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Fri, May 10, 2013

3 year PhD Studentship in Anthropology in 'Emerging Indigineities in the Russian North'

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The Department of Anthropology, University of Aberdeen, is offering one 3-year PhD studentship, to start on 1st October 2013. The studentship will include full UK/EU fees, a maintenance stipend at RCUK rates, and the full ESRC fieldwork stipend. Additional funds may be available to fund conference travel and digitisation/computing costs. The studentship forms part of a 3-year ESRC funded project beginning 1 August 2013 entitled 'Etnos: A life history of the etnos concept among the Peoples of the North'.
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Fri, Apr 26, 2013

NArFU students receive their BCS diplomas

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The BCS diploma award ceremony has been held at the Northern (Arctic) Federal University on 25 April, 2013. This year 26 NArFU students have been awarded bachelor degree in circumpolar studies. Such number of graduates is a biggest number in the history of UArctic.
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Wed, Apr 10, 2013

Eight years after exchange period, the love for North remains

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It has been eight years since his student exchange at the University of Lapland, but Lukas Rastner is still in love with the North.
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Mon, Feb 18, 2013

New Masters Program in Landscape Architecture in Tromsø

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Landscape Studies in Tromsø The Oslo School of Architecture and Design has established a new program in Landscape Architecture in collaboration with the University of Tromsø. The Tromsø Academy of Landscape Architecture and Territorial Studies (TACL) will be situated in Tromsø, a cultural, intellectual and political hub of a circumpolar region which is undergoing radical change.
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Mon, Jan 28, 2013

Course announcement - Photography and Science

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Visualizing your science – Science and photography workshop at the Kilpisjärvi biological station 19.3.-22.3.2013
The course is administrated by the Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, University of Tromsø.
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Fri, Jan 25, 2013

PhD position available in the Law of the Sea, University of Tromsø

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The Faculty of Law, University of Tromsø is happy to announce a PhD position on Law on Arctic Shipping. More information on the position may be found at http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=89653.
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Thu, Jan 17, 2013

Interdisciplinary summer field school “Cold Lands” hosted by department of Northern studies at NEFU

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North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, Russia is organizing the interdisciplinary summer field school, 'Cold Lands' June 20-July 11, 2013. Registration deadline is March 30, 2013.
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Thu, Jan 10, 2013

Northern Research Forum and ENECON first call for abstracts

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Climate Change in Northern Territories:  Sharing Experiences, Exploring New Methods and Assessing Socio-Economic Impacts. The ESPON/ENECON and NRF Open Assembly, hosted by the University of Akureyri, Iceland on the 22. - 23. August 2013, presents you with the 1st call for abstracts for general participation and young researchers.
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Mon, Dec 17, 2012

Call for Applications: Master's Programme in Health and Wellbeing in the Circumpolar Area (MCH)

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Call for applications for the Master's Programme in Health and Wellbeing in the Circumpolar Area (MCH) at the University of Oulu is open until the deadline of January 31, 2013 (16.00 GMT +2) via University Admissions Finland (UAF). MCH is an international two-year programme of 120 ECTS focusing on the specific features, questions and challenges related to the health and wellbeing in the circumpolar area.
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Thu, Dec 13, 2012

