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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

The members of the NPE team gather together regularly to catch up and plan future activities. This does not always take place in a meeting room - a couple of sunny springtime pictures are worth a thousand words!   

New project from Hannah Strauss-Mazzullo: “Hidden in plain view: the growing importance of consultancies in environmental policy and management – implications for democratic society”

NPE team research Hannah Strauss-Mazzullo was granted funding for her post-doc research by Kone Foundation in last December. Now Hannah shares with us what her research project is all about.    

How to complete a PhD

NPE team researcher Marjo Lindroth will soon defend her doctoral dissertation. Interested in the process of completing a PhD or thinking about maybe getting started with one? Here are Marjo's tips for successfully finishing a PhD!   

The Snowman - Christmas Story of Means and Matters, by Joonas Vola

Why is it good to build a snowman and what can we learn from it in the context of flood protection?   

Researcher of the month: Terhi Vuojala-Magga

I am an anthropologist, and my research interests focus on the northern nature, animals and natural phenomenon in a way or on other, I have worked on issues such as floods and reindeer husbandry in the context of global change. It has been a great privilege to have an opportunity to study arctic animals, plants and phenomenon in detail and it has widened up my perspectives to admire and question the northern life from the everyday context.    

Funding news: Kone Foundation grants to NPE researchers

The recipients of the Kone Foundation researcher grants for the year 2015 were announced yesterday. This year two NPE team members, Hannah Strauss-Mazzullo and Adrian Braun, were among the 572 successful applicants who were granted funding by Kone.   

Regional studies still kicking strong

The regional symposium Barents Studies: Past, present and future was organized at the Arctic Centre on the 4.-5. of November. Missed it? No reason to worry - NPE team's research professor Monica Tennberg summarized the highlights of the seminar for you.   

Researcher of the month: Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen

Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen is a researcher in the Unit for Gender Studies at the University of Lapland and a member of the NPE research group of the Arctic Centre. Her research focuses on sustainable development, its social dimension in particular, and questions of knowledge and participation in Arctic politics.