UArctic and the local host University of Greenland / Ilisimatusarfik are pleased to invite UArctic member representatives to this year’s Council meeting. Held from Tuesday August 15th through to Thursday August 17th in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.

The new Nordic-Russian programme for implementing environment and climate projects in North-West Russia is launching its first call for proposals. Application deadline: May 15, 2017.

The School of Public Health at the University of Alberta is inviting applications for a tenure-track position in Northern Aboriginal Health Systems. The successful candidate will be nominated for a Canada Research Chair at the Tier 2 level. Deadline: April 30, 2017.

St. Petersburg State University is recognized as one of the largest centers for Arctic studies. It has more than 200 research projects, related to Arctic studies. This year SPbU invites students to a new Master’s program Physical Oceanography and Bioproductivity of Ocean and Seas (PHOBOS) with the large Arctic component.

North Atlantic Forum 2017 – Call for paper is now open – Save the Date and Welcome to Bø in Telemark – Norway in a miniature! September 13-16, 2017. The 11th North Atlantic Forum conference will be held in beautiful Bø in Telemark, Norway, September 13-16 2017. Deadline for abstracts is April 5 2017.

Today in Arkhangelsk, during the Arctic: Territory of Dialogue International Arctic Forum, the University of the Arctic (UArctic) signed a cooperation agreement with the newly created National Arctic Research and Educational Consortium, Russia (NAREC).

The ARTEK International Conference May 1-3, 2018 offers an opportunity for participants from the industry, the public sector, the science community and other stakeholders to present, discuss and exchange ideas and experience on how to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain transportation infrastructure in cold regions.

The international summer school 2017, July 31 – August 5 2017 will have a multi- and cross-disciplinary thematic approach to meet challenges and opportunities related to governance of the Arctic Ocean’s marginal ice zone. Scientists and experts from Norway and abroad will contribute to the summer school with lectures and with...

Arctic Portal, a non-profit organisation specialised in Arctic information and data located in Akureyri, Iceland, is looking for a highly qualified data management specialist to fill a postdoc position that will be available as of 1st September 2017 based on an INNOSUP grant.

The UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education organises the first online research seminar between the Universities of Helsinki, Tromsö and Aberdeen on Thursday, 30 March 2017 at 18:00-20:00 (Finnish time). The seminar deals with the topic: What is diversity in learning?

Norilsk State Industrial Institute holds the 10th International Scientific Conference "Scientific potential of Norilsk Industrial Region – XXI century" which is dedicated to the year of ecology in Russia. Event dates April 11 -14, 2017. This event is held in conjunction with "Steelworkers International Congress” (April 10-12,...

The Sámi Education Conference - Reshaping Approaches to Indigenous Education will take place May 30 – June 1 2017 in Diehtosiida, Kautokeino, Norway.

Early bird registration rates for the UArctic Rectors' Forum and Conference, hosted by the University of Aberdeen Aug 23-29, 2017, is available until March 31. Make sure you register early to take advantage. Abstract submissions for the conference are also still being accepted.

The 4th biennial 2017 Arctic Energy Summit will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on September 18-20, 2017. Hosted by Institute of the North and Finland Ministry of Economy and Employment. The 2017 Arctic Energy Summit has some exciting updates

Early-Career Workshop at Arctic Science Summit Week, Prague: “Inter-disciplinary coordination and multi-stakeholder cooperation through the notion of ‘boundary objects1" - Thursday 6.4.2017, First Part: 14.-15.30, Second Part: 16-17.30 (The Virgo Room)