Elena Nichols: Comparative Social Work Masters Student

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Elena Nichols recounts how she earned her Masters of Social Work in the joint degree program Comparative Social Work between UArctic members the University of Lapland and Northern (Arctic) Federal University.
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North-Eastern Federal University announces 2013 International Winter and Summer Schools (Dec 10, 2012)
Graduate Course Available Biotelemetry and Biologging at UNIS, Svalbard (Dec 09, 2012)
Open PhD position at Thule Institute, University of Oulu (Dec 05, 2012)
Travel Scholarships Available for Native People to Participate in Major Conference on Protected Areas & Cultural Sites (Nov 23, 2012)
Invitation to apply: Master's in Indigenous Studies at UiT (Nov 16, 2012)
3rd UArctic Student Forum meets in Winnipeg (Nov 16, 2012)
University of Turku Erasmus Mundus Triple I and Aurora grants (Nov 14, 2012)
APECS Career Development Webinar: Where’s the REB GPS? Navigating the Research Ethics Review System for Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples (Nov 09, 2012)
13th International scientific student conference "Problems of the Arctic region" 14 May 2013, Murmansk, Russia (Nov 09, 2012)
Canadian Northern Studies Trust awards (Nov 08, 2012)
Diverse Arctic: Local Challenges – Global Changes (Nov 02, 2012)
Post-graduate research opportunity with project on aviation and tourism in Iceland (Oct 22, 2012)
Protecting the Sacred: Recognition of Sacred Sites of Indigenous peoples for Sustaining Nature and Culture in Northern and Arctic Regions (Oct 18, 2012)
Gargia Conference 2012: Youth, Entrepreneurship and Rural Development (Oct 10, 2012)
IVth Youth Economy Forum «RUSSIAN Regions Strategies" in Petrozavodsk (Oct 04, 2012)
Barents Conference Announcement, Nov 26-30, 2012, Arkhangelsk (Sep 26, 2012)
National Student Conference on Northern Studies (Canada), Nov 1-3, 2012 (Sep 24, 2012)
Pioneering Bachelor of Northern Studies graduates (Jun 20, 2012)
Uist student visits Iceland (Jun 06, 2012)
University of Lapland Exchange Student Brings Unusual Souvenir Home to Canada (May 09, 2012)
Snowmobile trip in the Arctic (Apr 17, 2012)
New application round open: The European Joint Master Degree program in Arts, Culture and International Management (EMACIM) (Apr 10, 2012)
International Conference “Geomorphology and Quaternary Palaeogeography of Polar Regions” (Mar 23, 2012)
Bachelors of Circumpolar Studies at the State Polar Academy (Mar 20, 2012)
URS Arctic Engineering Graduate Fellowship awarded to Ben Still (Mar 09, 2012)
Twelfth International Scientific Student Conference “Problems of the Arctic Region” Murmansk, 15 May 2012 (Jan 24, 2012)
An exchange semester at Finnmark University College (Jan 12, 2012)
NEFU is in Organizing Committee of International Scientific Seminar in Kazan (Nov 02, 2011)
Research Seminar 'Living in the North', Kirkenes, Norway, September 30 (Sep 26, 2011)
'Polar Graduate Programmes Database' Now Available (Sep 21, 2011)
Call for Applications and Mentors: From Knowledge to Careers Workshop Montreal, Canada, 21-22 April 2012 (Sep 13, 2011)
The UArctic Way (Sep 05, 2011)
Studies in Norway – A Great Experience! (Aug 31, 2011)
Visiting students from Murmansk State Humanities University to Finnmark University College, May 2011 (Jun 21, 2011)
Bachelor of Northern Studies at Finnmark University College (Jun 21, 2011)
UArctic Shared Voices 2011 Magazine released! (May 30, 2011)
Registration Available - Remote Sensing Summer School (May 06, 2011)
Education in the Canadian Arctic – A UArctic Student's Purpose in Life (May 05, 2011)
Virtual Poster Session - Arctic Pollution Transport (Apr 20, 2011)
University of the Arctic students explore Circumpolar Studies in Cambridge Bay (Apr 13, 2011)
EMACIM European Master in Arts, Culture and International Management in University of Lapland (Mar 31, 2011)
UArctic on Facebook (Mar 31, 2011)
