2023

Virtual reality helps effectively develop occupational safety skills

28.9.2023 9:30

Making use of virtual reality in occupational safety training can improve occupational safety skills. In a joint research project, the University of Lapland and the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health developed a model for occupational safety training utilising virtual reality and based on simulation teaching. The model uses the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health’s Virtuario™ learning environment.

Draft proposal for Sámi tourism businesses certification criteria is ready

27.9.2023 11:00

The Multidimensional Tourism Institute of University of Lapland has formulated a draft proposal for certification criteria, which helps to identify holistically sustainable and responsible Sámi tourism businesses operating in Finland. The project has been funded by the Lapland ELY Centre and conducted in cooperation with the Sámi Parliament in Finland.

University of Lapland receives substantial SRC funding for research on just green transition in the Arctic

13.9.2023 9:37

The Strategic Research Council (SRC) under the Research Council of Finland granted a total of 27 million euros in funding to ten project consortia related to research on just green transition. One of the funded projects is the REBOUND project, led by Tanja Joona, University Researcher at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland.

University of Lapland Research Assessment Exercise has been completed

8.9.2023 7:40

The research assessment was based on peer-review by an external panel, which was selected from among highly regarded international experts in their fields. The report includes several suggestions to enhance research and internationalisation.

New book about everyday life and adaptation in the changing Arctic climate

7.9.2023 14:15

Volume edited by Hannah Strauss-Mazzullo and Monica Tennberg “Living and Working with Snow, Ice and Seasons in the Modern Arctic” brings together accounts of contemporary engagement with Arctic and Subarctic weather conditions affected by climatic changes and requiring continuous adaptation.

Professor Glen Coutts re-elected as president of the International Society for Education through Art

1.9.2023 14:03

Glen Coutts, professor of applied visual arts education, has been re-elected as president of the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) for a two-year term of 2023–2025. Professor Coutts has served as president of InSEA for two previous terms in 2019–2023.

New MOOC: Northern Perspectives on Sustainability

25.8.2023 9:00

The Northern Perspectives on Sustainability online course enables you to to acquaint yourself with academic and artistic viewpoints advocated by ULapland to promote sustainable development. The content focuses on social scientific environmental research and environmental art. The online course is open to all, free of charge, and can be completed in Finnish or English.

Book Launch: Distance, Equity and Older People’s Experiences in the Nordic Periphery – Centering the Local

23.8.2023 11:00

The new Routledge book “Distance, Equity and Older People’s Experiences in the Nordic Periphery – Centering the Local” demonstrates how the largely neglected and multifaceted concept of distance can be used as a primary lens to expand and enrich our understandings of what older people say about their lives, needs and wishes in diverse surroundings in the Northern periphery and beyond.

Arctic and Third Pole regions share many common challenges

23.8.2023 8:50

The conference organized in Nepal brings together experts from both regions, including twelve participants from the University of Lapland.

Documentary film Dear Arctic shows why arctic research is vital

17.8.2023 14:25

Documentary film Dear Arctic follows the researchers of the Arctic region and delves into the work of the Arctic Center in the University of Lapland.

Call for Papers: Current Developments in Arctic Law 2023

16.8.2023 12:53

The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law and the UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education are pleased to announce a call for papers for Volume 11 of Current Developments in Arctic Law (2023).

Collaboration between Art and Science in Forest Nature Restoration Project

4.8.2023 8:00

Observation of Change is a collaborative art project rooted in Nordic collaboration, intertwined with a nature restoration initiative titled "Observation - An Observation of Change" in the picturesque Junkerdal area of Saltdal municipality, Norway. The restoration endeavors to aid nature and grapples with the intricacies of collaboration between humans and the diverse elements of the natural world. This artistic approach fosters meaningful dialogues between artists and scientists, as well as contemplation on the transformations occurring in the Nordic Arctic region.

Nordplus Funding for the Development of Sámi Language Studies

14.6.2023 14:30

The University of Lapland, Umeå University, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and the University of Helsinki have been awarded €75,000 funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers to develop Sámi language studies during the years 2023–2025.

International Course on Global Media Education Highlights AI Literacy

13.6.2023 16:00

Viljo Vuorimäki elected to the Board of UArctic

13.6.2023 14:00

A student of the University of Lapland, Viljo Vuorimäki, has been elected to the Board of the University of Arctic (UArctic) as a Student Representative for a fixed three-year term (2023–2026).

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco visited University of Lapland

7.6.2023 9:42

University of Lapland co-hosted discussions related to Arctic research with the University of Helsinki and University of the Arctic.

