15 February 2023 “For a few days we will be a family, but an international family!” said the two tour guides with whom I am about to travel the 160 kilometres by dog sled to Sisimiut, where I will spend the next two weeks. The day before, I arrived in […]
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The surroundings are painted with shades of brown and orange, as if the land was dipped in a warm, earthy palette. The air is thick with dust, possibly from a mix of sand and soil. The mountains in the distance appear simultaneously immense and small, playing tricks on our sense […]
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On Thursday 20 April, at Katuaq Culture House in Nuuk, Greenland, a signing ceremony between the Swiss Polar Institute and the Greenland Research Council ushered in a new chapter in the collaboration between Greenland and Switzerland at the service of climate. The signing ceremony was held during the visit of […]
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PRESS RELEASE – The Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Greenland Research Council (NIS) to support scientific collaboration. The signing will take place during the second leg of the science-policy exchange between Greenland and Switzerland held from 18 to 21 April 2023 in […]
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PRESS RELEASE – On 13 April 2023 in Montréal, the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI), Université Laval (ULaval) and the Institut nordique du Québec (INQ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative research in sub-polar and polar regions. A joint online info event on 25 April will inaugurate their shared […]
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PRESS RELEASE The science-policy exchange between Greenland and Switzerland will be held from 3-5 April 2023 in Switzerland. This latest collaboration aims at bringing together stakeholders from both countries concerned with natural hazard risks and sustainable development of areas affected by climate warming and changes in the cryosphere. Amplified climate […]
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In the Himalayas, glacier-fed rivers are an important source of freshwater for millions of people downstream. The cryosphere being very sensitive to rising temperatures, climate-change induced seasonal snow and glacier melt may have tremendous impact on streamflow in such basins. Its impact may be combined with anthropogenic interventions (e.g. hydropower) […]
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The call for the Prix de Quervain for Polar and High-Altitude Research is now open. This year’s Prix de Quervain aims at awarding students and early-career scientists for their research conducted in, or concerning high-altitude regions. The funding organisations are the Swiss Committee on Polar and High Altitude Research (SKPH), […]
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Following the first call for applications conducted between September and November 2022, two AUD 10,000 Fellowships have been awarded thanks to the financial support of the Swiss Polar Institute and the Antarctic Science Foundation who will jointly fund a Fellow. The Mertz Fellowship programme is designed to encourage the active […]
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