UQAM updates its website for northern research
The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) has launched the latest version of its Northern Portal (Portail nordique), a platform designed to centralize the institution’s expertise in Northern, Arctic, and Indigenous studies.
According to UQAM, the site’s redesign aims to better catalog decades of work conducted by university specialists. Currently, researchers from 18 different departments, ranging from pure sciences and arts to management and law—collaborate on issues affecting cold environments and high latitudes.
A Multidisciplinary Approach
The portal highlights the cross-sectoral nature of UQAM’s research.
Indigenous studies occupy a central role, alongside critical work on climate change and cultural diversity within the circumpolar region.
The tool also serves the university community by aggregating :
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Scholarship opportunities
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Research funding options
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Academic conference calendars
By streamlining access to these resources, the university aims to break down academic “silos” and foster collaboration between diverse disciplines.
The expertise featured on the portal covers both Northern Quebec and the global Arctic landscape.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Pehdzéh Kı̨ seeks confidentiality for traditional knowledge on proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway, CBC News
Finland: Stricter mining regulations and oversight needed in the Arctic, Finnish report says, Yle News
Greenland: Trump’s distraction from the real Greenland problem, Blog by Irene Quaile
Iceland: Iceland sees security risk, existential threat in Atlantic Ocean current’s possible collapse, Reuters
Russia: New NOAA report finds vast Siberian wildfires linked to Arctic warming, The Associated Press
