Umeå University is part of a unique collaboration together with five Arctic universities in Sweden, Finland and Norway with the aim to lead the way in Arctic issues. This alliance has a signed agreement on a "Joint Arctic Agenda", where the goal is to advance and share knowledge, education, research and innovations to develop a more sustainable Arctic. Together, the universities form The Arctic Six.
Students are invited to join the Arctic Summer Programme at our Arctic Six partner, Oulu. Apply by 2 May.
Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Nord University, Norway
UiT–The Arctic University of Norway
Umeå University, Sweden
The University of Lapland, Finland
The University of Oulu, Finland
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The Arctic Six is a collaboration between six Arctic universities in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Each university has representatives in the Rector's council, Executive Team, Student's Team, and Communications Team. The Arctic Six Chairs and Fellows programmes have representatives from each university.
Chairs 2024–2026
Professor at Department of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science
My project is titled "Sustainable food transitions in the Arctic" and aims to develop a network of practitioners in The Arctic Six in matters related to sustainable food systems in the Arctic.
Associate professor at Department of Education
My project is called "Truth commissions, teacher education and the Sámi", and aims to explore how teacher education at the Arctic Six universities is organised to prepare student teachers for teaching about Sámi and Sámi related themes.
Professor at Department of Ecology and Environmental Science
The project is called "Improved monitoring of northern forest carbon", and aims to advance scientific understanding of the pattern, and underlying drivers, of carbon allocation and cycling in northern forests.
Professor at Umeå Institute of Design (UID)
My research project is about Arctic Food Citizenship and aims to develop environmental food citizenship in the North, with emphasis on indigenous knowledge.
Professor at Department of Political Science
My project is about Arctic security, and the aim is to build knowledge on the intersection between international, national, and local perspectives on securitization in the fields of defense, commerce, and climate
Fellows 2023
Senior research assistant at Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Postdoctoral fellow at Department of Physics
Research Fellow at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Associate professor at Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation
Student's Team
Victor Holmström, President
Umeå student union
William Nordberg, Chairman
Umeå Student Union of Science and Technology (NTK)
Samuel Sahlin, Head of Educational Matters
Umeå Student Union of Science and Technology (NTK)
Communications Team
Communications Officer at Arctic Centre at Umeå University
Chairs 2022–2024
Hans Pettersson
Research fellow at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine
Janina Priebe
Associate professor at Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Malcolm Christopher Lillie
Formerly Professor at Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Miguel San Sebastian
Professor at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health
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Björn Norlin and Anna-Lill Drugge were granted funding for their project within teacher education.
Arctic Six Chair, Professor Armando Perez-Cueto, will explore sustainable food transitions in the Arctic.
Daniel Metcalfe will initiate a research project on measuring carbon stocks and fluxes in Arctic forests.
Nord University became a sixth member of the Arctic Five alliance, making the alliance into The Arctic Six.
Björn Norlin and Mati Keynes from Department of Education participated at the Arctic Circle Assembly.
Arctic Centre hosted a meet-up for all members of the Arctic Five at Umeå University.
Umeå university has received five new Arctic Five Chairs 2024-2026.
The Arctic Congress 2024 gathered many researchers from Umeå University who presented their research.
The Arctic Five has officially been established as a UArctic Regional Centre.
The 2024 Arctic Five Chairs Call is open! Take the opportunity to apply. Deadline is 8 April 2024.
36 has applied to become Arctic Five Fellows. The programme aims to strengthen cooperation on Arctic issues.
