Theme: The Arctic

Barents Studies discuss mayoral strategies, Northern identity and global megaprojects

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.

Guest lecture on China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Implications in the Arctic

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.

New network will foster the international research cooperation related to migration in the Arctic

6.9.2017 12:52

New Arctic Migration thematic network of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) focuses on newfound problems and challenges in the field of migration along the side of the already existing ones. The overall objective is to establish and build an international network of scholars, experts, influencers and policy makers to solve out the challenges and problems related to migration in the Arctic.

Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit: Early Bird registration and Call for presentations closing soon

14.8.2017 10:55

The Early Bird registration to the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference closes in three weeks’ time, 3rd of September.

Arctic 100 Expedition on multipurpose icebreaker Nordica through the Northwest Passage in July 2017

4.7.2017 8:00

What is it like to spend a month on a multipurpose icebreaker sailing through the Northwest Passage? How does global warming affect the sea and ice conditions near the North Pole? How does it feel to spend a month on an icebreaker cruising through uninhabited regions?

Doctoral thesis: Arctic energy – a lot more than oil, gas and jobs

12.6.2017 10:28

The energy resources of the Arctic figure prominently in today’s energy debates, be the forum political, public or scientific. In her thesis, Hanna Lempinen, MSocSc, MA, takes a critical look at the definitions that frame the understandings of energy and its societal dimensions in these discourses.

Open Calls for researchers in Polar Law Symposium and Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit

7.6.2017 13:37

A new window now open to Finland´s Arctic activities

5.6.2017 10:00

The ArcticFinland.fi website is now presenting Finland as an Arctic country also in English. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland have signed an agreement to develop the site maintained and updated by the Arctic Centre as an Arctic gateway for international audience.

Aspects of culture and community through the lens of contemporary arts and design - New Book from Relate North series!

1.6.2017 13:17

Lapland University Press released Relate North: Culture, Community and Communication, edited by Timo Jokela and Glen Coutts. This is the third book produced as part of the work of the University of the Arctic Thematic Network, Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design.

Call for Papers: Northern Political Economy Symposium 2017

1.6.2017 12:19

Political Arctic/Arctic Political

Arctic Centre studies food security in the Arctic

30.5.2017 9:00

The new project of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland will explore the concept of human security as it applies to food security in the Arctic. The central aim in the project is to develop a network of scholars in order to promote new knowledge concerning the effect of climate change in the circumpolar Arctic on its vulnerable groups of population in regard to promoting overall food security.

Hot Stuff in Arktikum

29.5.2017 8:50

The hottest exhibition of the year reveals the secrets of Arctic dating and mating with a dash of hay barn romance and summer meadow. The Hot Stuff exhibition is open in the Arktikum Science Centre from the 2nd of June 2017 to the 22nd of April 2018.

Rovaniemi conference connects the UN Sustainable Development Goals with the Arctic

10.5.2017 16:09

The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference on November 14-16th, 2017 in Rovaniemi, Finland offers an opportunity to reflect on Arctic cooperation and its future. The main theme of the conference is how to bring the UN Sustainable Development Goals to Arctic science, policy and economy. Thus the Conference takes further one of the key guiding lines in the Finnish Chairmanship program for the Arctic Council.

Report on the adaptation actions for a changing Arctic in the Barents Area

26.4.2017 15:15

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) has released the Barents Area assessment report, a result of four years of research towards understanding the adaptive capacity of the Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Russian Arctic.

Memorandum of Understanding on Academic Cooperation between University of Lapland and European University at St. Petersburg

26.4.2017 13:33

A cooperation agreement has been signed between the University of Lapland and the European University at St. Petersburg. The Memorandum of Understanding on Academic Cooperation has reconfirmed the long-standing friendship between two institutions whose cooperation has been developing over the recent years, especially in the field of Arctic social research.

Teacher Education Project Receives SDWG Endorsement

28.2.2017 14:43

The project “Teacher Education for Diversity and Equality in the Arctic” was approved as a new project for the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) in their meeting in Kotzebue, Alaska in February 2017. Finland, Canada, Norway and Russia will co-lead the project.

Science Centre wants Arctic erotic stories

22.2.2017 7:35

Arktikum Science Centre is currently diving into the flaming love and carnal delights in the freezing Arctic and now wants the public to share their stories of passion. The exhibition will open in the beginning of June in Arktikum, Rovaniemi, Finland.

Report: Arctic Europe: Bringing together the EU Arctic Policy and Nordic cooperation

10.2.2017 13:03

The European Union’s “integrated policy for the Arctic”, stemming from the Joint Communication of 27 April 2016, can productively interact with Nordic cooperation frameworks in order to support developments in Arctic Europe. The study Arctic Europe: Bringing together the EU Arctic Policy and Nordic cooperation, carried out by researchers from the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, concludes that the 2016 Joint Communication creates opportunities for formulating a common trans-national strategy for Arctic Europe.

Exhibition: Arctic Infection – a personal glimpse into life on Kola-Peninsula

18.1.2017 11:20

A cup of tea, a frozen cemetery, concentrated preparations before a reindeer racing, a lonely wooden toilet in a frosty landscape, hard physical labour in the reindeer coral, colourful northern lights, cute reindeer faces and brought smiles – every image is like a unique window enabling to catch a glimpse of Kola-Penisulan life. Opening ceremony of Christian Schmetz's exhibition "Arctic Infection" took place at the Faculty of Art and Design on Monday, January 30th.

Arctic Centre leading project supporting the implementation of the EU’s Arctic policy

18.1.2017 8:00

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is a leader of a project supporting the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) in assessing the on-going implementation of the European Union’s Arctic policy. The “EU Arctic Policy Assessment” project is carried out by a consortium composed of the University of Lapland, the Arctic Portal from Iceland, the Alfred Wegener Institute from Germany and a number of subcontractors, one of which is the Regional Council of Lapland.