagement is a conference organized by Memorial University´s Office of Public Engagement. The conference will run from October 25-27 in St. John´s, Newfoundland and Labrador. 

The focus of the Inuit Recognition award is to recognize Inuit who are making strong efforts towards meaningful Inuit involvement in Arctic research. Inuit partners will recognize one recipient who has shown excellence in the area of Arctic research.Deadline for nominations is October 17 2018. 

According to a new study by Michael Wolovick and John Moore, targeted engineering projects to hold off glacier melting could slow down the collapse of ice sheets and limit sea-level rise. The study was published in the European Geosciences Union journal, The Cryosphere. 

The Sixth Call for main project applications is open from 6th July to 30th November 2018, for all Priority Axes. Terms of Reference have been formulated encouraging applicants to address specific actions, target groups, and sectors. The Terms of Reference can be found in the announcement document. The Monitoring Committee wil...

NordForsk, the Academy of Finland, the Swedish Research Council, Forte of Sweden, the Research Council of Norway, The Icelandic Centre for Research, Rannis, and the Economic and Social Research Council (part of UK Research and Innovation), are issuing a call for proposals for research projects under the Joint Nordic-UK Resear...

The Karelia CBC call for proposals in open untio mid-October. The priorities Growing cross-border business cooperation (priority 1), Attractive cultural environment (priority 2) and Clean and comfortable region to live (priority 3) will be opened.

University of Helsinki, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science is organizing in cooperation with Aalto Sustainability Hub and Prime Minister´s Office event on SDG´s and Finland’s performance and evaluation of SD policies. Event is on October 11 2018 at 13:00–15:30, at Think Corner, Helsinki. 

The book - Society, Environment and Human Security in the Arctic Barents Region – edited by Kamrul Hossain (lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Law) and Dorothée Cambou, gives a comprehensive analysis of vulnerabilities, challenges and needs that the Barents population experiences today or may encounter in the future. In...

Northern (Arctic) Federal University invites researchers, PhD-students, and students to take part in the marine research and education expedition in the Arctic.

Finnish and Japanese universities will tighten cooperation in Arctic research and education by establishing Finnish-Japanese Arctic Studies Program. The project is cooperation between the University of Lapland, the University of Oulu and the University of Helsinki from Finland and the Hokkaido University from Japan. The proje...

RELATE NORTH is a collaboration between the UArctic’s Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD), Nord University Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Lapland and Helgeland Museum. This will be the seventh symposium in the series hosted by ASAD. The symposium is held November 6-8 in Nesna, Norway. 

Italian Society for International Organization is organising an International Symposium on Arctic Connections: Italy and Norway in the Arctic, between Cooperation and Future Challenges in collaboration with the University of Bodo and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Rome. The symposium is held September 18 in Rome. 

Containing decades of data and studies, this book set and accompanying databases describe the impacts of climate change on the fate and transport of contaminants, the containment of contaminants in frozen ground, and remediation strategies for brownfields sites. It’s a must-have for all researchers working in this area.  

"Perceiving Arctic Change: Climate, Society and Sustainability" side event will be held August 24 in Berlin. Side event is part of the 2nd Science Ministerial which is hosted by the European Commission together with Finland and Germany. Entrance to the side event is free but requires registration. 

The 2018 issue of the UArctic Shared Voices magazine is now available online! This year the focus is on education and the many forms it takes in the Arctic.