UiT The Arctic University of Norway

28/08/2026

On the occasion of the passing of His Majesty King Harald, UiT invites you to a memorial ceremony.

We will gather today, 28 August, at 2.00 pm at the following locations:

• Tromsø: Labyrinten (the Labyrinth), Breivika
• Harstad: Foajeen (the foyer)
• Narvik: Glassgata
• Alta: Café Tamsøy

A book of condolences will be available at Árdna until 2.00 pm on Friday and will be available again next week.

Everyone is warmly welcome ❤️

28/08/2026

It is with great sadness that we have received the news of the passing of King Harald. 🖤

UiT The Arctic University of Norway remembers a King who, throughout his life, worked to promote community, democracy and understanding between people. King Harald championed the value of open dialogue and the importance of listening to one another with a genuine desire to understand. “For something magical can happen when we truly listen to each other,” he said.

We honour the memory of King Harald. 🖤

Read the full tribute from Rector Dag Rune Olsen here:

Memorial message from Rector Dag Rune Olsen at UiT The Arctic University of Norway on the passing of King Harald on August 28, 2026.

10/08/2026

Did you know that around 10 per cent of UiT students have an international background?

Their diversity was clearly evident during Debut Week International last week, which gathers students from many countries and continents each semester.

This autumn, 703 of UiT’s 7,839 new students have an international background.

The vast majority come from EU and Nordic countries. The largest numbers come from Germany, France, Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain.

In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of applicants from abroad. Nearly half of UiT’s international students also choose to settle and work in Northern Norway.

According to Rikke Gürgens Gjærum, UiT’s Pro-Rector for Education, this development indicates that UiT has a strong international standing. She also emphasises that Northern Norway is a region with considerable dynamism, where UiT is a leader in knowledge-building in the fields of climate, sustainability, technology, health, preparedness and welfare.

“Many people see Northern Norway as a land of opportunity. I believe that many students find that the combination of academic quality, close contact with academic staff, safety, a high quality of life and spectacular natural surroundings makes their time studying with us particularly special. There may be few other universities in the world able to offer precisely this combination. After all, we are the world’s northernmost university,” Gjærum stresses.

Photo: Kim Bredesen og Tommy Skum Hansen / UiT

Read more here (English): https://en.uit.no/nyheter/artikkel?p_document_id=935069

09/07/2026

🎉 Great news!
The European Commission has confirmed continued funding for eugloh - European University Alliance for Global Health for the extension period 2027–2028.

As a proud member of the alliance, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway is pleased to continue collaborating with our European partners to strengthen education, research, innovation and co‑operation in global health.

Over the past three years we have achieved a great deal through exchanges and exciting projects developed with our European colleagues. Together we have also built knowledge and expertise that will benefit Northern Norway.

The next phase, EUGLOH 2Plus, will create even more opportunities for our students, researchers, academics and administrative staff to collaborate across Europe and help tackle global health challenges.

Read more:
https://en.uit.no/nyheter/artikkel?p_document_id=932600

05/05/2026

The Arctic has often been treated as an empty canvas for naming, yet long-standing Indigenous place names preserve the region’s history, culture, and identity.

Vast open territories in the Arctic have been claimed and named as though they were blank white pieces of canvas. But the Indigenous place names that existed long before these new names were invented carry history, culture, and identity.

23/04/2026

Within the next 25 years, it is likely that we, for the first time in recent history, will witness an Arctic Ocean without summer sea ice. How will that affect ecosystems, wildlife and climate, and how will society respond?

The Arctic Ocean is fundamentally changing. Within the next 25 years, it is likely that we, for the first time in recent history, will witness an Arctic Ocean without summer sea ice. How will that affect ecosystems, wildlife and climate, and how will society respond?

22/04/2026

Exercise tips, dinner suggestions, or help with school or work. Large language models like ChatGPT, DeepSeek and Gemini are designed to help us with many different tasks and problems.

But how good are they at solving logical problems? And what affects their reasoning capabilities?

How well do large language models solve logical problems, and what affects their ability to reason? Researchers have developed a new method to better understand when and why their reasoning falls short.

09/03/2026

Call for Arctic Six Chairs 2026 is open until 20 March!

Would you like to foster collaboration in research for and within the Arctic regions of Finland, Norway, and Sweden?

If so, take this opportunity and apply to become an Arctic Six Chair.

Read more here: https://www.arcticsix.org/arctic-six/news/news-archive/2026-03-05-call-for-arctic-six-chairs-2026

Photo: Arctic Six Chairs at a meeting at Luleå University of Technology in 2024.

Nord universitet
Luleå tekniska universitet
Umeå University
Oulun yliopisto - University of Oulu
Lapin yliopisto I University of Lapland

05/03/2026

UArctic and the Arctic Circle welcome nominations for the 2026 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award.

The Award aims to further the development of new ideas that could contribute materially to preventing, mitigating, adapting, and reversing the effects of climate change in the Arctic.

100,000 euros of unrestricted funds are provided to the awardee to help facilitate the development of ideas and increase impact through outreach, engagement and communication.

The call for nominations is open until April 30, 2026.

Nominees should propose creative ideas that are action- and results-oriented and at an early stage of development. These ideas should nevertheless be grounded in academic research and scholarship, while also, where appropriate, giving due regard to the knowledge practices of Arctic residents, including Indigenous peoples.

Nominations should describe an action that addresses the causes or impacts of climate change on the Arctic region. Ideas can be broad in scope or geared toward local issues but could have results scalable to the entire Arctic region and potentially beyond.

We are looking for bright new ideas from people/groups with a demonstrable drive to achieve change in the near future.
Nominations can come from individuals or small groups, including community groups and organizations.

Both self-nominations and nominations from others on behalf of the idea are accepted. In addition to established experts, emerging and mid-career professionals, Indigenous knowledge holders, and teams with established relationships with Arctic and Indigenous peoples are encouraged to apply with ideas.

Read more and nominate by April 30, 2026:
https://www.uarctic.org/activities/awards-grants/action-award/

The award recipient will be announced at the Arctic Circle Assembly in October in Reykjavík, Iceland.

27/01/2026

Congratulations on the Peace Film Award 🎉

This year, the Norwegian Peace Film Award was given to the Iranian film It Was Just an Accident, directed by Jafar Panahi. 🎬

The award is presented annually in collaboration with the Tromsø International Film Festival, UiT's Centre for Peace Studies, and the Student Peace Network.

"Panahi combines satire and dark comedy, making the critique of Iran's corrupt regime more direct and engaging than pure tragedy," says Marcela Douglas Aranibar.
She is the head of the Centre for Peace Studies and one of the jury members.

The jury's reasoning for the award:
"The jury for the Norwegian Peace Film Award has chosen a film that makes us reflect on the profound moral dilemma between revenge and forgiveness. The director invites us, with subtle humour, to understand reconciliation as a demanding act of humanity. The film promotes peace not through idealisation, but through an honest confrontation with injustice, insisting on empathy as a fundamental political and human principle."

The jury consisted of actor, author, producer, and director Gørild Mauseth; Marcela Douglas Aranibar, head of UiT's Centre for Peace Studies (CPS); and master's student Sara Cordesco at UiT.

🔗 Read more about the film and the award via the link in the comments.
📸: Bogdans Kosenko / TIFF