Antarctic Midsummer Greetings and Happy Holidays from SCAR! We would like to thank the entire SCAR community for your continued engagement and contributions. We wish you a relaxing festive season, or safe and productive fieldwork if you are heading south.

SCAR invites the Antarctic and Southern Ocean research community to provide feedback on the draft Antarctica InSync Science Theme White Papers. Public webinars will be held on 19 & 20 Jan to discuss progress and gather final feedback. Share your perspective by 31 January scar.org/scar-news/in...

The SCAR Antarctica InSync Action Group is inviting nominations and self-nominations for its Scientific Leadership Group. Members will help coordinate SCAR’s scientific contributions to the Antarctica InSync initiative. Apply by 13 January 2026: scar.org/scar-news/in...

We are delighted to announce that Margaret (Maggie) Baker, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biosciences at Rice University, Houston, TX, USA, has been awarded the 2025 SCAR Life Sciences Group Fellowship.  Congratulations, Maggie! ➡️ scar.org/scar-news/li...

Join the SCARFISH webinar on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at 16:00 UTC to explore the work of this new Action Group focused on Southern Ocean fish. 🐟 🐟 Register now: scar.org/scar-news/li...

Our Antarctic Geospace and Atmosphere Research Scientific Research Programme (AGATA) invites scientists & stakeholders to join its Working Groups or Task Groups and contribute to interdisciplinary research on the polar atmosphere. 👉 Apply here: scar.org/scar-news/pr...

For #IDWGS2025, we’re celebrating Prof Stefanie Arndt, a sea ice physicist studying Antarctic sea ice and snow. Her work spans field expeditions, data analysis, and science communication, helping people connect with the polar regions.

The final SCAR Geosciences Webinar of the year is happening today at 4pm UTC, featuring the Seismic Data Library System (SDLS), a SCAR supported facility providing open access to multichannel seismic reflection data from south of 60° S since 1991. ✅ Register to join live: bit.ly/scar-geosciences

I look forward to welcome Antarctic scientist from around the world to Oslo next year! And likewise, I hope to see scores of exciting abstracts being submitted! It is time to sharpen your pencils.....

🌍 Happy #AntarcticaDay! 🌍 To mark the occasion, we’re delighted to announce that the call for abstracts for the 12th SCAR Open Science Conference #SCAR2026 (8-19 August 2026 in Oslo, Norway) is now open. Submit your abstracts by 28 February 2026 scar2026.org/abstracts

Our November newsletter just went out, featuring ... Report of SCAR at 44th CCAMLR Meetings ... INSTANT workshop at CliC OSC 2026 ... SCAR at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil ... and more! ▶️ Read: mailchi.mp/scar/novembe... ▶️ Subscribe: scar.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Reminder: The application deadline for 'Ice Narratives: Antarctic Science for Policy Makers' is coming up soon! Submit your application by 30 November to be considered for the scheme: scar.org/scar-news/ic...

In August, more than 200 scientists met in Punta Arenas for the XIV International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences. A new paper based is now published in The Polar Journal: “XIV International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences: a holistic view of the white continent” doi.org/10.1080/2154...

New data alert 🚨📣: Updated Coastline and Rock Outcrop of Antarctica released as part of the @scar-antarctic.bsky.social Antarctic Digital Database. With big improvements to date formats, coastline positions and more accurate rock outcrop! 📍View and download via the map viewer add.scar.org.

Here’s a glimpse of our SCAR team at this year’s 44th CCAMLR Meetings. SCAR contributed seven papers covering topics from krill management to climate change, avian influenza, and plastic pollution, supporting the conservation of the Southern Ocean. 🌊 Full report: scar.org/scar-news/st...

The application deadline for the 2026 SCAR Ant-ICON | SC-ATS science-policy fellowship programme is coming up soon! Apply by 23 November to be considered for the 2026 cohort: scar.org/fellowships-...

Heading to AGU this December? Be sure to register for the AGU Social for Polar Early Career Researchers happening on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 6:30 - 8:30pm. This event is co-hosted by PSECCO, USAPECS, Polar Impact and the USPA Community Care Committee.

