Pat Maher, PhD
@drpatmaher.bsky.social
Father, husband, scholar. He/him. Full Professor of Physical and Health Education. Editor-in-Chief of the JAEOL, 3M NTF, FRCGS, TEC FI '04, ISSOTL Fellow, Grímsson Fellow, UArctic x LRF Research Fellow. Posts are my own.
Quinzhees and Campfires (+ S'mores). The joys of winter camping - a Nipissing University BPHE practical course. Just glad it was only -11 C the weekend we camped out; unlike this past weekend (-35 C or so). ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Quinzhees and Campfires (+ S'mores). The joys of winter camping - a Nipissing University BPHE practical course. Just glad it was only -11 C the weekend we camped out; unlike this past weekend (-35 C or so). ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
Hey International Colleagues check this out: Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program at UNBC. Folks in Education have a strong interest in outdoor learning and climate change education. Connect with Hart Banack.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Hey International Colleagues check this out: Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program at UNBC. Folks in Education have a strong interest in outdoor learning and climate change education. Connect with Hart Banack.
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All ready for my next research project: building and maintaining sustainable communities - an examination using the LEGO®️ SERIOUS PLAY®️approach. Took the facilitator's training in December and then the tools arrived today. Probably almost 10,000 bricks here.
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
All ready for my next research project: building and maintaining sustainable communities - an examination using the LEGO®️ SERIOUS PLAY®️approach. Took the facilitator's training in December and then the tools arrived today. Probably almost 10,000 bricks here.
Another excellent weekend of practical skills work - this time snowshoeing around the Duchesnay Falls trails just off campus. Some great winter physical activity, excellent peer teaching and beautiful conditions (Day 1 a bit icy and Day 2 an overnight snowfall made it a winter wonderland).❄️❄️❄️
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Another excellent weekend of practical skills work - this time snowshoeing around the Duchesnay Falls trails just off campus. Some great winter physical activity, excellent peer teaching and beautiful conditions (Day 1 a bit icy and Day 2 an overnight snowfall made it a winter wonderland).❄️❄️❄️
It's a full circle moment. In both 2000 and 2005 I had Arctic paddling expeditions supported by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society @rcgssgrc.bsky.social, and now I've joined their Expedition Committee. The call for expedition support is now open (Deadline Jan. 7): rcgs.org/programs/exp...
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It's a full circle moment. In both 2000 and 2005 I had Arctic paddling expeditions supported by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society @rcgssgrc.bsky.social, and now I've joined their Expedition Committee. The call for expedition support is now open (Deadline Jan. 7): rcgs.org/programs/exp...
What a fantastic two days of thinking and leading at the December STLHE | SAPES @stlhesapes.bsky.social in person Board meeting. Thanks to Yorkville University for hosting us - you might notice their President in the pic - joining us on Day 2 🙂.
December 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
What a fantastic two days of thinking and leading at the December STLHE | SAPES @stlhesapes.bsky.social in person Board meeting. Thanks to Yorkville University for hosting us - you might notice their President in the pic - joining us on Day 2 🙂.
The Christmas season in Copenhagen 🇩🇰. Such a wonderful time of the year: skating, lights, markets, etc. Now that I've completed 4 days of training to be a certified facilitator in the LEGO®️ SERIOUS PLAY®️ method, I can relax and enjoy a Julebryg before I fly home.
December 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Christmas season in Copenhagen 🇩🇰. Such a wonderful time of the year: skating, lights, markets, etc. Now that I've completed 4 days of training to be a certified facilitator in the LEGO®️ SERIOUS PLAY®️ method, I can relax and enjoy a Julebryg before I fly home.
Some unreal auroras #icelandair on the way to some "bucket list" professional development. Excited to be in København 🇩🇰 all week.
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Some unreal auroras #icelandair on the way to some "bucket list" professional development. Excited to be in København 🇩🇰 all week.
And that's a wrap! Very happy to give an opening keynote yesterday morning at the Institute for Outdoor Learning conference #GlobalOutdoorLearningDay. My talk was a global perspective on OL research (bouncing through the rapids).
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
And that's a wrap! Very happy to give an opening keynote yesterday morning at the Institute for Outdoor Learning conference #GlobalOutdoorLearningDay. My talk was a global perspective on OL research (bouncing through the rapids).
