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The Medieval Warm Period was significantly warmer than the 20th century in the Barents Arctic region

The years since 2000, however, are warmer than any in the last 700 years, says glaciologist Aslak Grinsted in his PhD thesis Advanced methods of glaciological modelling and time series analysis.

Call for ARKTIS Graduate School

The Arctic Graduate School (ARKTIS), coordinated by the Arctic Centre, at the University of Lapland, opens a call for five (5) full-time RESEARCH STUDENT POSITIONS funded by the Ministry of Education for the period 1.1.2007 – 31.12.2010.

Funding for the Finnish International Polar Year research projects

Academy of Finland granted more than 760 000 euros for ice and climate studies.

ARKTIS received funding for new students

Five new five-year graduate student positions for the graduate school.

International Seminar: Indigenous Rights, Identity and Tourism

Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Sami Research Office welcomes you to participate the International Seminar titled ‘Indigenous Rights, Identity and Tourism’ in Rovaniemi, Arktikum building Aurora lecture room on the 8th and 9th of June 2006

New database on documentary films from the Barents region

Arctic Documentary Films at Risk in Barents Region project project has been surveying and ditizing old documentary films in Barents region.

Report: Biological Diversity in the Arctic

Composite report on status and trends regarding the knowledge, innovations and practices of Indigenous and local communities in the Arctic region has been published.

Research: Socio-Economical Effect of Large Predators on Reindeer Husbandry

Beasts Will Be Tolerated If Costs Are Compensated

NIEM gets funding from the Finnish Academy

Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law climate change research project funded by Finnish Academy