Over the Circle

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Following a hiatus last year due to the global pandemic, and instead shifting to virtual presentations for much of 2020 and after, the Arctic Circle conference returned to Reykjavík this year, with a more modest schedule but still with much to discuss. With stringent access rules for participants,… Continue reading Microphones On: The Arctic Circle’s Comeback →

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) According to UArctic, this year's Greenland Science Week will take place from the 1st to 14th of November in several locales in Greenland. The event will include presentations, workshops and films. The main languages of these activities will include Greenlandic, Danish and English. Further information about the… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 25-31 October →

[Photo by Alexandre Lallemande via Unsplash] by Marc Lanteigne As the field of Arctic foreign policy continues to expand, the European Union has often found itself being the odd one out. The EU’s membership includes Arctic states Denmark (via Greenland), Finland and Sweden, as well as several non-Arctic governments which have developed extensive polar interests,… Continue reading Red Light / Green Light: The European Union Upgrades its Arctic Policy →

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) The Arctic Council Secretariat, based in Tromsø, Norway, has announced that it is seeking a new Advisor position. Further information can be found via this link. 2) As the Greenlandic news agency KNR reported, the European Union has decided to provide a financial package worth approximately euro… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 4-10 October →

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) According to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Arctic Office, a United Kingdom-based organisation, Harland Huset, Britain's Arctic station located in Svalbard, Norway, celebrated its thirtieth anniversary this week. This facility, opened in 1991 on Ny-Ålesund, is the only research site overseen the UK in the Arctic,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 27 September – 3 October →