News Archive

A summery exhibition tells the story of the Arctic Garden

4.6.2020 10:39

The Story of the Arctic Garden looks at the developments in the area surrounding the Arktikum building from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. After the exhibition at the Arktikum Science Centre, you can visit the Arctic Garden and see it with new eyes.

Summer exhibition reveals the changing winter

1.6.2020 12:09

The Changing Winter exhibition shows winter as we know it, reminding us of what we stand to lose, and it illustrates some of the changes that are already noticeable. The photos in the freezing summer exhibition are captured by three leading nature photographers in Finland.

Students of Primary Teacher Education Produced “State of Emergency” -Videos about COVID-19

25.5.2020 14:59

In order to celebrate International Arts Education Week (25.-31.5.2020) students of primary teacher education publish State of Emergency” -videos.

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.

Coronavirus instructions and recommendations at the University of Lapland

7.5.2020 14:00

The university monitors the Covid-19 situation and acts according to the instructions and recommendations issued by the authorities. We are lifting the restrictions step by step, but if necessary, we will take corrective measures based on the situation. The aim is that our students and personnel can continue work as normally as possible without compromising health and safety.

Universities decided on changes to spring student admissions

30.4.2020 10:00

It is important that applicants keep preparing for the admissions and take care of their wellbeing. Their long-term preparations have not gone to waste.

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.

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.

University entrance exams to be replaced by alternative admissions procedures this spring

9.4.2020 11:45

The Finnish universities have concluded that, due to the coronavirus situation, organising traditional entrance examinations is not possible without compromising the safety of those involved. What makes guaranteeing safety impossible is the severity of the pandemic, the difficulty of identifying those at a higher risk for serious illness, as well as the risks associated with the examination situation itself.

Cooperation process led to personnel reductions at the University of Lapland

8.4.2020 15:24

As a result of the cooperation negotiations, on 7 April 2020 the Board of the University of Lapland approved guidelines, according to which 16 persons will be laid off. Additional ways to reduce another 23 persons are retirement, discontinuation of fixed-term relationships, and voluntary arrangements.

Safety first as universities prepare for student admissions – any entrance exam changes reported by 15 April

6.4.2020 9:13

The premises of the University of Lapland will be closed until 13 May 2020

2.4.2020 18:00

The Finnish Government has decided to extend the measures to address the state of emergency until 13 May 2020. Thus, the restrictions and special arrangements in the University of Lapland are extended by one month until 13 May 2020, too. We are prepared to continue the emergency arrangements until the end of the spring term, if necessary.

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.

The premises of the University of Lapland will be closed as of 18 March

17.3.2020 18:09

Lapland University Consortium Library closed 18.3.-13.4.2020

17.3.2020 10:42

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.

Open seminar on Indigenous Education including Book Launch

28.2.2020 13:00

Open seminar on Indigenous Education will discuss educational contexts of indigenous people in Greenland, Canada and Australia. The seminar will take place at the University of Lapland, Department of Education, in room ss22, and it is hosted by ADVOST research project and UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity.

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.

Photo exhibition on Czechoslovakian Velvet Revolution in University’s main lobby

19.2.2020 16:14

A photo exhibition on Czechoslovakian Velvet Revolution in 1989 is on display in University’s main lobby. The exhibition is produced by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Helsinki, and it will be on display until 2 March, 2020.

Doctoral Dissertation: Speaking my Language and Being Beautiful – Decolonizing Indigenous Language Education in the Ryukyus with a Special Reference to Sámi Language Revitalization

18.2.2020 10:16

"I was never ‘indigenous’ until I studied at university and read about my home islands and my own languages in English.” This is how Madoka Hammine starts her doctoral thesis, in which she explores the meaning of indigeneity based on her experiences of growing up in the Ryukyus in Japan and on her experiences outside the indigenous language community. Hammine’s doctoral research on indigenous language revitalization opened a door for her to tell other people about herself, to reconnect with her heritage, to learn about the international understanding of indigeneity, and to reevaluate the possibilities of her own community.

Winners of the Christmas stamp design competition announced

14.2.2020 15:35

The winners of the Christmas stamp design competition, organized by Posti and University of Lapland’s Faculty of Art and Design, have been selected. The three winners were picked out of a total of 174 entries, and two of them will be featured in the Christmas stamps released next November.

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.

Global science team on red alert as Arctic lands grow greener

4.2.2020 13:37

New research techniques are being adopted by scientists tackling the most visible impact of climate change – the so-called greening of Arctic regions.

The Student Union of the University of Lapland board for 2020

21.1.2020 13:27

The Student Union of the University of Lapland (LYY) board has organized for this year in their first board meeting 16.1.2020 and divided their areas of responsibilities and subject associations. The board also defined the working sections for this year and set the deputies for every working committees.

Rector’s morning coffee in spring 2020

17.1.2020 8:00

Dissertation: Enthusiasm is a driving force in the work of a teacher in vocational education and training

20.12.2019 13:26

Like the entire working life, today’s vocational education and training (VET) is characterised by constant change that affects the work of teachers, leaders, and supervisors. As VET is evolving, educational institutions must operate in a productive, efficient, and quality-oriented manner, but with diminishing resources. In her dissertation Sanna Wenström, MA, M.Ed. argues that the enthusiasm felt by teachers in vocational education helps a teacher and the entire educational community to accomplish positive change, wellbeing, and continuing development and thereby advances productive and first-rate education.

Doctoral defence: The effects of writing in different modalities on recollection

19.12.2019 11:25

Writing skills and writing modalities are constantly changing and evolving with the digitalisation of working life, education and living environments. In her dissertation, MA Satu-Maarit Frangou examines three different writing methods: handwriting, typing on a computer keyboard, and typing on a touchscreen keyboard of an iPad or phone, and their connection to recollection among children, adolescents and adult university students.

Volume 7 of the Current Developments in Arctic Law is out!

18.12.2019 14:55

UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law has published the seventh edition of the Current Developments in Arctic Law.