Monday, June 22, 2026

APECS Polar Book Club 5th edition

📢 The 5th edition of the APECS Polar Book Club is here!
📖 This autumn, UKPN, APECS Sweden and APECS Netherlands invite you to read Bitter Passage by Colin Mills and join us for an engaging discussion about Arctic exploration, colonial encounters, survival and the stories we tell about the North.
Set during the search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, Bitter Passage follows Lieutenant Frederick Robinson as he joins a rescue voyage into the Canadian Arctic. Combining historical fiction with psychological suspense, the novel explores themes of imperial ambition, isolation, Indigenous knowledge and the challenges of navigating unfamiliar Arctic environments.
Whether you are interested in polar history, Arctic cultures, exploration narratives or simply enjoy a good book, we would love for you to join the conversation!
🕑 Date & Time: 18 November 2026, 16:15–18:15 CET
📍 Online via Zoom (Zoom link will be shared closer to the event)
The Polar Book Club is open to all APECS members and early-career researchers worldwide. We warmly welcome participants from all disciplines and countries.
❓ Questions? Feel free to get in touch with Lena Leimgruber Haraldsson, APECS Sweden (lena.leimgruber@umu.se)
We look forward to reading and discussing Bitter Passage with you! ❄️⚓📚

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Dr Saule Akhmetkaliyeva [she, her, hers]
Postdoctoral research fellow
BlueC project| bluec.ie
 

School of Biology and Environmental Science,

University College Dublin, Ireland


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Friday, June 19, 2026

SCAR's Antarctica InSync webinar

See below for SCAR's webinar about the Antarctica InSync programme. Watch this space for an ECR-specific Antarctica InSync webinar coming soon! 

In the next episode of the SCAR CONNECT Online Training Series, SCAR will focus on Antarctica InSync and its efforts to develop a coordinated framework for Antarctica and Southern Ocean observations.
Antarctica InSync aims to better connect field activities, research infrastructures, and data streams across nations and disciplines. As part of the UN Ocean Decade, we support more synchronized observing efforts and stronger collaboration during the 2027–2030 period.
During this session, SCAR will explore the vision of the initiative, its scientific priorities, and how the wider community can get involved in shaping more integrated Antarctic and Southern Ocean observations.
The Speakers are:Prof. Dr. Stefanie Arndt Stefanie Arndt is Professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute and the University of Hamburg. Her research focuses on sea-ice and snow processes and their role in the climate system. She is Co-Chair of the Antarctica InSync Scientific Steering Board.Prof. Dr. Alexander Haumann Alexander Haumann is Professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute and LMU Munich. His research focuses on the Southern Ocean and ice–ocean–climate interactions. He is Co-Chair of the Antarctica InSync Scientific Steering Board. Together with SCAR, we invite researchers, students, and members of the wider Antarctic and Southern Ocean community to join this episode of SCAR CONNECT and learn how Antarctica InSync is helping to shape more coordinated and collaborative Antarctic and Southern Ocean science.


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Monday, June 15, 2026

Re: UKPN Simple Steps to Stress Free Data

* 17th June! 

On Mon, 15 Jun 2026 at 13:52, Lucy Stephenson <lujstephenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Registration is still open for the UKPN training event this Wednesday 29th April at 2pm BST (UTC+01:00). This session will be on 'Simple steps to stress-free data'. 

Further details and the meeting link (for registered attendees) are available on the Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukpn-seminar-series-simple-steps-to-stress-free-data-tickets-1988082913512

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UKPN Simple Steps to Stress Free Data

Registration is still open for the UKPN training event this Wednesday 29th April at 2pm BST (UTC+01:00). This session will be on 'Simple steps to stress-free data'. 

Further details and the meeting link (for registered attendees) are available on the Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukpn-seminar-series-simple-steps-to-stress-free-data-tickets-1988082913512

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Fw: Invitation to Take Part: Global Survey on Ocean Carbon Samples & Data Sharing

Dear UKPN, 

Please see a survey below that may be of interest if you hold ocean carbon samples and data.