Call for Applications - IPY Polar Field School (Mar 29, 2011)
2nd UArctic Student Forum a Success (Mar 28, 2011)
North-Eastern Federal University opens “The Arctic in the camera objective” exhibition at the “Urgel” Art gallery (Mar 04, 2011)
Nunavut nursing students awarded Queen Elizabeth II Bursaries (Mar 04, 2011)
University of Alaska Fairbanks seeks Graduate Students in Atmospheric Sciences (Mar 03, 2011)
Research Fellow in biosystematics (botany) (Mar 03, 2011)
This place inspires to live and to reach aims of life (Mar 03, 2011)
Internship at the International Barents Secretariat (Mar 01, 2011)
The First Graduate of MA Circumpolar Health and Well-being reflects on her Studies (Feb 24, 2011)
Nunavut Arctic College launches online course (Feb 14, 2011)
Master's program in Coastal and Marine Management, Westfjords, Iceland (Feb 09, 2011)
north2north North American Waivers (Feb 04, 2011)
8th International Summer School in Karelia 2011 (Feb 03, 2011)
CALL for Papers: 9th Annual Research Seminar of ARKTIS, 4-5 April 2011 (Feb 01, 2011)
International Reindeer Education in Inari, Finland (Jan 12, 2011)
UArctic International Secretariat welcomes new old Intern (Jan 12, 2011)
Apply now! Comparative Social Work (CSW) Barents Cross Border University, Master’s Degree Programme (BCBU) (Dec 10, 2010)
Student registration open for Master’s level course on Adaptation to Globalization in the Arctic: The Case of Reindeer Husbandry (Nov 15, 2010)
IPSSAS 2011 : "Modernization and Heritage: How to Combine the Two in Inuit Societies" (U. of Greenland) (Oct 26, 2010)
International exhibition “Art of Arctic” with participation of young artists of Arctic region (Oct 06, 2010)
Seminar 'Memory and Forgetting in the North Atlantic' Call for Posters (Sep 27, 2010)
Travel Grants Available 2010 AGU Fall Meeting U.S. Permafrost Association (Sep 21, 2010)
Russian Student, Interested in Studying in Finland? (Sep 14, 2010)
UArctic Graduate Student Workshop concludes with recommendations for helping Northern communities deal with socio-ecological challenges (Aug 24, 2010)
Thematic Network of Social Work releases July 2010 Newsletter (Aug 06, 2010)
Early Registration and Abstract Deadline Reminder: Understanding Circumpolar Ecosystems in a Changing World – Beyond outcomes of the International Polar Year (Jul 26, 2010)
Jokkmokk Winter Conference: Dates set for annual youth conference (Jul 09, 2010)
Canadian north2north engineering student inspired while on exchange in Alta, Norway (Jun 30, 2010)
Norwegian PHD research Fellowship in the Anthropology of the Russian and Siberian North (Jun 29, 2010)
Summer Study Opportunity for UArctic Students in Bodø, Norway (Jun 21, 2010)
Bachelor of Northern Studies at Finnmark University College (Jun 15, 2010)
UArctic releases its 2010 Shared Voices Magazine (Jun 10, 2010)
Updates from IASC: progress newsletter and funding opportunities available (May 28, 2010)
First Announcement to the Kastelli Symposium and Pre-Conference Course (May 20, 2010)
Registration reminder: Student Seminar at UArctic Rectors’ Forum (May 18, 2010)
Exploring Polar Science: Strengthening future generations of polar researchers (May 12, 2010)
Postdoctoral Position Available - Ecological Economics (May 10, 2010)
Position Available: IPY Education and Outreach Assessment Project (Apr 28, 2010)
Graduate Student Positions Available - Human Geography (Apr 27, 2010)
UArctic Student Contest- 'What UArctic Means to Me' (Apr 20, 2010)
McGill University seeks Applicants for PhD Position, Montreal, Canada (Apr 13, 2010)
University of Alaska Fairbanks seeks PhD Candidate Fairbanks, Alaska (Apr 13, 2010)
Call for Applications - Triple I Project (Apr 06, 2010)
Office of Undergraduate Studies hosts a Workshop on Circumpolar Studies Core Courses Evaluations (Apr 05, 2010)
Arctic State Institute is launching Summer School from´Mid July to Mid August 2010 (Apr 05, 2010)
Summer Geological School and Field school “Marginal territories of the North: resources of development” in Yakutia (Apr 05, 2010)
