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A frozen landscape of snow and ice

22 Jan 2024 A frozen landscape of snow and ice

19 Jan 2024 Do you always have sun?

Do we have enough of everything?

19 Jan 2024 Do we have enough of everything?

Project call Antarctica – iQ2300 expeditions in 2025-2030

16 Jan 2024 Project call Antarctica – iQ2300 expeditions in 2025-2030

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat call for research in Dronning Maud Land (DML), Antarctica. The time frame for projects is 4-5 years, with the first field season starting in the austral summer 2025/26.

Project call Southern Ocean – Pulse of the Weddell Sea expeditions 2025-2030

16 Jan 2024 Project call Southern Ocean – Pulse of the Weddell Sea expeditions 2025-2030

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat call for research in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. The project time frame is 4–5 years, with the first field season starting in the austral summer 2025/26.

Arctic clouds and aerosols – one of the keys to understanding the climate

15 Jan 2024 Arctic clouds and aerosols – one of the keys to understanding the climate

During May and June 2023, the polar expedition ARTofMELT was carried out with the icebreaker Oden. One of the research projects was about characterizing atmospheric aerosol particles and clouds and was led by the expedition's Co-Chief Scientist Paul Zieger. Using a state-of-the-art mobile laboratory, the researchers studied aerosol particles and the processes that lead to cloud formation.

15 Jan 2024 Joy over rocks

Meeting with Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs about collaboration in polar research

11 Jan 2024 Meeting with Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs about collaboration in polar research

On January 10, Katarina Gårdfeldt, Director-General at the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, met with Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yōko Kamikawa, about future collaborations in polar research. Japan's Ambassador to Sweden, Masaki Noke, and polar researchers Martin Jakobsson, Stockholm University and Dag Avango, Luleå University of Technology attended the meeting.

To Mannefallknausane

10 Jan 2024 To Mannefallknausane

The government is investigating possibilities for new polar research vessel

08 Jan 2024 The government is investigating possibilities for new polar research vessel

A new investigation will look at what measures and collaborations are needed for Sweden to acquire and operate a modern climate-neutral polar research vessel.

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