UArctic Field School

The UArctic Field School Secretariat and Field School Catalogue

The UArctic Field School secretariat will maintain a listing of short, thematically-focused courses that provide field training for young researchers, students and others from member institutions. This Catalogue is maintained jointly with APECS, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists. The Polar Field School Catalogue provides information on specialised studies in relevant fields, at unique locations across the Circumpolar North. All listed courses include some kind of field component (field training, field work, excursions) which defines the course as a field school. If you have questions related to arranging field schools or field schools in general, please contact The UArctic Field School program chair, Iben Nicola Andersen.

From 2012 UArctic and APECS (Assosiation of Polar Early Career Scientists) cooperate on making a Polar Field School Catalogue.

Link to Polar Field School Catalogue:

Submit information about coming Field Schools

All UArctic member institutions and others may upload information of coming Field Schools. The information will be published on the websites of UArctic and APECS and therefore be visible to a large audience. Email course details to catalog@uarctic.org or upload them to the APECS site.

UArctic Field School aims and strategy:

The UArctic Field School aims to promote cooperation and visibility among participating programs by:

Engaging in cooperative activities, such as holding joint courses or sharing facilities and other resources
Developing common funding approaches, or sharing funding information
Student networking


	Field work in Billefjorden Svalbard, monitoring the heat in Saxifraga oppositifolia tufts(Elise Strømseng/UNIS)

The UArctic Strategic Implementation (2008-2013) defines the goals of the UArctic Field School:

To establish a comprehensive set of field schools operated by, or in partnership with, UArctic members (individually or jointly) that are endorsed with a UArctic Field School label that is based on clearly defined quality criteria and in accordance with UArctic values and goals.
To establish an annual field school operators’ seminar for member institutions, to facilitate the sharing of experiences, best practices, and methodologies, as well as to help identify the need for new field schools.
To establish a short-term, non-credit, field-based training and awareness programs aimed at southern populations and private / public sector officials who could benefit from up-to-date instruction of northern issues.