19.6.2018 9:55
Environmental problems were a topical subject in Finland already in the 1980’s. Sari Stark, going to secondary school in Keminmaa, was hooked straight away. Nature and its phenomena sparked her interest, and soon she decided what she would want to do in the future. This decision has held until today.
11.6.2018 10:57
The book gives a comprehensive analysis of vulnerabilities, challenges and needs that the Barents population experiences today or may encounter in the future. In the book, researchers provide recommendations for new strategies to tackle insecurity and improve the wellbeing of both indigenous and local communities.
24.5.2018 12:19
Adam Stepien is following Arctic policy on the front line. Besides working on his dissertation, he has published reports and organized seminars to support Finland during the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council and the EU in the Arctic policy.
21.5.2018 8:30
27.4.2018 14:50
There has been very little documented research conducted on food security in the Barents region when compared to other areas of the Arctic, such as Canada and Alaska. The authors specified that food security in the Arctic-Barents region is subject to a plurality of conditions attributable to the heterogeneity of the territory and national contexts that influence the governance of these territories.
27.4.2018 8:50
We should all understand the importance of cyber security for our everyday life, says researcher Mirva Salminen who looks at digitalisation and cyber security in the Arctic.
9.4.2018 12:26
UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law has published the fifth volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law. The annual publication of the Network endeavours to present short updates on matters pertaining to the Arctic law, thereby disseminating information on topical Arctic issues and ongoing projects relevant in the field.
4.4.2018 12:12
A cooperation agreement was signed last week between the University of Lapland (Rovaniemi, Finland) and Murmansk Arctic State University (Russia), reconfirming the long-standing friendship between the two institutions. In addition to discussing with several faculty members and leadership of the University of Lapland, the Murmansk delegation also met with representatives from UArctic.
14.3.2018 20:00
In a Comment published in the journal Nature on 15 March 2018 by John C. Moore and Rupert Gladstone of the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland with colleagues from CSC – the Finnish IT Center for Science and Princeton University, USA, argue that applying targeted geoengineering to preserve the ice sheets is a topic worthy of serious research and investment in Antarctic infrastructure.
12.2.2018 13:10
The University of Lapland and the University of Oulu announce a new summer programme to take place in August 2018. The programme aims to familiarise the participants with humans and Arctic in change, and turn this understanding into ways of making a change.
25.1.2018 12:20
The new three-year research project will analyze the attractiveness of Arctic industrial cities in Finland and Russia as places to live and work. The project focuses especially on the determinants of youth wellbeing. The Finnish part of the project is hosted by the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland and funded by the Academy of Finland.
22.1.2018 10:00
A group of international academics has nominated the Arctic Council for the Nobel Peace Prize. Sixty signatories, including members from the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security, from over 20 different countries submitted their nomination letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Sunday.
10.1.2018 10:12
New academic book challenges the idea that global politics is making progress on indigenous issues and argues that contemporary colonialism operates through inclusion and benevolent practices of recognition.
13.12.2017 10:35
The University of the Arctic (UArctic) Thematic Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education, led by the University of Lapland, has received a positive response from UNESCO for its application to become a UNITWIN network. Once the agreement is formalized, this would be the first UNITWIN network in Finland.
16.11.2017 14:00
On November 16, during the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference, representatives of the five universities of Arctic Europe met together under the umbrella of the Arctic Five to broaden cooperation in the region.
10.11.2017 9:00
In Arktikum Science Centre, a new exhibition called Arctic Expo 2017 will be opened to the public on November 15, 2017. The exhibition showcases the expertise and know-how of Finland in Arctic related technologies. In the exhibition, the visitor can learn how the Arctic is present in our daily lives and why Finland has world leading companies developing Arctic technologies and products.
9.11.2017 13:02
Arctic Youth Forum discusses how to make the Arctic region, especially Finnish Lapland, a lively and interesting place to live and stay for the young generation. The Arctic Youth Forum is a side event of the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference. It is organized by young innovative students from the InnoBarentsLab of the Lapland University of Applied Sciences. The forum will be held on the 13th of November 2017 at 6 pm in Hostel Café Koti, and it is open for everyone.
8.11.2017 12:45
The international Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference takes place in Rovaniemi next week. This is the most important Arctic event of Finland’s centenary year, and it is closely linked to Finland’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council.
28.9.2017 8:00
The new issue of the international peer-reviewed journal Barents Studies feature three very different articles that foreground three studies located in the Barents and Euro-Arctic regions. One of the overarching commonality among the articles is that they all use comparison in order to make cogent observations about historical and present-day communities in the Barents High North and Arctic. The journal features four young scholars of the Barents Region: Camilla Brattland, Morgan Ip, Maria Lvova, and Gerald Zojer.
21.9.2017 9:55
On Tuesday 26 September, the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) of the Arctic Centre will be hosting a guest lecture by Nengye Liu, Senior Lecturer at the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide, Australia. The topic of the lecture is China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its implications on the Arctic.