A newly released book, Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth, Power, and Science in the Arctic, by Kathryn C. Lavelle, offers a sweeping history of th... Arctic Portal News
A newly released book, Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth, Power, and Science in the Arctic, by Kathryn C. Lavelle, offers a sweeping history of th... Volcanic air pollution in Iceland!
17.07.2025
July 17, 2025 – Iceland - The ongoing volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula continues to make its presence felt, not just in the immediate area... 
July 2025 has delivered the warmest day of the summer so far in Iceland, with numerous weather stations across the country reporting record-breaking t... Latest News
- Celebrating Spirit and Tradition: The Ys...
Celebrating Spirit and Tradition: The Ysyakh Olonkho Festival in Neryungri
During the vibrant Ysyakh Olonkho festival in Neryungri, Sakha Republic, the Indigenous Peoples of Northern Yakutia captured the hearts of visitors with a moving showcase of cultural richness, ancestral wisdom, and spiritual expression.The festival’s Indigenous pavilion became a center of attraction, where representatives of[…] - New Issue of Advances in Polar Science H...
New Issue of Advances in Polar Science Highlights Frontline Arctic and Antarctic Research
The peer-reviewed, open-access journal Advances in Polar Science (APS) has published Volume 36, Issue 2 (June 2025), featuring a range of cutting-edge studies on polar climate dynamics, ecosystems, seismic activity, governance, and related topics. This issue features six original research papers and an editorial exploring themes[…] - Grant for University Students studying i...
Grant for University Students studying in Iceland to participate in IGEC25
The 17th International Green Energy Conference (IGEC25) focuses on the development of green energy sources and the use of artificial intelligence in energy systems, for the benefit of the environment, people, and businesses. - Save the date! The 11th CNARC Symposium ...
Save the date! The 11th CNARC Symposium held Feb 2026
SAVE THE DATE! The 11th China–Nordic Arctic Cooperation (CNARC) Symposium will be held from February 1st to 2nd, 2026, in Tromsø, Norway.The Symposium is held by the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) and co-convened by the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) and the Secretariat of CNARC.More[…] - Iceland’s Hidden Elders: 500-Year-...
Iceland’s Hidden Elders: 500-Year-Old Juniper Discovery Rewrites the Nation’s Botanical Timeline
From 280 to 500 years in just two years, Iceland’s oldest known plant turns out to be a long-living relic of climate history, quietly thriving in the lava fields of the north.Until recently, the oldest known living plant in Iceland was a humble[…] - The 3rd Call for Papers Now Open for IGE...
The 3rd Call for Papers Now Open for IGEC 2025 – 140 papers already accepted
Reykjavík is set to host one of the most anticipated gatherings in the global energy and technology calendar this October. The 17th International Green Energy Conference, the 6th International Conference on Energy and AI, and the Arctic Energy Forum will come together under[…] - Iceland Marks 110 Years Since Women Gain...
Iceland Marks 110 Years Since Women Gained the Right to Vote
Today, June 19th, known in Iceland as Kvenréttindadagurinn or Women’s Rights Day, marks 110 years since women in Iceland first gained the right to vote and run for parliament. On this day in 1915, King Christian X of Denmark signed a new constitution[…] - Carbon capturing: a high-tech business o...
Carbon capturing: a high-tech business opportunity?
New collaboration sees Swedish power company capture nearly a million tonnes of CO₂ annually for permanent storage beneath the North Sea.In a major leap forward for global climate action, Northern Lights, a Norwegian company jointly owned by Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies, has developed[…] - Svalbard 100 years of Norwegian stewards...
Svalbard 100 years of Norwegian stewardship - King Harald visits to emphasize the importance to Norway!
A Century in the Ice: Norwegian Royals Visit Svalbard to Mark 100 Years of Arctic Stewardship. Norway’s King Harald V and Queen Sonja arrived in Longyearbyen, the principal settlement in Svalbard, on Monday (16th June) to commemorate 100 years since the archipelago was officially[…] - German Court Dismisses Peruvian Farmer&#...
German Court Dismisses Peruvian Farmer's Climate Lawsuit Against RWE
A German court has dismissed a landmark climate lawsuit filed by Peruvian farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya against German energy giant RWE. The case, which has been ongoing for nearly a decade, sought to hold RWE partially responsible for the melting[…] - EFTA Court Rules Norway Must Account for...
