Theme: The Arctic

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Arctic Centre leading a new study on the EU Arctic-relevant policies

28.9.2020 11:53

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland has for many years been involved in research and consultancy related to the EU’s Arctic policy. New research commissioned by the European Commission studies the EU policies affecting the Arctic from various point of views.

Warming temperatures are driving Arctic greening

24.9.2020 15:10

As Arctic summers warm, Earth’s northern landscapes are changing. Using satellite images to track global tundra ecosystems over decades, a new study found the region has become greener, as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant growth.

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Carbon emissions could add 40 cm to 2100 sea level rise

17.9.2020 16:00

If greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute about 40 centimeters of global sea level rise – and that’s beyond the amount that has already been set in motion by Earth’s warming climate. An international effort that brought together more than 60 ice, ocean and atmosphere scientists from three dozen international institutions has generated new estimates on how much of an impact Earth’s melting ice sheets could have on global sea levels by 2100.

A new project on Ageing, gender and ethnicity (AGE-Arctic) has started at the Unit of Gender Studies

17.9.2020 8:30

The Nordic Council of Ministers’ has granted 350000 DKK for first year from the Arctic Cooperation Programme, 2020 to Gender Studies Unit at Faculty of Education. The project entitled “Understanding ageing, gender and ethnicity: Experiences from European Arctic (AGE-Arctic),” is led by Professor Päivi Naskali, co-lead Dr. Shahnaj Begum. Other involved researchers from the University of Lapland (Faculty of Social Science) are Associate Professor Minna Zechner and researcher Marjo Outila.

New book and a conference reflect on the future of the Arctic human population from the perspective of immigration

15.9.2020 10:09

Recently published book “Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration and Resilience” explores interconnected issues of integration and resilience among both immigrants and host communities in the Arctic region. It examines the factors that inhibit or enable the success of immigrants to the Arctic and the role of territoriality in the process of integration. Multiple authors from the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland have contributed to the book and its corresponding editor is researcher Nafisa Yeasmin.

Doctoral Dissertation: The defence relationship of Iceland and the United States and the closure of Keflavík base

2.9.2020 12:00

M.A. Gustav Pétursson’s doctoral thesis identifies the key elements of the defence relationship between Iceland and the United States. The research results suggest that defence relationships between asymmetrical powers in the international system are not only shaped by developments of the security environment, but also by economic factors and perceptions of decision makers responsible for shaping a nation’s defence policy.

Call for abstracts for the Northern political economy symposium 2020

20.8.2020 12:28

Northern political economy symposium 2020 titled ‘Excavating sites of power in the Arctic’ will be held as an online symposium October 27 – 28, 2020. Organizers welcome presentations that delve into power in its different, and potentially disguised/hidden/subdued forms and manifestations.

Doctoral Dissertation: Authenticity as a compromise – a critical realist perspective on Sámi tourism labels

18.8.2020 9:00

M.A. Cecilia de Bernardi’s doctoral dissertation investigates the concept of authenticity in the context of Sámi tourism to propose possible ways of using authenticity as a protective and promotional tool. Either focusing on what is authentic/not authentic or on how anything can be authentic as long as the tourist experiences it that way has contributed to the exploitation of Sámi culture for tourism purposes. Labels, guidelines, or certifications, meant here as a series of bottom-up agreed-upon principles, can support ethical treatment and the promotion of Sámi culture(s) in tourism.

Three recently published books offer new viewpoints to security in the Arctic

11.8.2020 8:11

The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) at the Arctic Centre is pleased to announce the publication of three new books. The books are the outcomes of several projects that NIEM has been holding during past years.

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New projects launched on Arctic migration

22.6.2020 12:31

Research on Arctic migration increases understanding of the specificities of migration in the northernmost regions of the world. The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is involved in altogether six new projects related to Arctic migration that have been launched during the past spring.

Explore and learn: A new scientific tourism concept to be developed

20.5.2020 13:13

An international consortium led by the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, has started the Scientific Tourism project (SCITOUR) aiming to create a new tourism concept that focuses on increasing scientific knowledge in tourism experiences. The project will work towards developing a general concept for incorporating science in tourism experiences. Project partners are from Iceland, Scotland and Greenland.

The cost saved by the carbon kept in the permafrost would cover the cost of doing geoengineering

15.5.2020 12:00

The cost saved by the carbon kept in the permafrost alone would easily cover the cost of doing geoengineering by stratospheric aerosol injection, shows new research from Finnish and Chinese researchers, published in Nature Communications.

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Bruce Forbes to coordinate a major international project

27.4.2020 13:15

Advancing adaptive capacity of Arctic communities. This is the aim for CHARTER, a new EU Horizon 2020 funded project, coordinated by Professor Bruce Forbes of Arctic Centre. The European Commission has just signed the papers and work can begin.

Doctoral Dissertation: When we got reindeer, we moved to live to the tundra - The spoken and Silenced History of the Yamal Nenets

18.4.2020 14:39

Roza Laptander´s dissertation is based on the stories of the Nenets reindeer herders from the Yamal peninsula, Western Siberia. It shows that spoken stories and interviews concerning big changes on the tundra reflect a general mechanism of making Nenets official historical narratives. Through analysing silence in the example of the Yamal Nenets people stories, Laptander studied the role of silence and silencing offering a new approach to understanding how small indigenous societies keep memories and stories about their past.

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Not only temperature controls the nutrient cycle in the Arctic

15.4.2020 11:42

Researchers from Umeå University, Germany and Finland discover novel mechanism clarifying the slow nutrient cycling in Arctic soils. Absence of earthworms can explain why Arctic plants are starving for nitrogen. The study was published 14.4.2020 in the prestigious Nature Communications.

Doctoral Dissertation: Back Stakeholder pressure strengthens mining companies’ corporate social responsibility in the Barents Region

23.3.2020 9:28

The doctoral dissertation by FM Adrian Braun, entitled "Corporate Social Responsibility in the Barents region – A Situational Analysis of Metal Mining" will be publicly examined online at the University of Eastern Finland on 24.3.2020 at 12. Braun is the visiting researchers of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland.

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Arktikum turns green on St. Patrick’s Day

13.3.2020 16:19

Arktikum in Rovaniemi turns green on St. Patrick’s Day on 17 March 2020. The glass tube of Arktikum illuminates green a whole day and night.

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Finnish Nature Photographs of the Year in Arktikum

4.3.2020 10:11

Finnish Nature Photographs of the Year 2019 are on display in spring exhibition in Arktikum Science Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland. The new exhibition presents the winners of The Nature Photographs of the Year Competition. The winner photograph is “Bear and Raven” by Ville Heikkinen.

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Registration is open for the Arctic Migration Conference

28.2.2020 12:39

The Future of the Arctic Human Population: Migration in the North Conference takes place in Rovaniemi, Finland on 28–29 May 2020. This will be the first ever conference on (im)migration in the cap of the north that is a part of series of activities of UArctic Thematic network on Arctic Migration.

Arctic Centre has a new Scientific Advisory Board

13.2.2020 10:27

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland has a new Scientific Advisory Board. The Arctic Centre improves comprehensive understanding of the Arctic through research and science communication and the board members are experts in those fields.