Category: Asides

Partnership with Youth STEMM Award

I’m delighted to announce that Polar Aspect has officially partnered with the Youth STEMM Awards (YSA), an organisation devoted to promoting youth interest and achievement in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine right across the UK.  By working towards a Bronze, Silver or Gold Youth STEMM Award, participating pupils not only learn more about their …

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Evidence to UK Parliament Arctic inquiry

Today, I submitted written evidence to an inquiry on the UK and the Arctic environment, which was called by the UK Parliament’s Environmental Sub-Committee on Arctic Research, a select committee of the House of Commons. My evidence focused on the constructive role that the UK could play in supporting the Arctic Council, whose vital diplomatic …

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Participation in Circumpolar Civic Education Workshop

This past week, I was excited to travel to Rovaniemi and Ánar/Inari, Finland, to participate in the first in-person workshop of the University of Washington’s (UW’s) ‘Co-designing Civic Education for the Circumpolar North‘ project.  It’s an honour for me to collaborate on this educationally important project, led by Jason Young, Nadine Fabbi and Michelle Koutnik of UW, and funded by the …

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Polar Aspect Statement on Ukraine

Polar Aspect strongly condemns Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked and immoral attack on Ukraine.  We deeply deplore the immense suffering that Russia’s war is now visiting upon the people of Ukraine, and we salute their courage and resilience in the face of it. Polar Aspect is dedicated to promoting understanding and dialogue in the Arctic and around …

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Collaboration with University of Washington

Polar Aspect congratulates Jason Young, Nadine Fabbi and Michelle Koutnik of the University of Washington on their ‘Navigating the New Arctic‘ award from the US National Science Foundation for their project ‘Co-Designing Civic Education for the Circumpolar North‘.  We were pleased to be able offer a letter of support for their application for funding, and …

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Lecture at University of Northern British Columbia

On Monday, I had the privilege of delivering a guest lecture to third- and fourth-year undergraduate students at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC). The students were all taking part in the UNBC Geography Department’s course ‘Changing Arctic: Human and Environmental Systems’, convened by Prof Gail Fondahl. My lecture was entitled ‘”Greenshit go home” …

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