Articles by: Laurence Mottaz

SPI Flagship Initiatives Launch Event

We are delighted to announce that on 18 May 2022, the two SPI Flagship Initiatives PAMIR and GreenFjord were officially launched in Bern. At this occasion, the concept and vision of the two SPI Flagship Initiatives and their scientific programme were presented to an audience of 45 participants and 89 […]

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New format of the SPI newsletters

The SPI introduces you to the new format of its newsletters designed to better embed its visual identity and ensure that you will enjoy them even more. The newsletter from April 2022 is the first one with this new update! We recommend that you check your spam box to ensure […]

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Who does what in European polar research

European polar institutions grouped in the EU-PolarNet2 consortium have published two new documents to help improve the coordination and cooperation of national polar funding organisations in Europe. The “Catalogue of National Polar Programmes and Other Large-scale programmes” The “Directory of European Polar Research Funding Programme” The catalogue provides an overview […]

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Koni Steffen Workshop on Natural Hazards

We are excited that Greenlandic Minister of Finance, Mineral Resources, Justice and Gender Equality, Naaja Nathanielsen, opened our Koni Steffen Workshop on Natural Hazards in Greenland this morning! The Swiss Polar Institute and Greenland Research Council are discussing this week how Swiss expertise can support the monitoring and risk assessment […]

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