News Archive

The new project enhance labour opportunities for women in the Nordic countries

30.11.2017 15:09

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is taking part to the new two-year project (2017–2018) which object is to enhance better and suitable employment for immigrant women. The project will produce practical approaches that employers and companies can implement and identify possibilities for networking between immigrant women, local public and private actors and employers.

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Arctic Europe’s university rectors establish the Arctic Five partnership

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.

Doctoral dissertation: The comparative study of laws requires reflection on the ethical position of the researcher.

13.11.2017 10:00

Studying different laws comparatively raises many fundamental theoretical issues, which are dwelled onto by Emma Patrignani in her recently completed article-based dissertation. Ideas drawn from neighbouring disciplines, such as philosophy, social sciences epistemology and anthropology, are made to interact with law: in this case the conception of otherness, the understanding of pluralism and the meaning of context are studied as basic theoretical issues that determine the methodological choices of the comparatist. The thesis advances an attitude toward comparativism as an academic endeavour that embraces complexity theory and that reflects on its own epistemological status.

New book on Finnish Art-Education

8.11.2017 11:22

Experimenting FADS, Finnish Art-Education Doctoral Studies An Innovative Network for PhDs brings together individual and collective voices of researchers, students, and academics to advance experimental and entangled doctoral studies in art education. The story of FADS is situated in the past, present, and future of graduate research in Finland, and arts-based and artistic research across the globe.

University admissions to change: certificates to provide more opportunities, other routes developed

7.11.2017 14:00

Student admission based on upper-secondary school certificates and matriculation examinations is becoming one route to university. The system is currently under development with the help of a tool created for scoring matriculation examination grades.

Kaarina Määttä and Antti Syväjärvi appointed vice rectors at the University of Lapland

2.11.2017 9:28

In its meeting on 31 October, the Board of the University of Lapland appointed Professor Kaarina Määttä Vice-Rector for Education and Antti Syväjärvi Vice-Rector for Research. Their terms begin on 1 January 2018 and will run until 31 December 2019.

Dissertation: Differences between member states’ constitutions translate into unequal influence on the development of the European Union

26.10.2017 12:00

The primary treaties of the EU state that member states are equal before Union law. Yet, as Tomi Tuominen demonstrates in his dissertation, some national courts are in a better position than others to engage with the Court of Justice and thus to influence development of the Union. Mr Tuominen finds the reasons for this disparity in the differences between the constitutions of the member states.

New book on 3D printing

25.10.2017 11:36

Wolters Kluwer has released “3D Printing, Intellectual Property and Innovation: Insights from Law and Technology” edited by Rosa Maria Ballardini, Marcus Norrgård, Jouni Partanen. This is the first book to discuss 3D printing technology from a multidisciplinary perspective that encompasses law, economics, engineering, technology, and policy.

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.

Open seminar about ethics at the University of Lapland

6.9.2017 10:50

An open seminar titled Living Ethics will be held at the University of Lapland on 13 September. The day begins at 10:00 am in the lecture hall Castrén. The University has invited a group of international experts who look at everyday ethical questions from fresh viewpoints. The day consists of presentations given by the experts.

Recognition of prior learning

22.8.2017 12:51

Have you already completed university studies elsewhere? Have you had jobs, hobbies, or positions of trust through which you have acquired skills that are important in your studies? Have you received supplementary training?

Experts on Sámi museums meet in Siida in August

22.8.2017 9:43

An international meeting of specialists in Sámi museums called Indigeneity in the Museum will be held at the Sámi Museum Siida from 23 to 25 August 2017.

HSI Report: Regional Development and Natural Resources in Cold Climate

21.8.2017 8:38

Hokkaido is known for its snow, whether that be its quality, quantity or the many snow and ice related festivities that are held throughout the prefecture.

Workplace Wellbeing simulation applauded at a healthcare conference in Portugal

16.8.2017 17:24

Experts have convened in Lisbon to showcase cutting-edge research in the field of healthcare. Research director Marko Kesti presented a simulation based on artificial intelligence (AI) that has been designed at the University of Lapland. It is used for modelling the impact of management on workplace wellbeing and the economy.

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: Artistic Actions for Sustainability: Potential of art in education for sustainability

28.6.2017 14:00

In her doctoral research Ásthildur B. Jónsdóttir focussed on the potential of art in education for sustainability in the context of teacher education and art creation.

