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CNARC Fellowship Program for 2014 (30.04.2014) The China-Nordic Arctic Research Center (CNARC) fellowship program offers opportunities for excellent researchers from both China and Nordic states, under the collaborative framework of the CNARC, to...

U.S. Arctic Scholar Grant Available (28.04.2014)The Fulbright Commission is offering a grant, financed by the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, supporting a U.S. Arctic scholar to teach and research for three to five months during the 2015-2...

Tradition for Tomorrow: Celebrating Nordic Folk Music & DanceTradition for Tomorrow is a conference to be held in Akureyri, Iceland, 20-23 August 2014.Conference language is EnglishExtended abstract submission deadline: April 20, 2014Conferenc...

Arctic Studies: Mobility grants between Iceland and NorwayScience Cooperation Fund, cooperation between Icelandic and Norwegian institutions – Application deadline 2 May 2014Staff mobility: Individual or group mobility, 1-8 mobilities can be app...

Summer Course in Arctic Studies in OsloThe International Summer School at the University of Oslo, Norway, launches a new interdisciplinary course this coming summer. See announcement.

An Open Lecture: Why the Arctic Matters? Prospects of Development An open lecture by Dr. Natalia Loukacheva, the first visiting Nansen Professor of Arctic Studies, University of Akureyri and currently Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal Governance...

IPTRN VI Conference: Polar Tourism Gateways: Past, Present and Future  (19.12.2013)Christchurch, New Zealand, will be the location for the first International Polar Tourism Research Network (IPTRN) conference to be held in the Southern H...

Stefansson Memorial Lecture 2013 (29.10.2013)The Stefansson Memorial Lecture is an annual event established by the Stefansson Arctic Institute honoring the legacy of arctic explorer, anthropologist, and former Dartmouth faculty member Vilhjálmur ...

The 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913  (28.10.2013)An Arctic event focused on the life of Vilhjálmur Stefansson and the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913 will be organized on November 5, 20...

Conference in Akureyri on climate change in northern territoriesNorthern Research Forum in cooperation with the ESPON-ENECON project organizes a conference called Climate Change in Northern Territories. Sharing Experiences, Exploring New Methods a...