How is resilience actually built in Arctic and northern communities - and what role do local actors and civil society play?
Welcome to this Arctic Connect lunch session featuring a guest contribution from Veronika Strandh, who will share insights from her work on resilience in rural areas.
Her talk will explore how resilience emerges in practice through local communities, informal structures and civil society, and what this means in an Arctic context shaped by demographic change, distance and shifting policy priorities.
The session will be followed by an open discussion connecting these perspectives to ongoing research, policy and collaboration within the Arctic field.
You will also have the opportunity to meet fellow researchers, hear about upcoming calls and partnerships, and get updates from the Arctic Centre’s horizon scanning.
Registration
Please register if you would like a light lunch sandwich, so we know how many to order.
Venue
Room "Mustang Sally" in A Working Lab. See map
About Arctic Connect
Arctic Connect is a regular meeting point for the Arctic Centre associated researchers, including Arctic Six Chairs and Fellows, Arctic Graduate Students and their supervisors, APECS members, and anyone interested in Arctic research. Come and join us if you want to expand your Arctic networks, get early access to information about relevant calls and opportunities, and stay ahead through the Centre’s insights and updates on the Arctic research landscape.
Arctic Connect takes place four times a year. Dates for the meetings 2026 can be viewed below.
September (date TBC)
December (date TBC)