News Archive

New book on the meanings of North in design and art

18.12.2019 12:12

North is where the compass needle points. Determined geographically from every location, North is also experienced, imagined and interpreted through unique social, cultural and environmental contexts. North as a Meaning in Design and Art considers its particular significance for a number of artists and designers, past and present, and accounts for some of the local, regional and national identifications of their works.

New special issue on the Politics of Resilience

18.12.2019 10:54

University of Lapland’s critical research on resilience is featured in a new special issue in the journal Resilience: International Policies, Practices and discourses (2019, issue 3). The special issue, titled “The Politics of Resilience”, is guest edited by Clemence Humbert and Jonathan Joseph (University of Sheffield).

Call for applications: Summer School - “Legal Challenges in International Investments, Indigenous Peoples and Environment Protection» (3IPEP)

6.12.2019 9:50

Current evolution of international and national business law demonstrates that ethical issues are and will remain major concerns for international business in the coming years. Protection of environment and vulnerable human groups are becoming the key features of expertise in implementation of multinational companies’ sustainable development policies.

Service Thesis of the Year -award to University of Lapland’s Tourism Research graduate

5.12.2019 11:07

The Finnish Service Alliance’s “Service Thesis Award of the Year 2019 was awarded to M.Soc.Sc. (Tourism Research) Ivan Fesenko for his master thesis “Sensory dimension of tourist experiencescape: role of sounds in winter husky dog-sledding experiences in Finnish Lapland”.

Two degrees of global warming could mean seven in the Arctic

4.12.2019 21:00

The study, published today in the journal Science Advances, reports that the Arctic has warmed by 0.75 degrees Celsius in the last decade alone. By comparison, the Earth as a whole has warmed by nearly the same amount, 0.8 degrees Celsius, over the past 137 years.

Artistic Research Results: A Series of Exhibitions that are informed by Climate Change, Unsafe Spaces and Changing Identities

4.12.2019 12:45

A number of artistic publications will be presented during December 2019 and January 2020 by the researchers of the ‘Co-Stars’ service design research group, and the Academy of Finland-funded projects Arctic Design and Art and Floating Peripheries.

Doctoral defense: Informal International Regimes. The Case Study of the Arctic Council

2.12.2019 12:05

The scale and character of a multitude of changes observed in today’s world are nothing short of a fundamental transformation of the Earth’s systems and many of these changes are witnessed first-hand in the Arctic. In her dissertation, on the basis of the case study of the Arctic Council (AC), political scientist Malgorzata (Gosia) Smieszek puts forward a concept of informal international regimes that are concluded by states through the means of non-legally binding instruments. She argues that informal international regimes have a number of features that make them increasingly important in our toolbox of mechanisms to address demands and challenges of international collaboration and governance in the era of rapid change.

Funding has been granted for research workshops on Embodied Learning

27.11.2019 11:00

Science turns into stories on Northern Luminance web site

14.11.2019 9:40

Northern Luminance is a new web portal of Northern science, art, and culture where research takes the forms of poetry, comics, photo essays, articles and videos. Stories are told in Finnish, Sámi, and English.

New book on Social and Cultural Sustainabilities in the Arctic

13.11.2019 11:43

Arctic Centre’s Northern Political Economy Research Group established an overview focusing on social and cultural dimensions of sustainability in different Northern case studies in Finland, Russia and Greenland.

Workshop on gender inequality regarding caregivers in aging sector

6.11.2019 12:37

This workshop will bring together scholars from multidisciplinary background to initiate discussions on issues concerning gender inequalities among caregivers in aging sector in Nordic countries. The workshop will be held at the University of Lapland on 28th and 29th of November 2019.

Service Design Research Group Receives Trans-Atlantic Platform Funding for Social Innovation Research

1.11.2019 8:59

SEEYouth research project is focusing on developing new ways to prevent youth marginalization, improving youth employment and increasing opportunities for the youth through design and Art Based Research (ABR). Multi-disciplinary project utilizes social sciences and arts in the development of Trans-Atlantic Mirroring (T-AM) method. This enables to create holistic and analytical view on complex societal challenges through design and art-based methods.

Climate service gives forecast on good snowmaking conditions to ski resorts

30.10.2019 9:22

Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland and Ruka Ski Resort are co-designing a climate service that provides a seasonal forecast on conditions for snowmaking during the entire skiing season. The service tells what is the most climate-friendly and profitable time for snowmaking.

Academic of the Year – Researcher Nafisa Yeasmin

25.10.2019 11:00

Nafisa Yeasmin, Doctor of Social Sciences, has received the Academic of the Year award granted by the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT). She works as a project manager at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. Yeasmin is an active academic and a social activist whose research has a high and direct impact on the society. Yeasmin received the award on Friday at FUURT’s International University seminar held at Aalto University in Espoo.

