Polar Data Forum VI (PDF VI) will be hosted by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AADC) from October 20th through 24th, 2025 and will be held at CSIRO Hobart at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The Forum follows International Data Week (IDW), which is to be held in Brisbane, Australia on the 13th to 16th of October, 2025.

PDF is a place where polar data holders get together and make more use of data. The Forum has two main components: the Conference, where the border between funding, policy and data is explored through presentations and posters; and Workshop Sessions & Hackathons, where the Polar Data Community opens the dialogue to make progress on their shared objectives.

For further information visit: Polar Data Forum

IAATO, the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP). The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) work together to support talented early-career researchers, scientists, engineers, environmental managers, and other professionals.

The purpose of the annual awards is to strengthen international capacity and cooperation in fields such as climate, biodiversity, conservation, humanities and astrophysics research by providing annual funding opportunities.

APPLICATIONS FOR IAATO & COMNAP ARE NOW OPEN!

For further information and proceeding with application visit: The IAATO Antarctic Fellowship | IAATO 

Richiesta di manifestazione di interesse per il reperimento di personale medico per la XLI Spedizione italiana in Antartide sulla N/R Laura Bassi nell’ambito del Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (PNRA).

Sono in viaggio verso l’Europa, a bordo della nave da ricerca Laura Bassi, le carote di ghiaccio estratte in Antartide nell’ambito del progetto Beyond EPICA - Oldest Ice, finanziato dalla Commissione europea e coordinato dall’Istituto di scienze polari del Cnr. I campioni di ghiaccio, estratti fino a una profondità di 2.800 metri, saranno processati e analizzati nei laboratori delle istituzioni di ricerca europee coinvolte e disveleranno dettagli fondamentali sulla storia del clima e dell’atmosfera terrestre, tornando indietro nel tempo di oltre 1,2 milioni di anni

Lyttelton (Nuova Zelanda), 3 marzo 2025 – La nave da ricerca italiana Laura Bassi ha concluso la missione che l’ha portata a navigare per due mesi nelle acque antartiche a supporto delle attività di ricerca sulle dinamiche fisiche e biogeochimiche di specifiche aree del continente. Ha navigato per più di due mesi nel Mare di Ross per le attività di ricerca del PNRA

È partita la 21a missione invernale del PNRA presso la base italo-francese Concordia, mentre chiude la stazione Mario Zucchelli che ha ospitato alcune attività di ricerca della 40 a campagna estiva, in prosecuzione fino a marzo sulla nave Laura Bassi. I dati raccolti saranno elaborati in Italia nei laboratori delle diverse istituzioni coinvolte.

The Stakeholder Engagement Portal provides support to researchers to decide which stakeholders and/or rights holders they would be beneficial to engage and have two-way dialogue in planning and conducting the research in Polar regions. It will not decide on behalf of researchers but it’s aimed for sharing information and for helping the decisions made by projects and researchers themselves.

The United Nations declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, accompanied by the proclamation of the 21st March of each year as the World Day for Glaciers starting in 2025. This is an opportunity to raise global awareness about the critical role of glaciers, snow and ice in the climate system and the hydrological cycle, and the economic, social and environmental impacts of the impending changes in the Earth’s cryosphere.

The International Year of Glaciers' Preservation 2025 will be kicked off with an official launch event on 21 January 2025.

For further information: https://www.un-glaciers.org/en/homepage