News & Press Releases
27 April 2017
The 8th International Workshop on Sea Ice Modelling, Data Assimilation and Verification is going to take place 1-3 November 2017 in Bergen. A joint workshop between the International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG), the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) Polar Prediction Project (PPP), WWRP Joint Working Group on Forecast Verification Research (JWGFVR) and GODAE Oceanview (GOV) 1-3 November 2017 at the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC), Bergen, Norway.
26 April 2017
The Final Report of the 11th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP 2016) in Potsdam is delivered and available now in the Arctic portal library.
25 April 2017
Technip, Yamal LNG, Gazprom Neft, Shell will deliver presentations at the 6th Yamal Oil and Gas Forum in Russia in June, 2017
19 April 2017
The Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in cooperation with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) announces a vacant position for a Project Manager to manage the activities of APPLICATE and INTERACT projects.
18 April 2017
The first winter navigation season 2016 - 2017 of a brand-new diesel-electric icebreaker "Novorossiysk" is completed. The icebreaker held more than fifty voyages in the White Sea during this season.
11 April 2017
Three PhD positions are available within the interdisciplinary project "Arctic Climate Across Scales (ACAS)", a collaboration between the Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES) and the Department of Meteorology (MISU), funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
5 April 2017
New to planning shipboard field work? Wondering how to request research vessel time, or specific pieces of equipment? Need samples or data to initiate a research project? If so, take part in the “2017 UNOLS Great Lakes Chief Scientist Training Cruise,” funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
3 April 2017
The project EALLU: Reindeer Herding Youth, Adaptation to Climate Change and Food Culture, which has been endorsed by the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group, hosted an Arctic Indigenous Cuisine Expo at the ‘Arctic Territory of Dialogue´ International Forum.
31 March 2017
The Presidents of Russia, Finland and Iceland, Vladimir Putin, Sauli Niinisto and Gudni Torlatsius Johannesson met at the 4th International Arctic Forum in Arkhangelsk, and discussed Arctic cooperation and development of the region.
30 March 2017
Russia plans to increase the share of its oil produced at fields in the Arctic from the current 17% to 26% within 20 years, Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak said on the International Arctic Forum "The Arctic - Territory of Dialogue" which takes place in Arkhangelsk, Russia, on March 29–30, 2017.
29 March 2017
On March 28, the President of the Republic of Iceland Gudni Torlasius Johannesson arrived to Arkhangelsk, Russia, to participate in the International Arctic Forum "The Arctic - Territory of Dialogue".
29 March 2017
Bachelor, Master and PHD students are invited to apply for the Interdisciplinary student course "Shipping in the Arctic" to be given at the University Centre in Svalbard from 31 July to 11 August 2017.
23 March 2017
Arctic sea ice reached a record low maximum extent for the third straight year, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.
20 March 2017
The ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ International Arctic Forum (to be held on March 29–30 in Arkhangelsk), will bring together experts in many different fields from around the world, including ecologists. One of the most anticipated discussions will take place at the roundtable entitled ‘The Arctic: Territory of Ecology’, and will cover corporate social responsibility in the Arctic and how to predict and mitigate the potential environmental impact of business activities.
15 March 2017
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) study, published today on the NSPA, affirms that rural areas make an important contribution to growth and productivity in the EU
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