National Adult Education Conference - Call for papers

15.10.2019 11:44

National Adult Education Conference on February 13-14, 2020, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi.

Ashley Colley appointed as Docent of Creative Technologies

10.10.2019 10:39

The Rector of the University of Lapland has appointed Dr. Ashley Colley to the position of Docent of Creative Technologies on September 17th, 2019.

A new Nordic project on gender equality among caregivers started at the Unit of Gender Studies

25.9.2019 10:34

Nordic Gender Equality Fund (NIKK)-Nordic Funding Scheme has awarded DKK 342 950 (45 941€) for network development and small studies to the Unit of Gender Studies of the Faculty of Education, University of Lapland for a two year project from September 2019 to September 2021.

Colombian delegation visited the University of Lapland to learn about tourism education and development

24.9.2019 8:54

A delegation of 25 Columbian representatives visited the University of Lapland on September 20. The group was formed by the directors and some members of the Colombian Family Compensation Funds (Asocajas).

The University of Lapland to Introduce Changes to Its Graduate School

20.9.2019 8:21

The Graduate School of the University of Lapland contributes to the doctoral education provided by the faculties through providing training that is open to all the doctoral candidates of the university, and by organising events targeted at doctoral candidates and their supervisors. Improving doctoral candidates’ labour-market connections is a new and important form of doctoral training. In order to be able to better respond to the current and future needs, a working group with members from across the faculties and research units of the university has been set up to develop the Graduate School.

New book on Sámi Educational History

19.9.2019 8:48

"Sámi Educational History in a Comparative International Perspective" establishes an overview of Sámi education in an historical and internationally comparative perspective and examines indigenous educational history around the world, ranging from Asia to Oceania to Sápmi and the Americas.

The University of Lapland to enhance its research funding

11.9.2019 15:00

The University of Lapland competes for international research funding alongside other universities and research organisations. The university’s own Research Services unit has supported the acquisition of funding already for five years. During this time, the amount of research funding and the quality of our research have stepped up substantially. The long-term goal is to increase the share of project funding to 40% of the total funding.

The Nordic Conference on Legal Informatics 2019 will take place in Rovaniemi in November – registration now open!

10.9.2019 14:52

Nordic experts in legal informatics will convene in Rovaniemi on November 12–14, 2019. The theme of the conference is “Digital Rights, Digital Lawyers, Digital Courts”, and main speakers include Professor Erich Schweighofer (University of Vienna, Austria) and Chancellor of Justice Tuomas Pöysti.

Stop the whining buzz of mosquitoes – join to design the natural mosquito repellent at the F.BAD checkpoint in Helsinki Design Week

27.8.2019 15:16

Future Bio-Arctic Design (F.BAD) project develops organic, non-toxic and durable mosquito repellent textile. Through interdisciplinary scientific research and textile design, we take a stand on climate change, chemical overloading and toxic finishing of textiles.

Series of seminars for researchers – collaboration and networking across organisational boundaries

27.8.2019 13:17

The Arctic Smartness RDI-Excellence project welcomes all researchers in Lapland to a series of seminars in the fall of 2019. The aim of the seminars is to advance collaboration across disciplines and organisations and present ways for researchers to participate in projects and potentially cooperate with companies.

Master's Program in Service Design received 430 000 euro funding

23.8.2019 8:02

Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in North Ostrobothnia granted EUR 450,000 to the regional Master's Degree Program in Service Design.

Orientation of International Students opens Autumn Semester

14.8.2019 11:20

University of Lapland warmly welcomes international students to start their studies in Lapland this autumn. The study offer of the university has attracted altogether almost 200 international exchange and degree students from over 30 countries.

José-Carlos García-Rosell has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor

13.8.2019 12:50

Senior Lecturer in Tourism Research José-Carlos García-Rosell has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, Slovenia.

Service Design Research Group achieved success in the Spring calls of the H2020 Programme “Transformations”

5.8.2019 11:05

The research grant applications of the Service Design Research Group (CO-STARS) achieved significant success during Spring 2019. Two of the European Commission Horizon calls under the programme H2020 Transformations were successful and are currently in the grant preparation process. The research group received funding to the amount of 3 million Euro for the project titled “Acting on the Margin - Arts as a Social Sculpture” (AMASS).

Academy Project Funding to the Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland

25.6.2019 9:36

The Academy of Finland’s Strategic Research Council has granted funding to the Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland for the consortium research project Bio-oils based polymeric composites - Value chain from syntheisis to additive manufacturing (VALUEBIOMAT).

Summer Institute on Smart Ecosystems in Rural Areas

25.6.2019 8:06

The 16th Annual International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute 2019 is held at the University of Lapland over two weeks at the end of June. The Institute convenes for two weeks with students and academic staff from 18 countries.