News & Press Releases
25 April 2024
Yesterday, April 24. 2024, fittingly on the officially last day of winter in Iceland, 27 year old Japanese World Cup titan ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi took advantage of the amazing mountain, weather and snow conditions in mount Hlidarfjall above the town of Akureyri in Iceland for the longest ever ski jump in history.
23 April 2024
Dr. Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir has been appointed rector of the University of Akureyri as of July 1st.
19 April 2024
Introducing new and exciting content on the Arctic Portal - Quick Facts!
17 April 2024
The Third Russian-Chinese Arctic School “Anthropogenic impact on Arctic ecosystems: in search of new approaches to Arctic management” was held from April 1st to 6th in St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk, Russia.
15 April 2024
Landsvirkjun, the Icelandic National Power Company, has this winter been forced to curtail the supply of electricity to its customers due to insufficient water resources in its reservoirs to drive production at full capacity.
11 April 2024
March 2024 has solidified its place in history as the tenth consecutive month to claim the title of the hottest on record, according to the latest data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This remarkable streak, spanning from April 2023 to March 2024, underscores a troubling trend of escalating temperatures worldwide.
8 April 2024
UArctic and the Arctic Circle welcome nominations for the 2024 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award until April 30, 2024.
8 April 2024
Arctic Security Conference will take place 23-24 April 2024 at Scandic Sluseholmen, Copenhagen, Denmark. The Conference is organized by Defence iQ which is the world's largest defence events and media organization.
5 April 2024
The program for the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 was released today. The congress will take place from 29 May to 3 June 2024 in Bodø, Norway, hosted by Nordland Research Institute and Nord University.
5 April 2024
The China-Nordic Arctic Research (CNARC) is preparing to launch its Fellowship Program for the year 2024. The Fellowship Program has enjoyed a decade of success since its inception in 2014-2015, albeit with a pause due to the pandemic.
4 April 2024
From March 19th to 20th, 2024, the chef team from NOMAD Indigenous FoodLab catered for Bocuse d'Or Europe in Trondheim.
2 April 2024
The 2024 Arctic Circle Berlin Forum will be held 7-8 May 2024 at the Radialsystem Culture and Event Centre in Berlin, Germany. The Forum will explore the role of Science, Climate, Policies, and Europe in the future of the Arctic.
26 March 2024
At the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Council Meeting during Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW2024) in Edinburgh, IASC released its 2024 Bulletin, reporting on the IASC-supported activities over the past years.
25 March 2024
The High North Center for Business and Governance has opened nominations for the High North Hero Award, created to honor a person or an organization that has contributed to highlighting the importance of the Arctic.
22 March 2024
The Arctic is experiencing rapid warming, significantly outpacing the global average. As climate change accelerates in the High North, understanding its complex dynamics becomes imperative. Yet, uncertainties loom over critical questions about Arctic wildfires, ice melt, permafrost thaw, and their implications for global climate systems.
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