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Arktisessa keskuksessa haettavana kaksi työperäiseen maahanmuuttoon liittyvää projektikoordinaattorin paikkaa
24.8.2020 10:30
Lapin yliopiston Arktisessa keskuksessa on haettavana kaksi projektikoordinaattorin tehtävää työllisyyden ja osaamisen edistämiseen sekä sosiaaliseen osallisuuteen liittyvään ATTRACT -hankkeeseen.
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Call for abstracts for the Northern political economy symposium 2020
20.8.2020 12:28
Northern political economy symposium 2020 titled ‘Excavating sites of power in the Arctic’ will be held as an online symposium October 27 – 28, 2020. Organizers welcome presentations that delve into power in its different, and potentially disguised/hidden/subdued forms and manifestations.
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Three recently published books offer new viewpoints to security in the Arctic
11.8.2020 8:11
The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) at the Arctic Centre is pleased to announce the publication of three new books. The books are the outcomes of several projects that NIEM has been holding during past years.
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New projects launched on Arctic migration
22.6.2020 12:31
Research on Arctic migration increases understanding of the specificities of migration in the northernmost regions of the world. The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is involved in altogether six new projects related to Arctic migration that have been launched during the past spring.
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Two post-doctoral positions open in the Arctic Centre
4.6.2020 14:38
The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is seeking to fill two post-doctoral research positions that will address decadal to centennial changes in Arctic climate and biodiversity, including social-ecological feedbacks and drivers.
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A summery exhibition tells the story of the Arctic Garden
4.6.2020 10:39
The Story of the Arctic Garden looks at the developments in the area surrounding the Arktikum building from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. After the exhibition at the Arktikum Science Centre, you can visit the Arctic Garden and see it with new eyes.
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Arktikum has been reopened
2.6.2020 15:24
Arktikum Science Centre and Museum has been reopened for the public on Tuesday 2.6. Special attention is paid to safety and hygiene and no public events are held for the time being.
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Summer exhibition reveals the changing winter
1.6.2020 12:09
The Changing Winter exhibition shows winter as we know it, reminding us of what we stand to lose, and it illustrates some of the changes that are already noticeable. The photos in the freezing summer exhibition are captured by three leading nature photographers in Finland.
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Explore and learn: A new scientific tourism concept to be developed
20.5.2020 13:13
An international consortium led by the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, has started the Scientific Tourism project (SCITOUR) aiming to create a new tourism concept that focuses on increasing scientific knowledge in tourism experiences. The project will work towards developing a general concept for incorporating science in tourism experiences. Project partners are from Iceland, Scotland and Greenland.
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The cost saved by the carbon kept in the permafrost would cover the cost of doing geoengineering
15.5.2020 12:00
The cost saved by the carbon kept in the permafrost alone would easily cover the cost of doing geoengineering by stratospheric aerosol injection, shows new research from Finnish and Chinese researchers, published in Nature Communications.
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