@uarctic.bsky.social story about my recent trip to London 🇬🇧:
www.uarctic.org/news/2025/11... @lrfheritage.bsky.social
www.uarctic.org/news/2025/11... @lrfheritage.bsky.social
UArctic x Lloyd’s Register Foundation Research Fellows Visit To Headquarters in London
The Research Fellowships is a partnership between the Lloyd's Register Foundation and the University of the Arctic. The Fellowships aim to support researchers that use historical perspectives and appl...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
@uarctic.bsky.social story about my recent trip to London 🇬🇧:
www.uarctic.org/news/2025/11... @lrfheritage.bsky.social
www.uarctic.org/news/2025/11... @lrfheritage.bsky.social
Last set of pics from the London trip. Another boat trip on the Thames to take the train to Guilford for an afternoon/evening visit to the University of Surrey. Excellent convos with Christy Hehir - a long time polar tourism research collaborator🐧🐻❄️. @uarctic.bsky.social @lrfheritage.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Last set of pics from the London trip. Another boat trip on the Thames to take the train to Guilford for an afternoon/evening visit to the University of Surrey. Excellent convos with Christy Hehir - a long time polar tourism research collaborator🐧🐻❄️. @uarctic.bsky.social @lrfheritage.bsky.social
Final day in London🇬🇧. A morning boat ride down the Thames to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Fantastic large ocean map from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Thanks @lrfheritage.bsky.social and @uarctic.bsky.social for organizing everything. Wonderful collaborations now and into the future.
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Final day in London🇬🇧. A morning boat ride down the Thames to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Fantastic large ocean map from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Thanks @lrfheritage.bsky.social and @uarctic.bsky.social for organizing everything. Wonderful collaborations now and into the future.
Amazing day at the @lrfheritage.bsky.social! Examining the archives, interacting with some impressive artifacts, and meeting with staff and other invited guests. So much history on display in this formidable/newly renovated building @uarctic.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Amazing day at the @lrfheritage.bsky.social! Examining the archives, interacting with some impressive artifacts, and meeting with staff and other invited guests. So much history on display in this formidable/newly renovated building @uarctic.bsky.social.
Just a quick trip to the UK for research meetings with @lrfheritage.bsky.social and @uarctic.bsky.social. Started with a beautiful Sunday morning walk across multiple bridges in central London and a visit to the Tate Modern. A fantastic exhibit by Sámi artist Máret Ánne Sara and an Andy Warhol!
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Just a quick trip to the UK for research meetings with @lrfheritage.bsky.social and @uarctic.bsky.social. Started with a beautiful Sunday morning walk across multiple bridges in central London and a visit to the Tate Modern. A fantastic exhibit by Sámi artist Máret Ánne Sara and an Andy Warhol!
Thanks @uarctic.bsky.social for a wonderful story about our current project, funded by @globalaffairs.canada.ca, as well as our ongoing network collaboration (17 years and counting): uarctic.org/news/2025/10... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social @haskoliislands.bsky.social and many other partners.
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thanks @uarctic.bsky.social for a wonderful story about our current project, funded by @globalaffairs.canada.ca, as well as our ongoing network collaboration (17 years and counting): uarctic.org/news/2025/10... @umeauniversitet.bsky.social @haskoliislands.bsky.social and many other partners.
Day 5 - the final morning of the seminar/field course @uarctic.bsky.social. Amazing presentations by the Masters students + an inspiring panel of Doctoral students. Followed up by a powerful national event in downtown Reykjavik - the 50th anniversary of the Women's Strike (lnkd.in/gV2UANSX).
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Day 5 - the final morning of the seminar/field course @uarctic.bsky.social. Amazing presentations by the Masters students + an inspiring panel of Doctoral students. Followed up by a powerful national event in downtown Reykjavik - the 50th anniversary of the Women's Strike (lnkd.in/gV2UANSX).
Day 4 of the @uarctic.bsky.social seminar/fieldcourse. Morning meetings on the future plans of the Thematic Network on Northern Tourism. A short visit to Þingvellir National Park 🇮🇸. 🇨🇦 leading the way with that licence plate (Eh! and our 13 provinces/territories ). Then Hallgrimskirkja by night.
October 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Day 4 of the @uarctic.bsky.social seminar/fieldcourse. Morning meetings on the future plans of the Thematic Network on Northern Tourism. A short visit to Þingvellir National Park 🇮🇸. 🇨🇦 leading the way with that licence plate (Eh! and our 13 provinces/territories ). Then Hallgrimskirkja by night.
