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Press release: The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat makes its largest Antarctic investment in decades

02 Dec 2025 Press release: The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat makes its largest Antarctic investment in decades

Between 2025 and 2030, several expeditions to Antarctica will be carried out in which researchers will investigate how the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may contribute to sea-level rise, and how warmer oceans affect melting and ecosystems. The investment will strengthen knowledge about the impacts of climate change in Antarctica and globally.

Field course in Abisko prepares researchers for Antarctic expedition

04 Apr 2025 Field course in Abisko prepares researchers for Antarctic expedition

A field course was held in Abisko on March 24–28 for a total of 21 participants ahead of the upcoming Antarctic expedition iQ2300. The expedition aims to study how melting ice sheets in East Antarctica may affect sea levels in the future.

The wind has overturned a living module

21 Dec 2021 The wind has overturned a living module

20 Dec 2021 Persistent storm in Antarctica

20 Dec 2021 Research blog: Johan Casselgren day 15-19

Swedish researchers make new measurements of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

17 Dec 2021 Swedish researchers make new measurements of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

Anna Wåhlin is a professor of Oceanography at the University of Gothenburg. In January, she will participate in an expedition on the American research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer. The goal is to continue research on what happens beneath one of the largest floating glaciers in Antarctica, the Thwaites Glacier, using the autonomous underwater vehicle Ran.

16 Dec 2021 Research blog: Johan Casselgren, day 6-13

Arrived at a snow-covered Wasa

14 Dec 2021 Arrived at a snow-covered Wasa

08 Dec 2021 Research blog: Johan Casselgren, day 1-4

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