Member Institutions
There are 143 members of UArctic, which includes 138 full members and 5 associate members. Full members of UArctic include 34 from Canada, 7 from Denmark/Greenland, 9 from Finland, 6 From Iceland, 17 from Norway, 46 from Russia, 7 from Sweden, 11 from the United States, and 1 from the United Kingdom.
Most UArctic members (102) are higher education institutions, but other members include circumpolar indigenous organizations and research institutions.
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