The links below may be useful to researchers interested in connecting with potential Arctic research collaborators from other disciplines, organizations, and geographic regions.
Where To Begin
The organizations below have missions focused on interdisciplinary collaboration in Arctic research and serve as a good place to begin connecting with other members of the Arctic research community.
- Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS)
- Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) Collaborations
- University of the Arctic (UArctic)
- Northern Latitudes Partnerships
Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives w/a Significant Alaska Field Site Presence
The links below connect to a number of large long-term research programs with a strong field site presence in Alaska.
- Alaska EPSCoR
- Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research Site (ARC) (includes the Toolik Field Station scientific community)
- Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystems Long-Term Ecological Research Site (BLE)
- Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Site (BNZ)
- NASA Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE)
- National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Alaska Field Sites
- Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Community Office
- Northern Gulf of Alaska Long-Term Ecological Research Site (NGA)
Tools & Resources for Promoting Better Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Interdisciplinary research collaborations can be challenging! As a potential interdisciplinary team member or leader in Arctic research, the following resources, communities, and programs may be useful to you as you sharpen your interdisciplinary skills.
- ARCUS Interdisciplinary Research Committee Report: Understanding and Overcoming Collaborative Arctic Research Challenges
- List of Resources Shared During an Arctic Collaboration Workshop Co-Hosted by ARCUS, UCIrvine, and IARPC in 2021
- Team Science Toolkit
- International Science of Team Science (INSciTS) Community
- INTEREACH Community of Practice & Resources Page
- Mendeley Science of Team Science Library
- Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE)
Other Disciplinary- or Domain-oriented Research Networks
The networks below represent just a few of the many different disciplinary or thematic groups active in U.S. and/or international Arctic research that allow open participation in network activities.
- Alaska Fire Science Consortium
- Alaska Geophysics Arctic Observing Network
- Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network
- Alaska Ocean Acidification Network
- Arctic Beaver Observation Network
- Arctic COASTal Community and Environmental Resilience International Interdisciplinary Research Coordination Network (Arctic-COAST)
- Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC)
- Arctic FRontiers Of SusTainability: Resources, Societies, Environments and Development in the Changing North (Arctic-FROST)
- Arctic Marine Biodiversity Observing Network (AMBON)
- Arctic Marine Ecosystem Research Network (ARCTOS)
- Arctic Migration in Harmony: An Interdisciplinary Network on Littoral Species, Settlements, and Cultures on the Move
- Arctic Network for Coastal Community Hazards, Observations, and Integrated Research (ANCHOR)
- ArcticNet
- Climate & Cryosphere (CliC)
- Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO)
- Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost
- Greenland Geodetic Network (GNET) Research Networking Activity
- Greenland Ice Sheet Ocean Science Network
- Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network
- Incorporating Online Biological Data and Data Science into Undergraduate Education in Alaska (AKDatUM)
- International Study of Arctic Change (ISAC)
- New England Arctic Network (NEAN)
- North American Arctic Defence & Security Network (NAADSN)
- Pacific Arctic Group (PAG)
- Pacific Seabird Group (PSG)
- PEEX Arctic-Boreal Hub
- Permafrost Carbon Network
- Permafrost Coastal Erosion Research Coordination Network (PCE-RCN)
- Permafrost Coastal Systems Network (PerCS-Net)
- Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN)
- Polar Educators International (PEI)
- PolarImpact
- Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO)
- Pride in Polar Research
- Rapid Arctic Transitions due to Infrastructure and Climate (RATIC)
- Research Networking Activities for Sustained Coordinated Observations of Arctic Change (CoObsRNA)
- Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN)
- Synoptic Arctic Survey
- U.S. Arctic Observing Network Board & Polar Observing Assets Working Group
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Center for One Health Research
- Women in Polar Science
Arctic Research Project/Program Catalogs
The links below will take you to online catalogs or other resources that list funded projects, and can be useful in learning about active research efforts.
- Alaska Sea Grant Research Projects Database
- AOOS/IARPC Planned Research Vessel Movements
- Arctic Data Center Portals
- Arctic Hub Research Field Site Locations in Greenland
- Arctic Observing Viewer
- Arctic Portal
- Arctic Research Mapping Application
- ARCUS Navigating the New Arctic Projects Overview
- EU Polar Cluster
- ISAAFFIK
- National Science Foundation Grants Database
- North Slope Science Initiative Catalog
- USGS Science in Alaska Portal Map
Professional Associations
The professional associations and societies below have memberships that are open to all individuals or organizations.
- Alaska Anthropological Association
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Arctic Division
- American Fisheries Society Alaskan Chapter
- American Geophysical Union (AGU) Cryosphere Section
- Association of American Geographers Polar Geography Specialty Group
- Association of Canadian University for Northern Studies (ACUNS)
- Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS - International)
- International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA)
- International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS)
- International Association of Geodesy
- International Glaciological Society (IGS)
- International Permafrost Association (IPA)
- Quaternary Research Society
- U.S. Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (USAPECS)
- U.S. Permafrost Association (USPA)