21.6.2011 9:09
According to the recent statistics of CIMO, the Centre for International Mobily in Finland, the University of Lapland has again increased its popularity among international exchange students.
31.5.2011 15:57
The anthropology research team of the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi headed by Florian Stammler was successful with an application to the Academy of Finland for a major research international project. The research council for society and culture awarded 600 000 euros for a project called Orhelia.
26.5.2011 10:55
The Council of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) will hold its 14th meeting, returning to Lapland, Finland for UArctic’s 10 Year celebrations from the 6th to the 10th of June, 2011.
24.5.2011 14:33
The seminar “People belonging to the land – Forced relocation of indigenous peoples” is held on 25th May at the University of Lapland. The seminar is organized by Uusi Tuuli ry together with The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, Arctic Centre.
5.5.2011 14:39
A high level international Arctic conference is organized on 1st of June at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. The theme of the conference is The Arctic and the European Union: Environmental and Human Challenges.
4.5.2011 12:54
Dr. Amy Lauren Lovecraft gives a lecture on U.S. electoral politics and what will happen in the 2012 elections. The lecture takes place at the University of Lapland on Friday, the 6th of May, 2011.
3.5.2011 16:25
A multimedia project Shadows by Eija Timonen and Bettina Schülke in collaboration with Vesa Tuisku and Santeri Happonen is open for visitors at the Faculty of Art and Design from May 5 to May 25, 2011.
6.4.2011 10:52
Postdoctoral researcher, glaciologist Martina Schäfer, leaves on Thursday to her second expedition to Svalbard with a Polish glaciology research group.
1.4.2011 14:28
The theme of this year’s Arktis Research Seminar is local knowledge and participatory research in the Arctic. The 9th Annual Seminar is held at the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi, on April 4–5.
25.3.2011 14:47
Arctic Centre’s researchers participate on an essential Arctic science event, the Arctic Science Summit Week. The event takes place in Seoul, South Korea, on March 27 – April 1.
24.3.2011 10:47
Norwegian explorer Knut Espen Solberg gives an open lecture ”The Melting Arctic” on Thursday, 31 March 2011 at 5 pm at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland.
21.3.2011 13:48
International Barents Secretariat (IBS) in Kirkenes, Norway and the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland have signed a contract on information and data management and dissemination within the Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation.
18.3.2011 15:40
Arctic Centre ice researchers Emilie Beaudon and Martina Schäfer are leaving next week for the Beijing Normal University (BNU) in China. During their stay in China, they will participate to an international workshop on ice flow modelling.
11.3.2011 9:47
Kolarctic ENPI CBC has opened its 2nd Call for Proposals on March 14th, and the Call will be open until the June 13th.
8.3.2011 10:36
University of Lapland has reserved an appropriation of up to 500,000 euros for scientific research and artistic activity within University’s strategic leading areas in 2011. University’s research groups are asked to send the applications for financing by the end of April.
8.2.2011 16:06
An installation by Eija Timonen and Bettina Schülke
8.2.2011 15:05
Huurre Installation is situated in the Revontuli shopping mall in Rovaniemi on 14-26.2.2011. The installation is part of Rovaniemi Design Week 2011 event.
7.2.2011 15:16
Traces of Places, a photo exhibition produced by Mari Mäkiranta, Outi Ylitapio-Mäntylä and students of the Iceland Academy of the Arts, is on display in Reykjavik until 13th of February.
20.1.2011 15:24
The European Parliament supports the idea to establish an EU Arctic Information Centre and mentions in this connection the initiative of the University of Lapland. The Information Centre is included in the report on Sustainable EU Policy for the High North that the Parliament, accepted on Thursday, 20th January.
19.1.2011 16:21
Libraries without Borders Exhibition introduces Komi Republic, its culture, literature and small handmade accessories.
12.1.2011 13:12
The Communications Office of the University of Lapland has launched a new English-language University Magazine. The first Latitude – University of Lapland Magazine appeared in December 2010, and it will appear once a year every autumn.
15.12.2010 11:07
Dr. Kamrul Hossain, senior researcher of the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law at the Arctic Centre, has been invited by the School of Law of Harbin Institute of Technology in China as a visiting professor from 19 to 31 December 2010.
22.11.2010 14:35
Discussion at the XVI Presidential Forum to be organised at the Presidential Palace on 23 November will revolve around the current status and future of the arctic region under the title "Heading North – the Arctic Region".
22.11.2010 10:28
The EU is responsible for 59% of black carbon emissions in the Arctic, according to an impact assessment discussed by a group of experts in Brussels on Thursday 18 November 2010. It was conducted by the EU-funded Arctic Footprint and Policy Assessment Project.
9.11.2010 11:00
The City of Rovaniemi has signed a collaboration agreement with International Design Foundation, the management organization of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 project.
25.10.2010 16:33
Arctic Market Days will be organized for the third time in December 2010 in Arktikum House, Rovaniemi.
13.9.2010 12:36
Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland has received two-year grant from Nordforsk to build a Nordic research network. The network will focus on political and economic development in the Barents region from the perspective of sustainable development.
31.8.2010 10:37
The Arctic Centre’s postdoctoral researcher, glaciologist Martina Schäfer is on her way to Svalbard with a Polish glaciology research group from the University of Silesia in Katowice to study glaciers in south west Svalbard.
25.8.2010 10:46
Using biofuels for energy, and capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions has the best chance of slowing - or potentially stopping - damaging sea level rise, according to a new study.
3.6.2010 8:45
Library databases of University of Lapland, Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences and Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences merge into Juolukka database on 3rd June 2010.