Between 8 and 12 September 2025, spatial planners from Avannaata Kommunia in Greenland participated in a week-long workshop dedicated to “Integrated Risk Management” of mass-movement processes. The event was organised in the framework of Swiss Polar Institute’s Konrad Steffen Grant. The core idea of the workshop was to share first-hand […]

In view of the MoU signed between Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) and the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and the close collaborations between our respective scientific communities, we are pleased to relay the following information from AWI about access to their POLAR 5 and/or POLAR 6 aircraft for scientific operations. The […]

In collaboration with SPI Flagship Initiatives GreenFjord and PAMIR, Swiss Polar Class published two new bilingual modules. Activity sheets, podcasts and videos offer an accessible and engaging introduction to interdisciplinary research in cryospheric sciences. Available in French and German, the content is tailored to primary classes (5H to 8H / […]

During their last field campaign in Tajikistan at the end of September 2025, the SPI Flagship Initiative PAMIR succeeded in securing two ice cores over 100 metres long from the Kon Chukurbashi Ice Cap. The coring expedition was conducted at an extraction site located at an altitude of 5,800 metres. […]

Following the international workshop on glacier-related hazards and community safety held on 2 October 2025 in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu, Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) signed an MoU to federate forces in addressing cryosphere-related hazards. The signing took place in the presence […]

From 30 September to 2 October 2025, the “Cryosphere and People at Risk in Bhutan and the Hindu-Kush Himalaya Workshop” took place in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu. Organised by the National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM), the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MoENR), the Royal Government of Bhutan […]

The Climate and Environmental History Research Cluster of the PAMIR research programme has launched their field campaign on the Kon Chukurbashi Ice Cap in the Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan) with the aim to extract two deep ice cores. One ice core will be used for research purposes and the second will be preserved for future generations thanks to Ice Memory Foundation.

Girls* on Ice Switzerland tuition-free programme for youth aged 15 to 17 offers inclusive scientific and artistic outdoor activities promoting gender equality and diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics (STEAM) education and field sciences. In July and August 2025, their two expeditions, one in German and one in […]

PolARTS is a joint initiative by Pro Helvetia and the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) aimed at encouraging exchange and fostering collaboration between arts and polar science. PolARTS supports up to three tandems, each composed of one polar scientist and one artist from Switzerland, over a period of 12 to 18 months. These […]