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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · 2d

SURVEY | Dear Swiss polar research community, we invite you to contribute to the international survey "Science under Pressure" - Reflecting on conditions, practices and institutional structures for sustainable polar research
👉 www.rug.nl/research/arc...

Science under Pressure

Science under pressure: Reflecting on conditions, practices and institutional structures for sustainable polar research

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · 5d

⏰Closing soon: The calls for SPI Exploratory Grants & SPI Technogrants are closing on Thursday 9 October at noon, Swiss time.
Apply for an SPI Exploratory Grant: swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
Apply for an SPI Technogrant: swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
We look forward to your proposals!

Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 OPEN CALLS: SPI Exploratory Grants & SPI Technogrants
⏰ Apply by 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 (noon, Swiss time). We look forward to your proposals!
🔗 swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
#innovation #polarscience #sustainability #cleantech #technology #environment #fundingopportunities #SwissResearchers

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · 12d

[Reminder] The SPI Exploratory Grants & SPI Technogrants calls close on 9 October. We look forward to your proposals!
🔗 chk.me/A2A1lzs
🔗 chk.me/xTpsAke

@usyseth.bsky.social @unibe.ch @eth-eaps.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social @fgse-unil.bsky.social @unibas.ch @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social

Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 OPEN CALLS: SPI Exploratory Grants & SPI Technogrants
⏰ Apply by 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 (noon, Swiss time). We look forward to your proposals!
🔗 swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
#innovation #polarscience #sustainability #cleantech #technology #environment #fundingopportunities #SwissResearchers

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · 16d

🎒 Upcoming #FieldandSummerSchool opportunity:
𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 (𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆) 𝗘𝗚𝗨 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏰ apply by 15 October
📍 @slfdavos.bsky.social , Davos, CH
📅22 – 28 Feb 2026
🔗 www.slf.ch/en/about-the...

💡 Apply for SPI support: swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF @slfdavos.bsky.social · 23d

One-week training course on #snow measurement techniques in Davos – the 10th #EGU Snow Science Winter School makes it possible! Apply now for the event which will take place 22-28 February 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.
More information: www.slf.ch/en/about-the...

📷️ P. Jacquet / OSUG

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Aug 14

OPEN CALL: Mertz Fellowship 2025
A partnership between @swissembassyaus.bsky.social, Swissnex, Antarctic Science Foundation and @swisspolar.bsky.social, the call welcomes applications from #ECRs in polar and alpine science based in CH and AU by 31 Oct, 11pm CET
👉 headstartswiss.au/home/mertz-f...

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · 22d

🏔️New paper by the #PAMIR research team!
💡It offers valuable insights into the Pamir-Karakoram Anomaly, a region where glaciers previously resisted the impacts of climate change: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
About the project: pamir-project.ch
#IYPG2025 #internationalcollaboration #glaciers

Snowfall decrease in recent years undermines glacier health and meltwater resources in the Northwestern Pamirs - Communications Earth & Environment

The recent decline in glacier health and reduced runoff generation in the Northwestern Pamirs is primarily driven by substantially lower snowfall and snow depth since 2018, according to land-surface m...

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · 22d

Today, the "Greenland. Everything changes" #exhibition at the ALPS Museum in #Bern starts its new ‘imFokus’ event series
Join the conversation on current developments in #Greenland, the events will allow plenty of room for questions and discussion.
More information: alps.museum/en/events/im...

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Sep 4

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PolARTS – Swiss Polar Institute

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Sep 2

📣 #OpenCall
The new PolARTS call for proposals is now open!
💡 A joint initiative by Pro Helvetia and the Swiss Polar Institute, PolARTS aims to encourage exchange and foster collaboration between #arts and #polarscience.
Deadline: 31.01.2026
ℹ️https://swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-instruments/polarts/

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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · Aug 27

The CYANACTALP project has completed its final #Arctic field campaign.
How does climate-driven greening of lake shores affect #cyanobacteria? Research by Camilla Capelli #SUPSI, in collaboration with #INRS, hosted at the Italian research station #DirigibileItalia thanks to #SwissPolarInstitute.

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Aug 27

⏰ Deadline approaching!
We look forward to your contributions to Session 18 dedicated to polar and high-altitude environments!

SCNAT @scnat.ch · Jul 22

📢 Call for #abstracts! Submit your paper(s) for one of the symposia of the 23rd #SwissGeoscienceMeeting here 👉 geoscience-meeting.ch/sgm2025/

📍The event is co-organised by @geologyunibern.bsky.social, the Platform Geosciences (@scnat.ch) and CHGEOL

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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · Aug 25

On 28 Aug 2025, our new exhibition Deglaciation – Measuring the Ice opens at extract (ETH Zurich Collections & Archives). Join the vernissage at ETH Zurich, HG E7, 17:30 with remarks by Prof. Farinotti & team + apéro.

📍 ETH Zurich, HG E7 (Main Building)
🗓 28 Aug 2025, 17:30

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congratulations to the #PrixDeQuervain recipients!
👉 Join us on 5 September at @ethz.ch - the #SwissPolarDay will finish on a celebratory note with the prize-giving ceremony. We look forward to it!
🔗 Full programme & registration: swisspolar.ch/event/swiss-...