Day 3 of the seminar/field course was suitably AMAZING! It started with a visit to the Báran workers union, followed by trips to Eldhester, the Friðheimar food experience, and add on bucket-list attractions of Kerið crater, Gulfoss & Geysir. @uarctic.bsky.social 🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇨🇦.
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Day 3 of the seminar/field course was suitably AMAZING! It started with a visit to the Báran workers union, followed by trips to Eldhester, the Friðheimar food experience, and add on bucket-list attractions of Kerið crater, Gulfoss & Geysir. @uarctic.bsky.social 🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇨🇦.
Wow - day 2 was exceptional! A beautiful sunrise from the Héraðsskólinn Historic Guesthouse; an inspirational panel of experts from across the North 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇸🇪🇳🇴🇮🇸; ongoing construction at the geothermal baths of Fontana Laugarvatn; Brúarfoss at sunset. @uarctic.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Wow - day 2 was exceptional! A beautiful sunrise from the Héraðsskólinn Historic Guesthouse; an inspirational panel of experts from across the North 🇫🇮🇨🇦🇸🇪🇳🇴🇮🇸; ongoing construction at the geothermal baths of Fontana Laugarvatn; Brúarfoss at sunset. @uarctic.bsky.social
Amazing first day of our seminar/field course on 'Tourism Employment in the Arctic: Towards Decent Work'. Talking to unions and employer associations in Reykjavik, then travelling to Efstidalur farm and agri-tourism business. Farm to Table through only a window. @uarctic.bsky.social.
October 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Amazing first day of our seminar/field course on 'Tourism Employment in the Arctic: Towards Decent Work'. Talking to unions and employer associations in Reykjavik, then travelling to Efstidalur farm and agri-tourism business. Farm to Table through only a window. @uarctic.bsky.social.
Excited to start our symposium/field course on "Tourism Employment in the Arctic: Towards Decent Work" in Laugarvatn 🇮🇸 tomorrow. 8 faculty/studentsfrom VIU, Yukon University, and Nipissing University 🇨🇦. 25 other colleagues/students from other schools in 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸 + industry and community leaders.
October 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Excited to start our symposium/field course on "Tourism Employment in the Arctic: Towards Decent Work" in Laugarvatn 🇮🇸 tomorrow. 8 faculty/studentsfrom VIU, Yukon University, and Nipissing University 🇨🇦. 25 other colleagues/students from other schools in 🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸 + industry and community leaders.
It has been really fun to be at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik 🇮🇸 this week. Showcasing my work as a Grímsson Fellow, thanking our hosts in Ísafjörður, meeting the former President himself, and scootering around the harbour.
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It has been really fun to be at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik 🇮🇸 this week. Showcasing my work as a Grímsson Fellow, thanking our hosts in Ísafjörður, meeting the former President himself, and scootering around the harbour.
Fun to host research partners from Telemark Research Institute🇳🇴 this week. They gave excellent insightful lectures, but we also found time to walk the trails to Duchesnay Falls, talk through potential journal manuscripts and brainstorm about our next funding applications together.
October 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Fun to host research partners from Telemark Research Institute🇳🇴 this week. They gave excellent insightful lectures, but we also found time to walk the trails to Duchesnay Falls, talk through potential journal manuscripts and brainstorm about our next funding applications together.
Excited to see these promotional social posts popping up. Thanks @outdoor-learning.bsky.social for the invite. #GlobalOutdoorLearningDay #FollowTheSun
IOL International Conference 2025 (21 & 22 November) - An online event for international partnership & cultural exchange.
IOL are delighted to welcome Guest Speaker Dr Pat Maher to #FollowTheSun
Early bird bookings now open until 20.10.25
at 🔗 bit.ly/4mwlulc
#GlobalOutdoorLearningDay
IOL are delighted to welcome Guest Speaker Dr Pat Maher to #FollowTheSun
Early bird bookings now open until 20.10.25
at 🔗 bit.ly/4mwlulc
#GlobalOutdoorLearningDay
September 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Excited to see these promotional social posts popping up. Thanks @outdoor-learning.bsky.social for the invite. #GlobalOutdoorLearningDay #FollowTheSun
So beautifully simple!
The great reveal: Ella Nilsson's fantastic IOERC11 logo, inspired by Oslo's motto of "the blue and the green and the city in between".
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#ioerc11
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#ioerc11
September 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
So beautifully simple!