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Academy of Finland granted funding for research on human-animal relations

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Culture and Society granted nearly 30 million euros in funding for 59 new Academy Projects. Academy Project funding is granted for four years.

Snow researcher digs up information on climate change

The future of snow mirrors the future of the Arctic flora and fauna, the future of livelihoods as well as people in the Arctic. And what is snow that has never fallen from the sky?

Halve the land ice contribution to sea level rise by following the Paris Agreement target of limiting warming to 1.5°C

New research from a large international community of scientists predicts that, if we meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C instead of continuing with the current contributions to mitigating climate change, sea level rise this century from the melting of ice could be halved. Greenland ice sheet losses would reduce by 70%. The exact sea level rise contribution from Antarctica is less clear, as uncertainties are higher.

President Niinistö will exchange thoughts with the students at the University of Lapland

On Wednesday, April 21, President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will discuss great power politics with the students at the University of Lapland. The event is part of a tour of three universities, with the President paving the way for the upcoming Kultaranta Talks.

A photographic exhibition tells about Inuit subsistence hunters, polar bears, and climate change

The loss of sea ice caused by climate change poses a serious threat to polar bears’ existence. Also the traditional way of life of Greenland’s subsistence hunters is in danger of disappearing. Tiina Itkonen’s photographs in Arktikum Sicence Centre capture an intimate portrait of hunters, their families, communities, and landscape.

The annual report of the Arctic Centre 2020

The annual report of the Arctic Centre 2020 has been published.

Open position for University Researcher in the Arctic Centre

Newly published issue of Barents Studies focuses on the remote local communities

Peer reviewed articles discuss how ideas about sustainable development and neoliberal governance meet in community development.

Researchers developed an Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index

Oil and gas extraction companies operating in the Arctic are ranked better on average than mining companies.

The Arctic Centre has a new Executive Board

The board of the University of Lapland has in its February meeting nominated a new Executive Board for the Arctic Centre for years 2021-2023. Doctor Matti Hepola will continue as a chairman.