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Preventing ice sheet collapse by seabed anchored curtains in Greenland taking steps forward
26.10.2022 7:45
A process has started to connect scientists, engineers, writers, economists and politicians with the indigenous rightsholders in Greenland to discuss active conservation of the Greenland ice sheet. In their meetings in Reykjavik they have agreed that research on topic is urgently needed.
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UArctic's Thematic Network on Arctic Migration event: Immigrants in European Higher Education
14.10.2022 10:00
University of Lapland is represented at event tackling questions on recognition of previously acquired competencies and removing obstacles for immigrants to access European Higher Education, to be held the beginning of December in Brussels.
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Report discusses Finland’s new role in the Arctic
11.10.2022 10:00
Russian military aggression against Ukraine has wide and unprecedented effects on Arctic cooperation. Many of the basic assumptions of Finland's Arctic policy strategy, revised just one and half years ago, have been undermined by the upheavals caused by the war. This is stated in the report published on 11 October.
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New temporary exhibition to the Arktikum Science Centre: Antarctica – Science in Extreme Conditions
9.9.2022 9:00
The new temporary exhibition at the Arktikum Science Centre introduces research and daily life in the Finnish research station Aboa in Antarctica. The opening of the new exhibition is also celebrated with the premiere of documentary film “Sounding Far South” on Thursday 15.9.2022 at 6 pm.
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From throw away and replace culture to circularity
24.8.2022 15:19
New Finnish-Argentinian project CIBIECO focuses on the ideas of the circular bioeconomy and their practical implementation in small enterprises in Finland and Argentina.
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New information package available about biodiversity in the Arctic region
9.8.2022 15:33
A new section dealing with biodiversity has been opened on the website of the Arctic Centre. This and other similar summaries aim to increase knowledge about the Arctic region in popularized form. Material is available in Finnish, English and Swedish.
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Call for Papers: Current Developments in Arctic Law
9.8.2022 9:20
The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law and the UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and Education are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 10th Volume of the Current Developments in Arctic Law (2022).
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New research supports reindeer herding communities adapt to climate change
29.6.2022 12:42
The ArcticXchange project explores how weather and climate forecasts can help reindeer herders adapt to climate change.
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JustNorth project explores the questions of justice
30.5.2022 10:23
The JustNorth examines the economic development of the Arctic region and the approaches for its governance and inclusion from the perspective of justice and ethics. The project consists of eight workgroups and one of them is led by Tanja Joona, a University researcher and Docent in International law, at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. The project is funded by the EU's Horizon 2020 program.
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New publication on Arctic migration
19.5.2022 8:56
"The Future of the Arctic Human Population – Migration in the North" introduces the challenges of Arctic migration by exploring the structures and conditions of integration from migrants’ and immigrants’ perspectives.
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