Congratulations to our Director Keith Larson, who has been appointed Associate VP for Polar Research Analytics at UArctic! @uarctic.bsky.social

Beyond Calls – Interreg Aurora 20 Nov, 12:00, Umeå University UMU researchers, learn what makes funding applications successful. Bring your questions, share your experience, connect with colleagues and build strong networks for future calls. Register here! 👇

Arctic Connect 24 October, 12:00, Umeå University Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and partnerships, and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and connected within our network!

Some events from Arctic Centre 👇 Arctic Connect Meet fellow Arctic researchers, hear about upcoming calls and tap into the Arctic Centre’s unique horizon scanning. Beyond Calls Learn what makes your funding application successful! Connect and build strong networks for future calls.

Visste du att denna vecka är Giällavahkkuo (Samiska språkveckan)? Denna vecka uppmärksammas de samiska språken över hela Sverige. Vid Umeå universitet uppmärksammas den av Várdduo - centrum för samisk forskning med en föreläsning av Peter Steggo på Tráhppie. Välkommen den 22 oktober!

#ClimateChangePost: It will be hot in Europe this week. Climate extremes have already changed over Europe: 50% of European territory is now experiencing unusually warm temperatures in the summer in comparison to the past. www.climatechangepost.com/news/climate...

Did you know that registration is now open for several Arctic-related forums and conferences in Sweden this autumn? Check them out! 👇 @umeauniversitet.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

The warm weekend brought forward the first barren ground and flowers around TarfalaResearchStation @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social ! We are looking forward to welcome our colleagues from @arcticcentreumu.bsky.social soon who work with vegetation in #Storglaciären's forefield!

Save the date for APECS Sweden Conference 2025! 22–23 September 2025 in Umeå, Sweden. Registration opens soon.

🤝 The European Polar Board members gathered in beautiful Umeå, Sweden, this May for the Spring 2025 Plenary Meeting, kindly hosted by the @arcticcentreumu.bsky.social ! 💡 Learn more and explore the key highlights of the meeting here: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...

Let´s combine climate research with art! Right now, Arctic Centre is present at the Botanic Garden in Lund to participate in the grand opening of the exhibition “Broken Greenhouse – Embodied Climate Futures”. A project that will travel through Sweden until 2027.

Information seminar about Impact Innovation 📅 Thursday 5 May, 12:00–13:00 📍 Galaxen (Sirius) and Online 🥗 Light lunch from 11:30 for those who register Learn about Sweden's major innovation investment for the 2030s. Johanna Gardeström will explain the programme, share tips, and answer questions.

The European Polar Board and European Polar Coordination Office are officially established in Umeå, hosted by the Arctic Centre at Umeå University! It was celebrated with a top meeting with a wide international audience where the importance of Polar research in Europe was highlighted and discussed.

Registration is now open! 👇 Arctic Forum: Food 29–30 September Lycksele On the theme "Food, transitions and Indigenous knowledges", we meet to explore new ways towards resilient societies in the North by preparing and sharing meals with one another. Register before 8 September!

The European Polar Coordination Office (#EPCO) is pleased to welcome its new Officer, Dr Kylie Owen! 🎉 We are excited to announce her appointment and invite you to learn more about her background here: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...

Young researchers who use #AI to solve #sustainability and #climate problems, compete and showcase your ideas and help shape a more sustainable world! 👇 Compete in either "AI for Sustainable Development Projects" or "AI and Climate Change Solutions", and win prizes! Deadline 21 July.

Postdoc position in landscape limnology and methane cycling in Arctic lakes. Apply for a four-year position at the CLIMET project (Climate feedbacks and methane cycling in Arctic lakes: enzymes to atmosphere). Apply by 28 April. @umeaunimarine.bsky.social

Arctic lunch meet-up: EU Horizon funding 22 April, 12:00–13:00 A Working Lab, Umeå Campus Meet with other researchers and learn about EU Horizon funding. Professor and Arctic Six Chair Armando Perez-Cueto will talk about his experience with Horizon applications. We offer a light lunch.

The report from the 2nd European Polar Science Week (3-6 September 2024) is now published! 💡 In Copenhagen, experts, policymakers, and stakeholders came together to strengthen collaboration on polar research. 🔍 Dive into the findings & recommendations here: eo4society.esa.int/2025/04/07/e...

New job? Finished your PhD? New publications or projects? Change in contact information? If you have a profile on the Women in the Arctic and Antarctic website, please get in touch if you would like to update it. womeninthearcticandantarctic.ca #WomenintheArcticandAntarctic

Call for Papers now open! The #IGEC25 will take place in Reykjavík, 12–15 Oct, focusing on green energy, AI & Arctic solutions. Submit your abstract by 30 April: igec25.is/call-for-papers #ArcticEnergy #EnergyAI #CallForPapers #IACN

🚨Last call!🚨 The deadline to apply for the #BorealisIntern program is almost here! Gain hands-on experience working on cutting-edge research. Join us!🧪🌊🦑 📅 Apply by April 1, 2025! Don't miss out! More here: www.umu.se/en/umea-mari... #Internship #MarineScience @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

Did you know that today, 21 March, is the first-ever World Day for Glaciers? Today, we acknowledge the rapid melting glaciers, and the research conducted to preserve them. 💙 #WorldDayForGlaciers #Arctic #ArcticResearch #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Glaciers #UN #UnitedNations #FN

Reporting from @tarfalaresstation.bsky.social, Nina Kirchner, professor of glaciology, marks the first-ever #WorldDayForGlaciers by emphasizing why glacier research is vital.