EFTA Court Rules Norway Must Account for Climate Impact of Oil and Gas Combustion
The EFTA Court has ruled that greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the combustion of oil and gas must be considered part of the environmental impact of fossil fuel production. This advisory opinion comes at the request of a Norwegian appeals court, which is[…]
Arctic Community
- Key-Note: The Territory as Source of First Nati...
Key-Note: The Territory as Source of First Nations’, Identities - Linking Nature, Culture and the Climate
Jan Borm will give a key-note during the 2025 Atlantic Symposium of the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), PEOPLE 2025 Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Sustainability under Climate Change in St. John’s, Canada, on July 24, 2025, 13:30-15:00. - Dr Mary Blair addressed UN high level meeting o...
Dr Mary Blair addressed UN high level meeting on Science today on Indigenous Knowledge, Transdisiplinary Research and The International Polar Year
Dr Mary Blair addressed UN high level meeting on Science today on Indigenous Knowledge, Transdisiplinary Research and The International Polar Year - IASC Activity Report: The Circumpolar Arctic Ve...
IASC Activity Report: The Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Science Initiative for ICARP IV
The Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Science Initiative (CAVSI) is an international Arctic research effort motivated by widespread and accelerating changes to Arctic vegetation and the need to understand their ecological, climatic, and biodiversity impacts. The goal is to build an Arctic Vegetation Observing Network (AVON) that includes ground observations, mainly at[…] - IASC Activity Report: 23rd Arctic-Subarctic Oce...
IASC Activity Report: 23rd Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Fluxes (ASOF) Workshop, Barcelona, May 13-15, 2025
The 23rd ASOF Workshop, held at Barcelona’s Instituto de Ciencias del Mar (ICM, Institute of Marine Sciences), brought together a diverse group of researchers to enhance our understanding of Arctic and sub-Arctic oceanographic and sea ice processes. The hybrid workshop had a total of 120 participants, with around 20 attendants[…] - Alexandr Grigorev - new PhD fellow at MIARC
Alexandr Grigorev - new PhD fellow at MIARC
Malaurie Institute of Arctic Research Monaco-UVSQ welcomes Alexandr Gregorev as a new PhD student. His dissertation project is dedicated to “Queer Indigenous Identities in the Arctic”. - June’s Arctic-2030 BANHER events in the Y...
June’s Arctic-2030 BANHER events in the Yukon-Alaska Borderlands
In June 2025, the BANHER students from Trent, along with University of Tromso and Yukon University faculty continued the exploration of Yukon-Alaskan Arctic borderlands in a visit to Whitehorse, Skagway and the borderlands in between. They six-day research field trip began in Whitehorse where they explored the urban landscape of[…] - April’s Arctic-2030 BANHER events in Alaska
April’s Arctic-2030 BANHER events in Alaska
In April 2025, a group of Trent and University of Tromsø faculty and students continued the exploration of the Arctic borderlands in a visit to North America. At the end of the 2025 Winter semester, they travelled to Anchorage to begin an eight-day research field trip that took them from[…] - Saroma Sea ice School 2026 - Call for application
Saroma Sea ice School 2026 - Call for application
The Saroma Sea Ice School 2026 will be held from 28 February to 9 March 2026 in Saroma-ko Lagoon, Hokkaido Island, Japan. The Saroma Sea Ice School is an interdisciplinary winter field school for early-career scientists - primarily Ph.D. students, but also open to master’s students and early postdocs -[…] - January's Arctic-2030 BANHER events in Tro...
January's Arctic-2030 BANHER events in Tromsø
The Arctic-2030 BANHER project is a research-based teaching consortium funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UArctic’s north2north support mechanism. In January 2025 several Arctic-2030 BANHER events were arranged in Tromsø, Norway. In this article, you will find a review of these events as well as an overview[…] - Laura Njunnas - new PhD fellow at MIARC
Laura Njunnas - new PhD fellow at MIARC
Malaurie Institute of Arctic Research Monaco-UVSQ welcomes Laura Njunnas as a new PhD student. Her dissertation project is dedicated to the importance of mother tongue education for well-being in Sámi communities. - New scientific publication from Sámi all...
New scientific publication from Sámi allaskuvla, ICR and Gielas reindeer herding district
Sámi allaskuvla / Sámi University of Applied Sciences, International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and Gielas reindeer herding district have together published scientific article on ...