SCAR is excited to celebrate #PolarPride2025, a moment to recognise and uplift LGBTQ+ people contributing to polar research and operations. We’re marking the day with a poem from our SCAR EDI group. A small piece of creativity to celebrate a big message of inclusion.

At #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, SCAR is taking part in key sessions showcasing the urgent impacts of polar change and cryosphere loss ❄️. Join us at key sessions this and next week: scar.org/scar-news/co...

The next SCAR Geosciences Webinar starts in about 2 hours! 🪨❄️ EG-GEOCON is mapping and protecting Antarctica’s geological treasures, from the Ventifact Knobs of the McMurdo Dry Valleys to other sites that reveal Earth’s story in stone. Join the journey: bit.ly/scar-geosciences

*New deadline: 20 November* The application deadline for leadership positions within the Plastic in Polar Environments Expert Group (SPEG) has been extended! More info: scar.org/scar-news/li...

The next SCAR Geosciences Webinar starts in just over half an hour! 🌊❄️ PRAMSO explores paleoclimate records from the Antarctic Margin and Southern Ocean, revealing how ice sheets and oceans have changed through time, a key to predicting future sea level rise. Register: bit.ly/scar-geosciences

For this month's #IDWGS2025, we’re celebrating Prof Daniela Liggett, a polar researcher studying environmental management, tourism, and decision-making in Antarctica. Her work connects science, policy, and people to protect our planet’s most extreme environments.

Today is #WorldScienceDay, a moment to reflect on our shared commitment to science as a global public good, and the responsibility of the scientific community to help build a more just, sustainable, and peaceful future. Explore the events happening today: council.science/events/world...

Are you an ECR going to the 30th UN Climate Change Conference #COP30? Join us on Thursday, 6 November 2025 at 14:00 CET for the webinar “INSTANT ECR Guide to COP”, where Dr. Florence Colleoni, INSTANT Co-Chief Officer, will share her insights and experience! Register: tinyurl.com/INSTANT-webi...

The first SCAR-Connect Online Training Series on the Antarctic Treaty System and the Antarctic Environments Portal will begin in just over an hour. 📝 5th November, 11:30am UTC. Don't forget to register: eu.jotform.com/form/2529946...

The SCAR Geosciences Webinar starts in just over half an hour! ❄️🌍 We're featuring the SCAR Expert Group on Antarctic permafrost, soils and periglacial environment (ANTPAS). Learn how these frozen landscapes are monitored and how they respond to climate change. Register: bit.ly/scar-geosciences

The new statement from the @sciencecouncil.bsky.social and its Affiliated Bodies, including SCAR, highlights growing threats to climate science from funding cuts and the need to protect scientific integrity, transparency, and collaboration across borders. ▶️ council.science/statements/c...

The IPY-5 ExCom is seeking bids to host the International Coordination Office for the 5th International Polar Year (2032–33). The office will operate from early 2027 through at least 2035, supporting global polar research collaboration. 🗓️ Expressions of interest close 6 Feb 26. bit.ly/4he5rrr

Want to make Antarctic science heard? Applications are now open for Ice Narratives, a fellowship translating Antarctic research into policy-relevant multimedia. Three early career researchers will receive USD 750. 📝 Apply by 30 November 2025: scar.org/scar-news/ic... @polarsecco.bsky.social

Missed the 2025 SCAR Humanities & Social Sciences “Antarctica in Times of Change” conference? 🌎❄️ All recorded sessions are now online via University of Chile YouTube: scar.org/scar-news/sc...

The 7th Antarctic Gravity Wave Instrument Network meeting has come to an end. @scar-antarctic.bsky.social #AGATA. Thanks to our colleagues at Utah State Uni for hosting us, it was an amazing meeting. Also a chance to say farewell to Mike Taylor, a giant in our field. you will be missed!

SCAR warmly congratulates former Vice President Prof Jefferson Cardia Simões on being elected a 2026 Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)! 🎉 A pioneering Latin American glaciologist, his work has advanced Antarctic and polar research globally. ▶️ scar.org/scar-news/20...

