International Arctic Research: Analyzing Global Funding Trends. A Pilot Report

The pilot analysis is the result of an exploratory collaboration between the UArctic Science & Research Analytics Task Force and Digital Science’s international research teams. The aim was to assess the global funding landscape around Arctic-related research for the decade spanning 2006 to 2015 using the funding data from the Dimensions dataset, which includes information from over 200 funders on more …

Arctic Research Publications: Scholarly Output Trends Using the Russian Index of Scientific Citations. A Working Paper

UArctic recently collaborated with ÜberResearch to produce a report entitled “International Arctic Research: Analyzing Global Funding Trends – A Pilot Report”.The nature of the Dimensions database means that that analysis was based upon project funding data.  This working paper undertakes a preliminary analysis of how a similar approach could be used with a publications database, utilising the Russian Index of …

Arctic Altmetrics: Alternative Perspectives on the Impact of Arctic Research. A Working Paper

There exist a significant number of information sources, apart from the scientific literature, with which to assess the social impact of the findings produced by Arctic researchers and institutions. Various policy documents, online news and media publications, white papers, tweets, and Facebook posts provide additional data points to help assess the reach and potential impact of publicly funded research, including …

Nordic-Russian Cooperation Program 2016 results announced

The Nordic-Russian Cooperation Programme in Education and Research supports joint cooperation projects between higher education and research institutions in Russia and the Nordic Countries.  In its meeting on June 20, 2016, the joint Nordic-Russian Working Group granted support to 14 higher education projects. Among the 14 funded projects there are several Northern Dimension Institute network members – congratulations! Please see the full list …

Pre-announcement: Joint Call for Proposals – Education for Tomorrow

NordForsk will soon launch a call Education for Tomorrow: Inclusive Education Across Borders: Research projects oriented towards practice and policy. Please note: the call will be launched tentatively December 2016, pending funding can be obtained for the call. Application deadline: April 2017 (tentatively). The objective of this call is to broadly explore the many and various research questions related to …

University of the Arctic Congress in September 12-16, 2016, St. Petersburg

The first University of the Arctic (UArctic) Congress will be held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, in September 12th-16th, 2016. The Congress is hosted by Saint-Petersburg State University, and it will feature Science and Meeting sections. Key UArctic meetings include the Council of UArctic, UArctic Rectors’ Forum, Student Forum, and Thematic Network leaders. Registration to the Congress ends in August 21st, 2016. Find more details about …

Call for proposals: The Nordic Green Growth Research and Innovation Programme

The Nordic countries have committed themselves to ambitious climate goals towards 2050 in terms of developing energy efficient and low-carbon societies. To achieve these goals, extensive green transitions are needed in all areas of the Nordic societies and economies, facilitated by promoting green economic growth, sustainability and competitiveness in both the public and the private sectors. The main research and …

New instrument for Nordic university cooperation to be launched

Late 2016, NordForsk will launch a new instrument for Nordic university co-operation, with a call for proposals open to Nordic universities and university colleges that perform research. The overall goal of the new funding instrument is to strengthen international competitiveness and facilitate the development of world leading research environments in the Nordic region. The new instrument will provide funding for …