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Arctic calls – Finland, the European Union and the Arctic Region 16.5.2013
Europe Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland, published on Thursday 16th May 2013 the book Arctic Calls – Finland, the European Union and the Arctic Region. The book is written by Head of Science Communications Markku Heikkilä and Science Communicator Marjo Laukkanen, both from the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland.

 
Fresh BarentSaga newsletter published 16.5.2013
The 1/2013 issue of the BarentSaga newsletter is out now. The theme of this newsletter is Barents Euro-Arctic Council’s 20th Anniversary.

 
Aurora Borealis competition has a winner 11.4.2013
Petri Haapasaari won Arktikum Science Centre’s Aurora Borealis competition. His story begins with the word “our son” and ends with “the world”.

 
What are the impacts of reindeer and caribou on arctic and alpine vegetation? 11.4.2013
The present-day consensus is that overgrazing of Swedish reindeer ranges has been temporary and local, and that it rarely has caused permanent damage. Today, many scientists actually fear that parts of the Fennoscandia mountain range are becoming overgrown because of limited grazing pressure.

 
Photo competition: My Barents Region 10.4.2013
Photo competition “My Barents Region” encourages anyone interested in photography to capture your own image of the Barents into pictures. The competition is organized in order to find inspiring cover pictures for Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics – a new academic journal concentrating on the developments of the Barents Region.

 
Workshop on human rights research at the Arctic Centre 9.4.2013
This week, the Arctic Centre is welcoming 20 international guests and 6 keynote speakers for a PhD workshop on the notion of group in human rights research. The workshop is held April 10–12, and it includes a series of public lectures, too.

 
The Norwegian Parliament's delegation visits the Arctic Centre 5.4.2013
The arctic delegation of the Norwegian Parliament Stortinget will visit Rovaniemi and Helsinki from April 8 to April 10. In Rovaniemi, the delegation gets to know the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland, as well as to discuss with the mayor Esko Lotvonen about issues related to Barents region economic cooperation.

 
Funding for research on land use questions in Lapland related to the ILO Convention 5.4.2013
Finnish Agricultural Development Fund (Makera) has granted a EUR 130 000 for postdoctoral researcher Tanja Joona from the Arctic Centre’s Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM).

 
Call for papers: The first issue of the Barents Studies Journal 4.4.2013
“Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics” is an international, multidisciplinary academic journal for delivering and discussing original and current research results concerning the peoples, economies and politics in the Barents Euro-Arctic region. The first issue will be published in autumn 2013 and the first call for papers is open until May 15.

 
Climate change and lessons learnt discussed in the Arktis seminar 25.3.2013
The annual research seminar of the Arctic Doctoral Programme focuses on past climatic changes and their impacts in the Arctic and what we can learn from them for the future. The seminar is held at the Arctic Centre in Rovaniemi on April 4–5.

 

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Events
Conference on indigenous sacred sites in the Arctic
11.9.2013–13.9.2013 09:00–16:00
Place: Arktikum

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