Swedish Polar Research Secretariat

Our task is to promote and co-ordinate Swedish polar research. This means to follow and plan research and development and to organise and lead research expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions. We are also managing the Abisko Scientific Research Station in sub-arctic Sweden.

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16/2 2012

Study the Arctic this summer

The summer course Environment and Society in a Changing Arctic (AK1214) will take place 18 June to 25 July. The course will consist of students from KTH and the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, but is also open for students from other Swedish Universities. The course consists of lectures given at KTH Campus Valhallavägen and of a 10 day field exercise at the Arctic Archipelago Svalbard.

1/2 2012

Nominations are open for the Martha T. Muse Prize

Nominations are open for the Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica for 2012. The Martha T. Muse Prize is a US$100,000 unrestricted award presented to an individual in the fields of Antarctic science or policy that has demonstrated potential for sustained and significant contributions that will enhance the understanding and/or preservation of Antarctica. Nominations close 12 April 2012.

Read more about the Martha T. Muse Prize

31/1 2012

Igor Krupnik awarded IASC Medal 2012

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Medal 2012 will be awarded to Dr. Igor Krupnik.

12/1 2012

Svalbard Site Guidelines

The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) have developed a set of guidelines which aim at safeguarding the environment and the cultural remains at nine specific sites in Svalbard.

Read AECO's guidelines

7/12 2011

Call for applications: Small-scale support

This call is open to researchers and doctoral candidates from all disciplines at Swedish universities, colleges, research institutions and agencies involved in research. Support could be given for: pilot projects and minor fieldwork in the polar regions, collecting samples and data cooperatively, working at other countries' research stations etc. Applications must be submitted no later than 12 January 2012.

Small-scale support

1/12 2011

IASC Medal Award 2012

International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) Medals are awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. Nominations for the IASC Medal 2012 can be submitted to the IASC Secretariat until 31 December 2011.

Read more about the IASC Medal Award

28/11 2011

Antarctica Day webinar

1 December is Antarctica Day. This young tradition, inaugurated in 2010, celebrates the signature of the Antarctic Treaty on 1 December 1959 and the worldwide significance of this landmark.

17/11 2011

Oldest Antarctic Whale Found

The oldest known whale to ply the Antarctic has been found, scientists say. A 60-centimeter-long jawbone was recently discovered amid a rich deposit of fossils on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Penguin
Current expeditions

Read more about our current expeditions in Antarctica.

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.