Reflecting on an enjoyable and stimulating workshop hosted by the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research in Longyearbyen this week. Coming away with a new appreciation of the importance of Arctic tundra biome in the earth system, and thinking of better ways to link field data with remote sensing🌱🛰️

Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾

Publication alert 🚨 doi.org/10.1111/mec.... Our new study in Molecular Ecology shows dwarf birch genetic diversity has been shaped by shifting ice sheets and climate transitions over the last 2.6 million years. This history may hold clues to how tundra shrubs face today’s rapid climate change ❄️🌱🧬🌡️

Still time to apply for a very cool #PhD position in our group!
All details 👇

📣 We are delighted to announce PolarSTEP, an intensive field-course for UK-based early career polar scientists and professionals!

PolarSTEP will bring together ECR's and professionals for a field course designed to provide a mix of polar field skills! ⛺🧊

Apply here docs.google.com/forms/d/1aEK...

Hello Bluesky community! The Department of Geography of the University of Cambridge is here and we're excited to share our passion for understanding the world.

We explore everything from climate change and urbanisation to cultural landscapes and GIS mapping.

Very useful blog on safety in the field, with the focus on marginalised communities. Thank you @zoomingbio.bsky.social and @britishecologicalsociety.org for this piece; mandatory reading for anyone teaching and organising field courses.
🧪 #academicsky #DEI

methodsblog.com/2025/06/17/s...

Machine learning 🤝 Conservation

AI sea ice forecasting could help predict and protect caribou migration routes in the fast-changing Canadian Arctic.

You read that right: it's AI for good!

BAS researcher Dr Ellen Bowler has been making something with partners at the Government of Nunavut...

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🧵 Looking for (polar) climate data visualizations? Start here! 📈📉🧪⚒️🌊

+ Polar climate change: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
+ Global climate change indicators: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
+ #Arctic sea ice extent: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
+ #Antarctic sea ice: zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...

This is brilliant from Rich Grenyer on the Dire Wolf hype: "It’s like claiming to have brought Napoleon back from the dead by asking a short French man to wear his hat"

Three fabulous days in the workshop for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Science Initiative (CAVSI) a great start to #ASSW2025

Interested in making fieldwork safe and inclusive? Come to this European Geosciences Union webinar this Tuesday, tackling the topics of discrimination, harassment, and safety in fieldwork. The other speakers will be talking about their field safety training programmes which look excellent!

We are happy to share a new component of the CryoCommunity webpage to encourage connection around fieldwork. The new CryoCommunity Gear Sharing page is a space for individuals seeking fieldwork gear to connect with individuals willing to share gear.
cryocommunity.org/gear-sharing/

Why Pride matters for doing better polar research: www.polarregions.co.uk/post/why-pri... #PolarPride #LGBTQSTEM #PrideInStem

Hello! I'm a molecular ecologist working in the #Arctic at @scottpolar.bsky.social. Currently investigating the #genomics of dwarf birch in relation to the greening of the Arctic tundra. #macroecology #biogeography Big fan of botany too.