Local and Online Course Offering at Lakehead University, Spring 2010: NORT 1111 (BCS 100) – Introduction to the Circumpolar World (Apr 05, 2010)
International Polar Field School in Svalbard, June 21 - July 9, 2010 (Apr 05, 2010)
International Summer School - "Local Development Management" (Mar 25, 2010)
Northern Research Forum: Call for Participation and for Applications from Young Researchers - Full travel refund (Mar 23, 2010)
Ph.D. students explore Greenland through the Dartmouth's Polar Environmental Program (Mar 17, 2010)
Summer Geological School at Yakutsk State University (Mar 15, 2010)
Climate Action Network Canada seeks Arctic Climate Intern (Mar 11, 2010)
Student from United Kingdom explores Northern Finland (Mar 10, 2010)
Arctic Studies Program attracts French Canadian (Mar 10, 2010)
Student seeks to explore northern Finland through studies (Mar 08, 2010)
Arctic Scholarships with "Students on Ice" (Mar 05, 2010)
Call for Applications - International Master’s Degree Programme in Health and Wellbeing in the Circumpolar Area (MCH) (Mar 05, 2010)
Circumpolar Studies Student Enrolment Surpasses the 10,000 Mark! (Mar 04, 2010)
Former Circumpolar Studies Student Participates in Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics (Mar 04, 2010)
Polar Law Program at University of Akureyri (Feb 24, 2010)
Human-Environmental Dynamics Research Opportunity - University of Washington seeks Students for Field Crew (Feb 22, 2010)
Ecological Research Opportunity - University of Michigan seeks Applicants to Research Team (Feb 22, 2010)
Circumpolar Studies Advanced Emphasis: International Project Management at Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences (Feb 18, 2010)
Exploring the other part of the Circumpolar World through ASP (Feb 17, 2010)
Summer Programs at Yakutsk State University - Summer in Siberia 2010 (Feb 11, 2010)
Summer Field Course in Arctic Science (Feb 10, 2010)
Call for Entries - Nordic Youth Film Festival (NUFF) 2010 (Jan 29, 2010)
The Office of Undergraduate Studies Welcomes Two New Graduate Student Assistants! (Jan 27, 2010)
Nasivvik Summer Student Research Awards 2010 (Jan 25, 2010)
Invitation and Call for Papers - ARKTEK International Conference (Jan 21, 2010)
Nasivvik Call for Applications for MA/MSc/PhD Scholarships and PostDoc Fellowships in Inuit Environment and Health Research (Jan 19, 2010)
Call for Participation - 7th International Summer School in Karelia 2010 (ISSK) (Jan 19, 2010)
Undergraduate Summer Field Course Announcement - Wildlife and Ethnoecology of the Manitoba Coastal Region (Jan 19, 2010)
“What UArctic Means to You” – Contest Winner! (Jan 13, 2010)
International Summer School in Glaciology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) and Wrangell Mountains Center, Alaska. June 7th to 17th, 2010 (Dec 17, 2009)
Call open in an international Master’s Degree Programme in Health and Wellbeing in the Circumpolar Area (MCH) (Dec 15, 2009)
Call open on Master’s level course Health, security and wellbeing in the North (Dec 08, 2009)
Summer courses in the field of health and wellbeing in Copenhagen, Denmark (Dec 03, 2009)
“What UArctic Means to You”, UArctic Testimonial Contest (Dec 01, 2009)
Arctic Studies Program attracts Canadian student from Ontario (Nov 24, 2009)
M.A.C. Program at Queen's University (Nov 20, 2009)
Student opportunity: The International Semester in Sisimiut, Greenland 2010 (Nov 13, 2009)
BCS Registrations Open for Winter 2010 (Nov 03, 2009)
New Course offering at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) (Oct 15, 2009)
Native Scholarship to Study Coastal Climatic Change (Oct 07, 2009)
Fulltime postgraduate positions available in Finland: Application period open (Oct 01, 2009)
The Arctic Graduate School seeks PhD Students (Sep 30, 2009)
The University of Iceland seeks PhD Student (Sep 30, 2009)
Study options in University of Tromsö (Sep 28, 2009)
Study in the Arctic! (Sep 28, 2009)
Open Call for Six Research Positions at the Arctic Graduate School (ARKTIS) (Sep 28, 2009)
