SMI Thematic Collection in Microorganisms and Climate Change

Dear Polar colleagues,

Applied Microbiology International has started a new Journal entitled Sustainable Microbiology (https://academic.oup.com/sumbio<https://academic.oup.com/sumbio>), a new not-for-profit open access society journal in partnership with Oxford University Press.

As Editor-in-Chief, I am in the process of soliciting articles and in particular drawing together a thematic collection on microorganisms and climate change. In exchange we can offer submitting authors the potential of fee waivers and annual membership of the Society. We also have a range of article types. Given the network, its experience and activity in this area, is this something that you or your wider community might be in a position to contribute to?

With best wishes

David
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IPA-IAL 2025 - Resilience and recovery in lake systems across time and space session

Dear Colleagues,

 

As the IAL/IPA 2025 abstract submission deadline draws near, May 30th 2025, we invite you to submit an abstract to our session: Resilience and recovery in lake systems across time and space. The session aims to explore natural resilience and ‘recovery after management’ stories of lakes from any disturbance event, with research on anthropogenic disturbances especially welcome. Through this session, we hope to better understand lake management and conservation challenges by sharing the emerging evidence.

 

The event will take place in Aix les Bains, France between 6^th-10^th October 2025. More information about the conference can be found on their website.

 

We look forward to receiving your contributions and seeing you in France later in the year.

 

Best wishes,

Roseanna, Richard, Ginnie, Tim, and Xu.

 

Resilience and recovery in lake systems across time and space

Lake ecosystems provide many key services, including food and water security, biodiversity, and carbon storage. These systems are highly susceptible to anthropogenic and natural drivers of stress, such as pollution, over-extraction, and climate change. A range of metrics and studies demonstrate lake ecosystems as one of the most vulnerable ecosystems globally. Recent studies have further indicated many lake ecosystems are approaching, or have passed, thresholds to unhealthy states, creating urgency for the development of well-informed management or restoration plans. Recovery from degraded states is often impeded by hysteresis and the influence of multiple stressors. Pathways to recovery remain largely unknown. Furthermore, there are limited systematic solutions for lake recovery reaching a structurally resilient state, hence, new research in this field could benefit freshwater health and ecosystem management. Here, we invite presentations analysing lake ecosystem resilience and recovery pathways.

 

Key Dates and Submission Details:

• Abstract submission is now open and will close on 30^th May 2025.
• Instructions for submitting abstracts.
• The session is within Topic III - Environmental issues and is numbered III-5.
• Please feel free to email the session conveners with any questions.

 

 

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Fw: Apply by 1 June for the APECS Executive Committee 2025-2026

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Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 11:25
To: Project Groups + Council <council-pg-members@apecs.is>
Subject: Apply by 1 June for the APECS Executive Committee 2025-2026

 

Dear APECS Council and Project Group members,

The elections for the 2025-2026 APECS Executive Committee will be held during May and June 2025 for the term from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026. Apply now for the APECS Executive Committee (application deadline: 1 June, 23:59 GMT) to help shape our organization and influence the future of polar research!

The APECS Executive Committee consists of five members, who are electedby the APECS Council to manage the day-to-day decisions of the organization. You can find information about the APECS Executive Committee on the APECS website. This includes some general information, the list of current ExCommembers, as well as summaries of their meetings.

2025 Elections timeline:

• 1 June at 23:59 GMT: Application deadline
• 2 June - 19 June: Review period within the APECS Council including Q&A with ExCom applicants
• 20 June - 3 July at 23:59 GMT: Voting period within the APECS Council
• 7 July: Announcement of the 2024-2025 APECS Executive Committee
• 1 August - 30 September: Transition process

The Executive Committee is a rewarding, high-paced and work intensive committee; its members must be willing and able to contribute actively throughout the term on an almost daily basis via emails (except during e.g. field work, exam periods, holidays) and attend the online ExCom meetings (~2 hours) every two weeks. To apply, you have to be an APECS member with prior experience in the APECS leadership from the Executive Committee, Council or National Committee leaderships or an equivalent other organization.

Go to the Executive Committee Elections page to see the full election announcement including eligibility criteria, how to apply and a more detailed explanation of the election process.

If you have any questions, please contact the ExCom Elections Coordinators 2025 at excom-elections@apecs.is.

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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
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Invitation to Sign the Central Arctic Ocean Science Letter

Dear UKPN Members, 

We would like to invite the UK community of scientists to consider signing a joint letter calling for strengthened Central Arctic Ocean governance, building upon the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement. The letter is led by the Arctic science community, open to any scientist, and delivered by the Ocean Conservancy and Oceans North. 

