Swedish Polar Research Secretariat

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat is a government agency that promotes and co-ordinates Swedish polar research. This includes to follow and plan research and development, as well as to organise and lead research expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

News

Yearbook of 2012

10/4 2013

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's yearbook of 2012 is now ready! The yearbook's major part is the chapter with cruise reports from expeditions carried out over the last year and the secretariat's annual report. You can order your own copy via office@polar.se, free of charge. The yearbook can also be downloaded as a pdf-file.

Read more about the yearbook

Arctic Observing Summit 2013

25/2 2013
AOS 2013

The Arctic Observing Summit 2013 (AOS 2013) is the first in a planned series of high-level, biennial international observing summits and will be held on 30 April–2 May 2013 at the Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, Canada.

Arctic Summit in Oslo

21/2 2013
Arctic Summit

On 12 March 2013 The Economist is hosting a one day summit on Arctic issues in Oslo, Norway. The summit has been designed to focus attention and to promote constructive thinking prior to the next Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting.

2013 IASC Medal Award

15/2 2013

The IASC Medal Committee have decided to honor Leif G. Anderson, Professor of Marine Chemistry at the University of Gothenburg, for his pioneering work on the functioning of the Arctic Ocean and his groundbreaking scientific contributions to understanding the chemistry and carbon cycle of this very special ocean system. The award ceremony will be held at the ASSW in Kraków, Poland, in April.

Read more about the 2013 IASC Medal Award

PhD Course Available

15/2 2013

Umeå University announces the availability of a residential PhD course entitled 'Community Adaptation to Climate Change in the North.' It will be held 10–14 June 2013, and located outside of Umeå, Sweden. Application deadline: Friday, 1 March 2013.

Read more about the PhD course

TA call to INTERACT Boreal Stations open

8/2 2013

The INTERACT project has a Transnational Access program that offers access to research stations in the northernmost Europe and Russian Federation. The current TA call is open to Boreal Stations within the INTERACT network, including six stations in Norway, Finland, Russian Federation and Faroe Islands. The deadline of the call is 28 February.

Read more about the call

XIth SCAR Biology Symposium

5/2 2013

The main theme for the XIth SCAR Biology Symposium is Life in Antarctica: Boundaries and Gradients in a Changing Environment. The symposium takes place 15-19 July 2013 in Barcelona, Spain.

Deadline for the abstract and awards submission has been extended to 28 February 2013.

XIth SCAR Biology Symposium

Martha T. Muse Prize open for nominations

4/2 2013

The Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica is a US$ 100,000 unrestricted award presented to an individual in the fields of Antarctic science or policy who has demonstrated potential for sustained and significant contributions that will enhance the understanding and/or preservation of Antarctica.

Pages

Svalbard. Foto: Tyrone Martinsson
Yearbook 2012

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat's yearbook contains information about the Secretariat's activities, annual accounts and cruise reports from the research projects.

Researchers in Taymyr 2010. Photo: Per Möller
Current expeditions

Read more about our current expeditions.

Photo: Adam Jeppesen
Roadmap for Swedish Polar Research

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and Swedish Research Council have established a shared roadmap for support to research projects in polar regions outside Sweden.