19 Jun 2024 Forum for the Arctic and Antarctic 6–7 November – Save the date!

In Kiruna on 6–7 November, the conference Forum for the Arctic and Antarctic will be held on the theme of Raising the Ambition of Swedish Polar Research.

13 Jun 2024 Technical requirement for new polar research vessel

Due to the government's ongoing investigation regarding the acquisition of a new polar research vessel, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat has now presented a Technical requirement specification for the new vessel.

28 May 2024 Sweden becomes the new hub for European polar research

The European Polar Board (EPB) and the future European Polar Coordination Office (EPCO) will be in Umeå, Sweden, from 2025 to 2029. The relocation from the Netherlands to the Arctic significantly strengthens the foundation of Sweden's Arctic research coordination and regional policy development.

06 May 2024 Research Strategy for Antarctica

On 30 April 2024, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat delivered a proposal for a research strategy for Antarctica on behalf of the Department of Education. The proposal has been prepared by the Polar Research Secretariat in collaboration with the Center for the Arctic and Antarctic (CAA) at Luleå University of Technology. The goal of the research strategy is to raise Sweden's level of ambition as an active research nation in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean by strengthening ongoing research and initiating new collaborations and activities.

19 Apr 2024 POLARIN: new collaboration in infrastructure for polar research

On April 17–19, a kick-off for the project POLARIN, Polar Research Infrastructure Network, will be held in Bremerhaven, Germany. POLARIN is an EU-funded network where the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat is one of 50 organizations from 20 countries that provides access to 64 infrastructures in the Arctic and Antarctic.

06 Feb 2024 Swedish research strategy for Antarctica

On December 22, 2023, the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat received a government assignment to develop proposals for a Swedish research strategy for Antarctica.

02 Feb 2024 Stardust and Magic

01 Feb 2024 Food blog from Antarctica

22 Jan 2024 A frozen landscape of snow and ice

19 Jan 2024 Do we have enough of everything?

16 Jan 2024 Project call Southern Ocean – Pulse of the Weddell Sea expeditions 2025-2030

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat call for research in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. The project time frame is 4–5 years, with the first field season starting in the austral summer 2025/26.

16 Jan 2024 Project call Antarctica – iQ2300 expeditions in 2025-2030

The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat call for research in Dronning Maud Land (DML), Antarctica. The time frame for projects is 4-5 years, with the first field season starting in the austral summer 2025/26.