You can access the letter, and add your signature if you wish to do so, here: https://only.one/act/cao-science-letter 

Please note, this letter should be signed by scientists. The authors of the letter define scientists as anyone who has the expertise and knowledge to engage in and voice support for the letter's content. You are welcome to share the link (and attached postcard) with your scientist colleagues and on any scientist-focused fora (i.e. community boards, newsletters, etc.), but please refrain from sharing publicly. There are a number of other letter formats which can be signed by governments and their agencies, non-governmental organisations, and the general public/citizen letter. We will circulate the letter for the general public in due course. 

If you would like further information, please contact Alex Shahbazi (in copy), from the Ocean Conservancy. 

The UK Polar Network will be discussing the addition of our organisational 'signature' to the non-governmental organisations' letter in due course. 

Our sharing of this link to the scientist's letter is not an endorsement of the letter's content. 

Kind regards, 

Chloe, on behalf of the UKPN Committee Members

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Chloe Nunn

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.mudskippermusings.co.uk

National Geographic Explorer 2018

Team Morvoren, women's J24 sailing team: https://teammorvoren.org/about/

UK Polar Network Committee: chloe.nunn@polarnetwork.org 

Constructive Visions Book: https://constructivevisions.org/

SEARCH Co-Production of Arctic Environmental Change Knowledge, Human Wellbeing Team: https://searcharcticscience.org/our-work/ 

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SOOS ECR Rep

Calling for a SOOS ECR Representative with interest in the Southern Ocean Indian Sector!

The Southern Ocean Indian Sector (SOIS) Regional Working Group (RWG) is calling all early career researchers with working knowledge of observational research in the Southern Ocean with a particular interest in the Indian Sector to apply for the position of APECS ECR representative. The successful applicant will attend RWG meetings and be responsible for assisting with data collection, curation, and reportage. The position will be for 2 years and non-salaried, but there will be travel reimbursement for attending one meeting if the working group holds a meeting during your term, and potential for co-authorship of publications. The ECR representative will be the key point of liaison with the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS).

Apply here until 22^nd of May: https://www.apecs.is/news/apecs-news/5381-call-for-apecs-representative-in-soos-southern-ocean-indian-sector-rwg.html

 

If you are still wondering to apply, because you don't know what SOOS is all about, find our 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of dynamic progress across science, data, and policy in a stylish format here: https://soos.aq/images/soos/resources/2025-04-30_Annual%20Report%20-%20Online%20Version.pdf

 

Lucy Stephenson (she/her) | Scientific Data Officer | UK Polar Data Centre | British Antarctic Survey

Antarctic President | UK Polar Network 

Room 330a, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: lustep@bas.ac.uk  

 

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Re: Greenland ship-based training opportunity!

Reminder about the deadline for this opportunity aboard the R/V Skagerak 

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Subject: Greenland ship-based training opportunity!

 

Call for applications: Early Career Research programme onboard R/V Skagerak to Greenland

Application deadline: 14^th May

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, the University of Gothenburg, the British Antarctic Survey and the NERC Arctic Office jointly invite early career researchers (ECRs) affiliated with universities and research centres in Greenland, Sweden, Iceland and the United Kingdom to apply for a ship-based training programme this summer.

The programme will be part of a nine-day science cruise to central-east Greenland, starting and ending in Reykjavik. The vessel will be the R/V Skagerak, operated by the University of Gothenburg. There are five berths available within the programme for early career researchers.

More information available here 

This is a great opportunity for any UKPN members pursuing a career in marine science! 

Lucy Stephenson (she/her) | Scientific Data Officer | UK Polar Data Centre | British Antarctic Survey

Antarctic President | UK Polar Network 

Room 330a, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: lustep@bas.ac.uk  

 

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Visit our website www.bas.ac.uk | Follow BAS on Twitter and Facebook

 

 

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Tales from the poles - submission call

❄️ 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 October 2025- in 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

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UKPN Seminar Series: Antarctic snow algae - physiology and diversity (with a focus on Robert Island, South Shetland Island)

Hi all, 

Sign up here on Eventbrite for our next UKPN seminar! 

UKPN Seminar Series: Antarctic snow algae - physiology and diversity (with a focus on Robert Island, South Shetland Island)

Dr Matthew Davey is an Associate Professor of Physiological Ecology currently at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS).