This month we’re featuring Dr Sian Henley, a marine scientist studying how climate change reshapes polar oceans and ecosystems, and how science can guide global action on ocean and climate change. #WomenInScience #IDWGS2025

Applications are still open for the @soosocean.bsky.social Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sector Regional Working Group leadership team. ▶️ soos.aq/opportunities

🌊❄️ Join us 14–16 Oct 2025 for the Virtual Workshop: Ocean Connectivity & Exchange Across the Antarctic Peninsula free | 3 sessions | global time zones | talks + discussions 👉 Sponsored by SOOS WAPSA RWG 🔗 More info & program: airtable.com/appoukWG95eu...

The 2025 SC-HASS conference has just started! ‘Antarctica in Times of Change’, 7-9 October, online Registration is still open and free. Join here: www.scarschass2025.com

Today’s SCAR Geosciences webinar (7 Oct, 20:00 UTC) is going to be ground-breaking (literally)! Geodetic Infrastructure of Antarctica (GIANT) coordinates geodetic observatories across the continent to monitor how Antarctica moves, shifts & changes over time. ✅ Register: bit.ly/scar-geosciences

Applications are now open for leadership positions within the Plastic in Polar Environments Expert Group (SPEG). Lead one of five dedicated Working Groups that address different aspects of plastic pollution in the polar regions. 📅 Apply by 2nd Nov: scar.org/scar-news/li...

✂️ Fold, flip, and flourish! This month’s #SCARCBET lets you become an Antarctic origami master 🐧🛳️🦐 . Create your own krill, penguin, whale, and icebreaker with instructions from the Australian Antarctic Program. 📄 ➡️ www.antarctica.gov.au/site/assets/...

Bye bye September, hello October. Look back at the month with us in our latest newsletter. Featuring... 🌍 Outcomes from the 2025 Ant-ICON & SC-ATS Science-Policy Fellowships ✍️ Humanities & Social Sciences Conference registration 🎨 New SCARFISH logo ... and more! ▶️ mailchi.mp/scar/septemb...

🎉 Clara Manno & Cath Waller, co-chairs & members of SCAR’s Plastic in Polar Environments Expert Group, have been appointed to the AMAP Litter & Microplastics Expert Group. Their work will boost collaboration & science-based action to tackle plastic pollution in the Arctic & beyond. 🌍🧊

Charlotte Walshaw & Dr. Gabriel Stefanelli-Silva report on their 2025 Science-Policy Fellowships. From turning long-term monitoring into policy insights to guiding Southern Ocean governance, their work linked science & decision-making. 🌱🛰️ Charlotte: bit.ly/4pZOiWz 🌊🧴 Gabriel: bit.ly/4nk71tT

We've been using recent satellite imagery to update the @scar-antarctic.bsky.social Antarctic Digital Database coastline, in preparation for a new version of our 'Adelaide Island and Arrowsmith Peninsula' map. It's important to update this data, to track changes and portray the current conditions.

Want to help shape lively scientific discussions on the Antarctic climate system? 📈🇦🇶 SCAR's programme AntClimNow is seeking a co-organiser for the Western Hemisphere monthly talks series. ▶️ Apply by 30 September 2025 to become part of the team: scar.org/scar-news/pr...

🌍❄️ Registration is open for the 2025 SCAR Humanities & Social Sciences Conference! Join us online 7–9 October, hosted by Faculty of Law, @uchile.bsky.social, exploring "Antarctica in Times of Change". Free to attend with plenaries, panels, live streams & more. ▶️ www.scarschass2025.com

The #AFOPS meeting 🇮🇳🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷🇲🇾🇹🇭 commenced at #Goa. Bringing mutual cooperation & Collaboration in the Polar & Oceanic realms. 🏔🚢❄️🌊 🇦🇶 @scar-antarctic.bsky.social

Today’s SCAR Geosciences webinar (18 Sep, 18:00 UTC) is all about mapping the Southern Ocean seafloor. Meet IBCSO (International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean) and learn how bathymetry is revealing hidden seafloor features. 🌊 ✅ Register here: bit.ly/scar-geosciences

Good opportunity for #aus #antarctic scientists to join @scar-antarctic.bsky.social science groups. @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @antarctic.bsky.social @amosupdates.bsky.social

Registration for this PSECCO international networking event closes tomorrow. Please have your intentions and goals in mind so we can make this event as collaborative and impactful as possible when you register for this event! We look forward to seeing many of you there! The link to register is below