The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists is an organisation that aims to stimulate interdisciplinary and international research collaborations, in addition to developing effective future leaders in polar research, education and outreach.
Get involved!With the re-start of APECS Sweden comes not only a new Executive Secretary, but a whole new Steering Committee. Four different institutions are represented in the Committee – Stockholm University, Uppsala University, University of Gothenburg and The Royal Institute of Technology. The first meeting of the new Committee took place on 9 February 2016 and …
The Swedish Polar Research Secretariat is opening a training programme in polar marine field methods that will take place on board of Oden later this year. You have a possibility to join a Swedish-Canadian expedition to the High Arctic on board of the Swedish icebreaker Oden and the Canadian icebreaker CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent. The …
We are happy to announce that Patrícia Pečnerová became the APECS Sweden’s Executive Secretary for 2016. Patrícia is a PhD candidate in Systematics and Evolution at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University. Patrícia’s research is focused on investigating genetic diversity of the last population of the woolly mammoth before its extinction. In 2015, Patrícia joined the Petermann …
Serving as the Executive Secretary of APECS Sweden is an exciting responsibility for a polar early career researcher. The position not only provides the opportunity to help build upon a growing network of early career scholars in Sweden, it also creates connections to an international network of other APECS branches around the world, as well …
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As part of the annual Polar Forum, APECS Sweden organized and hosted the seminar ‘International Science and Policy in the High Arctic’ on 6 November together with the Stockholm Association of International Affairs. The seminar took place on a snowy morning at the offices of the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, and included highly interesting presentations …
Read moreSuccessful seminar on the nexus of science and politics in the Arctic