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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Aug 28

The #UArcticCongress 2026 website is now live!

🔗 www.uarcticcongress.fo

Over the next months, the site will be updated with the latest information about e.g. the call for abstracts, the program, registration, travel and accommodation, as well as other practical details.

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jul 28

Join the UArctic webinar on Arctic Economy and Business Development!

📅 August 13, 2025
🕑 2:00 PM NST

Learn from innovative business models and partnerships aimed at fostering inclusive, locally driven, and culturally grounded economic growth.

🔗 www.uarctic.org/news/2025/7/...

UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jul 18

📣 Just two weeks left! We are accepting session proposals for the #UArcticCongress 2026! The event takes place in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands from May 26 to 29, 2026.

📅 The call deadline is extended to July 31, 2025. Read more and submit a session proposal: www.uarctic.org/about-us/mee...

UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jul 18

Read more here! www.uarctic.org/news/2025/7/...

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SDU Arctic @sduarctic.bsky.social · Jul 12

Want to discuss changes in the Arctic Ocean? Submissions open now to be part of the Arctic Maritime Safety, Climate Impacts & Human–Enviro Interactions session #OceansSciencesMeeting #Glasgow w/ @sdu.dk Professor Dewan Ahsan - Deadline 20 Aug 25 @uarctic.bsky.social agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jul 4

There's still time! Reminder about the #UArcticCongress 2026: the deadline for the call for session proposals is extended to July 31, and the online submission form is live! Read more and find the submission link here:

www.uarctic.org/about-us/mee...

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jul 4

There's still time! Reminder about the #UArcticCongress 2026: the deadline for the call for session proposals is extended to July 31, and the online submission form is live! Read more and find the submission link here:

www.uarctic.org/about-us/mee...

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jul 4

Be sure to check out @arcticcouncil.bsky.social 's new podcast, "This Way Up" ! The podcast introduces you to the people and stories shaping a changing Arctic. Now streaming on all platforms. arctic-council.org/podcast/

This Way Up: The Arctic Council Podcast

This Way Up is the Arctic Council podcast bringing you stories and experiences from around the circumpolar Arctic

arctic-council.org

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UHI Institute for Northern Studies @insuhi.bsky.social · Jul 2

"The Future of Northern and Arctic Islands: 2050 and Beyond."
A free online inaugural @thinkuhi.bsky.social
INS Islands Studies Hub event, in partnership with the NAISR UArctic Thematic Network. Symposium Announcement and Call for Participation #research To register: www.uhi.ac.uk/en/research-...

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · Jul 2

Read the latest UArctic blog! 📣 Fellow Daniel Oliver Paulsen, a PhD Candidate at the University of Bergen, explores the changing nature of ‘seamanship’ and what it means for safety.🚢🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/underst...

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 26

📣 Reminder that we are accepting session proposals for the #UArcticCongress 2026! The event takes place in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands from May 26 to 29, 2026.

📅 The call deadline is extended to July 31, 2025. Read more and submit a session proposal: www.uarctic.org/about-us/mee...

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 25

Call for Applications: 2025 UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund

The UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund is now open for applications! This unique initiative supports early-stage ideas that aim to strengthen Arctic communities and improve the Arctic environment through p...

www.uarctic.org

UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Access to a network of researchers, institutions, and Arctic innovators 🌐🔬

Ongoing opportunities to share your work through UArctic events, publications, and international channels 📢🌟

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 25

Awardees will receive:

A grant of $2,000 to $5,000 USD 💵 (exceptions possible based on project scope)

Mentorship and training through UArctic’s Thematic Network on Managing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the North 🎓🤝...

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 25

The UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund is now open for applications!😃 This unique initiative supports early-stage ideas that aim to strengthen Arctic communities and improve the Arctic environment through practical, community-driven innovation. 🌍✨ Deadline to apply is October 31, 2025. 📅

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 18

📣 In case you missed it, we are now accepting session proposals for the #UArcticCongress 2026! The event takes place in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands from May 26 to 29, 2026.

📅 The call deadline is extended to July 31, 2025. Read more and submit a session proposal: www.uarctic.org/about-us/mee...

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · Jun 4

Arctic cruise emergencies: are we ready?

Our 4th installment of our UArctic Scholars discussing how their fellowship will seek to learn from the past to address contemporary maritime safety challenges in the Arctic region 🧊🔗 www.lrfoundation.org.uk/news/arctic-...

Arctic cruise emergencies: are we ready?

In this blog, Professor Dewan Ahsan, Co-head of the Danish Center for Risk and Safety Management at the University of Southern Denmark, explains how his project will help manage the risks associated w...

www.lrfoundation.org.uk

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 10

collaborative past few days filled with much great discussion and decision-making.

Please be sure to check out our website for more information on everything that happened😀🌐🏔️

UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 10

👏And that's a wrap on the 2025 #UArcticAssembly meeting! We would like to extend a very big thank-you to the Sámi Education Institute for hosting the Assembly and to the Sámi Cultural Center Sajos for providing such a beautiful venue! We also thank our participants for a productive and...

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 9

#UArcticAssembly

UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 9

The Thematic Network on Nordic Snow Network, NordSnowNet (‪@ilmatieteenlaitos.fi‬) and the Thematic Network on Sustainable Strategies for Waste Removal and Restoration of Arctic Mine Waste Areas, RAMWA (@uninmbu.bsky.social‬) have been granted full TN status after their 1-year provisional period.🤝🥳

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 9

The Assembly has voted to approve three new Thematic Networks🤩:

Environmental Humanities, hosted by ‪@uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social‬

Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring, hosted by ‪@unioulu.bsky.social‬

Thematic Youth Network, hosted by @memorialu.bsky.social‬

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UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 8

The #UArcticAssembly today approved a few financial motions: membership fees for 2026 and the 2025 operating budget proposal. The plans for the 2026 UArctic Congress and Assembly also received their support; it is to be hosted by the University of the Faroe Islands on 26-29 May in Tórshavn.

UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 8

#UArcticAssembly

UArctic @uarctic.bsky.social · Jun 8

UArctic Impact Study presentation. 🎤 Speaker: Stephen Heal, Member of UArctic President’s Cabinet.

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