CASCADES is a collaborative polar expedition uniting scientists from Canada, France, Greenland, and Switzerland to confront a critical climate challenge: the accelerating melt of Greenland’s glaciers and its far-reaching impacts on the Atlantic Ocean and climate systems worldwide. Available in English and French, the CASCADES Expedition official website serves as […]

Following the “Cryosphere and People at Risk in Bhutan and the Hindu-Kush Himalaya Workshop” in 2025, the collaboration between Swiss and Bhutanese experts was initiated in March 2026 with a project on glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) in Puna Tsang Chu basin in Bhutan. GLOF risk represents a natural hazard […]

MEDIENMITTEILUNG – Bern, 3 März 2026 – Am Mittwoch, 18. März 2026, veranstalten das Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) und die parlamentarische Gruppe «Polarregionen» in Bern eine exklusive Veranstaltung unter dem Titel «Die Schweiz, die Pole und die Hochgebirgsregionen: Welche Ziele für 2035?». An dieser Veranstaltung nehmen Mitglieder des Parlaments, des […]

The White Paper represents the views of the Swiss scientific community and has been endorsed by the Swiss Committee for Polar and High Altitude Research (SKPH) of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. It is the result of the community workshop “Towards a Swiss Antarctic Research Programme” organised at the University […]

In collaboration with the Antarctic Science Foundation and the Embassy of Switzerland in Australia, the Swiss Polar Institute is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 Mertz Fellowship, supporting outstanding collaborative research between Australia and Switzerland in polar and Antarctic science: Laura Crocetti Project: Snow Accumulation Monitoring using GNSS-Interferometric […]

The call for the Prix de Quervain 2026 is now open. The prize will be awarded for outstanding research conducted in, or originating from, the two polar regions, across all scientific disciplines. Submissions must be done online before 16 March 2026. With the Prix de Quervain, the Swiss Academies of Arts and […]

The Swiss Polar Institute is pleased to share the following announcement by the Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH): Dear colleagues in the Swiss Polar and high-altitude research community, The Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH) invites expressions of interest to join the Commission. As Switzerland’s […]

The Swiss Polar Institute is pleased to share the following announcement by the Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH): Dear colleagues in the Swiss Polar and high-latitude research community, The Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH) invites expressions of interest to strengthen Switzerland’s representation […]

The Swiss Polar Institute is pleased to share the following announcement by the Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH): Dear colleagues in the Swiss polar community, As Switzerland’s national adhering body to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), the Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH) invites expressions […]