The Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security

The Thematic Network (TN) on Geopolitics and Security is a joint network by the University of the Arctic and the Northern Research Forum (NRF), and was established and approved in 2009. The TN consists of an international group of members with diverse backgrounds and expertise. The Networks main aim is to combine the two focus … Continue reading The Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security

Calotte Academy

Calotte Academy session at the University of Lapland, 2018. Credit: Marko Junttila/University of Lapland The Calotte Academy (CA) is an annual traveling symposium and an international scientific forum in the North Calotte region of Europe. It is designed to promote interdisciplinary discourse as well as academic and policy-oriented dialogue between senior researchers, early career scientists … Continue reading Calotte Academy

Calotte Academy 2019: call for papers

Theme: ‘Future Arctic Societies: Scenarios, Innovations, Best Practices & Actors’ The Calotte Academy 2019 is planned to be organized in November 12/13-18/19, 2019 in the European Arctic — Rovaniemi, Inari and Enontekiö, Finland; Kautokeino, Norway; Apatity, Russia (tbc). This travelling symposium will discuss Arctic issues and discourses in the context of the regional and globalized … Continue reading Calotte Academy 2019: call for papers

Arctic Super Week in May 2019: from Rovaniemi to Shanghai

Prof. Lassi Heininen (INAR) at the Arctic Circle China Forum Professor (emeritus) Lassi Heininen, INAR at University of Helsinki & UArctic TN on Geopolitics and Security I name it a super week on Arctic affairs (or the Arctic Super Week) due the intensity of several international meetings and gatherings on the Arctic in Finland and … Continue reading Arctic Super Week in May 2019: from Rovaniemi to Shanghai

Call-for-Contributions: Northern Eurasia/ Arctic Ocean/ China research overview

Call-for-Contributions Northern Eurasia/ Arctic Ocean/China research results. We are collecting information on PEEX research to make an overview of the research results achieved during the last five years, for 2015-2019. We will analyze the main results and findings for Northern Eurasia, Arctic Ocean and China, and how well we have covered the PEEX Science Plan … Continue reading Call-for-Contributions: Northern Eurasia/ Arctic Ocean/ China research overview

PEEX Implementation Meeting 2019

A two-day PEEX Implementation Meeting was held in April in Helsinki, Finland.  The aim of the meeting was to have general overview of the PEEX activities in 2012-2019 and to discuss future upcoming activities together with the PEEX offices at the Moscow State University (MSU) and Institute of Digital Earth and Remote Sensing (RADI), Chinese … Continue reading PEEX Implementation Meeting 2019

New book on Selenga-Baikal

New Environmental Atlas-monograph "Selenga-Baikal" is a fundamental overview of the Russian Geographical Society Baikal expedition. It describes environmental, geochemical and hydrological issues of Selenga river that is the main tributary of Lake Baikal. The book describes the Selenga catchments, assessments and processes of aquatic landscapes as well as a novel study on contaminant fluxes and … Continue reading New book on Selenga-Baikal

PEEX activities published in the journal Geography, Environment, Sustainability

The special issue of the journal Geography, Environment, Sustainability includes the publications presented at the 3rd Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) Science Conference which was held on September 19-22, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. The conference was hosted by Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography. More than 150 participants from 12 countries (Russia, Finland, China, Norway, Germany, … Continue reading PEEX activities published in the journal Geography, Environment, Sustainability