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#Fieldnote Fieldwork is often weather-dependent and relies on accurate forecasts, explains #SPITechnogrants beneficiary Daniel Farinotti from ETH Zurich & WSL. Read about his survey of the Gornergletscher with a novel helicopter-borne GPR platform: swisspolar.ch/2025/02/a-good…


#Fieldnote "We recorded a temperature of 20.3°C on August 11 at about 78°N, breaking the previous record. This stark reminder of the rapidly changing Arctic #climate fueled our determination," writes #PolarAccessFund grantee Marcel Scheiwiller ETH Zurich 👉 swisspolar.ch/2025/03/breaki…



Our next #workshop "Building a Positive Team Culture for Safe and Effective Fieldwork" is open to all scientists, regardless of their career stage. 🗓️ 23 May 📍 Alpole, EPFL Valais Wallis, Campus Energypolis 🔗 swisspolar.ch/building-a-pos… Apecs Switzerland Campus Energypolis


📣Our next event for #ECRs on important aspects to consider for #fieldwork campaigns will focus on "Conducting fieldwork as guests in the postcolonial Arctic" 📆 10 June, 16:00-17:30 📍Alpole, Sion & online Info & registration: swisspolar.ch/event/conducti… Apecs Switzerland Campus Energypolis



We are pleased to announce our collaboration with Team Malizia. Thanks to Oliver Heer , our OceanPack that was used during the Vendée Globe 2024-2025 will now continue collecting ocean data aboard the new Malizia Explorer for the upcoming months. swisspolar.ch/2025/05/ocean-…

The Antarctic water puzzle: Hidden beneath the Antarctic ice lies a system of lakes and watercourses. An research team, including ETH researchers, has for the first time directly observed the subglacial streams of West Antarctica. ethz.ch/en/news-and-ev… via ETH Zürich


🚨[Reminder] The call for the SPI FOREL Grants is open until 15 June - we look forward to your proposals! 💡swisspolar.ch/spi-funding-in… #SwissResearchers #Arctic #OpenCall Forel Heritage Association EPFL-ENAC Faculté Géosciences et Environnement - UNIL D-USYS@ETH Universität Bern Université de Genève UZH Science University of Basel Eawag



📣𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲! The 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 2025 will be held on 🗓️5 September 📍ETH Zurich ETH Zurich 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻: swisspolar.ch/event/swiss-po… #SwissResearchers #ECR #polarscience #highaltitude #climate #SwissPolarDay






It was a pleasure to address an inspiring new generation UK Embassy Berne 🇬🇧🇨🇭🇱🇮 today! Danièle Rod #award #congratulations