This year's Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change involved over 800 registrants from over 100 nations with nearly 240 languages included. This has been built on from the contributions with GIYSCC-2023, which involved over 1300 registrants representing over 112 nations and communicating with more than 88 languages.


To capture windblown dust, passive dust traps were installed in the RIF Field Station in the northernmost part of Iceland, 3 km south from the Arctic Circle. The aim was to capture and investigate local and long-range tranported dust. 


Passive dust traps have been installed in the Gobbefjord field station in west Greenland (64°08’ N, 51°23’ W) to capture local and long-range tranported dust.





Submit a nomination for the Northern Science Award by October 7, 2024, presented annually to an individual or a team who have made a significant contribution to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Canadian North. 

Registration is open for the Relate North #12: New Genre Arctic Art Education Symposium that will be held on November 4-7, 2024 at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. Both in situ and online participation are available.



Until recent years, science diplomacy and science collaboration have generally been seen as useful tools for building trust in international relations. However, a new Icelandic study shows how geopolitical developments are directly influencing the practical implementation and operation of science projects on the ground.

Harri Saarnisaari from the University of Oulu’s Arctic 6G project, and lead of the Thematic Network on Arctic Telecommunications and Networking, participated in a joint measurement campaign with colleagues from The Sámi Education Institute’s and the University of Lapland’s New forms of heritage wisdom project.