EPB calls for a strong polar dimension in the European Ocean Observation Initiative to strengthen climate knowledge, resilience and ocean monitoring.
www.europeanpolarboard.org/news/epb-hig...
📢EPB session at the Arctic Circle Rome Forum ❄️
EUROPE’S POLAR RESEARCH
(Europe’s Path to Knowledge Security & Sustainability)
🗓 Tuesday, March 3 | 08:30 – 09:25 CET (new time)
📍 Biblioteca Sala A, Floor 0, CNR
Learn more: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news/epb-ses...
The EPB is pleased to welcome the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) representatives.
Prof. Dr. Camilla Brekke, will serve as NPI’s primary representative and Dr. Nalân Koç as alternate representative for NPI.
Read more about the representatives here: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news/epb-wel...
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) has become a new full member of the EPB, marking a new step in Norway’s engagement in European polar research cooperation and collaboration.
Read more here: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news/the-nor...
The European Polar Board has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the European Ocean Act, highlighting the need to explicitly integrate the polar regions into EU ocean governance.
Read more here: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news/epb-inp...
EPB will convene a session at the Arctic Circle Rome Forum – Polar Dialogue to spotlight the strategic importance of Europe’s continued investment in polar research, on March 3, 18:40 - 19:35 CET.
Find more about the session here: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news/epb-ses...
🎉 30 Years of the European Polar Board
In 2025, EPB marks three decades of coordinating and advancing European polar science. From building a unified European voice to supporting future-ready polar research, EPB looks ahead with renewed ambition.
Read the Statement from the Chair: shorturl.at/y2gGq.
🌍 🇪🇺 EU polar projects are calling for stronger support to polar research.
✉️ A new letter highlights how vital polar science is for Europe’s safety, sustainability & climate resilience - and urges leaders to keep it high on the agenda.
@europeanpolarboard.bsky.social
📣 We are excited to announce that Peter Schweitzer, Principal Investigator of #InfraNorth and APRI board member, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the European Polar Board.
@europeanpolarboard.bsky.social @austrianpolar.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at #PolarResearch
🌍 Join us this November for three online events
As the CRiceS project approaches its conclusion, these events bring together leading scientists, policymakers & stakeholders to reflect on how polar science strengthens global climate preparedness.
👉 Register here: www.crices-h2020.eu/events/the-i...
Read more: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news/epb-awi...
📄 Access the meeting report: zenodo.org/records/1748...
🎥 Watch Nicole and Kylie’s interventions: lnkd.in/dPTCWCBx (12:23:00, 12:35:26)
🎤 At the main AAORIA Forum, Nicole Biebow (AWI) & Kylie Owen (EPCO) shared key insights on “Our Linkages with the Polar Seas.”
Their interventions reinforced that polar research is vital to understanding and protecting the climate-ocean system.
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The event highlighted how polar regions drive ocean and climate systems, central to the goals of the AAORIA Declaration. It concluded with a powerful Call for Action urging global cooperation to strengthen polar science for a sustainable ocean and resilient future.
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🌊 EPB, AWI, and EPCO at the 2025 AAORIA Forum!
The European Polar Board (EPB) & Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) co-organised the AAORIA Polar Side Event “Polar Oceans and Climate: Advancing Synergies for Long-Term Global Collaboration”, on 24 Sept 2025 in Brussels.
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🗓️ Highlights include:
🔹 First sustained deep time series from the South Sandwich Trench
🔹 South Atlantic water mass property changes
🔹 “Water mass archaeology” tracing deep-to-surface pathways
🔹 Modelling the Southern Ocean’s meltwater response & global impacts
🌊 OCEAN ICE WP5 Webinar
Ice sheet meltwater & global ocean circulation 🌍
How does meltwater affect the AMOC, ACC & deep ocean?
Join us to explore new observations, data analysis & modelling results.
When: Sept 19, 14:00- 15:30 CEST
🔗 Register and agenda: shorturl.at/lUune
Chairs of the side event: Maria Grigoratou (EPB) & Nicole Biebow (AWI)
The programme for the All-Atlantic Forum on September 25-26 can be found here: allatlanticocean.org/all-atlantic...
#AAORIA #PolarResearch #Arctic #Antarctic
🌊❄️Polar Oceans & Climate: Advancing Synergies for Global Collaboration
📅24 Sept 2025 | 13:30–17:30
📍Charlemagne Building, Brussels
This AAORIA Forum side event will address polar observation systems, polar oceans' role in climate, polar initiatives & international cooperation. tinyurl.com/4nuvx2nu
🧊 Securing the Future of Polar Research in Europe
With the ongoing discussions on FP10, the European Polar Board is calling for strong, sustained investment in polar research. Our open call has over 900 signatures and it’s still growing.
Sign the call here: rb.gy/hqj1jd
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Are you an early career polar scientist? ❄️
Check out two great opportunities from APECS & @soosocean.bsky.social:
🔹 Lead an APECS Project Group
🔹 Join the SOOS SOFLUX CWG (Southern Ocean Air-Sea Flux Capability Working Group)
More info 👉 bit.ly/44I40vi
#PolarScience #ECR #SOOS #APECS
SOOS Sweden: Leadership Opportunities 🌊
Ready to help shape Sweden’s role in Southern Ocean research? The @soosocean.bsky.social Swedish Network is looking for leaders from all backgrounds to join & guide this growing community.
Apply by 15 August 2025 ➡️ soos.aq/opportunitie...
Join the European Bio-GO-SHIP initiative by @tricuso.bsky.social to advance plankton & carbon cycle research in the Southern Ocean. Experts in ‘omics, imaging, bio-acoustics & marine ecology are invited to help shape this action.
Apply by August 31: lnkd.in/er-YkjnT
More details: bit.ly/40oycul
📰 It's time for July’s OCEAN ICE News!
🔵Get to know our researcher in the spotlight 🔎
🔵Catch up on the latest OCEAN ICE activities💡
🔵Meet us in the forthcoming events 👋
...and more!
Read it on our LinkedIn page here 📷www.linkedin.com/pos...
🐧The 12th SCAR Open Science Conference will take place 10–14 Aug 2026 in Oslo, Norway!
The call for sessions, workshops & events is now OPEN! Got a great Antarctic science idea? Submit by 31 Aug 2025 (conference week) or 31 Jan 2026 (satellite events).
Details & forms 👉 scar.org/events/osc/o...
🌊❄️ Applications are open for the Saroma Sea Ice School 2026 (Feb 28–Mar 9, Hokkaido, Japan)!
Hands-on polar science training for early-career researchers.
Organized by BEPSII, CATCH & CIceClouds.
Apply by Sept 2025 👉
🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/saroma... #PolarScience #SeaIce #Fieldwork
The EU Arctic Forum meets in Finland to discuss regional challenges! Read more in the article from the @ec.europa.eu 's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-arct...
📢 Our call for long-term polar research funding continues to gain momentum - now with 850+ signatures from external experts & EPB members 🖊️
➡️ You can still add your voice to support the future of #PolarResearch: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...
Understanding impacts of climate change on Earth’s vulnerable polar regions 💡
Explore the scientific advancements made by 15 EU-funded projects, studying polar regions, climate change and the ocean-climate-cryosphere nexus.
🔗 Read more in the CORDIS Results Pack: cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...
📢 Exciting updates from EPB!
A new Executive Committee member was elected, and new representatives from Italy (CNR) and Austria (FWF) joined the EPB Plenary.🤝
We look forward to their expertise and fresh perspectives! Learn more about them here:
www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...
