News & Press Releases

Arctic Portal News Portlet

20 January 2016

IPA Illustrator

«A Frozen-Ground Cartoon» is a scientific outreach project that aims at presenting and promoting international permafrost research via a series of comic strips and illustrated media products.

19 January 2016

Naalakkersuisut, Government of Greenland

New Year Reception 2016, Copenhagen
Speech by Premier Kim Kielsen of Naalakkersuisut (Government of Greenland)

18 January 2016

Sustainable Development Working Group

We want to hear from people who live, work, or do research in the Arctic, or have done so over the past five years. Your responses to the ONE HEALTH SURVEY will help us understand if, where, how, and why Arctic stakeholders use a One Health approach. The online survey takes about 15 minutes.

15 January 2016

Nigel Bankes

In Tuesday‘s Law Forum, Nigel Bankes will address: (1) the background to the AHDR Reports, (2) the contents of the legal systems chapters and some of the choices that had to made as to what to include or exclude, and (3) some reflections on the process. Nigel was the lead author for the legal systems chapter of AHDR I and the co-lead author (with Timo Koivurova) of the legal systems chapter in AHDR II.

15 January 2016

4th CNARC Symposium

The 4th China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium (CNARC) will take place in the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland from the 6th to 9th of June 2016 under the theme "The Sustainable Arctic - Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization".

14 January 2016

Nuclear Icebreaker Vaygach

The Russian icebreaker Vaygach recently completed a transit of the Northern Sea Route in just seven and a half days.

13 January 2016

High North Dialogue 2016

On May 24-26, the High North Center – under the Business School at the University of Nordland – invites you to participate in the High North Dialogue 2016. The theme of this year’s conference is The Blue Future of the Arctic.

12 January 2016

Permafrost in Spitzbergen

Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Permafrost - Canada

Geotechnical Engineering: We provide comprehensive geotechnical services, ranging from field explorations and laboratory testing to the design and construction management of complex geotechnical structures.

11 January 2016

Arctic Oil and Gas Conference

The Canadian Embassy in Iceland, University of Reykjavik, and the University of Akureyri will host the open conference "Arctic Oil and Gas: Understanding Responsibility and Liability", which will be held at the University of Reykjavik on January 14th, 2016.

7 January 2016

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks qualified candidates for the position of Program Manager in the Arctic Natural Sciences Program in the Division of Polar Programs (PLR) in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO). This full-time permanent position is based in Arlington, Virginia.

6 January 2016

Pacific Arctic Group

The final report of PAG 2015 Fall Meeting, hosted by the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) on October 28th -29th, 2015 at Incheon, Korea, is now available.

5 January 2016

Arctic Portal news

A short video introducing Finland's priorities for its presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers was released today. The Finnish Presidency, which started on January 1st, 2016, will focus on the following themes: water know-how; Nordic nature, sustainable development and international climate commitments; Nordic welfare society; digitalisation; dismantling cross-border barriers between the Nordic countries.

5 January 2016

Dog waiting by the road

The latest version of "Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress" coordinated by Ronald O’Rourke (Coordinator Specialist in Naval Affairs) was released to the public by the end of December 2015.

4 January 2016

Icelandic whalers

Ministry for Development of Russian Far East jointly with foreign consultants will prepare financial and economic development model for the Northern Sea Route (NSR) up to 2016. This was announced by the Minister, Aleksandr Galushka, in his interview to “Russia 24” news channel, TASS reports.

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