Archive - Arctic Portal

Details: Published: 02 July 2014

Yesterday, 1^st of July 2014, the state´s Duma approved the new – old law "On computation of time" to switch the clock on October 26^th 2014 to permanent winter time. This regulation will grant northerners with two hours earlier daylight during the dark season mid - winter compared with last winter.

Details: Published: 01 July 2014

The conference Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, will be held in Akureyri, 30 – 31 October 2014.

Details: Published: 30 June 2014

The hunting season in Iceland has officially begun with a fin whale to be the first catch. Once again Icelandic whalers have resumed the activity despite of the condemnation of whaling practices that was introduced in moratorium from 1982.

Details: Published: 27 June 2014

International students are welcome to apply for Northern (Arctic) Federal University quota scholarship program funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Details: Published: 25 June 2014

The Transatlantic Science Week will take place in Toronto, 27 – 28 October 2014.

Details: Published: 24 June 2014

National Snow and Ice Data Center has issued an update to Arctic Sea Ice News Analysis describing a winter sea ice conditions in the Arctic Ocean.

Details: Published: 23 June 2014

International conference and exhibition on performance of ships and structures in ice starts on Sunday 28^th of June 2014. The event will take place in Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Details: Published: 20 June 2014

The Russian Foundation for Humanities (Russia) and the Research Council of Norway (Norway) open a new call in the field of humanities. Deadline for the application is 10/09/2014.

Details: Published: 19 June 2014

The European Union has decided to drop the sanctions that it had imposed on the northeast Atlantic nation of Faroe Islands.

Details: Published: 18 June 2014

EUCOP 4, is going to be held in Évora, Portugal 18-21 June, 2014. The PAGE21 project partners are actively participating in the conference chairing various sessions and presenting the latest research. Full list of accepted abstracts can be found here.