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Association of Polar Early Career Scientists - Oceania 🇦🇺🇳🇿

Sharing events, funding + job opportunities, and information for polar ECRs across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. DM us if you'd like something shared!

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Are you an early career polar researcher in Aotearoa or Australia? Do you like bringing our community together to make things happen? Are you passionate about advocating for polar research & the ECRs who do it? Then join the APECS-O council for 2026! AGM rego + nominations: linktr.ee/apecsoceania
October 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Interested in joining the APECS international Executive Committee for 2026? There are only a few days left to apply! apecs.is/who-we-are/l...
June 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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📣 Hey Nipaluna Hobart - we've got an event for you too! A penguin waddle (a.k.a. 5 km run 🏃) and polar plunge 🏊 followed by a hot drink ☕ Meet at Long Beach Rowing Sheds, 10am Sat 28 June. All welcome for one or both activities 👯

Not in TAS? Check out our other events in Christchurch & Naarm.
Graphic of a penguin sitting on marshmallows in a mug of hot chocolate. Text reads: "Winter got you down? Missed the big solstice swim? Then join us... 2025 Nipaluna-Hobart PEGUIN WADDLE + POLAR PLUNGE 10am 5k run - 10:30am cold water plunge. Hotbeverage after. Join fr any or all parts! Long Beach. 10am (run start). Saturday 28 June. Meeting point: Long Beach rowing sheds. Any questions, contact ilaria.stollberg@utas.edu.au."
June 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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📣 Calling Naarm Melbourne! We're hosting a polar plunge event for you too 🏊 Come along to Elwood Beach at 10 am, Sat 21 June (a solstice celebration) for a chilly dip 🥶 and a hot drink ☕ All are welcome - bring your friends and family 👯

