The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) announces a call for nominations for the Board of Directors election. There are three seats up for election in a vote of the ARCUS Membership Council that will take place in December. Terms will be 3 years and begin in January 2024.

The Thematic Network on Northern & Arctic Islands, along with the Harris Centre, Memorial University is co-hosting the workshop, Northern & Arctic Islands Workshop: Setting the Agenda in St. John’s Newfoundland, December 6-8, 2023.

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) announces their upcoming IARPC Public Webinar Series about the Fifth National Climate Assessment Alaska Chapter. This one-hour webinar will take place via Zoom on 29 November 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Alaska Time.

The FAO and the ISC have joined forces, aiming to accelerate progress on Sustainable Development Goals. Through a new partnership, both organizations will focus on integrating science into policy-making and advocating for innovation in agrifood systems.

Marja Nykänen, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Finland and currently Acting Governor, was hosted by Outi Snellman (UArctic Secretary-General) and Johanna Ikäheimo (UArctic Board) during a visit to the University of Lapland.

Earlier this year, the Læra Institute for Circumpolar Education issued a call for proposals for the development of two new undergraduate Circumpolar Studies courses.  

Ilisimatusarfik- University of Greenland and Greenland Research Council are now working on developing ethical guidelines for research in Greenland. The guidelines will help promote locally anchored and culturally relevant research that contributes to sustainable societal development.

The EU-H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) opens a call for research groups to apply for Transnational Access and Remote Access to 39 (TA) and 26 (RA) research stations.

The first Critical Arctic Studies Symposium was held in Rovaniemi 10-12 October 2023, and its theme was "Post-Human Dialogues: Rethinking human-nature relations in and through the Arctic". The blog post: "Reflections on the first Critical Arctic Studies Symposium" is written by Vesa Väätänen, post-doctoral researcher at the A...

The Call for Abstracts submission portal for the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 is now open at www.arcticcongress.com/call-for-abstracts. The abstract submission deadline is 5th January 2024 at 1700 CET.  

Læra Institute for Circumpolar Education took an active part in the 8th UK Arctic Science Conference, convening a session on "Innovation in Arctic education and public outreach" together with the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia.

After the Board meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, a delegation of UArctic Board members headed to Nome, Alaska for a community visit in 3-4 November 2023.

During the Arctic Circle Assembly 2023, in Reykjavik, Iceland the President of UArctic Lars Kullerud got interviewed by the Monocle's flagship daily News show, The Globalist.

The signing event took place on 15 November 2023 during the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference as part of the session “Arctic Tipping points as a global challenge”, organized by UArctic.

The Læra Institute for Circumpolar Education is excited to announce the first-ever undergraduate student symposium: 'Being Circumpolar', and invites students from any UArctic member university anywhere in the world to join for this symposium in three parts — three sessions, three speakers, three topics and three conversations.