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CAES Network was established and started its activity in 1998. It is addressed to PhD students and post-doctoral scientists and acts as an institution for research education in the circumpolar northern countries. The purpose of the Network is to foster interdisciplinary research and partnership between young researchers who are engaged in natural, cultural and socio-economic aspects of arctic environmental studies. A co-ordinating role in the Network is given to senior researchers (working group of the Network), although contribution from PhD students and postdocs is of greatest importance. The main activity of the Network is to conduct a series of interdisciplinary research education courses covering some important topics related to arctic environment, such as reindeer herding, industrial impacts, climate change, forestry, etc. The courses are conducted annually in various regions of the northern circumpolar countries and are intended to be linked to each other. Complementary activities of the Network are an electronic network, research workshops and mobility of young researchers. The CAES Network co-operates with the Circumpolar Social Science PhD Network (CASS) and is involved in the development of the University of the Arctic. | ||
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between
young researchers and senior researchers;
amongst the young researchers themselves;
A chain of annual PhD courses is planned to have some overlapping topics that will make them being tightly linked to each other.
The
courses that have been or are planned to be organised:
Each course is designed around a key topic
that is examined at different viewing angles. For example, the key topic
for the first course is 'Reindeer', so reindeer was studied from biological,
environmental, social, cultural and economical points of view. This means that
such multiple and interrelated aspects as reindeer ecophysiology, environmental
conditions, climate change, environmental management, culture, identity and
livelihood, working conditions for reindeer herders, and many others were risen
in the course program.
The
key topic of the course 2001 is 'Industrial Impact'. The course program will
cover various aspects of interaction between industrial, natural and social
environments. This will include industrial production technology, arctic settlement
and industry development, balance between industrial and traditional activities,
animal and human health, industrial impact on vegetation and soil, restoration
ecology, interactions of acidification with climate change, and many others.
As
preparatory actions for annual courses the CAES Network organises workshops
with keynote lectures and student presentations. The program of the workshops
consists of presentations and discussions in smaller groups and in plenum. Combination
of the workshops with international conferences on related issues gives the
students possibility to attend the conference besides their participation in
the workshop. The most important outcome of the workshops is the students' feedback
on the content of the coming course.
More about
CAES Workshops:
OBS!
CAES doesn't have funds for 'Exchange and Mobility' Program for 2004
Exchange and Mobility program for target group (PhD students and post-docs) is aimed at supporting their visits to other Nordic and north-west Russian research institutions in order to become familiar with facilities, methods and publications as well as to meet other researchers at the host institutions. The Exchange and Mobility program is also supporting participation in workshops and courses organised within the CAES Network.
Electronic network (CAES-list)
Between
workshops and courses, information exchange is executed electronically via listserver
'CAES-list'. So far we have about 100 subscribers among PhD students, post-docs
and senior researchers from different countries. The information distributed
in the list includes both CAES matters and other information related to arctic
environmental studies, such as calls for proposals, announcements of international
events, new publications, etc.
Besides
being just an information board the CAES-list serves as an arena for discussions.
During the workshop 'Reindeer 2000' students initiated the idea of creating
an interdisciplinary glossary of concepts and terms related to arctic environmental
studies. As a matter of fact, researchers with different backgrounds, with respect
to disciplines or nationalities, happened to use the same terminology for more
or less different concepts or different terminology for expressing the same
concept. This can cause misunderstanding and irritation in a scientific discussion.
Anybody who is interested in joining the CAES-list can send e-mail to address:
with message:
'subscribe caes-list Firstname Lastname'
and leave the subject field EMPTY.
Finland:
Dr. Päivi
Soppela,
University of Lapland (firstname.surname@ulapland.fi) - Coordinator, Core Group member
Dr. Bruce
Forbes,
University of Lapland
Harri Norberg, Oulu University
(firstname.surname@rktl.fi)
Prof. Janne Hukkinen, Helsinki University of Technology (firstname.surname@hut.fi)
Dr. Kari Strand, Thule
Institute, University of Oulu (firstname.surname@oulu.fi)
Sweden:
Dr. Lars Carlsson, Lulea University of Technology (firstname.surname@ltu.se)
Dr. Björn Hånell, Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå
Dr. Walter
Ruth,
Lulea University of Technology
Dr. Lennart Widenfalk, Lulea University of Technology
(firstname.surname@ltu.se)
Dr. Birgitta Åhman, Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala (firstname.surname@hgen.slu.se)
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Assisting Coordinator, Core Group member
Canada:
Dr. Roland Hall, University of Waterloo
Dr. Michael
A.D. Ferguson,
Queen's University (Mike.surname@unb.ca)
Dr. Katja Viventsova , Lakehead University (kat2viva(at)yahoo.ca)
Denmark:
Prof. Rasmus Ole Rasmussen, Roskilde University
Greenland:
Prof. Yvon
Csonka,
University of Greenland
Iceland:
Dr.
Ivar Jonsson, Bifrost
Business School
Norway:
Prof. Ole
Humlum,
The University Courses on Svalbard
Ingunn
Vistnes, Agricultural University of Norway
Russia:
Dr. Olga Sumina, St Petersburg State University
- Core Group member
Dr. Svetlana Zagirova, Komi Science Centre
Dr. Paivi Soppela
CAES, Co-ordinator
Arctic
Centre, University of Lapland
PO. Box
122, FIN-96100 Rovaniemi, FINLAND
Tel: +358-16-3412791
Fax: +358-16-3412777
E-mail: firstname.surname@ulapland.fi