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The University Centre of the Westfjords is searching for an energetic individual to fill the demanding role of director of the new master’s program in Coastal Communities and Regional Development. The University Centre of the Westfjords is home to an international, multidisciplinary master’s program in Coastal and Marine Management, with around 40-50 active master’s students each year, and ...

University of Cambridge is looking for four three-year Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRAs) to work on the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant project (2017-22), ARCTIC CULT, Arctic Cultures: Sites of ...

A unique graduate course in Integrated Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences will be in Bárðardalur, northern Iceland, 20-30 August 2018. The Svartárkot Culture-Nature Project offers an intensive graduate summer course: Human Ecology and Culture at Lake Mývatn 1700-2000: Dimensions of Environmental and Cultural Change …

A conference about marine sanctuaries will be held in Whales of Iceland Exhibition (Fiskislóð 23), Thursday the 22nd of February. Experts from USA and Europe will talk about the experiences of such sanctuaries and guests will learn about latest whale research in Iceland and latest ideas regarding marine ...

An international group of academics has nominated the Arctic Council for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Arctic Human Development Report (2004) is among the Arctic Council projects listed in the nomination letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The report was a priorty project during the Icelandic chairmanship of the Arctic Council 2002-2004 and co-lead and published by the Stefansson Arctic Institute.

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) will host a seminar at Borgir (R262), Akureyri, on Friday 26 January 2018 at 12:00. Alice Bradley, a postdoctoral researcher at Dartmouth College, will talk about ...

Rif Field Station calls for applications from scientists, university students or groups interested in utilizing the station‘s facilities for various research and monitorig projects. Are you developing an exciting research project for 2018 that could fit perfectly within the unique environment of Melrakkaslétta or the surrounding area? More information here: https://rifresearch.is/.

Nunataryuk relies on the involvement of 28 partner institutions in 12 countries, Stefansson Arctic Institute being one of them. Retreating permafrost coasts threaten the fragile Arctic environment. The EU project Nunataryuk will determine the effects of permafrost thaw on Earth’s coldest shorelines. Permafrost makes up a quarter of ...

The 2017 Stefansson Memorial Lecture will be held as a contribution to the opening programme of a new interdisciplinary Arctic Research Centre (CER-ARCTIC) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The Centre is the first of its kind in Spain. The Lecture is a joint project of the ...

The TOPtoTOP Global Climate Expedition https://toptotop.org/ , a family of climate explorers, is now in Akureyri on their 50-foot sailboat, the S/V Pachamama. Dario and Sabine Schwoerer and their six children have spent 16 years sailing all of the world’s seven seas, setting foot on seven continents, and climbing six of the world’s highest mountains, in an effort to...