Photo credit Madison Farrant.
A photo of penguins jumping into the ocean. Text details read: 2025 Naarm Melbourne POLAR PLUNGE. Elwood Beach 10 am Saturday 21 June. Meeting point: in front of Elwood Life Saving Club. Any questions contact sophie.holland@monash.edu. Free hot drink!
June 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Hey Christchurch friends - are you ready to take part in our POLAR PLUNGE? 🥶 We're celebrating the (almost) solstice 🌚 by jumping in the water at Scarborough Beach on Sat 14 June 🌊 Come join us and have a chat about the importance of climate and Antarctic research 🤝💙❄️
Picture of a beach at dusk overlaid with text: "(Association of Polar Early Career Researchers) APECS OCEANIA presents the 2025 POLAR PLUNGE to raise awareness for climate research critical for communities across Aotearoa. Everyone welcome, bring friends and whānau. Scarborough Beach. 10 am. Saturday 14 June. Meeting point: Scarborough Fare cafe. Any questions, contect Lizzy: elizabeth.skelton@pg.canterbury.ac.nz"
May 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Missed out on attending the Polar Early Career Scientist World Summit #PECWS in Colorado? Join one of these online events to catch up and make sure your thoughts are heard for planning the 5th International Polar Year #IPY5.
Register here: www.apecs.is/news/apecs-n...
May 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Have a great idea for a session at #YOUMARES15 (Young Marine Researchers)? Let them know here: bit.ly/YOUMARES15Sessions
May 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Applications are now open to join the polar educators council for 2025-26. Details here: polareducator.org/pei-council-...
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May 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Our final question for the week: What do you think is lacking in ECR support for Antarctic science in AU/NZ? Let us know below or via DM. Your input will be taken to the Polar Early Career World Summit #PECWS this weekend, and be considered in planning for the 5th International Polar Year #IPY5.
A photo of a chonky seal lying on the ice, in front of a snow-covered mountain with clear blue skies overhead. Text at the top reads: "What is lacking in ECR support for Antarctic science in AU/NZ?"
March 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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More questions we'd love to hear your thoughts on, to bring to the Polar Early Career World Summit #PECWS and 5th International Polar Year #IPY5 planning: Thinking about how we conduct research and our research culture in the polar community - what should we be prioritising? 🤔
A cream paper-textured background with the text "Thinking about how we conduct research and our research culture in the polar community - what should we prioritise for OPY5 and beyond?" A photo inset shows three people with backpacks walking away from the camera across blue ice, with ice-free and snow-covered mountains in the background, under a clear blue sky.
March 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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We're asking our members for their thoughts ahead of the Polar Early Career World Summit this weekend. What areas of polar science do you think we should prioritise for the 5th International Polar Year (and beyond), especially from an AU/NZ perspective? #PECWS #IPY5
March 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Rounding out our Meet the Council series is PhD Candidate Vicki Heinrich, from @utas.edu.au in Nipaluna Hobart, Australia.
A polaroid-style photo of Vicki wearing lots of warm weather gear, in a snowy environment. The photo is labelled "Vicki Heinrich (she/her). PhD Candidate. University of Tasmania." Text above reads "Meet the Council". Text on the right with an arrow pointing at Vicki reads "Working to understand people, frisk, and decision-making in Antarctica". A quote from Vicki below reads "Working and living in Antarctica was an amazing experience. I'll never forget the colours and amazing wildlife and scenery."
March 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Calling all krill enthusiasts! 🦐 Registrations are now open for the SKEGS Symposium on 10-12 March. Talks begin at 16:00 AEDT / 18:00 NZDT each day.
scarkrillexpertgroup.org/2025-skeg-sy...
February 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Meet Dr Sophie Holland @sophieiholland.bsky.social - they're an environmental microbiologist 🦠 with @arcsaef.bsky.social at @monashuniversity.bsky.social in Naarm Melbourne, Australia.
A polaroid-style phto of Sophie iwth the caption "Dr Sophie Holland (they/them). Research Fellow. SAEF; Monash University". Above the photo reads "Meet the Council". An arrow points to Sophie with the words "environmental microbiologist". A quote from them at the bottom reads "My favourite sound in the entire world is the cracks and rumbles and grumbles that the ice and glaciers make as they heat and cool."
February 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Another new face joining us on the council this year is Dr Rose Foster-Dyer @rosetazetta.bsky.social, a postdoc at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand 🐧🐋🦭
A polaroid-style photo of Rose in a snowy location. Text above the photo reads "Meet the Council" and the polaroid label reads "Rose Foster-Dyer (she/her). Post Doctoral Fellow. University of Canterbury". An arrow points to her with the words "Marine ecologist and conservationist". A quote from her is at the bottom, saying "My favourite polar animal is the emperor penguin... and beluga whale... and Weddell seal... and polar bear.... and....narwhal... All of them… Please don't make me pick." There is a cartoon beluga whale and narwhal in the bottom corners.
February 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Megan Reaves is the next amazing council member for you all to meet! She's a PhD Candidate at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand 🐧
A polaroid-style close-up photo of Meagan on a lush green hillside. Text at top reads "Meet the Council". The photo is labelled "Meagan Reaves (she/her). PhD Candidate. University of Canterbury." An arrow points at Meagan with the words "Working on Adélie penguins as vectors for contaminants." A quote from her is below and reads "It took me 4.5 years of studying Adélie penguins before I actually saw a live one. Keep following your dreams and it will eventually work out... even if it takes 4 attempts!"
February 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Our next amazing 2025 council member is Lizzy Skelton, a geophysicist at the University of Canterbury in Aotearoa New Zealand 🧊❄️
A polaroid-style photo of Lizzy holding a long auger and standing on flat ice. Text above reads "Meet the Council". Text below reads "Lizzy Skelton (she/her), PhD Candidate, University of Canterbury". Text pointing to Lizzy reads "Geophysicist measuring the thickness of Antarctic platelet ice." A quote from Lizzy reads "Driling on the sea ice, with Mt Erebus smoking away in the background and Adélie penguins waddling towards us, is something I will absolutely never forget."
February 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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The next 2025 APECS-O council member to introduce is @iles-stell.bsky.social, an ecological modeller at IMAS in Lutruwita Tasmania
A picture of Ilaria in running gear on a beach. There is text pointing at Ilaria that reads "Ecological modeller". Under her photo is text saying "Ilaria Stollberg (she/her). PhD Candidate. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies." and a quote from Ilaria reading "I somehow became obsessed with everything polar when I was a child... I think too many nature documentaries and books did it for me! Although I'm not a marine mammal expert, I have a huge soft spot for polar seals."
February 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Next up in our Meet the Council series is Emilija Reuter - a PhD candidate studying the distribution and habitat selection of Antarctic penguins 🐧 and seals 🦭
A photo of Emilija in front of a waterfall. Text below the photo reads "Emilija Reuter (she.her). PhD Candidate. University of Canterbury". Text of the left with an arrow pointing to her reads "Figuring out where Antarctic penguins and seals go outside of their breeding colonies." A quote below the photo reads "I fell in love with seabirds while I was at university; their behaviour and physiology enable a beauty and resilience that leaves me in constant awe. I'm endlessly grateful for the privilege of studying them and hope to contribute to their conservation into our future.".
February 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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New year, new us! Welcome to our series of Meet the APECS Oceania council. We'll be posting about your new council to introduce ourselves for the next week. We're looking forward to working with polar ECRs across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2025. First up is @alexaves.bsky.social 😎
February 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Will you be in Launceston on 6 March? Head along to Queen Victoria Museum to hear from 5 amazing speakers from the Antarctic Women's Network, to celebrate #IWD2025. Details here www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Whats-on/Eve...
A screenshot of the event page that's link in the post, including the title and the Antarctic Women's Network logo.
February 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Good morning Bluesky ☀️ APECS-O are back from the field/our summer holidays and ready for 2025! Lots of exciting things in the works for this year so give us a follow and stay tuned 😊

Photo credit: @sophieiholland.bsky.social
Photo looking across a glacier in Antarctica, from the top of a rocky hillside. There is a person walking away from the camera, a mountain on the horizon, and clear blue skies.
February 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM