Uf! It is 3 pm on 8 December, and we have finally finished setting up a weather station at 5366 metres above sea level on Cerro Tapado, in the dry Andes of northern Chile, after a kilometre-plus climb from the valley, and many weeks preparing sensors and logistics. I feel […]
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The researchers from the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE) continue to be very prolific! We now count more than 75 journal articles resulting from this scientific expedition around Antarctica five years ago. You can now read articles about the trends of adaptation and evolution of sclerite shapes in sea pens with […]
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On 5 December, the SPI offices will move to Sion, in the Alpole building, at the center of the Energypolis campus. Close to the heart of Sion and anchored in the Alps, the SPI team will continue to offer its services to the Swiss polar community, and will organise events […]
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The Polar Access Fund call for proposals is now open. Funding of up to 20’000 CHF can be granted per successfully evaluated proposal to enable early-career researchers to undertake a field trip to a polar region or a remote high-altitude area. The research conducted during the field trip must be […]
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In summer 2021, the field work in the Arctic was once more dominated by the weather and sea conditions. The team still tried their best to bring the scientists to all planned sampling sides in order to get a better insight into the Arctic marine fauna and their exposure to […]
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Swiss Polar Institute representatives were at St-Malo on the last weekend of October to encourage the offshore sailing team Oliver Heer Ocean Racing during the final preparations for the Route du Rhum solo race. Oliver Heer will cross the Atlantic to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe while collecting environmental data onboard his […]
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EU-PolarNet 2 seeks support to develop ideas for concrete research activities. With the Call for Services, it offers a kind of seed money to support the preparation, planning or development of new ideas and lines of research. Please note that the call will not provided funding for field campaigns and […]
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Arctic permafrost is currently undergoing rapid changes. While regions like Alaska, the Russian Arctic or Svalbard have several long-term monitoring sites, the knowledge on permafrost distribution, thickness and change in general, and on rockglacier dynamics in particular, is very limited for Greenland. Finally, in summer 2021, we travelled to Disko […]
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The International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT) launched its 2022 TA/RA call for Transnational Access and Remote Access to 39 research stations. Scientists based in Switzerland are eligible to apply and encouraged to make the most of these opportunities! You want to know everything about […]
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Swiss early-career researchers (ECRs) are invited to apply for a research and observation plan using the research vessel MIRAI (R/V Mirai) Arctic cruise to be conducted from August to October 2023. It represents a rare opportunity to participate in a research expedition that will travel the Pacific Arctic region (Beaufort, […]
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