Re: Arctic Fieldwork Opportunities

Hi both,

Hope you're well!

I don't quite know the details of whether this is going ahead, or whether it will be of any interest to you, but there is a course undertaken by Lancaster University Env Sci/similar undergrads involving glaciology. The field trip over the past few years has been Arolla, Switzerland, where students focus on more physical glaciology/hydrology, but also soil science. The hike to the glacier is quite demanding, but so rewarding!! I'm doing an MRes in glacial geochemistry so have visited a few times, it's an incredible place!!

The person to contact would probably be Phil Haygarth, who has run the trip over the past few years. His email is here: p.haygarth@lancaster.ac.uk

Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions/if I can help in any other way! I know it's so hard trying to get fieldwork these days!

Best of luck!

Morgan Jarvie

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Subject: Arctic Fieldwork Opportunities

 

Dear all,

 

Hope you are well. 

 

Oscar and I are first year geology undergraduates at Durham University and are fascinated by the Arctic and polar environments. 

 

We are reaching out to enquire about potential field work opportunities in the Arctic this summer.  

  

We would love to contribute to research about an important scientific question in this area of study. We hope this could be by providing an extra pair of hands to conduct scientific sampling and analysis. We are very happy to hike and do physical demanding work.

 

We would be able to fund our travel and accommodation through the Durham University Expedition Society and/or Durham college funds. The deadline for us to apply for these funds is 9th March. 

  

With this in mind, we were wondering whether you have any ongoing or upcoming Arctic research projects that we might be able to contribute to, or could forward this email to anyone you know that is conducting fieldwork this summer?

  

Kind regards, 

Charlie Sawkins & Oscar Billing 

 

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Arctic Fieldwork Opportunities

Dear all,

 

Hope you are well. 

 

Oscar and I are first year geology undergraduates at Durham University and are fascinated by the Arctic and polar environments. 

 

We are reaching out to enquire about potential field work opportunities in the Arctic this summer.  

  

We would love to contribute to research about an important scientific question in this area of study. We hope this could be by providing an extra pair of hands to conduct scientific sampling and analysis. We are very happy to hike and do physical demanding work.

 

We would be able to fund our travel and accommodation through the Durham University Expedition Society and/or Durham college funds. The deadline for us to apply for these funds is 9th March. 

  

With this in mind, we were wondering whether you have any ongoing or upcoming Arctic research projects that we might be able to contribute to, or could forward this email to anyone you know that is conducting fieldwork this summer?

  

Kind regards, 

Charlie Sawkins & Oscar Billing 

 

Two postdoc opportunities at the University of Edinburgh in Greenland ice sheet-ocean interactions

Dear UKPN,

Please see below two postdoctoral research opportunities at the University of Edinburgh in the topic of Greenland ice sheet-ocean interactions.

1. Postdoctoral Research Associate (2.5-year position) in Greenland Ice Sheet-ocean interaction as part of the Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project 7 (ISMIP7). ISMIP7 aims to establish consensus estimates of future sea level contribution from ice sheets. The postdoc will work with the Greenland ice-ocean focus group of ISMIP7 to deliver the ocean boundary conditions needed by ice sheet modelers, to analyse how the ocean around Greenland may change, and to better understand the role of the ocean in Greenland Ice Sheet mass loss. More details on ISMIP7 are at https://www.ismip.org/home and for further details and to apply https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/13674

2. Postdoctoral Research Associate (7-month position) in glacial fjord modelling as part of the Fjord Dynamics and Modulation of Ice/Ocean Exchange (FjordMIX) project. FjordMIX aims to advance understanding of ice-ocean interaction through the development of a fjord box modelling framework and its application on an ice-sheet wide scale. We now have a published box model, and the postdoc will therefore work primarily on its application in idealised or real-world settings, to quantify at a continental scale the role of fjords in ocean heat delivery to the ice and/or freshwater release to the ocean. More details on FjordMIX are at https://glaciology.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/projects/fjordmix and https://github.com/fjord-mix/fjordrpm For further details and to apply https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/13758

The anticipated start date for both roles is 1 September 2026, but some flexibility can be offered. The closing date for both roles is 4 March.

