The final symposium of the EU-funded EU-PolarNet project, titled “Together for the Poles - Advancing European Polar Research through Collaboration,”...

The European Polar Board’s (EPB) Plenary, comprising representatives and alternate representatives of its member institutions - research institutes,...

The European Polar Board is excited to announce and welcome a new Executive Secretary, Dr. Maria Grigoratou! 

Dr. Grigoratou is a Biological...

An updated concept note for the International Polar Year 2032-2033 is out, and the IPY now has a dedicated website and logo!

Explore the details and...

The EPB is attending the Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA), the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic, again this year (17 - 19 October 2024...

Are you thinking of applying for the 1st POLARIN Transnational Access Call? This webinar might be useful for you!

If you want to learn more about...

The EU funded project POLARIN invites the scientific community to submit proposals to access 49 Research Infrastructures (RIs) in both polar regions c...

You are welcome to register to the School of Polar Hydrology that will take place on 4-8 November 2024 in Karpacz, Poland.

The School of Polar...

Join us for ICARP IV webinar series introducing 7 Research Priority Teams (RPTs) taking place in September and October 2024. RPTs will work with the...

After more than one year of joint efforts of the European Polar Science Week's organising committee members including EPB representatives, the...

ASSW 2025 organisers are now accepting abstracts for the ICARP IV Summit, which will take place during 25–28 March 2025, immediately following the...

An event 'International Polar Year 2032-33: From Vision to Action' will take place place on 21 August 2024 at the 11th SCAR Open Science Conference in...

Join the EPB (Action Group on Environmental Impacts of Polar Research and Logistics) and APECS for the upcoming webinar series on the Environmental...

11th SCAR Open Science Conference will take place on 19-23 August 2024 in Pucón, Chile. The SCAR Open Science Conferences are the world's only ongoing...

The ESA's Living Planet Symposium will take place on 23-27 June 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Held every three years, this premier Earth observation...

The programme of the 2024 European Polar Science Week that will take place from 3 to 6 September 2024 in Copenhagen has been published! View the...

The EPB's Summer 2024 Newsletter has released! In this newsletter you can find selected highlights of EPB members' activities, as well as upcoming...

The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2025 will include the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV)  Summit organised...

The 29th International Polar Conference “Dynamic Poles and High Mountain Environments” is set to take place at the Mesnerhaus in Rauris, Austria, from...

The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is looking for impactful projects that align with the foundation's mission. Application deadline: 30 June...

The OCEAN:ICE is an EU-funded Horizon2020 project, and assess the impacts of key Antarctic Ice Sheet and Southern Ocean processes on Planet Earth, via...

The impact of climate change is most acute at Earth’s polar regions. The Arctic and Antarctica are warming rapidly, with dramatic consequences for not...

The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent organisation focused on major strategic priorities in the Arctic and Antarctic. EPB Members include...

The Parties to the Antarctic Treaty meet every year at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative meeting (ATCM) to exchange information, to consult together...

Aiming to empower the next generation of scientists with the knowledge and skills necessary to tackle the pressing challenges associated with the...

CALL FOR THE POSITION OF EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, EUROPEAN POLAR BOARD

The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent organisation that focuses on...

On May 6th, 2024, the Polar Institute, the European Union, and the Global Europe Program livestreamed an event on Arctic cooperation between the...

The Members of the EPB Plenary (representatives and alternative representatives of research institutes, logistics operators, funding agencies,...

RV Skagerak will travel to Svalbard in mid-August for a GU project – departing Gothenburg late July / early August

Expressions of interest for two...

In April 2024, EU-PolarNet 2, in collaboration with the European Polar Board and the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels, launched a white paper...

The Synoptic Arctic Survey (SAS) is a researcher-driven initiative that aims to enhance ongoing ocean monitoring with ship-based measurements, to...

The European Polar Board is co-organizing a side event "Long-term Engagement in the Polar Oceans: A Decade of International Action" as part of the...

Hereby, we would like to invite you to a scientific session "High North and Far South from European and Regional Perspectives" organised by Centre for...

The EPB Secretariat is excited to welcome a new Project Officer, Marije Tempel.

Marije conducted her Master research on Svalbard during her study in...

The Southern Ocean Carbon and Heat Impacts on Climate (SO-CHIC) project, an EU-funded Horizon2020 project which began in November of 2019 and will...

The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) is organised annually by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to provide opportunities for...

From now on, a network of 50 partner institutes will provide access to polar research infrastructures. Over the next five years, the European Union...

During the Polar Symposium that took place on 22-23 February 2024 in Monaco, the EPB's Executive Secretary, R Badhe and the Prince Albert II of Monaco...

We are now inviting you to submit session proposals to the 2nd edition of the European Polar Science Week (EPSW) in September 3-6, 2024, in...

Join us at the Polar Symposium 2024 From Arctic to Antarctic: The cold is getting hot! that will take place on 22 & 23 February 2024 in Monaco.

The...

A policy briefing 'From changing Polar regions to policy responses – Strengthening EU and global climate preparedness' organised by the European Polar...

SCAR and the Chilean Antarctic Institute are pleased to invite you to the 11th SCAR Open Science Conference, scheduled to take place in Pucón, Chile,...

During the European Polar Board (EPB) Autumn 2023 Plenary Meeting, held on 6th and 7th November 2023 in Tromsø and online, the Center for the Arctic...

The call for Session Proposals for the 2024 Arctic Circle Berlin Forum is now open. The deadline for submitting proposals is February 1st, 2024

Gover...

A Frontiers Forum webinar will take place on 18 January at 16:00 CET, with Prof Martin Siegert, Prof Joeri Rogelj, and Sofia Palazzo Corner.

The...

The EPB's Winter 2023 Newsletter has released! In this newsletter you can find selected highlights of EPB members' activities, as well as upcoming...

Important Update from COMNAP: More suspected and confirmed cases of HPAI in the sub-Antarctic. See graphic display of suspected and confirmed cases as...

A policy briefing, From changing Polar regions to policy responses – Strengthening EU and global climate preparedness, will take place on 24th January...