21 mars är Internationella glaciärdagen! Idag fokuserar vi på de allt snabbare smältande glaciärerna, och på det fantastiska jobbet för att försöka bevara dem. 💙 #InternationalGlacierDay #ClimateChange #WarmerClimate #FN #UN @tarfalaresstation.bsky.social

Get to know our Arctic Six Chairs! 5/5 Educator and historian Björn Norlin will investigate teacher education at Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish universities to find new ways to include Sámi content in the programs and courses. #TheArcticSix #Research #ArcticResearch #ArcticCentreUmu #Education

Våld mot samiska kvinnor ➥ Jennie Brandén @jenniebranden Lena Maria Nilsson Miguel San Sebastian @migsanse Jon Petter Stoor @PetterStoor and colleagues http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:1842987

An experience of a lifetime! Join the One Ocean Expedition, a voyage onboard the S/S Statsraad Lehmkuhl across the north-west passage. Participate in a course about Arctic Future Pathfinders (10 ECTS).

Boost your career and research, and expand your network in the Arctic countries. Apply for the Arctic Six Fellows programme before 21 March! www.arcticsix.org/arctic-six/n...

Save the date for Arctic Forum: Food! 29–30 September, in Lycksele. Theme: Food, transitions and Indigenous knowledges #arcticforum25 #arcticforumfood #arctic #arcticfood #foodtransition #foodscience #arcticresearch #arcticscience #arcticcentreumu

Get to know our Arctic Six Chairs! 4/5 Food scientist Armando Perez Cueto will explore sustainable food transition in the Arctic for a more sustainable and healthy future. #TheArcticSix #Research #ArcticResearch #ArcticCentreUmu #FoodScience #FoodSustainability

Arctic lunch meet-up: Interreg funding 13 March, 12:00–13:00 Bring your own lunch and meet with other researchers to present research projects and discuss collaboration and funding opportunities. Guest speakers: Ulf Hedestig and Gireesh Nair.

Join the One Ocean Expedition 2025! Master’s and PhD students from Umeå University can apply for a course about Arctic Future Pathfinders and a two-month voyage upon the ship S/S Statsraad Lehmkuhl. An experience of a lifetime! @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

Save the date for Arctic Forum 2025! 29-30 September, in Lycksele. Theme: Food, transitions and Indigenous knowledges #arcticforum25 #arcticforum25 #arctic #arcticfood #foodtransition #foodscience #arcticresearch #arcticscience #arcticcentreumu

Get to know our Arctic Six Chairs! 3/5 Political scientist Niklas Eklund will bring together Arctic security actors in the Nordic region to collectively strives for a more secure future for the Arctic. #TheArcticSix #Research #ArcticResearch #ArcticCentreUmu #FoodCitizenship

Take the opportunity to hear Arctic Six Chair and Arctic Centre associate Armando Perez-Cueto at the Ice Lab Lunch Pitch! #LUNCHPITCH #TheArcticSix #ArcticSixChair #foodsustainability #foodtransition

"Care for the Arctic — it’s our home" is a joint agenda for developing responsible and sustainable #tourism in #Norrbotten. It addresses the challenges that we face together – locally, and globally, socially, economically, and environmentally. Get the bigger picture here. #swedishlapland #arctic

Get to know our Arctic Six Chairs! 2/5 Designer Danielle Wilde will engage with Indigenous communities and policymakers in the North to explore challenges and opportunities for imagining new futures through food. #TheArcticSix #Research #ArcticResearch #ArcticCentreUmu #FoodCitizenship

Researchers at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social, did you know you can be associated to the Arctic Centre? – Join a network of 250 researchers – Widen the Arctic perspective in your research – Receive our newsletter – Keep track of funding calls and activities

IceLab connects researchers for the love of launching and landing new ideas - and as there is no Starter Pack yet for Umeå based researchers, we started one! @umeaunimarine.bsky.social @humanioraumu.bsky.social @umeaplantscicentre.bsky.social @arcticcentreumu.bsky.social go.bsky.app/2CTc2QT

Yan Pautrat and Victor Ducret from the French Embassy in Sweden met with Maria Grigoratou at @europeanpolarboard.bsky.social, Lena Maria Nilsson and Monica Börlin at the Arctic Centre. The Arctic Centre and European Polar Board was presented and funding and collaboration opportunities was outlined.

Get to know our Arctic Six Chairs! 1/5 Ecologist Daniel Metcalfe's research project will measure carbon stocks and fluxes in Arctic forests, and can help reveal forests’ role in climate change. #TheArcticSix #research #ecology #ClimateChange #ArcticResearch #ArcticCentreUmu

Future Forest workshop: a joint dialogue on forestry, management, and animal behaviour Master and PhD students, don't miss out on this workshop on 18 February by our collaboration partners #FutureForests! 👇 www.umu.se/en/events/fu...

Researchers! Welcome to our Arctic Lunch meet-up tomorrow, 13 February, where we meet, present our research, and discuss funding and collaboration opportunities! www.umu.se/en/events/ar...