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APECS News
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Opportunity for ECRs to contribute to an Arctic seaweed exhibit
The UK Polar Network is delighted to invite scientists, artists, storytellers, educators, and innovators to contribute to an Arctic seaweed exhibit at the Arctic Circle Assembly. We are particularly interested in contributions from early career individuals (from any discipline, sector, or geography).
IASC Fellowship Program 2026
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), is launching its IASC Fellowships Program 2026.
The IASC Fellowship Program is meant to engage early career researchers in the work of the five IASC Working Groups (WGs):
- Atmosphere Working Group (AWG),
- Cryosphere Working Group (CWG),
- Marine Working Group (MWG),
- Social & Human Working Group (SHWG)
- Terrestrial Working Group (TWG)
Indigenous Fellows will also be invited to join the IASC Standing Committee on Indigenous Involvement (SCII) throughout their Fellowship period.
Read more ...Chilean Young Antarctic Scientists Invite Community to Interactive Photo Exhibition in Valdivia
Antartica en tu ciudad: un recorrido visual por la aventura científica
Constanza Barrientos - Millenium Institute BASE
Read more ...APECS ECR Workshop at Svalbard Science Conference
Workshop for Early-Career Polar Scientists
PECWS Synthesis Report released: early career perspectives on polar research priorities
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) Synthesis Report, a comprehensive summary of conversations that happened before, during, and after PECWS. This document captures the collective voice of 238 early career polar researchers from around the world and their priorities for long-term research planning.
Arctic Youth Dialogue 2025
Youth Together for Arctic Futures is a project that aims to connect Arctic youth to their European peers. By fostering collaboration and mutual learning between Arctic and European youth, the project aims to provide these youth with the necessary knowledge, skills, and opportunities to advocate for policy promoting a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic future.
A key part of the project are activities integrated with the EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogue, which took place 26-27 June 2025 in Kittilä, Finland. This year’s Arctic Youth Dialogue (AYD) program was six days (22-27 June 2025) and had the overarching theme: “Youth Needs-Based Suggested Actions for a Just and Sustainable Transition”.
Read more ...APECS Polar Book Club
📖 🏖️🧊 To help us stay cool during the summer holidays, APECS Netherlands, APECS Luxembourg and the UK Polar Network are joining forces to organise another edition of our APECS Polar Book Club!
APECS Joins the Coalition of Emerging Ocean Leaders (CEOL) to Advance Inclusive and Responsible Polar Ocean Action
In June 2025, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) proudly joined the Coalition of Emerging Ocean Leaders (CEOL) — a dynamic alliance of youth-led and early-career ocean networks from around the world — launched during the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France.
APECS ECR Call | SOFLUX CWG
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) are looking for an early career scientist to join the SOOS Southern Ocean Air-Sea Flux Capability Working Group (SOFLUX CWG).
SOFLUX interests include fluxes of heat, fresh water, momentum, and gases. SOFLUX has several active themes:
- coordinating in situ observations of air-sea fluxes, including promoting process studies and sustained observations;
- evaluating requirements for air-sea fluxes;
- building links to modelling, assimilation, and satellite observations to provide a global assessment of air-sea fluxes;
- supporting communication in the community through a newsletter and a webinar series.
