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Exhibition addresses the environmental distress of the Polar Regions
19.10.2020 14:16
In her Arktikum Science Centre exhibition The Call of Things, artist Jessica Houston draws attention to the environmental distress of the North and South Poles with ‘talking objects’ and photographs that Houston took during her travels.
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Eight applicants for Arctic Centre director
5.10.2020 18:28
The University of Lapland has received eight applications for the position of the Director of the Arctic Centre.
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Doctoral Dissertation: The Experience of Displacement and Social Engineering in Kola Saami Oral Histories
5.10.2020 9:00
M.A. Lukas Allemann examines in his thesis people’s experiences of Soviet-time, state-initiated displacement and (re)emplacement on the Kola Peninsula as well as the consequences of these developments. Sources show that Saami communities bore the brunt of these processes. The work seeks to draw – for the first time – a holistic picture of the social transformation among the Kola Saami, while nevertheless respecting the reality of mixed and multiple ethnic belongings as well as other categories of identity in the region.
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Arctic Market Days cancelled
1.10.2020 8:52
Due to current COVID-19 pandemic Arctic Market Days 2020 is cancelled. The market was supposed to be held in December at Arktikum House, Rovaniemi.
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Arctic Centre leading a new study on the EU Arctic-relevant policies
28.9.2020 11:53
The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland has for many years been involved in research and consultancy related to the EU’s Arctic policy. New research commissioned by the European Commission studies the EU policies affecting the Arctic from various point of views.
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Warming temperatures are driving Arctic greening
24.9.2020 15:10
As Arctic summers warm, Earth’s northern landscapes are changing. Using satellite images to track global tundra ecosystems over decades, a new study found the region has become greener, as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant growth.
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Webinaari hiihtokeskusten SnowApp-ilmastopalvelusta
23.9.2020 13:55
Hiihtokeskukset ja muut talvimatkailutoimijat tarvitsevat uusia työkaluja ja palveluita ilmastonmuutoksen edetessä ja talvien muuttuessa.
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Carbon emissions could add 40 cm to 2100 sea level rise
17.9.2020 16:00
If greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute about 40 centimeters of global sea level rise – and that’s beyond the amount that has already been set in motion by Earth’s warming climate. An international effort that brought together more than 60 ice, ocean and atmosphere scientists from three dozen international institutions has generated new estimates on how much of an impact Earth’s melting ice sheets could have on global sea levels by 2100.
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New book and a conference reflect on the future of the Arctic human population from the perspective of immigration
15.9.2020 10:09
Recently published book “Immigration in the Circumpolar North: Integration and Resilience” explores interconnected issues of integration and resilience among both immigrants and host communities in the Arctic region. It examines the factors that inhibit or enable the success of immigrants to the Arctic and the role of territoriality in the process of integration. Multiple authors from the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland have contributed to the book and its corresponding editor is researcher Nafisa Yeasmin.
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The position of the Director of the Arctic Centre is open
14.9.2020 13:15
The position of the Director of the Arctic Centre has been opened by the University of Lapland. Since 2015, the position has been filled for a five years period and the current period ends this year. The new period will last from 2021 to 2015.
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