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

We’re delighted to announce that Pablo Ruiz Teneb (INACH, Punta Arenas) has been selected as the winner of the SCARFISH logo competition. Thank you to everyone who entered and to the selection panel for their careful work - and congratulations, Pablo! 🎉 🐟 More on SCARFISH: scar.org/science/life...

For this month’s #IDWGS2025, meet Vaibhavi Dwivedi, PhD candidate at @utas.edu.au. From law to Antarctic governance, she studies how the Antarctic Treaty System addresses plastic pollution, building on her previous work in Hawai‘i, climate literacy in India, and ocean conservation worldwide.

The next SCAR Geosciences Webinar Series is happening today and it's going to be fiery! 👉 Today’s session (10 Sep, 15:00 UTC) showcases the work of AntVolc (Antarctic Volcanism). ✅ Please register in advance: bit.ly/scar-geosciences

📚 Hot off the press: The Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report is now out! Published by @polarsecco.bsky.social and the APECS Directorate. The voices of 238 early-career polar researchers share priorities for ICARP IV & IPY-5. zenodo.org/records/1699...

Want to see your news, events, opportunities or photos featured in the monthly SCAR Newsletter? 🌍 📰 We warmly invite colleagues to share their updates with us through our new submission form. Submissions will be reviewed for future issues. Contribute here: form.jotform.com/252512253121...

Congratulations to Jan Strugnell, Sally Lau, Nerida Wilson, Nick Golledge & Tim Naish on winning the 2025 Eureka Prize! Their groundbreaking use of octopus DNA revealed a past collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, showing risks of >1.5°C warming. 🐙 scar.org/community-ne...

The International Glaciological Society (IGS) invites nominations for the following awards: Seligman Crystal, Richardson Medal, Honorary Membership, Early Career & Firn Award. Deadline: 28 Sep 2025. Plus, join the Awards Committee (due 25 Sep). 👉 www.igsoc.org/about/awards

❄ #SCARCBET heads skyward this month as the @bas.ac.uk invites YOU to send your name on an extraordinary Antarctic expedition: Ticket to Antarctica! Submit your name by 2 October: 🎟️ tickettoantarctica.com

🌍❄️ Registration is now open for the Kick-Off of the SCAR Plastic in Polar Environments Expert Group (SPEG)! 📅 11 September 2025 ⏰ 14:00-16:00 CET 💻 Online Learn about recent activities and new groups on monitoring, impacts, policy & engagement! Register here 👉 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The SCAR Code of Conduct is now available on our website. The Code provides practical guidance to ensure that all members of our community are treated with dignity and respect and that our activities are conducted in an open, professional and supportive environment. 🌐 scar.org/about-us/val...

This Sunday, 31 August 2025 is the last day to apply for the SCAR Visiting Scholar Scheme! 🌍❄️ The scheme supports scientists and academics (>5 years post-PhD) to undertake a short-term visit to another SCAR member country, offering or receiving training and mentoring. scar.org/fellowships-...

Noémie Friscourt’s Ant-ICON/SC-ATS Fellowship report is now out! Her work links Antarctic fur seal ecology with CCAMLR’s monitoring priorities, bridging science & policy. 🦭 scar.org/scar-news/pr...

🚨 The next Geosciences Webinar is happening today! Discover Ice Sheet Margin (RINGS) with the SCAR Geosciences. 📅 28 Aug at 14:00 UTC. Learn how Antarctic ice sheet edges shape climate + sea-level change. Please register in advance: form.jotform.com/251593855984...

The @bepsiiseaice.bsky.social team has published a new chapter on Sea-Ice Ecosystems in Comprehensive Cryospheric Science. ❄️🌊 It details habitats, biology, climate impacts, and ecological management, offering a resource for research and teaching. ▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌍❄️ Got an idea for a session, workshop or mini-symposium at the SCAR Open Science Conference 2026? This is your moment! The call for event proposals closes this Sunday, 31 August ⏰ 👉 Submit here: scar.org/events/osc/o... #SCAR2026

Inaugural plenary lecture by Prof. Gary Wilson @scar-antarctic.bsky.social at the XIV International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences , Punta Arenas, Chile #ISAES2025 @inach_gob

With #ISAES2025 currently in full swing in Punta Arenas, Chile, what better time to look at some of the SCAR events in the weeks and months ahead? 🗓️ scar.org/events/event...

From Ice to Insta: SCAR is now on Instagram, alongside our accounts on Facebook, Bluesky, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Follow us @scar.antarctic for Antarctic news, behind-the-scenes science, and maybe even a reel or two. Don’t forget to tap Follow! ➡️ www.instagram.com/scar.antarct...

🌊 Now open: Applications for HIFMB’s 2026 postdoc cohort, “The Dilemma of the Southern Ocean”. @hifmb.de @awi.de Applications close 24 August: hifmb.de/institute/hi...

🌎 Registration is open for the 7th ANGWIN & AWE Science Team Meeting 📅 6–10 Oct 2025 · Utah State University, Logan, USA Advances in gravity wave science: satellite, ground-based, theory & modelling. ECR support is available — apply by 31 Aug. awe.physics.usu.edu/angwin/25/

If you're interested in what kind of new outreach initiatives are available in the Antarctic research community, check out #SCARBET!

📉 Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows between 2022 and 2025. A new summary on the Antarctic Environments Portal explores the causes, consequences, and signs of a lasting regime shift in the sea ice system. Full article: doi.org/10.48361/KVK...