The EPB is looking forward to host a Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Daniela Portella Sampaio, at the EPB Secretariat next year.

Daniela...

This year’s EPB Autumn Plenary meeting took place in Tromsø, Norway, hosted by the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) at the High North Research Centre...

The NL Polar Day will take place on Tuesday, 23 April 2024, at Museon in The Hague. Formerly known as the Polar Symposium, the event brings together...

We are excited to announce that the next SO-CHIC Webinar: Upper ocean ventilation pathways (Work package 2) will take place on 12th January 2024 at...

The EU-H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) opens a call for research groups to apply...

The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operator’s (AECO) initiative for a collaborative network and platform between expedition cruise operators...

One Planet - Polar Summit, the first international summit dedicated to glaciers and poles, was held on 8-10th November at the National Musuem of...

The goal of the fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) engagement process is to ensure that the scientific priorities...

A 5th International Polar Year (IPY) will provide a vital opportunity to close outstanding major knowledge gaps through targeted attention and...

The Antarctic Wildlife Health Network (AWHN) has established a HPAI database to monitor and record information submitted to the AWHN on the spread of...

The Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA) is the largest annual international gathering on the Arctic, attended by more than 2000 participants from over 60...

The European Commission and the European External Action Service will jointly organise the EU Arctic Forum and Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue in...

The Antarctic Policy Event Tipping Points in Antarctica: Towards Evidence-Based Policy will take place in Brussels,at the NORCE Norwegian Research...

A risk assessment by SCAR Antarctic Wildlife Health Network (AWHN) predicts that Influenza virus H5N1 will hit the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic...

The All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance Forum, co-organised by the South African Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the...

The Norwegian project Nansen Legacy will host an International symposium: Towards a new Arctic Ocean – Past, Present, Future in Tromsø, Norway, 6-9...

The Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland and ICIMOD have jointly organised the first Inter-Polar Conference in collaboration with the UArctic...

Nominations are being accepted for the ICARP IV (Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning) Research Priority Teams (RPTs) until 29...

Polar Data Forum V (PDF V) will be hosted by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) from October 30th through November 3rd, 2023 and will be held both at...

Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference 2023 will take place from Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th of November. This year the theme for the Conference is...

Scientific research and studies into plastic pollution have been growing quite fast over the last couple of decades. It is essential that we take full...

The EPB is happy to reveal a booklet with its Activities & Highlights from 2015 to 2022. The booklet is available here.

Established in 1995, the EPB...

The EPB participates in the first Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Symposium that is being held from 14-18 August 2023 in Hobart, Tasmania.

The...

The Arctic Research Code of Conduct is now available on the ArcticNet website in both English and French.

The Arctic Research Code of Conduct...

XIII SCAR Biology Symposium, 31st July - 4th August 2023, Christchurch, New Zealand

Concerned Antarctic scientists share the following statement:

A...

The dates of the 2024 European Polar Science Week conference has been announced! The conference will take place from 3rd to 6th September 2024 in...

The SCAR Open Science Conference 2024 “Antarctic Science: Crossroads for a New Hope” will be held in Pucón, Chile from 19-23 August 2024. The...

What role can science diplomacy play in the polar regions against the backdrop of climate change and increased geopolitical tensions? German Arctic...

The “Roadmap to decolonial Arctic Research”, where The Saami Council has served as co-lead, was published in June 2023. The roadmap is a toolkit to...

What is the EU's role in Antarctica? Dr. Andreas Raspotnik and Prof. Klaus Dodds have done In-Depth Analysis and their report for the European...

The EPB has released its Summer 2023 Newsletter.

In this newsletter you can find selected highlights of EPB members' activities, as well as upcoming...

Arctic Forum organised by the EPB member, Arctic Research Centre at Umeå University (Arcum), and Várdduo – Centre för Sámi Research is the meeting...

The next UK Arctic Science conference will be hosted by the British Antarctic Survey with support from the NERC Arctic Office in Cambridge on 11th to...

This year’s Swiss Polar Day will take place on 15 September in Sion.

This event is the annual gathering of the Swiss polar science community and...

Interdisciplinary Polar Studies Modular Meeting 2023 (IPS-2023) will take place from the 30 August to the 4th September 2023 at Longyearbyen and...

Polar Data Forum IV – An Ocean of Opportunities is a new SOOS's (Southern Ocean Observing System) paper in cooperation with the Royal Belgian...

The Southern Ocean plays a critical role in maintaining crucial climate and life-supporting functions. At the heart of the Southern Ocean, processes...

The European Polar Board is happy to release its new Strategy for the period of 2023-2027.

The strategy was developed with an inclusive approach...

On the UN World Oceans Day, 8th June 2023, it was announced that Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) will host a new Decade...

The Ocean Race is the toughest test of a team in sport – and sailing's greatest round-the-world challenge held every three or four years since 1973....

The Parties to the Antarctic Treaty meet every year at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative meeting (ATCM) to exchange information, to consult together...

SOOS is calling for enthusiastic professionals to be part of SOOS leadership teams!

Various calls out now: There is still time to nominate for the...

Arctic PASSION (Pan-Arctic observing System of Systems: Implementing Observations for societal Needs) is an EU-funded Horizon2020 project with key...

Svalbard Science Conference focuses on achieving excellent science through cooperation; enhancing cooperation and quality within Svalbard research,...

The Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting brings an international group of Antarctic experts to Helsinki. In addition to the two-week meeting, the...

The European Polar Board has released a report: Synthesis Report on the Environmental Impacts of Research and Logistics in the Polar Regions. The...

During the Spring Plenary Meeting in Sofia & online (19th - 20th April 2023), Miguel "Miki" Angel Ojeda, Member Alternate Representative for the...

Nord University will host the Arctic Congress 2024 Bodø, bringing UArctic, IASSA and High North Dialogue together as partners, May 29-June 3, 2024 in...

The European Polar Board’s (EPB) Plenary, which includes representatives and alternative representatives of its member institutions (research...

