Professor Mathias Rotach selected for the 2025 Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Awards

We are pleased to announce that Professor Mathias W. Rotach of the University of Innsbruck has been selected as the recipient of the 4th Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of boundary-layer meteorology. Professor Rotach, based in the Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, is internationally recognized for his pioneering research on atmospheric boundary layer processes over … Continue reading Professor Mathias Rotach selected for the 2025 Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Awards

Virtual Exchanges and Climate Education

The Erasmus+ CLUVEX (Climate University for Virtual Exchanges; https://www.atm.helsinki.fi/cluvex), the UnaVEx (Una Europa Virtual Exchanges for Sustainability; https://www.atm.helsinki.fi/unavex) and the ClimEd (Multilevel Local, Nation- and Regionwide Education and Training in Climate Services, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation; http://climed.network) projects overview oral presentation entitled “Virtual Exchanges and Climate Education as a Tool for European Partnership Development … Continue reading Virtual Exchanges and Climate Education

Summer School on “Application of AI/ML Techniques in Atmospheric Science”

The Lahti University Campus, the University of Helsinki (UH), Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) and the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Department of Computational Engineering are pleased to announce the summer school on “Application of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) techniques in Atmospheric Science” from August 11 to 15, … Continue reading Summer School on “Application of AI/ML Techniques in Atmospheric Science”

ClimEd Training N7: Developing Skills to Use Climatic Information and Services for Various Climate-Dependent Branches of Economy

The ClimEd 7th Training on “Developing Skills to Use Climatic Information and Services for Various Climate-Dependent Branches of Economy” took place in a hybrid mode during 7-11 April 2025. The ClimEd project trainings are focused on training the faculty/ teaching/ research staff and postgraduates at the ClimEd partner institutions and collaborating organizations in advanced educational … Continue reading ClimEd Training N7: Developing Skills to Use Climatic Information and Services for Various Climate-Dependent Branches of Economy

Summary of the 2nd International Conference “Climate Services: Science and Education”

The Second International Conference “Climate Services: Science and Education” (https://cs2025.onu.edu.ua) took place in a hybrid mode during 16-18 April 2025,  and it was hosted by the Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University (ONU; https://onu.edu.ua/en; Odesa, Ukraine). This conference brought together over 170 participants from academic institutions, research organizations, governmental agencies, and civil society from Ukraine and … Continue reading Summary of the 2nd International Conference “Climate Services: Science and Education”

Summary of PEEX hybrid seminar at ACCC Impact Week 2025

The PEEX hybrid (online/ onsite) seminar took place on 22 April 2025 (Sofia Cultural Center, Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland). This event was organised as a part of the 4th ACCC (The Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center; https://www.acccflagship.fi) Impact Week (22-25 Apr 2025; see detailed agenda at https://www.acccflagship.fi/index.php/4th-accc-impact-week-2025), and hosted by the University of Helsinki (UH). More … Continue reading Summary of PEEX hybrid seminar at ACCC Impact Week 2025

RI-URBANS Webinar on Guidance Documents for Novel Air Quality Pollutants

The EU Horizon-2020 RI-URBANS project announces the upcoming webinar to present the sixteen Guidance Documents for the implementation of measurements and modelling for novel air quality pollutants. This event is part of the RI-URBANS project in connection with the new European Air Quality Directive (EU) 2024/2881. The developed (by RI-URBANS in collaboration with ACTRIS) guidance … Continue reading RI-URBANS Webinar on Guidance Documents for Novel Air Quality Pollutants

REOPEN project got funded

The proposal REOPEN (Next Generation Workforce – Empowering Young People for Improved Employment) submitted to the Fourth Round of Calls for the Interreg Programme was approved for funding. The project is coordinated by the University of Latvia. The duration of the project is 30 months. The members of the consortium are the University of Latvia, … Continue reading REOPEN project got funded

AASCO White Paper released: Key Insights into Future Arctic Research

The White Paper from the AASCO project, funded by the Prince Albert of Monaco Foundation, has been published today. This document highlights future research gaps and encapsulates key discussions from the AASCO roundtable held on February 4-5 in Monaco, where leading scientists gathered to address urgent climate challenges and pressing research questions in the Arctic. … Continue reading AASCO White Paper released: Key Insights into Future Arctic Research

International Summer School Program on Climate Change and Related Risks

The 2025 International Summer School on Climate Change and Related Risks will take place at the Fudan University, Shanghai, China, from June 29 to July 18, 2025, with a special focus on Human Activity and Weather/ Climate Extremes. This prestigious program is supported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Monitoring, Analysis, and Prediction of … Continue reading International Summer School Program on Climate Change and Related Risks

PEEX at Round Table on “Glaciers, Water, and Climate: from Observation to Solutions”

The International Round Table on “Glaciers, Water, and Climate: From Observations to Solutions” took place in hybrid format on 18 March 2025. It has been arranged by the Faculty of Geography and Environmental Management, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU). To ensure the sustainability of water resources in Central Asia, the crucial natural reservoirs of freshwater … Continue reading PEEX at Round Table on “Glaciers, Water, and Climate: from Observation to Solutions”

CLUVEX oral presentation at EGU2025

The CLUVEX project will be presented as oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly 2025 (Vienna, Austria) in session EOS2.5 “From real-world data and perception to climate change education: A call to action” (see session details: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/52056). The title of presentation is “Virtual Exchanges and Climate Education as a Tool for European Partnership Development for … Continue reading CLUVEX oral presentation at EGU2025