News & Press Releases
27 June 2013
PAGE21 young researchers have just started their season of permafrost investigation in remote areas, located in the northern hemisphere. First groups took off to Kytalyk and Herschel Island earlier this month. Researchers will come back to their home institutions at the beginning of September.
26 June 2013
The film "Status and Trends in Arctic Biodiversity" addresses current biodiversity issues in the Arctic, and ongoing pressures on its ecosystems. It highlights key issues that surfaced in the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. The film is a collaborative work of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) working group and UNEP GRID-Arendal.
24 June 2013
The Day of the Arctic will be held by the Icelandic – Arctic organizations on 14th of November 2013. The event will promote environmental, international research, political, legal and economic cooperation between Iceland and the Arctic nations.
21 June 2013
Registration for International Forum on Polar Data Activities in Global Data Systems opens 1st of July. The event will take place in Tokyo´s National Museum of Nature and Science.
19 June 2013
Conference that focused on the fishing environment in northern territories took place in the University of Akureyri, 18 – 19 June 2013. The conference was organized by the Stefansson Arctic Institute in collaboration with the University of Akureyri Research Center, NORA, the Iclandic Tourism Research Center, Norwegian Seafood Center and the Icelandic Lighthouse Society.
18 June 2013
The Marine Research Institute has released its annual report which suggests Iceland should receive a 10 per cent rise in its cod quota.
13 June 2013
Arctic Energy Summit that will take place in Akureyri, northern Iceland 8 – 10 of October 2013 has now opened the call for posters.
In order to encourage knowledge sharing and information exchange between conference participants on their ongoing projects or emerging technology, AES calls for conference posters.
12 June 2013
The early registration for Arctic Energy Summit is now open and available on the website.
The Conference will take place in Akureyri, Iceland. Located in North Iceland and just 60 kilometers below the Arctic Circle, Akureryri is the largest city in Iceland outside of the Reykjavík capital area with a population of 18,000 people.
11 June 2013
UArctic is launching a MobilityDK pilot model, which provides travel support for student, teacher, and researcher mobility activities.
10 June 2013
The PAGE21 General Assembly date and venue has been decided. The 2nd PAGE21 General Assembly will take place 23 - 24 September 2013 at the Abisko Scientific Research Station in Sweden. In addition to the General Assembly, a joint Media Event with the FP7 project INTERACTwill be organized on 25 September 2013.
7 June 2013
After having participated in a competition between the three law faculties in Norway, the Faculty of Law at the University of Tromsø was proclaimed as the winner, and during the next six years the university will receive a total of 36 million NOK from the Kristian Gerhard Jebsen foundation.
6 June 2013
As reported by The Northern Sea Route Administration, this year´s sailing season through the Arctic shortcut will probably be busiest in the history. The first vessels are to hit the route in the end of this month.
4 June 2013
The Asia – Arctic website has been now released.
The website is an outcome of the cooperation between the Norwegian Research Council, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies.
3 June 2013
The first China-Nordic Arctic Cooperation Symposium will start tomorrow in Shanghai. The Polar Research Institute of China hosts the symposium in cooperation with the Icelandic Center for Research.
31 May 2013
UN-Habitat is currently establishing a global network with professionals and universities engaging in field projects/research related to indigenous peoples in order to look for entry points for collaboration.
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