Legal and ethical issues of AI and emotional data are discussed at a conference

2.6.2023 14:42

Researchers in law, ethics and technology will discuss legal and ethical issues of artificial intelligence and human emotional data in an international conference organized at the University of Lapland on June 6, 2023.

Dissertation: Holistic understanding of elderly's earlier life experiences could improve their care services

29.5.2023 9:00

Shaohua Pan, MA, investigates in his dissertation how the elderly's earlier life experiences could be considered in designing their current care and more appropriate services.

Dissertation: Drama as a tool to raise awareness of dementia

25.5.2023 12:55

In her dissertation, Abimbola Alao explores how to raise the awareness of frontotemporal dementia within the Nigerian immigrant community in the UK by using drama as an educational tool.

University of Lapland improves the status of grant researchers through part-time employment

3.5.2023 11:50

The University of Lapland has introduced a model in which grant-funded researchers are offered an opportunity to conclude a ten percent employment contract with the University. The opportunity is available for researchers who have received at least a 12-month grant from an external party. The reform aims to improve the status of grant researchers.

The cultural tradition of colors and dyeing is combined with the latest technology in an EU-funded project

6.4.2023 14:30

The degree programme in Fashion, Textile Art and Material Studies takes part in an extensive project that combines the cultural tradition of colorants and textile dyeing with the development of new dyeing technologies and bio-based dyes. The international project is financed by the European Union's Horizon Europe framework programme.

Two seminars focusing on indigenous peoples’ rights organized at the University of Lapland in May

6.4.2023 11:55

The seminars are organised by the INCLUSION project which aims at strengthening cooperation between the Higher Education Institutions from Finland and Peru.

Revised certificate-based admission to be introduced in 2026 – the draft scoring model now under consideration at universities

31.3.2023 10:00

The aim of the Finnish universities is to streamline certificate-based admission and to ensure that the study opportunities are not unnecessarily restricted by subject choices made at general upper secondary level. This would ease the pressures experienced by general upper secondary students. About half of all new university students are admitted on the basis of their certificates.

New publication: Seabed anchored curtains to prevent the collapse of West Antarctica Ice Sheet

29.3.2023 9:00

As the climate changes, more and more warm seawater reaches the glaciers of Antarctica and threatens them to collapse. A group of researchers explores how feasible the idea is to block channels that bring warm water to the glaciers with flexible buoyant curtains, anchored to the seabed. Their study has now been published in the open access journal PNAS Nexus.

Research to Enhance Democracy through Aesthetic and Embodied Learning – the University of Lapland coordinates EUR 2.7 million project

28.3.2023 8:29

The Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Lapland coordinates the project of six universities, which has been awarded 2.1 million euros of EU Horizon funding and 630 000 euros of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding. The purpose of the international AECED project is to enhance awareness, appreciation and understanding of democracy as lived and embodied experience, and to develop pedagogies to support this.

Nature Photographs of the Year 2022 in Arktikum Science Centre

27.3.2023 8:30

The Nature Photograph of the Year is an exciting snapshot of a mayfly and a fish that preys on it. Last year's most amazing nature photos are on display at Arktikum Science Centre until mid-May.

Arctic Centre hosts a major Anthropology conference

20.3.2023 11:03

For the first time ever, the conference of the Finnish Anthropological Society will be held in Rovaniemi and the interest to the event has been overwhelming. The Arctic Anthropology Research Team from the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is hosting and organizing the event, taking place 21st-23rd March, 2023.

Decision-making at the local and regional levels is uncharted territory in the Arctic region

24.2.2023 9:45

A while ago, Pavel Tkach moved his workstation to a more spacious and quieter room. He needs both space and privacy because day in, and day out, he keeps calling Arctic regional and local decision-makers in Luleå, Akureyri, Anchorage, Kuusamo, Tromsø or Yellowknife for research interviews.

Dissertation: A holistic design framework for online degree programmes creates new possibilities for future higher education

21.2.2023 9:00

In Finnish higher education (HE), there is a need to create new solutions for flexible education and respond to the needs of the future world of work. In her dissertation, MA Marjo Joshi studied online degree programmes (ODPs) as a HE delivery mode. The holistic design framework that Joshi created for the design of online degree education can help HE organisations provide ODPs that are accessible to students and beneficial to the wider HE community.

General Governor Simon: The Arctic needs determination and perseverance to face the impact of climate change

10.2.2023 13:40

The Governor General of Canada Mary Simon and President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö spoke to university students as part of their visit in Rovaniemi.