A policy briefing titled “Recent changes in the Antarctic and their impacts on Europe" is being organised in Brussels on the 3rd of May from 14:00 -...

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 8th June, 2023

The Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre) in collaboration with the European Polar Board (EPB) and...

The next UK Arctic Science conference will be hosted by the British Antarctic Survey with support from the NERC Arctic Office on 11th to 13^th...

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award. The goal is to further the development of new ideas that could...

While in some traditional societies humans and nature are one, in Western civilisations there is a hierarchy between these two. Today's consumer way...

The vision of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) is the "science we need for the ocean we want". The...

The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) invite nominations of qualified...

SO-CHIC Webinar: Data management and connection to climate services (WP7)

16th of March 2023, 10:30 CET (GMT+1)

Registration: https://us02web.zoom.u...

The Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) is organised annually by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) to provide opportunities for...

The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) invites everyone with interest in Southern Ocean science and beyond to register for the inaugural SOOS...

The European Polar Board (EPB) has been accepted by the 27^th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC as an Observer organization.

UNFCCC...

The University of Oulu announced its first Arctic strategy on January 24, 2023.

The University of Oulu is one of the most significant...

It is with great sadness that the European Polar Board has learned of the passing of EPB Alternate representative, Dr. Andrés Barbosa.

Dr. Barbosa...

We are excited to announce another Southern Ocean Carbon and Heat Impact on Climate (SO-CHIC) webinar dedicated to Impact on the coupled climate...

The EU, through its research and innovation programmes, is among the TOP funders of science referenced in the IPCC (The Intergovernmental Panel on...

Joint statement from IASC and SCAR

Following their recently renewed partnership agreement, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and Scie...

The dates of the Arctic Circle Japan Forum "Asia in the Future of the Arctic" (Science - Geopolitics - Economy - Oceans - Climate - Technology) were...

On 1st of December, the European Commission launched the largest public consultation ever held on the past, present and future of the EU’s Horizon...

In the frame of ARICE’s Ships and Platforms of Opportunity Programme and in cooperation with the company PONANT, a new call for ship time proposals to...

The polar regions are unique realms of planet Earth; they are sentinels of climate change and the impacts related to human activity, but they are also...

Through its Planetary health Award Ceremony, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation honours every year leading individuals and organizations for...

Arctic Futures Symposium, is an annual conference that brings together Arctic stakeholders in Europe's capital to discuss issues of importance to...

EU-PolarNet 2 and the European Polar Board co-organise a webinar "Governing and protecting the Antarctic and Southern Ocean" taking place on 15 May...

The Plenary of the European Polar Board (EPB) meets biannually to be updated about EPB activities. After a period of online meetings (due to...

The fifth in a series of webinars for the EU-funded project Southern Ocean Carbon and Heat Impact on Climate (SO-CHIC). The webinar is hosted and...

The SCAR Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS) aims to initiate, develop and coordinate rigorous and high quality...

Members of the European Polar Board will gather in Luxembourg on 22 - 23 November 2022 for its regular plenary meeting. Aligned with the EPB plenary...

EuroGEO combines the contributions of European members of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), a partnership of more than 100 national governments,...

APECS and INTERACT launch a guidebook on how to reduce CO2 emissions in Arctic science. The book was developed by APECS members and INTERACT station...

Coming with The Polar initiative, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2) is taking a more proactive role in polar conservation! The...

Together with ARICE, INTERACT and FARO the EPB organised an event called: "The Future of Research Infrastructure in the Arctic" on 27 October 2022 in...

In conjunction with Sultan Mizan Antarctic Research Foundation’s (YPASM) 10th Anniversary, YPASM organised a two-day symposium on 18-19 October 2022...

The EPB and EU-PolarNet 2 co-organised EU Polar Cluster booth at the Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA) 2022 in Reykjavík (13 – 15 October) this year!...

Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation is a global non-profit organisation committed to progressing Planetary Health for present and future...

We are pleased to invite you to the event on "The Future of Research Infrastructure in the Arctic" on 27 October 2022 in Brussels, jointly organised...

The EPB has 29 member organisations from 21 European countries which operate over 40 stations in the Arctic and Antarctic. These members include...

Registration for the SIOS Online Conference on Earth Observation and Remote Sensing applications in Svalbard is now open. Registration is free but...

The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation that stimulates investigator-driven frontier research in...

The EU-H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) opens a call for research groups to apply...

The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) is an international initiative of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Scientific...

The International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP) is an Arctic Science Conference, convened periodically by IASC (International Arctic...

Contest brief

SO-CHIC contest: Create a visualisation / illustration that describes the SO-CHIC project.

Open for submissions: 04 September – 31...

The All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance 2022 Forum, an ocean science diplomacy endeavor, took a place on the 12-14 July 2022 in Washington, D.C....

The EPB Secretariat is excited to welcome two new members with passion for the polar regions: Mr Griffith Couser (Policy Officer) and Ms Eva...

On Monday, 27 June the European Polar Board hosted two events in conjunction with the UN Ocean Science Conference, held in Lisbon, Portugal.

The...

This is the first time the two Polar Ocean initiatives will come together in one session, and discuss cross cutting issues from both the Southern...

During the European Polar Board (EPB) Spring 2022 Plenary Meeting, held online on the 5th and 6th of April, the State Institution National Antarctic...

EU-PolarNet 2will arrange an on-line workshop on 7^th June 2022 at 13-18 CEST, aiming to facilitate better alignment of observing system efforts in the...

Polardex is a new online platform for polar infrastructure and logistics discovery and planning developed by the EPB and partners, launching today!

P...

Polardex is a new online platform for polar infrastructure and logistics discovery and planning developed by the EPB and partners.

Join us for a...

EPB Policy Officer

The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent organisation that focuses on major scientific, policy and strategic priorities in...

Vacancy: EPB Communications Officer

The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent organisation that focuses on major scientific, policy and...

The Southern Ocean Task Force will be hosting a webinar on April 12th 2022, at 12:00pm UTC to present the content of the Action Plan and the future...

The Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award serves to promote and raise awareness of promising projects which address climate change through...

