R/V Skagerak Greenland 2025
From August 12–21, 2025, the research vessel R/V Skagerak will conduct an expedition to eastern Greenland together with the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the University of Gothenburg, the British Antarctic Survey, and the NERC Arctic Office. The purpose is to recover and redeploy an ocean mooring that was deployed by the British Antarctic Survey last summer as part of the KANG-GLAC project.
The expedition brings together Early Career Researchers (ECR) from northern Europe for field-based training focusing on climate change, glaciology, marine primary production, and nutrient cycling. By uniting young scientists from different disciplines, the program aims to lay the groundwork for future collaborations in polar research.
Expedition facts
When: 11–19 augusti 2025
Area: sydöstra Grönland (tur och retur från Reykjavik, Island)
Name: Skagerak 2025 ECR Expedition to Southeastern Greenland
Ship: R/V Skagerak (operated by the University of Gothenburg)
Focus: tidewater glaciers, oceanography, primary production, and the Arctic climate system
Young researchers: five young researchers from Greenland, Sweden, Iceland, and the United Kingdom
Organisers: Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, University of Gothenburg, British Antarctic Survey, NERC Arctic Office
Involved project: part of the UK-led KANG-GLAC
Goal: training in Arctic marine research within the framework of international collaborations
ECS-program Coordinator: Julia Muchowski