Much of his research is understanding where and how microscopic algae can bloom on the surface snows of Antarctica. These blooms, being at the bottom of the food chain, are an important feature of Antarctica. In his seminar, Dr Davey will explain the Antarctic photosynthetic ecosystem, its physiology and how over the years we have mapped these using a mixture of satellite images and fieldwork, including the recent terrestrial research expedition to Robert Island (South Shetland Islands) supported by the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Now we know where these species live in Antarctica we can start to work out which ones will be at risk of disappearing as global temperature rises, and where the remaining blooms might move to where the snow habitat is still suitable. He will also explain the research his group is doing at SAMS on the samples brought back from Antarctica to understand how the cells can function in extreme habitats.

📅 4th June

🕑 3-4pm BST(in your time zone)

📍Microsoft Teams

There will be a chance to ask questions. Teams meeting details will be sent out to those who sign up.

Please contact info@polarnetwork.org with any questions. 

Lucy Stephenson (she/her) | Scientific Data Officer | UK Polar Data Centre | British Antarctic Survey

Antarctic President | UK Polar Network 

Room 330a, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: lustep@bas.ac.uk  

 

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Visit our website www.bas.ac.uk | Follow BAS on Twitter and Facebook

 

 

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Invitation: Peer Review Workshop by UKPN and US APECS @ Wed 7 May 2025 5pm - 6pm (BST) (frontier.nadia@gmail.com)

Hello UKPN,

Final reminder for our per-review workshop event tomorrow, join-led by US APECS. No need to sign-up, please follow the zoom link.

Look forward to seeing you there,

Peer Review Workshop by UKPN and US APECS

Hello UKPN,With less than a week to go, please join us for an online Peer Review Workshop by the UK Polar Network  and the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists on May 7th (Wed) at 15:00 BST

With less than a week to go, please join us for an online Peer Review Workshop by the UK Polar Network  and the US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists on May 7th (Wed) at 17:00 BST   This interactive workshop is aimed at Early Career Researchers to help navigate the daunting peer review process.   There will be a Plenary Talk by Terrestrial Ecologist Prof. Pete Convey, chief editor for 'Antarctic Science', 'Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution', board member of 'Ecology' and associate editor for 'Polar Science', 'Polish Polar Research', 'Ukrainian Antarctic Journal'.   It will be followed by a Panel discussion on peer review by the following early, mid and late career scientists: Oceanographer Dr. Sam Hartharn-Evans, Post-doctoral researcher at Northumbria University and UK Polar Network vice-president. NASA Geologist Dr. Lauren Andrews, Associate Editor at 'Journal of Geophysical Research'. Glaciologist Prof. Bob Hawley, Program Officer at NSF and Past President of AGU Cryosphere Sciences.   The webinar will provide opportunity to ask our panelists for advice and questions.   Save the date!    📍 Zoom: https://bas-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98922453196 📅   Wednesday 7th May 2025  🕒 17:00-18:00 BST   Please feel free to reach out to us via international@polarnetwork.org (UKPN)  or usapecs@gmail.com (USAPECS) if you have any questions. When Wednesday 7 May 2025 ⋅ 5pm – 6pm (United Kingdom Time) Location https://bas-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98922453196 View map Organiser Saule Akhmetkaliyeva saule.akhmetkaliyeva@ucd.ie Guests (Guest list has been hidden at organiser's request) Reply for frontier.nadia@gmail.com Yes No Maybe More options Invitation from Google Calendar You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Calendar notifications. To stop receiving these emails, go to Calendar settings, select this calendar and change 'Other notifications'. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organiser, be added to the guest list, invite others regardless of their own invitation status or modify your RSVP. Learn more

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Antarctica InSync Webinar of interest to UKPN members

Hei all, please find a link to register for upcoming webinars which may be of interest: 

International Antarctica InSync Science Webinar - eo science for society

Le meas, 

Ellie

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Eleanor Maedhbh (Ellie) Honan (she/her)

PhD Candidate at Durham University and the British Antarctic Survey

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CCfCS Polar Symposium registration and programme

Good Afternoon,

The Cambridge Centre for Climate Science is running a Polar Symposium on Monday 12th May. There will be talks from a range of speakers from BAS, Cambridge and polar organisations. All are welcome to attend in person or online. A reminder to register if you wish to attend: https://forms.gle/kCLv1QWixdfmKb4ZA 

CCfCS Polar Symposium 2025 Registration forms.gle

The programme is now ready for viewing here: CCfCS Polar Symposium Programme. We will be having many talks from senior, organisational, and early career speakers, so this is a fantastic opportunity to meet the Cambridge polar community. We are looking forward to having everyone there at the conference. If you have any questions, please contact ps2001@cam.ac.uk.

All the very best,

Polina Sevastyanova, Tarkan Bilge, Birgit Rogalla

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