News & Press Releases
1 March 2017
UArctic and the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) are pleased to announce an opportunity for students from UArctic member institutions in Arctic States to participate in the 3rd Korea Arctic Academy in Korea - a 10 day study program in July 6-15, 2017 at KMI together with students from Korean universities.
27 February 2017
ACI’s 10th Arctic Shipping Summit will be taking place next week 8-9th March, 2017 in Montreal, Canada. Registration is Closing This Friday, 3rd March 2017.
21 February 2017
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, who played a key role in establishing the Arctic Portal, died in New York on Monday of a heart attack.
20 February 2017
A seminar within the Pro-Active Diving project will take place in Akureyri, Iceland, the afternoon of Wednesday 22 February from 1:00 pm at the University of Akureyri.
13 February 2017
A session of the Arctic Economic Council (AEC) took place on February 8 in St. Petersburg in the run-up to the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 4th International Arctic Forum. The session marks the first time an AEC delegation has met on Russian soil.
9 February 2017
Representatives from the 16 partner organisations of the EU Horizon 2020-funded APPLICATE project have just wrapped up their two-day kickoff meeting at Klimahaus (Climate House) in Bremerhaven, Germany. The goal of the consortium is to colalborate to improve climate and weather prediction for the Arctic and the mid-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, as well as contribute to improved Arctic observations.
6 February 2017
The programme of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 4th International Arctic Forum is now available. The Forum will take place in Arkhangelsk, Russia, on March 29–30, 2017.
2 February 2017
The decision by the U.S. and Canada to ban offshore oil development in much of their Arctic waters drew cheers from conservationists, but angered northern leaders – a reminder of why greater collaboration is critical, says Nils Andreassen, of the Institute of the North.
24 January 2017
The Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) has released the 2016 Post-Season Sea Ice Outlook (SIO) Report, now available online.
23 January 2017
The Arctic Frontiers conference, which is discussing the gaps in knowledge about the Arctic, is currently being held in Tromso, Norway, from 22 until 27 January. The live streaming is avalable online in both English and Russian.
20 January 2017
£160 early bird discount is available until Friday, 20th January 2017.
ACI’s 10th Arctic Shipping Summit will take place 8-9th March, 2017 in Montréal, Canada.
19 January 2017
The deadline for the expressions of interests for the 2017 Arctic Energy Summit has been extended to January 31, 2017.
18 January 2017
An expert roundtable was held in Moscow on the topic of ‘Socioeconomic Development in the Arctic’ on January 16, 2017. The roundtable launched a series of events in the run-up to the "Arctic: Territory of Dialogue" International Arctic Forum, which will take place in Arkhangelsk March 29–30, 2017.
17 January 2017
The Year of Polar Prediction session at the upcoming Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society's 51st Congress and annual meeting is announcing a call for abstracts.
16 January 2017
The environment in Arctic region is now changing significantly due to increased temperature, thinning and decrease of the sea ice, melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, thawing permafrost and changes in atmosphere and ocean circulation.
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