The annual Poolsymposium brings together polar scientists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, artists and other stakeholders with polar activities. DAC...

EU-PolarNet 2 just published two of its deliverables:

• The “Catalogue of National Polar Programmes and Other Large-scale programmes”

The catalogue...

On 29-3 the EPB is organising two sessions at ASSW 2022. These will be hybrid sessions and online ASSW registration and participance is free of...

From the SCAR website: 

An ad hoc group (of mostly Arctic scientists) is considering the desirability and feasibility of planning for an...

The IPCC has finalized the second part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, the Working Group...

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, which began in 2021 and extends to 2030, is intended to provide a common...

It is with great sadness that the European Polar Board hears the news that Dr. Yves Frenot died on Monday, 7^th February, in La Rochelle. Yves was a...

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is organising together with the Minsitry of Foreign Affairs of Japan three webinars on Arctic...

This polar symposium will convene leading scientists to discuss how, how fast and in what ways changes in our planet’s polar regions are affecting...

Research development in the Arctic and Antarctic play an important role in Russian policymaking. Although, due to its size and bureaucratic...

The UArctic Congress 2022 welcomes abstract submissions to the open sessions to be held during the congress on October 4 – 7, 2022. The deadline for...

Update: this job opening has been closed for new admissions, as the deadline was 01-12-21.

The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent...

1st December 2021 – 3pm UTC – Online

Almost one year has passed since the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable...

The EU-PolarNet 2 / EPB / EU Polar Cluster webinar ‘The new Arctic Policy and Research & Innovation” will discuss the new strategy & effects on future...

The EU Polar Cluster organised together with KEPLER, EU-PolarNet2, the European Polar Board, CHARTER, iCUPE, JUSTNORTH, SIOS, SO-CHIC, TiPASCCs,...

During the European Polar Board’s Autumn 2021 Plenary Meeting, held 27-29^th October, Nicole Biebow, Member Representative for the Helmholtz...

Much of the Arctic has already surpassed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C target. The Antarctic ice sheet is a potential game changer for global sea-level...

The international expert community on sea ice biogeochemical proccesses has shared a policy briefing. The main uptake of this policy briefing is that...

The Inuit Circumpolar Council has shared the Ethical and Equitable Engagement Synthesis Report. The report is a collection of Inuit rules, guidelines,...

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Madrid Protocol, Spain convenes a International Conference on October 4, 2021. The Conference will be a...

Proposals are now being accepted for sessions to be held during the UArctic Congress on October 4 – 7, 2022, Moscow, Russia. Sessions can be comprised...

The European Commission and the European External Action Service will organise a high-level EU Arctic Forum and the Annual Arctic Indigenous Peoples’...

The official website for the Southern Ocean Decade & Polar Data Forum Week 2021 is launched the 18^th of August. Please visit the website for more...

Registration is now open for the next in the SO-CHIC webinar series "Preconditioning, lifecycle and large-scale impacts of Weddell polynyas". The...

Following the publication of our report on Southern Ocean priorities for the next 10 years, we are pleased to announce that the Southern Ocean Task...

The report of the first Polar Science Week (26-30 October) is now online. Please find the preamble and the link to the full report below: 

Preamble 

The 43rd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, which France is hosting this year in Paris, adopted today, on 23 June 2021, the day of the 60th...

In response to requests from members of the community, the Polar Data Forum IV (PDF IV) call for abstracts deadline has been extended to July 4th,...

Finland’s new Arctic policy strategy sets out Finland’s key objectives in the Arctic region. All activities in the Arctic region must be based on...

*** Survey deadline extended to 25th June 2021 ***

Based on the recommendations in the global implementation plan of the United Nations Decade of...

On June 17, 2021 2:30- 5:00 pm (CET) an online seminar will present a report prepared in relation to the project “Overview of EU actions in the Arctic...

*** NEW DATE - the webinar will now be held on Wednesday 16th June, 13:00-14:00 UTC ***

The 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) webinar series is...

Registration is now open for the side event on Polar Research “Networking from Pole to Pole: Facilitating Access for Research and Infrastructure” (htt...

Following a successful First Southern Ocean Regional Workshop held in San Diego, CA, USA in early 2020, we are pleased to announce that the 2nd...

On Monday the 17th of May, 09.00-10.00 GMT, the European Polar Board (EPB) will hosted a session at the UArctic Congress 2021, titled European...

In the context of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the Southern Ocean initiative is dedicated to setting up a framework...

During the EPB's Spring 2021 Plenary Meeting, held online on the 8th and 9th of April, Marie-Noelle Houssais, Member Representative for CNRS, was...

Registration is now open for the webinar 'European Perspectives on the Arctic Science Ministerial Process', to be held 10:00-11:30 CEST on Wednesday...

This webinar focus on the ASM3 Theme 3: Respond. An overview of progress in responding to Arctic change since ASM2 will be shared as well as new...

The Arctic has gained increased interest over the last decade as global climate change continues to transform the region. Norway and Estonia are both...

The next webinar of the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) Webinar Series will focus on Theme 4: Strengthen. An overview of progress in capacity...

15:00-18:30 GMT, Tuesday 23^rd March 2021

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8416152195650/WN_ey5aiFqHTDuMub6qHpzuTg

(This...

On October 4^th, 2021, the States being Parties of the Antarctic Treaty System will celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the Madrid Protocol.

This...

The next webinar of the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) Webinar Series will focus on Theme 2: Understand.  An overview of progress in enhancing...

Invitation to take part to online survey on stake- and rightholder engagement conducted in European Polar research projects

We (EU-PolarNet 2) invite...

Dealing with the changes, the threats and opportunities, depends on an understanding on what is happening and what could happen in the future. And,...

The European Commission and the External Action Service have released the summary of the results of the public consultation on the way forward for the...

ESA, IPEV and PNRA are soliciting for biomedical experiments to be implemented at the Concordia station on Antarctica

Exploratory missions to the...

The outcomes of the Polar to Global Online Interoperability and Data Sharing Workshop/Hackathon  of the 21st of January 2021 can be found...

