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The Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) offers tailored support to scientists based in Switzerland who work in polar regions and remote high-altitude environments.
www.swisspolar.ch
#FundingOpportunity
🚨 OPEN CALLS: SPI Exploratory Grants & SPI Technogrants
We are pleased to announce that the calls are open for proposals: swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
⏰ Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2026, 12:00 (noon, Swiss time).
We look forward to your applications!
August 18, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We wish you fair winds and following seas!
Today, the CASCADES Expedition leaves for its 1st leg in Baffin Bay and along the Greenland coast aboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen.
Press release: swisspolar.ch/2026/08/casc...
🤝 #internationalcooperation #climatescience #Arctic
August 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
#FundingOpportunity #OpenCall #Forel #Arctic #SwissResearchers
The Forel Heritage Association is launching its 2nd call for proposals for the 2027 summer expedition in the Northwest Passage.
Application deadline: 15 October 2026, 12:00 (CET).

More info: www.forel-heritage.org/en/call-for-...
Call for proposal 2027 - Lancaster Sound (TALLURUTIUP IMANGA) - Northwest Passage
www.forel-heritage.org
July 14, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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Une première: des scientifiques de l'Université de Lausanne ont simulé le transport des roches à travers toutes les Alpes il y a 24’000 ans. Le but: visualiser la façon dont les glaciers ont forgé les paysages actuels!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE_i...
@unil.bsky.social @legertancrede.bsky.social
Une simulation révèle le transport des roches à travers les Alpes il y a 24’000 ans
YouTube video by Université de Lausanne
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
📣 The Swiss Polar Day 2026 will take place on 9 September in Sion. The annual gathering of the Swiss polar science community will feature international keynotes, research updates and networking opportunities. It will be followed by SPI's 10th Anniversary celebration. Register now! chk.me/Y75J7Mx
June 22, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Don't miss this event on Wednesday! Join us for an inspiring evening dedicated to Greenland and the impacts of climate change.
📅 3 June 2026
🕠 17:30-20:00
📍 University of Bern – Lecture Hall 099, EXWI building
Registration: forms.office.com/e/3y1nZPcsMk
Looking forward to seeing you there! 👇
June 1, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Join us for the “Polar Night” at UZH: polar research opportunities, aperitif & screening of “SUMÉ – The Sound of the Revolution” 🎸🎬
#PolarScience #Greenland #Arctic #Sume
@uzh-ch.bsky.social
📅 16 June 2026
🕔 17:00–20:00
📍 Room Y24-G55 Mikroskopierhörsaal, Campus Irchel
📝 chk.me/q6mWa2D
May 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Join us for the first event of SPI’s Polar Film Series: "The Color of Ice", followed by a panel discussion & aperitif #PolarScience #ClimateChange #Greenland #TheColorofIce @unibe.ch
📅 3 June 2026
🕠 17:30-20:00
📍 University of Bern – Lecture Hall 099, EXWI building
📝 swisspolar.ch/event/polar-...
May 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Our #AnnualReport is out! The document highlights funded projets and contributions to Swiss #polarscience in 2025: swisspolar.ch/wp-content/u...
@unil.bsky.social | EPFL | @wslresearch.bsky.social | @ethz.ch | UZH | @unibe.ch | @sbfi.admin.ch | @scnat.ch | @edadfae.bsky.social | Canton VS
May 11, 2026 at 7:51 AM
🎉 SPI turns 10! A decade of achievements and partnerships dedicated to supporting Swiss polar and high-altitude science. Take a look back with us: swisspolar.ch/about-us/spi...
#10Years #PolarScience #HighAltitude
EPFL | @ethz.ch | @unibe.ch | @wslresearch.bsky.social | @unil.bsky.social | UZH
April 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Pleased to share the news that the registration is now open for the 2nd Swiss Ocean Day, the networking event for the Swiss ocean community!
📆8 June
📍University of Bern
📝Register by 30.04 & more info: scnat.ch/en/uuid/i/0f...
👉 ECRs' abstracts welcome for the Open Forum
@scnat.ch
2nd Swiss Ocean Day 2026
What is new in the ocean since we last met? What discoveries, surprises, or breakthroughs have shaped your activities over the past two years? For the second Swiss Ocean Day, we invite the community ...
scnat.ch
April 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
🚨 Online #workshop for Swiss-based polar researchers:
Co-organised with Antarctica New Zealand, our workshop is dedicated to scientists from both countries to exchange perspectives and identify shared priorities.
📅 23.04, 10am-12pm CEST / 8pm-10pm NZST | Online
🔗 Register by 13.04: chk.me/cdAPCbK
April 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
#TrainingOpportunity #Fieldwork #TeamCulture #SharingBestPractice
The success of scientific research often hinges on effective fieldwork, best achieved through a supportive and positive team culture.
Our next workshop will take place on 29 May in Sion:
swisspolar.ch/building-a-p...
March 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"From conquering the unknown to a final glance of what we’ve lost": www.horizons-mag.ch/2026/03/05/f...
We thank @horizons-en.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about scientific research in the context of expeditions in polar regions!
From conquering the unknown to a final glance of what we’ve lost
Horizons (EN) - On expedition
www.horizons-mag.ch
March 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
À vos agendas!
📆02.03.
🎤 "Chercher la géographie avec les Inuinnait", conférence de Prof. Béatrice Collignon
🕰️ 12:30-13:30
📍UNIL, Sion-Bramois
🔗 www.unil.ch/events/17709...
💻 hybride

