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Sweden prepares for IPY-5 – nominations open for Planning Committee and first workshop announced

06 May 2026 Sweden prepares for IPY-5 – nominations open for Planning Committee and first workshop announced

Planning for the 5th International Polar Year (IPY-5), scheduled for 2032–33, is now underway internationally. The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has received a governmental mandate to initiate the Swedish planning process during 2026.

Apply for SWERVE-funded ship time for 2027

22 Apr 2026 Apply for SWERVE-funded ship time for 2027

Are you planning to conduct research at sea in 2027? Researchers at Swedish universities and research organisations can now apply for funding for ship time aboard several of Sweden’s research vessels: KBV 181, Electra, Svea, Ocean Surveyor and Skagerak. Submit your application by 12 June 2026.

The national portal Researchdata.se celebrates its first anniversary

25 Mar 2026 The national portal Researchdata.se celebrates its first anniversary

It has been one year since Researchdata.se was launched as Sweden's national research data portal. The portal, run by the Swedish National Data Service (SND), aims to make research data from various scientific subject areas more visible and accessible for searching, sharing, and reuse.

In search of Antarctica’s snow climate archive

27 Jan 2026 In search of Antarctica’s snow climate archive

IceCube – a giant neutrino telescope in Antarctica

26 Jan 2026 IceCube – a giant neutrino telescope in Antarctica

IceCube is a giant neutrino telescope located deep in the glacial ice near Amundsen–Scott Base at the South Pole. Now, 15 years after the facility was completed, a comprehensive upgrade is underway during the Antarctic summer of 2025/26. Sweden is contributing, among other things, with cables and the development of new equipment, and the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has supported the work through logistical support and personnel on site at the South Pole.

"It’s like collecting evidence for a trial"

19 Jan 2026 "It’s like collecting evidence for a trial"

From snow to cracks: the role of meltwater in Antarctica

06 Jan 2026 From snow to cracks: the role of meltwater in Antarctica

Katrin Lindbäck, a researcher at Mid Sweden University, is taking part in the iQ2300 2025/26 expedition to investigate how meltwater is stored in Antarctic ice—both within the snow and in lakes on the surface—and what this means for the ice’s stability. Using radar and sensors, she aims to understand how hidden water reservoirs can influence crevasse formation, ice dynamics and the risk of collapse, with consequences for future sea levels.

Ground-based measurements supporting satellite data in East Antarctica

02 Jan 2026 Ground-based measurements supporting satellite data in East Antarctica

Mysterious lakes deep in the Antarctic snow

01 Jan 2026 Mysterious lakes deep in the Antarctic snow

LISA – a laboratory in a box

23 Dec 2025 LISA – a laboratory in a box

The researchers have arrived at Wasa

19 Dec 2025 The researchers have arrived at Wasa

iQ2300 to reduce uncertainty about the future of the East Antarctic ice sheet

18 Dec 2025 iQ2300 to reduce uncertainty about the future of the East Antarctic ice sheet

One of the most serious impacts of climate change is global sea level rise. When glaciers and ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica melt, sea levels rise. To calculate how sea levels may develop in the future, researchers need better knowledge of the rate at which ice mass is being reduced – especially in East Antarctica, where large knowledge gaps persist due to its inaccessible location.

Daily routines in a data desert

16 Dec 2025 Daily routines in a data desert

Snow that determines future sea levels – measurements in Antarctica to improve climate models

08 Dec 2025 Snow that determines future sea levels – measurements in Antarctica to improve climate models

How much snow falls over Antarctica – and where it ends up – may sound like a detail. But for researchers trying to understand future sea levels, it is a crucial piece of the puzzle. During the iQ2300 2025/26 expedition, fieldwork is being carried out in Dronning Maud Land, where data is being collected to improve climate and ice models and thus provide a better basis for long-term societal planning.

Home sweet home!

08 Dec 2025 Home sweet home!

A poorly adapted polar explorer

04 Dec 2025 A poorly adapted polar explorer

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