08.04.2025 New article: Occurrence, ecotoxicity and management of PFAS in polar regionsIn a review article published in Frontiers in Environmental Science, scientists from Iceland and Germany detail the occurrence and ecotoxicity of… read more
19.02.2025 3rd expedition planning workshop POLARSTERN operations "Antarctica InSync" and "Arctic Pulse"The workshop will take place from 24 – 25 April 2025 at “Haus der Wissenschaft” in Bremen and will be jointly organized by NK SCAR/IASC, AWI and the… read more
05.02.2025 Newsletter no. 38Here you can find the new Newsletter from the DFG-SPP "Antarctic Research". This newsletter contains information about the current application round… read more
27.01.2025 AWI Polarstern Planning Workshop, April 2025The workshop will take place from April 24th to 25th, 2025 at “Haus der Wissenschaft” in Bremen and will be jointly organized by NK SCAR/IASC and the… read more
19.12.2024 New research vessel for polar research: Polarstern II is comingthyssenkrupp Marine Systems will build the ship at its Wismar facilities and hand her over to the scientific community in 2030 read more
02.12.2024 Video of field work at and around Carlini Station (Antarctica)How are flying bird species studied?The Flying Bird Group of the IAA is working on two projects: one involves conducting a census of flying birds… read more
18.10.2024 PANGAEA Community WorkshopWe are happy to announce that the registration for the next edition of the “PANGAEA Community Workshop” series has just been opened.In focus this… read more
11.10.2024 Coordination workshop 2024 in CologneThis year's coordination workshop took place at the University of Cologne from September 29th to October 1st, 2024. Over two days, 110 participants… read more
24.09.2024 29th International Polar Conference in Rauris, AustriaThe 29th International Polar Conference took place at the Mesnerhaus in Rauris, Austria, from 16th to 20th September 2024. Co-organized by the German… read more
03.07.2024 DFG-Information for Researchers Nr. 59Infrastructure Area – Antarctic Research with Comparative Investigations in Arctic Ice Areas (SPP 1158)In December 2023, the Senate of the Deutsche… read more
02.07.2024 Call for Proposals: AWIPEV Research Base 2025It is now possible to submit project applications for work on and with the German-French Arctic research base AWIPEV on Svalbard.Multi-year or… read more
26.06.2024 Call for proposals 2024: DFG SPP 1158 Antarctic ResearchHere you will find the new call for proposals for the DFG Priority Program "Antarctic Research with comparative investigations in Arctic ice areas" of… read more
18.06.2024 Press release: Researchers developed an innovative method for counting emperor penguinsIn a study published in Nature Communications, satellite images are combined with behavioural models to predict the number of breeding pairs and… read more
11.06.2024 AK Polarlehrer - Call for cooperation between scientists and teachers: Coole Klassen in Antarktika (CIA)The Umweltbundesamt (UBA) is supporting the Arbeitskreis Polarlehrer with a new project (Cool Classes in Antarctica - CIA). The duration is 1 year.… read more
10.06.2024 Newsletter no. 37Here you can find the new newsletter from the DFG-SPP "Antarctic Research". This newsletter contains information about the current application round… read more
27.05.2024 Registration for 29th International Polar Conference now openThe registration for the 29th International Polar Conference is nowopen. You will find further information on the conference at the website.Web: https… read more
24.04.2024 Artikel review: "Multi-omics for studying and understanding polar life" in PolarforschungAn article review of the publication "Multi-omics for studying and understanding polar life" in the journal Polarforschung is now available.Graiff,… read more
22.03.2024 Press release: Annette Barthelt Prize honours outstanding thesesDr Jenna Balaguer receives award for outstanding dissertation on the role of micronutrients in phytoplankton growth in Antarctica read more
12.02.2024 Newsletter no. 36Here you can find the new newsletter from the DFG-SPP "Antarctic Research". This newsletter contains information about the current application round… read more
05.02.2024 Press release: Kiel researchers gain new knowledge on ice loss in the AntarcticAt the first call of the German research icebreaker POLARSTERN in Australia, chief scientist Dr. Marcus Gutjahr from GEOMAR hands over to Professor… read more