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- Calotte Academy 2025 in Kautokeino: ICR an... Calotte Academy 2025 in Kautokeino: ICR and Uarctic EALÁT Institute On 12 November 2025, the traveling Calotte Academy arrived in Kautokeino, Norway, the heart of Sápmi, for a day dedicated to Indigenous perspectives and Europe’s northern futures. The Kautokeino session at the Sámi University of Applied Sciences building, hosted by UArctic EALÁT Institute (UEI) of the[…]
- Part-time position in the APECS Internatio... Part-time position in the APECS International Directorate The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is looking for a new team member in the International Directorate, which is based at the UiT University Library in Tromsø, Norway. APECS is an international and interdisciplinary organization for early career individuals with interests in polar[…]
- Arctic PASSION Online Seminar & Dialog... Arctic PASSION Online Seminar & Dialogue “Beyond Words: Making Science Visual”
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS: YOUTH-LED PROJECTS FOR... CALL FOR PROPOSALS: YOUTH-LED PROJECTS FOR ARCTIC CHANGE Youth Together for Arctic Futures Launches Small-Grants for Youth-Led Arctic Change Projects Young changemakers passionate about shaping the Arctic’s future through art, culture, climate, or nature action are invited to apply for the new Youth Together for Arctic Futures Small-Grants Programme.
- International Polar Year 2032 – 2033... International Polar Year 2032 – 2033 (IPY-5) The Progress Update Report October 2025 of the International Polar Year 2032-2033 (IPY-5) can be found by clicking here. Please also note the following announcements recently published by the IASC: Call for IPY-5 National Committees https://ipy5.info/news/call-for-national-committees-international-polar-year-2032-2033/ Call for Bids for the IPY-5 International Coordination Office: https://ipy5.info/news/call-for-bids-to-host-the-ipy-5-international-coordination-office/ General[…]
- Join the network - ISC Social Science Matt... Join the network - ISC Social Science Matters Programme ISC Social Science Matters Programme The ISC has appointed a Steering Group to guide the work of the ISC Social Science Matters Programme, which will explore how the role and visibility of the social sciences and humanities can be enhanced in the current sustainability policy[…]
- Release of ISC 2024 Annual Report Release of ISC 2024 Annual Report The International Science Council is pleased to release its 2024 Annual Report, reflecting a year of progress in which the Council strengthened its role in amplifying Members’ voices and connecting their efforts to global agendas. Find more information and the report by clicking here.
- Narrating the Arctic from Afar – Sci... Narrating the Arctic from Afar – Science Diplomacy Forum, Side Event Eda Ayaydin (MIARC) and Andreas Raspotnik (High North Center, Nord University (Bodø) are organising the workshop as an outcome of the Franco-Turkish Partnership Hubert Curien bringing together reserchers and PhD students from Malaurie Institute, Norway and Turkey on 6 November 2025 at the Yeditepe University,[…]
- Doctoral Defence: Kia Krarup Hansen on Tra... Doctoral Defence: Kia Krarup Hansen on Traditional Sámi Reindeer Meat Smoking Kia Krarup Hansen has been working on different projects with the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry. On 31st of October she will defend her PhD thesis “In the Smoke of the Lávvu – Two Ways of Knowing Reindeer Meat Smoking” at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences[…]
- New op-ed: BRICS by BRICS: Brazil’s ... New op-ed: BRICS by BRICS: Brazil’s Accession to the Svalbard Treaty and the Politics of Partnership “The Brazilian government has submitted the proposal to sign the Svalbard Treaty to the National Congress, which is now under consideration.” – new op-ed by MIARC’s Post-Doc Eda Ayaydin.
Announcements
- Gebrüder Weiss: Over One Million Kilo... Gebrüder Weiss: Over One Million Kilometers Cycled for Ocean Protection New record in distance and participation for the international “GWcycles” challenge / Ten metric tons of ocean plastic to be removed from rivers and coastal areasLauterach, November 7th, 2025. The fourth edition of Gebrüder Weiss’s international cycling initiative, “GWcycles,” has set a new record: about[…]
- UArctic Member Bulletin November 2025 UArctic Member Bulletin November 2025 UArctic member bulletin for the month of November 2025 has just been released. Lead storyPress release: Project Combining Gwich’in Knowledge and Scientific Modelling Wins 2025 Frederik Paulsen AwardThe fifth Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award (FP Award) has been awarded to Sharon Snowshoe, Arlyn Charlie, Kristi[…]
- Webinar - Canada and Iceland in WW1 and WW2 Webinar - Canada and Iceland in WW1 and WW2 In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of New Iceland in Canada and in the spirit of Remembrance Day, this webinar will shed new light on the cooperation and collaborations undertaken between Iceland and Canada during World War I and World War II in defence of[…]
- Webinar: New Iceland in Canada: 150th Anni... Webinar: New Iceland in Canada: 150th Anniversary Reflections In 1875, Canada established a reserve for Icelandic immigrants on the shores of Lake Winnipeg that the Icelanders called Nýja Ísland (New Iceland). As Parks Canada notes on a historic monument in Gimli, Manitoba, “New Iceland represents a distinctive episode in the early settlement of the Canadian[…]
- Call for Contributions to: IASSA Newslette... Call for Contributions to: IASSA Newsletter Northern Notes issue 64 We are looking for your contributions to the IASSA NewsletterNorthern NotesWe are pleased to invite contributions for the upcoming issue of Northern Notes (Issue 64), the official newsletter of the International Arctic Social Sciences Association which will be published in October 2025.Northern Notes is published[…]
- Arctic Frontiers 2025 - We are Looking for... Arctic Frontiers 2025 - We are Looking for a New Science Adviser! Do you want to play a key role in shaping the future of Arctic science and policy at Arctic Frontiers? We're hiring a senior adviser, who will have responsibility for driving and delivering the science portfolio. We're looking for someone who thrives at the crossroads[…]
- Arctic Frontiers 2026 Arctic Frontiers 2026 We are excited to welcome everyone to the 20th anniversary of our annual conference - Arctic Frontiers 2026: Turn of the Tide. The conference will take place from February 2-5th 2026 in Tromsø, Norway.The title of the conference underscores the ebb and flow of the[…]
- EPB - Call to Support for Dedicated Polar ... EPB - Call to Support for Dedicated Polar Research in EU’s 2028–2034 Budget under FP10 Dear Colleagues,I would like to bring to your attention the open call recently launched by the European Polar Board (EPB) and the European Polar Coordination Office (EPCO), urging EU decision-makers to secure dedicated polar research funding in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2028–2034) under[…]
- EPB - Upcoming Ocean Ice Webinars May 2025 EPB - Upcoming Ocean Ice Webinars May 2025 Dear Polar Research Community,We’re thrilled to invite you to a series of upcoming webinars co-organised with the OCEAN ICE project (Ocean-Cryosphere Exchanges in Antarctica: Impacts on Climate and the Earth System), funded by the European Commission and UKRI.Don’t miss the opportunity to enhance your research[…]
- National Lab Directors Headlining DOE Arct... National Lab Directors Headlining DOE Arctic Energy Office event on June 2 Join the U.S. Department of Energy’s Arctic Energy Office for a half-day workshop featuring the crown jewels of the U.S. Department of Energy: the network of the National Laboratories.We’re excited to announce the confirmed appearance of five national lab directors on Monday, June 2:Steven Ashby,[…]
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