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Aug 14

Congratulations to the GreenFjord project team on their article in the latest issue of @nature.com !
greenfjord-project.ch/calving-driv...

VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · Aug 13

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🚨 Published today in @nature.com!
We’re thrilled to celebrate the latest work by our colleague Dominik Gräff, with contributions from D. Farinotti & R. Moser 🎉
Using seafloor fiber-optic sensing, his team watched Greenland’s glaciers calve in real time & found something surprising 🌊🧊
📸: D. Gräff

Frontal view of a boat from land with a glacier and a fjord environment in the background.

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Aug 14

OPEN CALL: Mertz Fellowship 2025
A partnership between @swissembassyaus.bsky.social, Swissnex, Antarctic Science Foundation and @swisspolar.bsky.social, the call welcomes applications from #ECRs in polar and alpine science based in CH and AU by 31 Oct, 11pm CET
👉 headstartswiss.au/home/mertz-f...

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨 OPEN CALLS: SPI Exploratory Grants & SPI Technogrants
⏰ Apply by 𝟵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 (noon, Swiss time). We look forward to your proposals!
🔗 swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
#innovation #polarscience #sustainability #cleantech #technology #environment #fundingopportunities #SwissResearchers

Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Jul 24

🏔️ Join APECS Switzerland on 9 August for an excursion to Glacier 3000.
👉 A fantastic opportunity to explore an iconic Alpine site while connecting with fellow early-career researchers
👉 For ECRs in polar and high-altitude science
👉limited to 15 participants
More info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Glacier 3000 excursion with APECS Switzerland (2025)

Event Timing: Saturday, August 9th 2025 Number of attendees: 15 ECRs based on a first-come, first-served basis with priority for ERCs in polar & high mountain areas. For questions, please contact us ...

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨 Open Forum registrations close on 31 July 🚨
There is one week left to apply for a spot in the Open Forum sessions during the #SwissPolarDay at @ethz.ch
🔗 Submit your project: forms.office.com/e/CxLGMX0xW8
Applications from ECRs welcome!
#SwissResearchers #polarscience #climate

Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Jul 10

Present your research during the #SwissPolarDay Open Forum sessions! Application window closes on 31 July 👉 forms.office.com/e/CxLGMX0xW8
The full programme is now available on the event webpage: swisspolar.ch/event/swiss-...
We look forward to seeing you there!
#SwissResearchers #polarscience #ECRs

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UPgroup @upgroup.bsky.social · Jul 4

⚠️ We're hiring!

Two new #PhD positions are now opened in our group @ethz.ch, focusing on key biogeochemical essential ocean observables 🤓

Learn more about these opportunities ⤵️ and spread the news 🌊

#OceanScience #ETH #AcademicJobs #PhDlife

Ph.D. positions in ocean ecological/biogeochemical modeling

jobs.ethz.ch

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Jul 10

Present your research during the #SwissPolarDay Open Forum sessions! Application window closes on 31 July 👉 forms.office.com/e/CxLGMX0xW8
The full programme is now available on the event webpage: swisspolar.ch/event/swiss-...
We look forward to seeing you there!
#SwissResearchers #polarscience #ECRs

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Jul 8

#internationalcooperation
Yesterday, SPI and Antarctica New Zealand signed an MoA. With this joint approach, SPI and ANZ seek to support their scientific communities in navigating the practical, logistical, and ethical complexities of #research in #Antarctica: chk.me/v08XQ52
@sbfi.admin.ch

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Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Jul 7

#FieldAndSummerSchool #Training
📣 Next opportunity:
Saroma Sea ice School, Japan
⏰ apply by end of September
📅28 Feb - 9 Mar 2026
🔗 sites.google.com/site/bepsiiw...

💡Apply for SPI support: swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...

Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Jul 7

#FieldAndSummerSchool #Training
📣 Next opportunity:
The Patagonian Icefields Research Program, Chile
⏰ apply by 7 Aug
📅12 Nov - 1 Dec
🔗 www.patagonianicefields.org/prospective-...

💡Apply for SPI support: swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...

Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Jun 12

🚨 #FundingOpportunity Deadline closing soon!
We look forward to your proposals!
#polardata #sustainability #polarresearch #SwissResearchers #Arctic #PolarScience

Swiss Polar Institute @swisspolar.bsky.social · Apr 17

📣 #FundingOpportunity #SwissResearchers
The call for SPI FOREL Grants is open:
🧭2 legs in the Arctic
1️⃣15.06-15.07.2026 with #CASCADESExpedition in West Greenland
2️⃣15.07-01.09.2026 in East Greenland
⏰Apply by 15.06.2025
👉 swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...

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IASC_Arctic @iasc-arctic.bsky.social · Jun 5

Call for Projects Now Open – Polar Initiative 2025

From June 2 to June 30, proposals are welcome for projects that aim to strengthen and support decision-making processes for the protection and conservation of polar ecosystems.

More info: www.fpa2.org/en/depots/th...

Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco

www.fpa2.org

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