Research and observations are essential for tracking climate change in the Arctic and understanding its impacts. In its new Arctic strategy, the EU highlights the need to strengthen climate research, observation and monitoring. The strategy also stresses the importance of being able to operate in the Arctic and the need to strengthen European icebreaker capacity.
How can preparedness be strengthened for incidents involving cruise ships in the Arctic? This was one of the questions discussed at Cold Seas, Critical Gaps, held in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, on 13–15 October.
The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and the Swiss Polar Institute are strengthening their cooperation in polar research. A new Memorandum of Understanding will create better conditions for scientific collaboration, researcher exchanges and access to research infrastructure.
Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. Swedish researchers have been involved in the project since 1993, and the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has contributed logistical support and personnel during installation campaigns at the South Pole.
The Abisko-Stordalen ICOS station, part of the research infrastructure at Abisko Scientific Research Station, has received the Best ICOS Ecosystem Station Award 2026. The award recognises the quality of the station’s data and metadata, as well as its responsiveness.
For just over a year, two cameras have been streaming live from the seabed of the Gullmar Fjord. Now AI is helping researchers keep count of everything that swims past the cameras.