The call for the “Prix de Quervain” for Polar and High Altitude Research is now open. The prize aims at awarding students and early-career scientists for their research conducted in, or concerning polar regions. The two funding organisations are the Swiss Committee on Polar and High Altitude Research (SKPH) and […]

The SPI organises an elevator pitch session for early-career scientists during the Swiss Polar Day 2020, to be held on 17 April 2020 at the University of Zurich. The elevator pitch session (3 minutes and 1 slide per speaker) will be followed by a lunch break during which the speakers […]

On 13 February, the Musée de la Main is organising a special event on polar regions with inputs on different topics such as the role of polar regions on the global climate, the growing fascination with these regions attracting more and more adventure seeking travellers or northern lights. The whole […]

The Swiss Polar Institute is thrilled to welcome the University of Lausanne (UNIL) as a new member and funder from 1 January 2020. “The widening of the range of institutions engaging in the SPI’s activities shows the increased relevance of scientific work in polar regions for the great challenges of […]

PhD students Julie Pasquier, Joerg Wieder and Guangyu Li and their supervisors Jan Henneberger and Zamin Kanji are researching Arctic aerosol and cloud properties in Ny Alesund, Svalbard (78.9° N, 11.90° E). Being part of the Atmospheric Physics group of Prof. Ulrike Lohmann, the objective of the research is to […]

Every year, SPI contributes towards the costs of the participation in field and summer schools linked to polar topics. The list has been updated for 2020! The objective is to offer master and doctoral students opportunities to aquire specialied experience and knowledge. Have a look at the updated list!

The calls for the SPI Technogrants, a newly created programme, and the SPI Exploratory Grants are open. The first one supports the development of technology relevant for polar sciences. The second one is a complementary funding instrument for researchers interested in polar regions and remote high altitudes areas. The deadline is set on […]

The programme “Changing Arctic” is now open to students from all Swiss universities. Three places will be made available to students from universities, which are not directly involved in the programme, thanks to the sponsorship of SPI. If you are interested in participating in a scientific cruise in the Barents […]

Tonight, the German research icebreaker Polarstern will set out from Tromsø (Norway) on a sea expedition unlike any the world has seen before. Around a month from now, north of Siberia, the Polarstern will be moored to a large floe formed from last year’s ice. The water will freeze around […]