Scott Forrest, Information Manager at the UArctic International Secretariat has been attending the 2011 European Universities Public Relations and Information Officers association (EUPRIO) at the Czech Technical University in Prague. EUPRIO is an excellent resource for university communications staff to learn new developments and techniques by networking with their European peers.

The Division of Geography, Department of Geosciences and Geography at the University of Helsinki seeks applications to an assistant professorship in spatial environmental research. The position is tenure-track, and will be based in Helsinki, Finland.

The University of Helsinki is a multidisciplinary research university, ranked among the best universities in the world and the ten best universities in Europe. Some 35,000 students are currently pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University of Helsinki, which employs a staff of more than 8,000. The University has a budget of EUR 600 million.

The Peatland Ecology Group at the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Forest Research Institute seeks a postdoctoral researcher to work on plant-soil processes in peatlands under a warming climate. The positionis for three years, and will be based in Helsinki, Finland.

Main theme: From Circumpolar Stability toward Nordic Peace
Helsinki, May 11th – 12th
Joensuu, May 13th
Petrozavodsk, May 15th – 18th