Many thanks,
Chelsey A Baker (she/her) | Senior Research Scientist | Global Climate
National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH
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From: BIO Carbon Early Career Ocean Professionals <BIO-CARBON-ECOP@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Roberts, Cordelia <00011f0c1e788fcd-dmarc-request@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
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Subject: Invitation to Take Part: Global Survey on Ocean Carbon Samples & Data Sharing

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Dear colleague,

 

We invite you to take part in an original research survey led by the BIO-Carbon Early Career Ocean Professionals Network (https://bio-carbon.ac.uk/), exploring how ocean carbon–related samples and datasets are collected, managed, and shared across the research community.

 

This work is motivated by the growing need to better understand data availability in the context of net zero, climate change, and the environmental cost of data collection. While the study is led by early career researchers, it is intended for participation from researchers at all career stages globally.

 

The survey aims to identify current practices, challenges, and opportunities related to sample and data management, and to better understand what could facilitate sharing of currently unpublished data.

👉 Take the survey here: https://imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bviaL311XeDiPD8

⏱️ Time required: ~15–20 minutes
📅 Deadline: 15 July 2026

 

Importantly:

  • You do not need to hold samples or datasets to take part
  • There are no right or wrong answers
  • Responses will be anonymous and analysed in aggregate only

 

By completing this survey, you will contribute to a community-wide assessment of data accessibility. Findings will be shared via a summary report, and a potential peer-reviewed publication, and could help to inform future funding calls and priorities across the field.

 

We would also greatly appreciate it if you could share this survey with colleagues, collaborators, and relevant networks to help us reach a broad, global and representative group.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with Dr Sarah Cryer (s.cryer@hw.ac.uk) or Dr Cordelia Roberts (c.roberts@imperial.ac.uk)

 

We recognise how busy everyone is and greatly appreciate your time.

 

Best wishes,

Dr. Cordelia Roberts and Dr. Sarah Cryer

on behalf of BIO-Carbon ECOP Network

 

 



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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

JoPL Topical Collection - Resilience and Recovery

Dear all,

 

My colleagues and I would like to draw your attention to a Topical Collection on Resilience and recovery in lake systems, hosted by Journal of Paleolimnology.

 

Healthy lake ecosystems are crucial harbours for freshwater biodiversity, a vital tool for global carbon storage, and essential for water security. However, many lakes remain highly vulnerable to human-induced stressors such as pollution, eutrophication, and climate change. Recent research has determined that many lake systems may be approaching, or have already tipped into states dominated by simplified ecological networks and a lack of resilience, creating an urgent need to understand how lakes respond to management and recover from degraded states, so that resource management or restoration plans can be better informed. Emerging studies from palaeolimnological records and recent monitoring could benefit long-term freshwater health and ecosystem management.

 

Here, we invite contributions to a thematic collection in the Journal of Paleolimnology that explores resilience and recovery in lakes across a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. We welcome research that integrates novel data, methodological innovations, and theoretical frameworks that help illuminate recovery trajectories, ecological thresholds, and the role of multiple stressors in system recovery. Submissions that link these insights to management and restoration strategies are particularly encouraged. By bringing together diverse perspectives, this thematic collection aims to advance our knowledge of how lake ecosystems can recover from major disturbances and to better inform freshwater ecosystem management.

 

Best wishes,

Roseanna and the guest editors team

 

 

Co-lead Guest Editors:

Dr Roseanna Mayfield, University of Nottingham

Dr Richard Walton, University of Southampton

 

Additional Guest Editors:

Dr. Virginia Panizzo, University of Nottingham

Prof. Xu Chen, China University of Geosciences - Wuhan

Dr. Timothy Foster, University of Southampton

 

Submission Deadline: 31 July 2026

 

Website: https://link.springer.com/collections/cajdhjhjec

 

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Monday, June 8, 2026

SCAR OSC Pathways to Policy Workshop Travel Grant!

Hi all, 

APECS currently has an open call for applications for travel support (deadline 15 June) to attend the SCAR OSC. 

The travel support is linked to APECS's workshop “Pathways to policy - Antarctic governance and science-based decision-making” - a workshop to support Early Career Researchers in contributing to policy making processes.

All the best,
Lucy


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