The next SO-CHIC webinar will be 'Ocean variabilities in the Southern Weddell Sea', with Shenjie Zhou (British Antarctic Survey, UK), Svein Østerhus...

The next webinar of the 3^rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) Webinar Series will focus on Theme 1: Observe.  An overview of progress in enhancing...

COLLECTION OF INSIGHTS & EXPERIENCES. Co-creating research projects – Indigenous rights holders and researchers act together

The public consultation...

During the European Polar Board (EPB) Autumn 2020 Plenary Meeting, held online on the 15th and 16th October, the TUBITAK Marmara Research Center...

During the Autumn 2020 Plenary Meeting (15^th and 16^th October), Peter Sköld, Member Representative for ARCUM, Sweden, was elected to the EPB’s...

We‘re pleased to announce that registration for the next webinar in the ASM3 Webinar series is now open:
Indigenous Peoples’ Participation in the ASM3...

INTERACT -The International Network for Research and Monitoring in the Arctic- is seeking experts from various fields of research from natural...

After the successful launch of our ASM3 Webinar Series with an Introduction Webinar on the 21^st of October including opening remarks by Minister Lilja...

Understanding Polar amplification is important to understand the future of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, but is also vital to predict the impacts...

The second in a series of webinars for the EU-funded project Southern Ocean Carbon and Heat Impact on Climate (SO-CHIC). The webinar features speakers...

The EPB is pleased to announce it will host a webinar series introducing and contributing to the Third Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) process. The...

The latest episode of the Global Science TV, 'Melting Arctic', features EPB Plenary Members Henry Burgess (NERC) and Arja Rautio (Thule Institute)....

To implement the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development in an Arctic Ocean context, a Task Force is presently preparing...

DEADLINE EXTENDED - The deadline for the below opportunity has been extended to 28th September 2020. Applications received before the original...

The second SO-CHIC project webinar will be held at 15:00 CEST on Thursday 8^th October.

"EU project SO-CHIC: New frontiers of air-sea fluxes in the...

The EU-H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) opens a call for research groups to apply...

The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent organisation that focuses on major strategic priorities in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions....

The Synotic Arctic Survey (SAS) is folding its fall Webinar “A New Arctic Emerging” on September 2, 15:00 – 17:00 (UTC +2).

This Webinar will address...

The EU’s Arctic policy dates from 2016, but new challenges and opportunities caused by climate change and receding sea ice, and the region’s ever...

On 1st July 2020, the EPB held a discussion meeting on COVID-19 disruption to polar fieldwork and responses by Members, chaired by Prof. Dame Jane...

The EU is currently working towards updating its Arctic policy. It needs to respond to two major changes that affect the region and pose challenges to...

Research institutes in Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Denmark can now apply for funding for marine research in the North Atlantic Ocean.

The Danish...

A newly published article in the journal Experimental Physiology gives a review of biomedical research at the Antarctic Concordia Station, which is...

The Polar Technology Conference was held during 10–12 March 2020 in Boulder, Colorado. All conference products such as agenda, presentations, video...

A new call for proposals will be launched this September under the BEST 2.0+ Programme for the Polar and Sub-polar regions.

BEST 2.0+ will support...

A report on research into the teamwork in Antarctic has recently been published, following a project coordinated by Pedro Marques-Quinteiro of ISPA-...

IASC's 2020 State of Arctic Science Report aims to be a cohesive synthesis of international Arctic research activities and priorities, as gathered...

It is our pleasure to invite you to an EU-PolarNet webinar called “Stronger together”: European cooperation for Polar science and society - The...

The EPB will host the first in a series of webinars for the project Southern Ocean Carbon and Heat Impact on Climate (SO-CHIC) at 15:00 CEST on...

The EU-H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) opens a call for research groups to apply...

The EPB was invited to provide a Plenary lecture at Arctic Frontiers 2020 in Tromsø. Executive Secretary, Renuka Badhe, gave the talk titled 'European...

Four years of EU funding has been granted for another round of INTERACT. Beginning on the 1 January, INTERACT III is now up and running. The kick-off...

Throughout 2020, the European Polar Board (EPB) celebrates its 25^th Anniversary. During the year, several activities and events are planned to be held...

A UArctic report entitled "Scientific Cooperation within the Arctic: Understanding the Bottlenecks in Cross-Border Research" based on the UArctic...

The EPB, incollaboration with partners ARICE, EU-PolarNet, FARO, GEO-CRI and INTERACT, held the workshop 'Towards harmonisation of polar...

The IPCC approved and accepted Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate at its 51st Session held on 20 – 23 September 2019....

Are you interested in carrying out research at a marine biological station this winter or during the spring of 2020?

Europe’s leading marine research...

The EU-H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) opens a call for research groups to apply...

The European Commission's European Political Strategy Centre released the Strategy Note "Walking on Thin Ice: A Balanced Arctic Strategy for the EU"...

The European Polar Board (EPB) convened a panel discussion session at the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2019 in Arkhangelsk, Russia. The session,...

During the EPB's Spring 2019 Plenary Meeting in Lisbon, elections were held for two Executive Committee positions. The EPB is happy to announce...

The European Polar Board (EPB) will convene a panel discussion session at the upcoming Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in Arkhangelsk, Russia. The...

Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action on Resilience in Rapidly Changing Arctic Systems (CRA Arctic II)

The Belmont Forum is pleased to announce...

The EU-PolarNet white paper workshop, which took place from 24th to 28th September in La Cristalera, Spain, was an important milestone towards an...

The Agreement on Enhancing Arctic Scientific Cooperation (https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org/handle/11374/1916 ) was signed in May 2017 after which...

The EPB is please to annouce the publication of the European Polar Infrastructure Catalogue, a joint project of the EPB and EU-PolarNet. A digitial...

During the POLAR2018 conference in Davos, the EPB held a workshop for its Members titled Minimising plastic use and waste in polar research and...

During the 2018 Arctic Circle Assembly Reykjavik, Iceland, a panel dialogue on "Supporting Implementation of the Arctic Science Agreement" was...