📽️Projection de deux films de Béatrice Collignon
🕰️ 18:00-20:00
📍UNIL, Sion-Bramois
🔗 www.unil.ch/events/fr/17...
Chercher la géographie avec les Inuinnait. Expérimentations méthodologiques, questionnements éthiques et apports épistémologiques
Un séminaire de la Prof. Béatrice Collignon dans le cadre du Séminaire de recherche «Marges, environnement, paysages».
www.unil.ch
February 23, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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🇦🇶 What concerns you most about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and why? 🇦🇶

SCAR is updating its Horizon Scan and we invite you to contribute.

🔷 Submit your response by 1 March 2026 and help focus international research where it is most needed: bit.ly/scar-horizon...
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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🌟 One week left! Submit your abstracts by 28 February 2026 🌟

The 12th SCAR Open Science Conference #SCAR2026 is just around the corner, and the final deadline to submit your abstracts is 28 February 2026, 23:59 UTC.

Don’t miss your chance to present your research in Oslo:
➡️ scar2026.org/abstracts
February 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🚨 #PhD #JobOpportunity #PolarScience
We're pleased to share this open position for a PhD student in Polar Dynamical Meteorology at the Institute of Geography & the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Uni Bern: PhD Student in Polar Dynamical Meteorology
Institute of Geography (GIUB) and the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) at the University of Bern Start of employment: 01.05.2026 or by agreement Employment is fixed term for 3 years.
ohws.prospective.ch
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM
🎒 #TrainingOpportunity #Fieldwork
❄️ Our Health & Safety for Fieldwork course is still open for registrations:
🎯 First aid in the field with a focus on the cold and remote regions
📅 10-11 April 2026
🔗 swisspolar.ch/health-and-s...

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January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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The Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships, jointly funded with the Wolfson Foundation, are now open for applications. These fellowships enable UK institutions to attract international research leaders who wish to relocate. #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/royal-society-wolfson-fellowship/
January 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
🎒 #FieldAndSummerSchools #TrainingOpportunity #ECRs
❄️ PermaCOST PhD Training School
📍Italy
📅 31.08-07.09.
🔗 Apply by 15.03: buff.ly/Ql4xVkI

❄️ International Remote Sensing Summer School
📍 Courmayeur, Italy
📅 7 - 11.09.
🔗 Apply by 28.02: buff.ly/kNq5ta9

💡Apply for SPI support: buff.ly/Q9jCTU3
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 AM
La tragédie à Crans-Montana nous a tous profondément ébranlés. En ce jour de deuil national, nous adressons nos sincères condoléances aux familles des victimes et à leurs proches, et exprimons notre profonde sympathie à tous ceux qui sont touchés par cette catastrophe. Nos pensées vous accompagnent.
January 9, 2026 at 9:45 AM
🎒 #FieldAndSummerSchools #TrainingOpportunity for ECRs in polar science:
❄️ GRISO Summer School 2026
📍 Nuuk, Greenland
📅 18-29 May
🔗 Apply by 21 January: lnkd.in/eVKKWSrs
💡Apply for SPI support: swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
January 6, 2026 at 9:59 AM
[REMINDER] #fundingopportunity #ECRs #polarscience
🚨 Our Polar Access Fund and PolARTS calls are closing soon!
We look forward to your applications.
Polar Access Fund deadline: 20 January ➡️ swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
PolARTS deadline: 31 January ➡️ swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...
We gently remind you of our currently #OpenCalls:
❄️ POLAR ACCESS FUND for 🇨🇭-based #ECRs
🚨 Applications welcome by 20 January
📝 swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...

❄️ POLARTS for 🇨🇭 art-science tandems
🚨 Applications welcome by 31 January
📝 swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...

#PolarScience #Funding
January 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
We gently remind you of our currently #OpenCalls:
❄️ POLAR ACCESS FUND for 🇨🇭-based #ECRs
🚨 Applications welcome by 20 January
📝 swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...

❄️ POLARTS for 🇨🇭 art-science tandems
🚨 Applications welcome by 31 January
📝 swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-...

#PolarScience #Funding
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM