Læra News
18 February 2022
The Arctic State Agrotechnological University (AGATU) in Yakutsk, Russia, are happy to announce their International Winter School 2021 on the theme 'Arctic food security' online and offline 1st-4th March 2021, in collaboration with the Northern Youth Forum.
15 February 2022
Trent University, one of the Læra Institute's partner universities, is delighted to invite students to register for the second Norwich Model Arctic Council (NORMAC) for University, taking place 25-29 June 2022 at the University of East Anglia.
2 February 2022
Abstracts are invited for a session entitled 'Innovation and pedagogy in Circumpolar Studies', hosted by the Læra Institute at the 4th UArctic Congress, taking place 4-7 October 2022 at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
20 January 2022
Abstracts are invited for a session entitled 'Innovation in Arctic education and public outreach', hosted by the Læra Institute and SAMS-UHI at the 7th UK Arctic Science Conference, taking place 11-13 April 2022 at Durham University.
19 November 2021
Trent University, one of the Læra Institute's partner universities, is delighted to invite students to register for the first-ever Scotland Model Arctic Council (SCOTMAC), taking place 11-13 March 2022 at the Scottish Association for Marine Science.
5 October 2021
The Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU), in cooperation with the UArctic Thematic Network on Model Arctic Council, will host a Model Arctic Council (MAC) from March 20 to 26, 2022 in Arkhangelsk, Russia, for university students interested in Arctic and circumpolar affairs; Indigenous issues; international relations; and diplomacy.
30 September 2021
On Tuesday 28th September, the Læra Institute was privileged to take part in a student symposium on Circumpolar Research organised in conjunction with the Northern Forum's special 30th anniversary conference and their third Northern Sustainable Development Forum.
10 September 2021
The Læra Institute congratulates Jason Young, Nadine Fabbi and Michelle Koutnik of the University of Washington on their award from the US National Science Foundation for their project 'Co-Designing Civic Education for the Circumpolar North', to which we are delighted to be able to contribute as a collaborating partner.
20 August 2021
Gary Wilson, one of the Læra Institute's Academic Co-Directors, has recently published an article exploring the ideas of sustainabiity and inclusiveness in the 'knowledge ecosystem' of the Canadian North, with implications for the ways in which we teach and learn about this part of the Circumpolar world.
5 July 2021
The Arctic State Agrotechnological University (AGATU) in Yakutsk, Russia, are happy to announce that we are holding our International Online Summer School 2021 on the theme 'Sustainable development of rural areas' on 26th-31st August, 2021. During our Summer School you will be able to listen to the themes of leading researchers and specialists in spheres of agriculture, culture and arts, physical culture and sports.
22 June 2021
Last week, the Læra Institute took an active part in the Tenth International Congress for Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS X), convening two panel sessions on 'Innovation and Pedagogy in Circumpolar Studies', and taking part in a workshop organised by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) on 'Ensuring the Continuity of Intergenerational Knowledge'.
18 May 2021
The third UArctic Congress has convened online over the past few days, and the Læra Institute has played an active role in the Congress programme. We've had the privilege of sponsoring or taking part in four Congress sessions related to our core mission supporting education about and for the Circumpolar North — leading to some excellent discussions!