ECRA_GA19 - the ECRA General Assembly on 27-28 February 2019, Brussels, BE

For the third time, the European Climate Research Alliance is hosting an...

In July 2017, the EPB coordinated a workshop titled “Towards the Incorporation of the Humanities and Social Sciences into Large Polar Research...

On Sunday 21st October, the European Polar Board and INTERACT convened a panel session at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2018 in Reykjavik, titled Minimis...

For the fifth webinar in the EPB-APECS series, Chloe Hill, Policy Officer at the European Geosciences Union (EGU), presented the results of the...

On 25 and 26 October, science ministers, researchers and representatives of international organisations and Arctic Indigenous Peoples came together...

For the fifth webinar in the EPB-APECS series, Chloe Hill, Policy Officer at the European Geosciences Union (EGU), will present the results of the...

Brussels, 26th September 2018. EU-PolarNet held its second policy briefing in Brussels. Themed “At the frontline of climate change: Key changes in the...

With INTERACT, the European Polar Board will convene a breakout session at the 2018 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavík, Iceland, titled Minimising...

The staff of the unit "International Cooperation" at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), located...

During the European Polar Board (EPB) Spring 2018 Plenary Meeting, held on 15^th June during POLAR2018 in Davos, Switzerland, the Arctic Research...

The EU H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) opens a call for research groups to apply...

Details of the SIOS research infrastructure and INTERACT Transnational/Remote Access calls:

SIOS research infrastructure

The Svalbard Integrated...

On 16^th June 2018, on the occasion of POLAR2018, the major international conference bringing together over 2000 Arctic, Antarctic and alpine...

Join the EPB and other co-hosts, the Arctic Research Consortium of the UNited States (ARCUS). the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the...

In celebration of the Arctic Biodiversity Congress, the CAFF International Secretariat, in cooperation with sponsors, launch the Arctic Biodiversity...

For the fourth EPB-APECS webinar, held on Tuesday 5th June 2018, Kristina Bär, EU-PolarNet Communications Officer, introduced the EU Arctic Cluster an...

In 2013, the Arctic Council announced that it would begin work towards an arrangement on improved scientific research cooperation. At that time, it...

PPP-SERA Open Session with the European Polar Board, The Hague, Netherlands, April 18, 2018

Stakeholders were invited by the authors and their...

In partnership with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the EPB organises a series of webinars that aim to connect polar...

Horizon 2020 is an EU funding programme that is allocating almost €80 billion to research and innovation over 7 years (from 2014 to 2020). 

The...

The major event in celebration of jubilees of establishing of the Polish polar stations was the International Conference “Interdisciplinary Polar...

The EU Project ARICE opens now a call for ship-time proposals to access the icebreakers CCGS Amundsen, RV Sikuliaq and PRV Polarstern. This call will...

The European Polar Board (EPB) and EU-PolarNet are pleased to announce the launch of the European Polar Infrastructure Database. The database, which...

On Wednesday, 18th April, 12:00-17:00, the Polar Prediction Project's Societal and Economic Research and Applications subcommittee (PPP-SERA), in...

For the third EPB-APECS webinar, held on 15th March 2018, Jennifer Ngo-Anh, Head of the Human Research Office at the European Space Agency (ESA), gave...

On Thursday 15th March 2018, Jennifer Ngo-Anh, Head of the Human Research Office at the European Space Agency (ESA), will give a webinar on 'ESA's...

Guest post by JOIDES Resolution IODP Expedition 374 co-chief scientist Laura De Santis from Instituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica...

The Call for Abstracts for the UArctic Congress 2018 is now open. The EPB is pleased to invite you to submit abstracts to session 5.12, which it is...

The EPB has launched its updated website. As well as improved aesthetics and a modernised design, the site now has better functionality on both...

During the European Polar Board (EPB) Autumn 2017 Plenary Meeting in Bremerhaven (21-22 November 2017), polar.lu, Luxembourg’s polar network, were...

During the EPB’s Autumn 2017 Plenary Meeting in Bremerhaven, 21-22 November 2017, an election was held for a Chair. EPB Members elected Kirsi Latola,...

The Horizon 2020 multiannual work programme for 2018-2020 has now been published. 

This is the last work programme for Horizon 2020 and it puts in...

Over 100 people registered for the second webinar organised by the EPB in partnership with theAssociation of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)....

On Thursday 2nd November, Timo Koivurova will give a webinar titled "An introduction to the Arctic Council". The webinar is the second to be organised...

EU Arctic Policy: Science as catalyst for international cooperation

The European Polar Board, jointly with EU-PolarNet and INTERACT, organised a...

Organized by EU-PolarNet, the European Polar Board and INTERACT 
Date and Time: Saturday, 14th October, 17:00-19:30 
Location: Háaloft, Eighth Level 

...

The EU-PolarNet white paper workshop was an important milestone towards an integrated European Polar Research Programme and the outcomes will be the...

The 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly is convening in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 13-15 October.

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the Sustaining Arctic...

The currently funded Horizon 2020 Arctic projects together build the EU Arctic Cluster – a network, which merges the most up-to-date findings on...

The EU H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) project opens a call for research groups to...

The European Polar Board (EPB) convened a panel session at the XIIth Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Biology Symposium in Leuven,...

One of the main themes at the 2016 Arctic Science Ministerial was Strengthening and Integrating Arctic Observations and Data Sharing. The ministers...

To honour the 60^th anniversary of the Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, Svalbard, and the 40^th anniversary of the Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station,...

EPB Executive Secretary Dr. Renuka Badhe is the 2017 recipient of the 2017 Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) International...

The UK Arctic Science conference 2017 will be on 19^th to 21^st September at the Scottish Association for Marine Sciences (SAMS) in Oban. The three day...

The European Commission, Brazil and South Africa signed on the 13 July 2017, the Belém Statement of Atlantic Research and Innovation Cooperation,...

L’Astrolabe has been launched in Concarneau by the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF), the French Polar Institute Paul-Emile Victor (IPEV) and...

The Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) will open an extraordinary call for proposals for SIOS pilot projects on 3 August 2017....

The European Polar Board (EPB) convened a townhall session at the European Geosciences General Assembly 2017 in Vienna, titled “Polar change and...

EPB Plenary Members at ATCM XL in Beijing

On behalf of the European Commission, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) is developing a Climate Data Store which will make climate...

During the EPB Spring 2017 Plenary Meeting in Prague on 31st March, elections took place to fill the two vacancies on the EPB Executive Committee....

A new report “The State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report“ (SAMBR) has been released by the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the...

During its 45th Session (Guadalajara, Mexico, 28 - 31 March 2017), the Panel approved the outline of the Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere in a...

APECS Executive Director, Gerlis Fugmann, and EPB Chair, Maaike Vancauwenberghe, at the MoU signing ceremony in Prague

The EPB has signed a...

France has announced the creation of a very large Marine Protected Area (MPA) around its sub-Antarctic islands in the southern Indian Ocean.  The new...

The International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic (INTERACT) is attending EGU2017 in Vienna 23-28 April with the...

The EPB will host a townhall session at this year’s European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, titled “Polar change and implications for...

L'Astrolabe, the vessel owned by P&O Maritimes Services and chartered by the French polar institute IPEV for the resupply of Dumont d'Urville and...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of producing a Special Report on Climate Change and Oceans and the Cryosphere....

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP) and the Commission for the...

The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition will see the Alfred Wegener Institute’s RV Polarstern...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced it has adopted an Open Access policy for its content, including still images, videos and selected...

In September, EU-PolarNet held a town hall event in Brussels themed "Towards the 1.5°C climate goal - Perspectives from the Polar Regions". The event...

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has decided not to winter at Halley VI Research Station for safety reasons. The station, which is located on the...

Arctic scientists brought the polar research to world leaders in Davos, with an event held parallel to the World Economic Forum. Arctic Basecamp saw...

The 12th Workshop on Antarctic Meteorology and Climate, as well as meetings for the Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH) and...

The East Antarctic ice shelves may be more vulnerable to climate change than previously assumed. A research team, consisting of scientists from...

The International Permafrost Association (IPA) and The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) have announced that the IPA Secretariat will be officially...

Organizers of the 9th International Congress on Arctic Social Science (ICASS IX) special session entitled, "Exploring the User-Producer Interface of...

Organizers, including The Polar Climate Predictability Initiative (WCRP-PCPI), the Polar Prediction Project (WWRP-PPP), the Sea Ice Prediction Network...

Organizers of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2017 session entitled, "Changes in the Arctic Ocean and Sea Ice System:...

Denmark has developed a new strategy to strengthen Arctic research and education. Commenting on the strategy, the EPB said collaborative and...

The XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium with the general theme 'Scale Matters', will be held in Leuven, Belgium from Monday 10th to Friday 14th July 2017.
 
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The Polar Climate Predictability Initiative (WCRP-PCPI), the Polar Prediction Project (WWRP-PPP), the Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN), and the Sea...

Scientists from 14 European institutions in 10 countries this week begin the search for the oldest ice on the planet. The Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice...

The EU H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) project opens a call for research groups to...

Registration has now opened for the 2017 Arctic Science Summit Week. The upcoming ASSW is hosted by the Czech Republic in Prague on 31 March -7 April...

The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS), is seeking nominations for the international Scientific Steering Committee. Nominations of qualified...

The XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium with the general theme 'Scale Matters', will be held in Leuven, Belgium from Monday 10th to Friday 14th July 2017. 
 
...

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) has released its Annual Report 2015-2016 for the period of October 2015 to September 2016.

T...

Early registration (until 17^th February 2017) and abstract submissions (deadline 16^th December 2016) for the 2017 Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW)...

Statement from Kelly K. Falkner, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, on the death in Antarctica of Gordon Hamilton:

On behalf of...

The European Commission has today launched a public stakeholder consultation which will feed into the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020, the EU's €77...

The Call for Sessions is now open for the POLAR2018 conference: The joint SCAR/IASC conference hosted by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow...

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research are...

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), invites Early Career...

In a somewhat unusual project several ice cores taken from Col du Dome, close to the peak of Mont Blanc, and are in cold storage awaiting transfer to...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a draft resolution to expand the Russian Arctic National Park in the Arkhangelsk Region to...

The organizers of POLAR2018 are now accepting session proposals for the joint SCAR and IASC Open Science Conference “Where the Poles meet“, which will...

SIOS is hosting the next Nordic ENVRI workshop (5-7 September) focusing on arctic research infrastructure collaboration and observations.

Nordic...

The Forum for Arctic Modelling and Observational Synthesis (FAMOS) offers a school (Nov 1) and workshop (Nov 2-4) for arctic marine modellers and...

Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) International Coordination Office are happy to announce the new online submission process to request YOPP endorsement....

Arctic Change and Its Influence on Mid-Latitude Climate and Weather - Registration now open February 1-3, 2017 Washington, DC

The Arctic has warmed...

The European Polar Board (EPB) is an independent European Organization of Directors and Managers of the major European National Polar Programmes. It...

Antarctic sea ice is constantly on the move as powerful winds blow it away from the coast and out toward the open ocean. A new study shows how that...

Dr. Dunbar, Professor at Stanford University, California, USA, has contributed many important advances to our knowledge of environmental changes in...

The report on the workshop Dynamics of Atmosphere-Ice-Ocean Interactions in the High Latitudes has now been published online in the Bulletin of the...

The 2016 Tinker-Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica has been awarded to Professor Robert DeConto, University of Massachusetts-Amherst....

At its 43rd Session (Nairobi, Kenya, 11 – 13 April 2016), the IPCC Panel decided to prepare a special report on climate change and the oceans and the...

Dr. Heinrich Miller, from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany, has been selected to receive the 2016 SCAR Medal for International Coordination

Dr....

Polish polar community celebrated the 80th anniversary of Prof. Aleksander Guterch during the XXXVI Polish Polar Symposium in Lublin (8-10/06/2016)....