Announcements
- Arctic Frontiers 2026
Arctic Frontiers 2026
We are excited to welcome everyone to the 20th anniversary of our annual conference - Arctic Frontiers 2026: Turn of the Tide. The conference will take place from February 2-5th 2026 in Tromsø, Norway.The title of the conference underscores the ebb and flow of the world, and the time for[…] - EPB - Call to Support for Dedicated Polar Resea...
EPB - Call to Support for Dedicated Polar Research in EU’s 2028–2034 Budget under FP10
Dear Colleagues,I would like to bring to your attention the open call recently launched by the European Polar Board (EPB) and the European Polar Coordination Office (EPCO), urging EU decision-makers to secure dedicated polar research funding in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2028–2034) under FP10.What are the MFF and[…] - EPB - Upcoming Ocean Ice Webinars May 2025
EPB - Upcoming Ocean Ice Webinars May 2025
Dear Polar Research Community,We’re thrilled to invite you to a series of upcoming webinars co-organised with the OCEAN ICE project (Ocean-Cryosphere Exchanges in Antarctica: Impacts on Climate and the Earth System), funded by the European Commission and UKRI. Don’t miss the opportunity to enhance your research skills and connect with[…] - National Lab Directors Headlining DOE Arctic En...
National Lab Directors Headlining DOE Arctic Energy Office event on June 2
Join the U.S. Department of Energy’s Arctic Energy Office for a half-day workshop featuring the crown jewels of the U.S. Department of Energy: the network of the National Laboratories.We’re excited to announce the confirmed appearance of five national lab directors on Monday, June 2:Steven Ashby, Ph.D. - Director, Pacific Northwest[…] - Arctic Basecamp newsletter May 2025
Arctic Basecamp newsletter May 2025
This year, Arctic Basecamp is turning our focus to one of the most visible and urgent indicators of global climate change: glaciers. We are proud to support the United Nations International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP), and you can find new related content and resources on the Global Climate Risks[…] - Webinar - Solving the Data Dilemma: Leveraging ...
Webinar - Solving the Data Dilemma: Leveraging Cold Climates and Clean Energy
Online Webinar, May 14th, 16:00-17:00 GMT / 12:00 - 13:00 EDTThe Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network (IACN) and Women in Renewable Energy Canada (WiRE) invite you to a a webinar about the rapid development of data centre infrastructure and of the role which the Arctic and its bountiful energy potential has to[…] - Uncrewed Naval Systems 2025 - Agenda
Uncrewed Naval Systems 2025 - Agenda
Defence iQ's Uncrewed Naval Systems conference (15-16 July, London)We will be bringing together 150 influential decision-makers from the Royal Navy, US Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Portuguese Navy and over 20 NATO and partner nation navies – alongside leading industry innovators and solution providers. Together, we will address how to effectively[…] - Register now: Meet UArctic May 2025 - UArctic A...
Register now: Meet UArctic May 2025 - UArctic Assembly Meeting
The University of the Arctic is pleased to announce the May 2025 session of "Meet UArctic", our monthly online update and Q&A meeting for members.The May session is dedicated to the 2025 UArctic Assembly Meeting.Please register here.The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 14 at 14:00 UTC.Session's agenda:Introduction to[…] - New Dates Announced for Digitalised Smart Ports...
New Dates Announced for Digitalised Smart Ports Conference 2025
Good morning, we are glad to announce new dates for the Digitalised Smart Ports Conference 2025 as the 15th & 16th of October 2025. The event will remain in Valencia, Spain and everything else will stay the same. Apologies again for the inconvenience of the postponement, but we believe it[…] - Registration is open: EU Arctic Forum and Indig...
Registration is open: EU Arctic Forum and Indigenous Peoples’ and Youth Dialogues - 26-27 June 2025, Kittilä, Finland
The European Commission in cooperation with the Municipality of Kittilä, the Regional Council of Lapland and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs will organize the EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogue in Kittilä, Finland, on 26-27 June 2025. Side events are planned for 25 June.Both the draft[…] - EPB - Upcoming Ocean Ice Webinars 2025
EPB - Upcoming Ocean Ice Webinars 2025
Dear Polar Research Community,We’re thrilled to invite you to a series of upcoming webinars co-organised with the OCEAN ICE project (Ocean-Cryosphere Exchanges in Antarctica: Impacts on Climate and the Earth System), funded by the European Commission and UKRI.Don’t miss the opportunity to enhance your research skills and connect with leading[…]
Upcoming Events
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