UArctic - University of the Arctic

Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 Arctic Academic Action Award

Tue, May 30, 2023

The UArctic Academic Advisory Board – the Award Evaluation Committee – has selected four candidates to be considered for the 2023 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award, all with great potential. The winner will be announced in October at the Arctic Circle Assembly.

The 6th Sustainability Science Days took place in Helsinki from May 23-26

Tue, May 30, 2023

The theme was Pathways of Hope – Knowledge, Actions, Solutions. SSD is organized by University of Helsinki’s Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) and Aalto University.

Resource available: Planned Research Vessel Movements - 2023 research season webpage

Tue, May 30, 2023

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), federal agencies, and the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) announce a webpage of planned research vessel dates and routes, research goals, and mooring locations for the 2023 research season.

The UArctic Assembly 2023 concludes

Mon, May 29, 2023

Approximately 120 participants from UArctic's member institutions attended the UArctic Assembly 2023 hosted by Université Laval in Québec City from 22-26 May 2023. The participants came from 15 different countries both in the Circumpolar North and from outside of the region.

The annual UArctic Chairs meeting held at Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

Mon, May 29, 2023

The UArctic Chairs met in Quebec for their annual meeting on 23 May 2023, in conjunction with the UArctic Assembly hosted by Université Laval.

Report: Recognition of vocational education and training in the Nordic countries

Mon, May 29, 2023

On the 22nd of May 2023 Nordic Council of Ministers published a report on Recognition of vocational education and training in the Nordic countries.

UArctic Assembly 2023 - Day 3: Key Decisions

Fri, May 26, 2023

Today was the third and last day of the UArctic Assembly 2023. You can read the decisions that were made today below.

New video on Alaska's changing Arctic: Energy Issues and Trends

Fri, May 26, 2023

In tandem with the opening of the legislative session in January, the University of Alaska released the first in a series of informational reports to aid state leaders as Alaska confronts a rapidly changing Arctic and the increasingly globalized North.

UArctic Assembly 2023 - Day 2: Key Decisions

Thu, May 25, 2023

The second day of the UArctic Assembly 2023 involved decisions about finances, new Thematic Networks, the UArctic Nominations Committee as well as Friends of UArctic. You can read the decisions that were made from here.

UArctic launches a new seed fund for solutions benefiting the North

Thu, May 25, 2023

The UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund is a new initiative that is open to any individual with an incubator-stage product or service that aims to benefit the Arctic environment or Arctic communities and has a positive, demonstrable impact on the Arctic.

TN Arctic Health invites to join the Maternal and Child Health Workshop by Zoom

Thu, May 25, 2023

Thematic Network "Health and Well-being in the Arctic" invites anyone interested to join the Circumpolar Maternal and Child Health workshop by Zoom. The title of the workshop in "Research and Values Based Health Services and Culture Informed Care in Circumpolar Maternal Health"