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New science centre onboard of the world’s first nuclear icebreaker in Murmansk

Tackling politics of “the social” in Arctic Studies - approaches, methodologies and case studies

August 20-21, 2015, Pyhätunturi, Finland

International Search for the New Director of the Arctic Centre

In its meeting of 21 April 2015 the Board of the University of Lapland decided to launch an international search to appoint a new director for the Arctic Centre. The application period will begin in May 2015.

Publication of a new series of working papers on Public Participation and Climate Governance

The Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL), The Governance, Environment & Markets Initiative at Yale University (GEM), and the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) of the Arctic Centre (University of Lapland) are pleased to announce the publication of a new series of working papers on public participation and climate governance.

Doctoral defence: The improved status of indigenous peoples has not decreased the exercise of power over them

The exercise of power over indigenous peoples has not decreased, even though they enjoy improved opportunities for political participation and increased recognition of their rights. Rather, power has taken on more subtle forms.

Barents Media Guide now available at web

Nature Photographs of the Year in Arktikum

Nature Photographs of the Year are on display in spring exhibition in Arktikum Science Centre, Rovaniemi, Finland.

Research Professor Koivurova to The Economist’s Arctic Summit

Compliments to Paula Kankaanpää from Finnish Foreign Minister Tuomioja

Paula Kankaanpää appointed to the Finnish Environmental Institute

Professor Paula Kankaanpää, director of the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland, will move to the Finnish Environmental Institute (SYKE), based in Helsinki. Starting in August, she will take the position as the new Director of the Marine Research Centre.