KNT09 - Co-production and international partnerships - Canada-Inuit Nunangat-UK Arctic Research Program

This Townhall session will provide an overview of the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom (CINUK) Arctic Research Programme (2021-2025). The Programme has created an entirely new way of co-producing, co-delivering and co-funding international Arctic research in Canada. Supporting 13 projects with 150+ participants from over 60 organisations this has been a major $CAN18m+ strategic investment from both Canada and the United Kingdom. A central aim of CINUK has been to implement the National Inuit Strategy on Research.

The session will start with an engaging five minute film providing an overview of the CINUK Programme and introducing many of the teams and their work. There will then be a chance to hear directly from five of the projects, covering a broad range of the environmental topics within the programme, including human and animal health. The final section will be a panel discussion with the programme partners, sharing their insights from an organisational point of view on: collaborative international partnerships, challenges, successes and sharing learning for the future. Audience involvement warmly welcomed!

Co-Chairs:

Henry Burgess, NERC Arctic Office, United Kingdom

Anne Barker, National Research Council 

Carrie Grable, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 

David Hik, Polar Knowledge Canada 

Speakers:

Henry Burgess, NERC Arctic Office, United Kingdom

Anne Barker, Natural Resources Council 

Carrie Grable, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 

Philip Marsh Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada 

Constanza Salvo Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Quebec Canada 

Guillaume Peyrasse Cardiff University, United Kingdom 

Alex Jardine Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Ontario 

Susan Kutz, University of Calgary