Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Håkon and Crown Princess Mette Marit visited GRID-Arendal Tuesday, 1 September 2010, during their official tour of Aust-Agder County. Highlights of the visit can be seen on the GRID-Arendal website. During the visit, UArctic President Lars Kullerud was able to discuss the University of th...

IASC Medals are awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. A maximum of one award is made each year, assuming that there is a nominee of appropriate quality. The award of medals will normally be by the President of IASC during the Arctic Science Summit Week (or except...

Diana Wallis, Vice President of the European Parliament, who will soon host the Conference of the Arctic Parliament in Brussels, visited the University of Lapland in connection with a visit to Finland in preparation of EU's initiative to establish an EU Arctic Information Centre. See a video of the interview HERE

Second year medical students will spend four weeks in Grande Prairie this fall as part of a pilot project which will include lectures, tutoring by local physicians, and clinical practice. Grande Prairie Regional College is excited to partner with the University of Alberta to facilitate the project. The development of the pilo...

We are sending out copies of the Polar Science and Global Climate: An International Resource for Education and Outreach.  This book was produced by the International Education and Outreach Sub-Committee for International Polar Year.  The book comprises background information on the various areas of polar science, as well...

On the occasion of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science’s 75th anniversary, the school’s board decided on the 12 of May 2010, to nominate three highly acknowledged scientists as honorary doctors. I addition to Professor Robert Corell, professor Kristina Narfstrøm and professor Tore Midtvedt was also nominated.

The 3rd Workshop of the University of the Arctic Institute for Applied Circumpolar Policy will be organized at the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi, Finland in September 6th - 8th 2010. The theme of the conference is “Climate Change and Human Security”.The workshop will be organized by the University of Lapland and the Thematic Net...