The ASSW 2017 will be held in Prague, Czech republic, from the 31st of March to the 7th of April 2017. The first circular for the conference has now...

The High Representative and the European Commission set out an integrated response to the challenges of the Arctic.

The High Representative for...

The COMNAP ARC project final report was officially released at the ATCM in Chile this week. A downloadable file can be found at the COMNAP website...

IASC Medals are awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. A maximum of one award is made...

The “Tinker-Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica” is a US$ 100,000 unrestricted award presented to an individual in the fields of Antarctic...

Executive Secretary of the International Arctic Science Committee

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) seeks an Executive Secretary to...

SCAR is pleased to announce the launch of its 'Visiting Professor Scheme 2016'.

The scheme is designed to encourage the active involvement of...

•    Conference Date: 18 May 2016, 08:00-23:00 GMT
•    Event Format: Online conference (webinar)
•    Abstract Submission Deadline: 18 April 2016
•  ...

Unlocking a continent: scientific research at the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station,

Antarctica 2008-2016

29 April 2016 – Baudouin room - Palace of...

Date: 10 June, 2016. h. 09.00- 18.00

Place: Universidad de Madrid, Spain.

Address: Ciudad Universitaria s/n 28040, Madrid.

The conference will...

At a meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska, March 15-17, the Arctic Council gathered Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs) from the eight Arctic States, and the six...

This plan has been developed by the MOSAiC Science Plan writing team during 2013-2016 and lays out the scientific vision and design of the MOSAiC...

The report is an assessment produced jointly by the World Climate Research Programme’s Climate and Cryosphere Project (CliC), IASC and AMAP. The AFS...

The ANtarctic Gravity Wave Instrument Network (ANGWIN) is a highly successful grassroots programme that was started in 2011. Although initially...

The Polar Geospatial Center and the University of Minnesota are pleased to announce the 2016 Polar Geospatial Center Boot Camp. This intensive,...

Quantarctica (QA; www.quantarctica.org) is a GIS data package built on the free GIS software QGIS. It includes a range of satellite imagery and...

Reward: 500 000 Swiss francs

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation have launched a new Polar...

We would like to make you aware of the call for papers for the joint AMAP, EU-PolarNet and ICES Session on “Arctic Ecosystem Services: Challenges and...

EPB Member, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat invites international Early Career Scientists to take part in a joint Swedish-Canadian research...

Washington Post writes: Scientists just found yet another reason to worry about Arctic permafrost - Worries about thawing permafrost, and the carbon...

In two new studies, scientists say that the vast ice continent of Antarctica seems to have given up tremendous volumes of ice — even sprouting...

A note released on the SCAR website on 22 February 2016, contributed by: Yan Ropert-Coudert, Graham Hosie and Mark Hindell from SCAR’s Life Sciences...

How JRC science can underpin the successful implementation of an EU Arctic Policy

The Arctic is experiencing unprecedented and disproportionately...

This assessment report presents the results of the 2015 AMAP Assessment of Human Health in the Arctic. This is the fourth AMAP assessment dealing with...

The official outcomes of the Third International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) were published online today. The enclosed report,...

The EU-PolarNet consortium has compiled a set of twelve overarching European research priorities for the Polar Regions, which have been identified...

The Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) is a joint initiative of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Scientific Committee...

February 11 is the “International Day of Women and Girls in Science” and we are using this occasion to remind the Antarctic research community to...

You can download the second EU-PolarNet newsletter here.

The SCAR GeoMAP (Geological Mapping Update of Antarctica) action group is facilitating an integrated programme to promote the capture of existing...

On 3 February,  the Chair of the European Polar Board (EPB), Maaike Vancauwenberghe, and the ESA Director General, Jan Woerner, signed a Memorandum of...

Three leading Antarctic organisations today announce opportunities for early-career researchers.  The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research...

Unlocking a continent: scientific research at the Belgian Princess Elisabeth Station, Antarctica 2008-2016

The Belgian National Committee on Geodesy...

IASC is pleased to announce that the 2016 IASC Medal,

which is awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the...

European scientists have gathered tiny fungi that take shelter in Antarctic rocks and sent them to the International Space Station. After 18 months on...

The Faculty of Law at the University of Akureyri, Iceland, cordially invites submissions of abstracts for papers to be presented at the 9th Polar Law...

On Antarctica’s Ross Island, a short drive from the US McMurdo research station, high-tech radar antennas and other atmospheric instruments gaze...

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), together with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), have the pleasure to...

An important SCAR activity is recognition of excellence in Antarctic and Southern Ocean research and outstanding service to the international...

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), invites Early Career...

The  Arctic Observing Summit 2016 is calling for White Papers and Brief Statements to identify to help guide discussions during the AOS Thematic...

The 1st Central European Polar Meeting will be held in November 2015 in Vienna. This meeting is a memorial to the Austrian polar explorer and...

EU-PolarNet will hold two sessions at "Our Common Future Under Climate Change", which takes place in Paris from 7th to 10th July 2015:

7th July –...

Better monitoring is needed to safeguard the Antarctic against threats posed by invasive alien species, according to a new study. The authors...

On June 8, 2015 (Day of the Ocean) EASAC (European Academies Scientific Advisory Board) published the summary of a report on OCEAN SUSTAINABILITY (see...

Find more information about the job here.

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco recently closed a historic meeting of biodiversity and Antarctic experts, convened for three days in the Principality....

EU boost for polar science

May 2015

A new initiative to enhance the integration of Europe’s scientific and operational capabilities in the Polar...

During the last EPB plenary meeting in The Hague (Netherlands) on 4-5 December 2014, elections were organised to renew the Chair and the Executive...

Roberto Azzolini, the current EPB Executive Secretary who has served EPB for 6 years at the European Science Foundation - the current EPB host...

During the EPB plenary meeting on 6-7 April 2014 in Helsinki, EPB members decided to relocate their secretariat to the Netherlands Organisation for...

The new ‘Polar Infrastructures’ page will soon be added to the website: a database of Arctic and Antarctic infrastructures will be available, as well...