News

The EU Parliament approved a budget line for the Arctic Information Centre

The establishment of the EU Arctic Information Centre in Rovaniemi has taken an important step forward in the European Parliament.

A new issue of Barents Studies journal published

A third issue of Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics, a new scientific journal concerning Barents Region and its people, economy and politics, has recently been published. The open access journal is available as both electronic and printed version.

Four Arctic Centre director candidates to be interviewed

China-Nordic Fellowship Program applications open

China-Nordic fellowship program offers opportunities for researchers from both China and Nordic states, under the collaborative framework of the China-Nordic Arctic Research Center (CNARC), to conduct joint research within leading research institutes in Arctic studies.

Arctic Centre participates in the new ice law research project

Tundra study uncovers impact of climate warming in the Arctic

Timo Koivurova appointed as the Acting Director of the Arctic Centre

Rector of the University of Lapland Mauri Ylä-Kotola appointed Research Professor Timo Koivurova as the Acting Director of the Arctic Centre between 1st August and 31st October 2015.

Twelve people applied for the new Director of the Arctic Centre

The position of Research Professor of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland, that also includes the task of the Director of the Arctic Centre, was applied for by twelve people by the deadline 18th June. The position will be filled through an invitation procedure for a five-year period beginning on 1st November 2015.

Arktikum Science Centre’s new exhibition stands short

Do you know what is a ‘spruce’s ass’? Or why the mountain ash has been considered as a sacred tree? The story of the trees in the Arctic is told in Standing short, the new exhibition of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland. Welcome to learn wooden facts, see delightful illustrations, hug a tree and laugh at some silly jokes.

Black carbon deposition in the European Arctic