For any questions or if you feel you need more information, contact Donald Slater at donald.slater@ed.ac.uk 

As a research group, we value friendliness, community and a healthy work-life balance. Come and work on an exciting project while enjoying the delights of Edinburgh and Scotland!

Donald Slater

NERC Independent Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh

Website | Google Scholar 

 

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

Four ice/ocean modelling postdoc positions at the British Antarctic Survey

Dear Colleagues, 

We are advertising four new postdoctoral positions in ocean modelling at the British Antarctic Survey. These posts are part of four collaborative research projects dedicated to modelling a range of ice-ocean processes in Antarctica and Greenland. More information is available in the application links below: 

High Resolution Ice Ocean Modeller - UKRI Careers

Subsurface Warming Ice Ocean Modeller - UKRI Careers

Dense Water Ice Ocean Modeller - UKRI Careers

Greenland Ice Ocean Modeller - UKRI Careers 

Informal enquiries about the posts are very welcome and should be addressed to Michael Haigh (michai@bas.ac.uk) and/or Paul Holland (pahol@bas.ac.uk) and/or Kaitlin Naughten (kaight@bas.ac.uk). 

With best wishes,

Michael, Paul and Kaitlin 

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Re: Last call for polar entries for our book!

Dear UKPN,

❄️After almost year of requesting your stories for our ebook, Tales from the Poles, we are delighted to launch our ebook TODAY. 

This has been a collaboration between the UK Polar Network (UKPN) and APECS Netherlands, collating voices across the Arctic and Antarctic.

Currently, the ebook has been released as a downloadable PDF on our respective websites.

📖 Read the ebook here

🌐APECS NL website launch

🌐UKPN website launch

Stay turned for physical printed copies of the book.

Thank you to everyone for your contributions, without you, the book would not have been possible.

💘 Happy valentines day reading!

💰 With thanks to APECS international for funding this project.

Best wishes,

Editors: Nadia Frontier, Saule Akhmetkaliyeva and Youri Renkema

Promotion team: Iris Gomez, Catherine Smith, Florine Kooij, Aimee Shepard, Vedant Vairagi

on behalf of UKPN and APECS Netherlands

Le mar. 28 oct. 2025 à 22:42, Nadia Frontier <frontier.nadia@gmail.com> a écrit :

Dear UKPN,

Last call to submit entries to our initiative to publish your stories into a celebration of polar experience and art in the format of a book. We've had a great selection of entries so far and would love to have your voice.

❄️ Tales from the Poles – Call for Contributions ❄️

🌍 Have you lived, worked, or journeyed in the polar regions? Do you have a story, memory, or reflection from your time there?

UK Polar Network (UKPN) and APECS Netherlands are creating a collection of voices from the Arctic and Antarctic — and we would love to hear yours.

📖 Whether you're a scientist, station staff, community member, artist, guide, or someone who's spent time on the ice, we invite you to share a story, poem, haiku, or memory that brings the polar regions to life. We're especially interested in personal experiences that reflect the diversity of people connected to the poles.

✏️ Use this form to submit your contribution:
🔗 Submit here

📷 If you'd like to share a photo alongside your story, please send it to: apecsphotos@gmail.com

Our goal is to publish these contributions —please submit your entries by 14th November 2025.

We hope to produce both an e-book and printed edition by December 2025 — as a way to:

🔹 Celebrate the human side of polar experiences
🔹 Inspire new voices to engage with polar regions
🔹 Highlight the rich diversity of people and perspectives shaping polar stories

Best wishes,

Nadia, Saule and Youri

on behalf of UKPN and APECS Netherlands

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What concerns you most about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean? Help Shape SCAR=?Windows-1252?Q?=92s_?=Horizon Scan by 1 March

Dear colleagues, 

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is updating its Antarctic and Southern Ocean Horizon Scan to reflect new priorities and opportunities. The original Horizon Scan - completed in 2014 - brought together the international Antarctic community and produced a widely-used set of 80 priority questions for research and policy. 

