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Norwegian Explorer lectures on the Vanishing Arctic

Norwegian explorer Knut Espen Solberg gives an open lecture ”The Melting Arctic” on Thursday, 31 March 2011 at 5 pm at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland.

International Barents Secretariat and Arctic Centre renew the Barents Information contract

International Barents Secretariat (IBS) in Kirkenes, Norway and the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland have signed a contract on information and data management and dissemination within the Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation.

Arctic Centre’s Ice Researchers visiting China

Arctic Centre ice researchers Emilie Beaudon and Martina Schäfer are leaving next week for the Beijing Normal University (BNU) in China. During their stay in China, they will participate to an international workshop on ice flow modelling.

Biodiversity in northern forests – new book exhibition at the Arctic Centre Library

Libraries @ Barents – Communicative and active! conference in Rovaniemi in August

The 21st Barets Library Conference Libraries @ Barents – Communicative and active! will be organized in Rovaniemi in 24.-26.8.2011. Arctic Centre Library is one of the organizers together with the whole Lapland University Consortium Library, Regional Library of Lapland and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Lapland.

Barents Cafe 8. helmikuuta Rovaniemellä: Venäjän talouden modernisaatio

ARKTIS-tohtoriohjelma ja ThinkBarents -hanke järjestävät yhteistyössä Barents Cafe keskustelutilaisuuden tiistaina 8.2. 2011 klo 18:00-19:45 Arktikum-talon 2.kerroksen Thule-kokoustilassa (Pohjoisranta 4, Rovaniemi).

International conference on Nomadic and Indigenous Spaces: Productions and Cognitions

Arktisen keskuksen tiedeviestintäyksikköön haetaan tiedottajaa

European Parliament Supports EU Arctic Information Centre and University of Lapland

The European Parliament supports the idea to establish an EU Arctic Information Centre and mentions in this connection the initiative of the University of Lapland. The Information Centre is included in the report on Sustainable EU Policy for the High North that the Parliament, accepted on Thursday, 20th January.

Libraries without Borders Exhibition at the Lapland University Library

Libraries without Borders Exhibition introduces Komi Republic, its culture, literature and small handmade accessories.