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.

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Tuõddri Peeʹrel - Pearls from the Tundra exhibition in Arktikum

9.6.2017 10:05

The exhibition at the Arktikum Science Centre in Rovaniemi introduces the audience to Skolt Sámi culture, handicrafts and traditions. The fascinating photographs convey the beauty of the surroundings of the Skolt Sámi and the richness of their culture. They show us details of the Skolt Sámi clothing tradition, skilfully crafted objects, and a living Skolt Sámi culture.

Dissertation: Bridges over the Mountain Ranges – Ethnography on the Complexities of Transition in Women’s Social Position in Nepalese Rural Communities

2.6.2017 14:00

Women’s changing social position is a pivotal goal of development cooperation and politics. The processes of change are complex and entail multilevel power hierarchies. Wellbeing is generated and social change is effected through local traditions and communality, but they may clash with international views on development. In her dissertation Enni Mikkonen, MA, focuses on social transition at the intersections of Nepalese everyday life and international development policy. She also brings forth a new perspective on ethically sustainable transition.

Doctoral defense: Transaction as interaction: Art as an Extended Sense of Space

2.6.2017 9:00

Bettina Schülke’s doctoral thesis suggests that we are in the need to develop new spatial concepts. Therefore, it focuses on how space can be understood in visual artistic expression and how previous spatial understandings are in the process of change. The common ground of the different findings of this research is that the development of technology and new technical media has an enormous influence on the question of spatiality. This implements how space is understood, constructed, inhabited, and perceived.

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.

Doctoral dissertation: Extending mobile touchscreen interaction

1.6.2017 11:30

Touchscreens are everywhere. They have become a key way people interact with the world. In his recently completed doctoral dissertation, Extending Mobile Touchscreen Interaction, MSc Ashley Colley presents a set of solutions to better address the requirements of the wide range of uses to which touchscreens are now being applied.

Doctoral defence: Landscapes structure preserves closeness to nature as tourism resorts grow

29.5.2017 21:34

Nature-based tourism is experiencing a boom as the wilderness in Northern Scandinavia attracts travellers from ever-farther away. Last year marked the seventh successive year of growth in Finnish Lapland. The demand for accommodation in the region is high during the peak seasons of winter, and resorts attempt to meet the need by building increasingly compact servicescapes. In her recently completed thesis, Marja Uusitalo, MSc (Agr. and For.), shows that tourists would like to experience closeness to nature even in the built-up environments of resort areas.

20th anniversary for the International Summer School in Social Work at the University of Lapland 24.5-7.6.2017

18.5.2017 15:44

About 80 students, teachers, and researchers from 14 different countries will gather at the International Summer School in Social Work to discuss social work and social services from a global perspective. Summer school is organized by the unit of Social Work at the University of Lapland in cooperation with the University of Vermont. Responsible teachers are Anna Nikupeteri from the University of Lapland and Stanley L. Witkin from the University of Vermont. The summer school will take place at the University of Lapland from 24 May to 7 June 2017.

Doctoral defence: Understanding Neoliberalism as Governmenty

5.5.2017 10:44

Charles Amo- Agyemang’s doctoral thesis sets out to provide a very close engagement with the theory and practice of neoliberalism by deploying a Foucauldian governmentality conceptual-theoretical framework to interrogate critically the neoliberal structural adjustment policies of Bretton-Woods institutions in Africa using Ghana as empirical case.

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.

Vaana design exhibition from the Faculty of Art and Design at Milan Design Week

4.4.2017 13:00

The University of Lapland is this week present at Milan Design Week, Italy, with an interactive design exhibition entitled ‘Vaana’. Vaana is an interactive space created by design students from the Faculty of Art and Design in collaboration with The Naked Approach research project.

University of Lapland’s Environmental Programme for the years 2017–2019 has been published

21.3.2017 15:10

University of Lapland’s Environmental Programme has been published. Released programme includes goals and actions for the improvement of environmental issues in our main campus for the years 2017-2019. Aim is to decrease the noticed environmental impacts and increase environmentally friendly activity without compromising work or study conditions.

Doctoral defence: Rethinking Computer-Based Simulation

17.3.2017 10:00

MA Paula Poikela’s study investigates the potential of the author’s Introduction, Simulation, Scenario, Debriefing (ISSD) model in developing computer-based simulation environments conducive to knowledge creation.

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.