As part of our current strategic plan, we will revisit and refine those priorities using a practical, resource-sensitive process: this first broad online survey of SCAR members and stakeholders, workshops at the 2026 SCAR Open Science Conference in Oslo, follow-up online expert fora to prioritise the resulting research questions, and discussion at the 2026 Delegates Meeting. The aim is to distil community concerns into a focused set of horizon-scan research questions that can guide national programmes, funders and policymakers. 

This first survey asks a simple but important question: what concerns you most about Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and why? 

Your responses will directly shape the priorities and questions taken forward in the OSC workshops and the final prioritisation process. 

Thank you for helping to focus international research where it's most needed. Please submit your answers by 1 March 2026 using this link: https://bit.ly/scar-horizonscan

Best wishes,

Johanna

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Dr Johanna Grabow
Project Officer
	johanna@scar.org • www.scar.org Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research c/o Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1ER United Kingdom

 

Fwd: Updates to the APECS Zoom system

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From: APECS International Directorate <info@apecs.is>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 at 18:40
Subject: Updates to the APECS Zoom system
To: Project Groups + Council <council-pg-members@apecs.is>

Dear all,

We would like to inform you that we have made some changes to the APECS Zoom system to address feedback and experiences with the setup that was in place until now. While we will continue to provide the opportunity for any APECS groups to use this Zoom account for internal meetings or public events, we have set up a new system that should make the booking process easier and faster. Please note that this Zoom account can be used for meetings related to APECS but not for any personal meetings.

From now on, you can book Zoom meetings through this link. This new system will either lead you to a scheduling system through which you can get a Zoom link for any internal meetings (e.g. for Project Group or Council meetings) automatically and immediately, or, in case you want to use the APECS Zoom for a public event, forward you to a separate form.

This is the process for using the new Zoom booking system for an internal meeting:

Step 1: Fill out the scheduling form 

Step 2: You will receive a Zoom link automatically via email*

Step 3: Distribute the link to those you want to invite to the meeting**

*Please wait briefly and also check your spam folder if you do not receive a link immediately - it should arrive within a few minutes.

 

**We recommend that meeting organizers not only share the Zoom meeting details via email, but also create and send a calendar invitation. This helps ensure that the meeting is clearly listed in participants' schedules and reduces the risk of missed or overlooked meetings.  

Only one meeting can take place at any given time through the APECS account. You will be able to see the availability of the Zoom account directly in the booking process, i.e. timeslots that are already taken cannot be booked again. Please note that even though you are now technically able to book meetings with a very short turnaround, you should still not wait until the very last minute to book. Please request the Zoom session as soon as you know the date of the meeting.

It is not mandatory to use the APECS Zoom account for APECS meetings. If you choose to use a different meeting service, e.g. through any personal or work accounts, please ensure that all members of your group have the ability to join. 

You can continue to use any sessions that have already been set up and we will handle all requests that have been submitted through the old booking system until now, so you do not need to resubmit requests you sent in earlier. The previously used Zoom booking link and calendar will be removed from the APECS website. We recommend bookmarking the new Zoom scheduler link  in order to have easy access to it. If you need to cancel or change a meeting, contact us at info@apecs.is. 

For booking Webinars or other public events, you will also need to go through the form in the above link, but then be redirected to a Google form, where you will be asked for additional information. The Directorate team will then follow up and create the Zoom session for you. 

Please let us know if you encounter any issues with this new system. We hope these changes make setting up APECS meetings more convenient for you moving forward!

Best regards,

Laila 

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Directorate Officer

APECS International Directorate

Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS)

Based at UiT The Arctic University of Norway

In partnership with the Norwegian Polar Institute and the Fram Centre
Web: www.apecs.is

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