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Climate Change and Adaption in the Northern Regions, seminar on 4th of February 2009

International Polar Year Educational Posters Available for Download

The posters address the question: "Why, and how, are the polar regions and polar research important to all people on Earth?" These posters present and illustrate a broad sample of polar issues and facts - they are a "textbook" for your wall.

Arctic Market Days in the Arktikum

Arctic Market Days invite you to see the Sami and local handicrafts and taste local herbs from 19th to 21st of December in the Arktikum.

New publication on mining law

New publication on mining law has been released, which studies the evolving mining law from the perspective of northern regions.

Arktis Graduate School Public Lecture: Ice and Climate Research on Vestfonna

Researchers Emilie Beaudon and Venkata Gandikota lecture on ice and climate research on Vestfonna glacier in Svalbard on Tuesday the 25th of November at 18.00 in Arktikum Aurora hall.

Lecture on the Russian Indigenous Peoples of the North as Political Actors

Lecture by Tamara Semenova is the first in the quest lecture series to present and discuss topical issues in environmental politics in the Arctic.

Guest Lecture: Russian Indigenous Peoples of the North as Political Actors

University of Lapland’s Arctic Centre hosts a quest lecture by senior researcher Tamara Semenova from Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage, Moscow, Russia on 8th of December, 2008, at 10 am.

Funding for the Antarctic blue ice research

The Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering of the Academy of Finland has granted 370 000 euros for a four-year research project led by research professor John Moore. The project will explore the Antarctic blue ice regions.

International Polar Day on September 24th

September 24th, 2008 marks the sixth quarterly International Polar Day, this time focusing on People.

Seminar on planning exhibitions based on popularized scientific content 3.-4.10. 2008

Arctic Centre together with the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Arts and Design arranges a seminar on planning exhibitions based on popularized scientific content.