Bodø University College is graduating students in Murmansk and Arkhangelsk (Sep 15, 2009)
Graduate Student Fellowships - Canada’s Role in the Circumpolar World, Call for Proposals (Sep 02, 2009)
Re-launching Ookpik.org- Building a community for circumpolar youth (Aug 20, 2009)
Diversity in the North (Aug 19, 2009)
Fellowship Opportunities Available- National Science Foundation's IGERT Program (Aug 17, 2009)
Registration Now Open - Northern Governance Policy Research Conference (Aug 17, 2009)
PolarTREC Researcher Informational Webinar: Tuesday, August 18 (Aug 17, 2009)
Ookpik.org gets new design, new features (Aug 05, 2009)
Postdoctoral and PhD Student Positions Available - Analysis of Arctic Ocean Circulation Data (Aug 04, 2009)
Graduate Student Assistantship Available: Arctic Plant Physiological Ecology (Aug 04, 2009)
PhD Student Research Assistantship Available - Geophysical Institute and the Institute of Arctic Biology (Jul 23, 2009)
Space available: Undergraduate Summer Field Course at Churchill, Manitoba (Jul 21, 2009)
Conference Announcement: Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2009 (Jul 02, 2009)
Symposium Announcement: IPY International Early Career Researcher Symposium (Jul 02, 2009)
Polar Attractions: Chinese student finds law and much more in Iceland (Jun 15, 2009)
Russian Student gives Feedback on BCS (Jun 09, 2009)
The North becomes home for Student from Germany (May 28, 2009)
Harry Borlase: UArctic’s All-Around Student (May 21, 2009)
BCS Student from the Yukon soon to Graduate! (May 14, 2009)
GoNorth Student from Germany Fell in Love with Tromso (May 07, 2009)
My experience in Norway (Apr 30, 2009)
PhD Studentship Available (Apr 28, 2009)
Admissions Still Open for New Northern Art School (Apr 27, 2009)
PhD Fellowship Opportunity (Apr 24, 2009)
Postdoctoral Fellowship Available (Apr 23, 2009)
Two PhD Studentships Available (Apr 23, 2009)
Graduate Research Assistantships Available (Apr 20, 2009)
Student Fieldwork Position Available (Apr 17, 2009)
Position Announcement (Apr 15, 2009)
Student from France Won’t Forget the North (Apr 01, 2009)
BCS brought Dutch Student into the North (Mar 13, 2009)
Student from Canada Discovers Finland (Mar 02, 2009)
UArctic Regional Offices Successfully Established! (Mar 02, 2009)
North2North Helps Russian Student Fullfill her Dreams (Feb 19, 2009)
University of the Arctic and Circumpolar Studies (Feb 17, 2009)
Former UArctic Intern becomes Youth Delegate for Arctic Council (Feb 16, 2009)
IPY Antarctic University Expedition: February 12-28, 2009 (Feb 12, 2009)
Another Successful Jokkmokk Winter Conference (Feb 12, 2009)
Graduate Student Summer Course Announcement (Feb 07, 2009)
UNIS – International Polar Field School in Svalbard (Feb 02, 2009)
APECS Polar Science Policy Essay Contest (Jan 29, 2009)
Master's Program in Health and Wellbeing in the Cirumpolar Area Begins (Jan 29, 2009)
GoNorth Student from Japan Finds Hockey and Friends in Finland (Jan 29, 2009)
Scientific Expedition Opportunity (Jan 26, 2009)
Course Announcement (Jan 20, 2009)
BCS Registrations Open for Winter 2009! (Jan 16, 2009)
New intern at the UArctic International Secretariat (Jan 12, 2009)
International Student Conference (Dec 08, 2008)
GoNorth Student from the USA Studies in Russia (Dec 08, 2008)
Arctic Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (Dec 05, 2008)
GoNorth Student Experiences the Land of Olonkho (Dec 01, 2008)
Student from Nunavut Finds Home in Finland (Nov 25, 2008)
2010 Arctic Winter Games Theme Song Contest Heating Up (Nov 21, 2008)
Feature Student Profiles From Sakha State University Part 2 (Jun 24, 2008)
Feature Student Profiles From Sakha State University (Jun 10, 2008)
Special Panel Session Announcement - Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, Nuuk, Greenland (Jun 09, 2008)
Master's Program in Polar Law Available - University of Akureyri, Iceland (May 22, 2008)
Meet two of Canada’s First BCS Graduates (May 14, 2008)
