News and media in the Barents region 

News from the Barents region  - news in English and Russian from the Barents region, updated daily with English-Russian-English translation.

 

Open position for Post-Doctoral Researcher 30.1.2012
The interdisciplinary research group BIOS (Biopolitics of Sustainable Development) located at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland is seeking a post-doctoral researcher.
Kolarctic ENPI CBC wants new applications! 18.1.2012
Kolarctic ENPI CBC is one of the EU ENPI programmes that offer financing to projects on the external borders of the EU.
Arctic Business Forum 2012 – The Future is in the North 17.1.2012
Arctic Business Forum is held from February 21st to 22nd in Rovaniemi.
Barents Review 2012 out now 10.1.2012
The theme of the 2012 issue is Barents Borders.
New EU project examines Arctic climate change, economy, and society 14.12.2011
The Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland participates in the EU project called Arctic Climate Change Economy and Society (ACCESS). ACCESS will evaluate the impacts of climate change on economic sectors such as fisheries, oil and gas extraction, and marine transportation. Dr. Anna Stammler-Gossmann is coordinating the socio-economic impact assessment on the fishery sector and related economic activities in the Barents region.
Arctic Centre exhibition on black gold fever 7.12.2011
Arctic Centre opens a new exhibition on 9th of December in the Arktikum-house, in Rovaniemi. The Arctic Black Gold exhibition tells about our current oil usage and oil consumption. It also tells about the current focus on the Arctic region as a future oil reserve and what this will mean for the northern communities.
Arctic Region Oil & Gas 2012 – global perspectives & regional projects 8.11.2011
1st Arctic Region Oil & Gas Conference which will be held 28 – 29 February 2012 in Stavanger, Norway
Workshop on climate change adaptation in the Barents region 13.10.2011
Northern political economy research team of the Arctic Centre organizes a workshop to discuss climate change adaptation in the Barents region (CLIM-BEAR). The workshop is held from 14th to 16th of November 2011 in the Arktikum house, Rovaniemi.
Barents Press International Annual Meeting on 5.-9.05.2011 in Levi, Finland 4.5.2011
Barents Library Conference 24.-26.8.2011 in Rovaniemi 13.4.2011