UNBC's Northern Studies Majors Receive University of the Arctic Certificates (May 12, 2008)
Young Researcher Funding for the 5th Northern Research Forum Open Assembly (May 12, 2008)
Extended Deadline - "Marine Microbial Ecology in the Arctic: Theory, Facts, and Modeling" - University Centre of Svalbard (UNIS) (May 08, 2008)
Nordic Association for Canadian Studies Student Travel Scholarships (Apr 22, 2008)
Poster Deadline Extended - ARCUS 20th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum 2008 (Apr 22, 2008)
POLAR-PALOOZA Visits Anchorage (Apr 22, 2008)
IISD Releases Arctic Future Newsletter (Apr 21, 2008)
PhD Scholarship Announcement - Water and Environmental Research Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks (Apr 21, 2008)
Program Announcement: Master's Program in Coastal and Marine Management (Apr 14, 2008)
ASP Student Finds His Future In Rovaniemi! (Apr 03, 2008)
Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity - Toolik Field Station, Alaska (Mar 31, 2008)
Student Travel Scholarship - ARCUS 20th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum (Mar 31, 2008)
Long-time UArctic Enthusiast Inspired to Study North (Mar 28, 2008)
Undergraduate Student Internship Opportunity - Inuit Environmental Health (Mar 25, 2008)
Student Field Work Position Available - Cape Krusenstern, Alaska (Mar 25, 2008)
Graduate/Undergraduate Summer Fellowship Available - Summer Synthesis Institute 2008 (Mar 25, 2008)
Postdoctoral Position Available - Peatland and Boreal Forest Disturbance Research, UAF (Mar 18, 2008)
Second Announcement - NSF and NASA Announce "Polar-Palooza" (Mar 17, 2008)
Summer Student Positions Available - Biological Sciences Technician (Mar 11, 2008)
Graduate Student Position Available - Sustainability Science at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Mar 11, 2008)
Graduate Student Position Available - Northern Plant Ecology Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan (Mar 11, 2008)
Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunity - Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (Feb 25, 2008)
Summer Field Course Announcement - Arctic Studies during the International Polar Year (Feb 11, 2008)
IPY EALAT News: Learning by Herding (Feb 07, 2008)
Student Opportunity: A program of study in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) (Feb 01, 2008)
Undergraduate Student Opportunity - Canadian Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Change (Jan 28, 2008)
Youth Participation Needed! IISD and the Canadian Embassy in Moscow Launch New Website (Jan 22, 2008)
Student Opportunity- CH2M HILL Polar Services (CPS) Aviation Safety Training (Jan 22, 2008)
Graduate Student Opportunity - Northern Mining History (Jan 21, 2008)
UArctic Course Announcement - International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise (Jan 18, 2008)
BCS' Spring 2008 Semester Online Course Offerings: February 4 – April 30, 2008 (Jan 16, 2008)
Workshop Announcement - Early Career Polar and Cryosphere Scientist Professional Development (Jan 11, 2008)
Graduate Student Opportunities - Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center (Dec 14, 2007)
Student Internship Opportunity - American Geological Institute (Dec 10, 2007)
The Svalbard REU: Providing Arctic Research Opportunities to Undergraduates (Dec 10, 2007)
Student Opportunity - Svalbard Research Experiences for Undergraduates (Dec 04, 2007)
Scholarship Opportunity: 2008 Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program (Dec 04, 2007)
New Website Available - Northern Research Network (Dec 03, 2007)
Funding Available for Early Career Scientists - SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference (Nov 30, 2007)
UArctic Congratulates Arctic Centre Researcher (Nov 29, 2007)
Course Announcement - International Polar Year IV: Context and Promise (Nov 26, 2007)
University of Tromso Welcomes north2north Student (Nov 21, 2007)
The University of Akureyri Prepares 'Polar Law' Masters Program (Oct 24, 2007)