AASCO Summit in Monaco Advances International Collaboration on Critical Arctic Research and Data Sharing

With climate change accelerating, the Arctic is a focal point of international scientific inquiry. Leading scientists convened at the Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations (AASCO) to address critical climate change challenges and pressing Arctic research questions. Leading scientists convened at the Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science … Continue reading AASCO Summit in Monaco Advances International Collaboration on Critical Arctic Research and Data Sharing

6th ClimEd training

The Erasmus+ ClimEd project is arranging the 6th training (onsite/ hybrid, 10-15 February 2025, Tartu, Estonia) on Mastering Technologies of Massive Open Online Courses Development for General Public. The ClimEd Trainings are focused on training the faculty staff at the ClimEd partner institutions in advanced educational and information-and-communication technologies for building a flexible multi-level integrated … Continue reading 6th ClimEd training

PEEX Finnish – Ukrainian collaboration

On 21st January 2025, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) and the UHEL-INAR organized onsite meeting to share and discuss existing collaboration with Ukrainian Universities / research organizations. INAR has large-scale activities, which are relevant to collaboration with Ukraine. Among these are: (i) Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC; https://www.acccflagship.fi), (ii) Climate University  (CU; https://climateuniversity.fi) free … Continue reading PEEX Finnish – Ukrainian collaboration

11th Baltic Earth Summer School

The 11th Baltic Earth Summer School on “Climate of the Baltic Sea region” will take place during 18-25 August 2025 on Askö, Sweden, which is situated 80 km south of Stockholm in the Swedish archipelago. Students from the entire Baltic Sea region are invited. Students will have a week of learning all about the Baltic … Continue reading 11th Baltic Earth Summer School

2nd International Conference on “Climate Services – Science and Education”

The 2nd International Conference on “Climate Service – Science and Education” is planned for 16–18 April 2025 at the Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University (ONU; Odesa, Ukraine) in a hybrid format. The Conference aims to bring together experts, researchers, and educators to discuss the latest advancements in climate services. Topics: (1) Issues of climate services … Continue reading 2nd International Conference on “Climate Services – Science and Education”

Air Quality: Science, Impact, and Management

Book on "Air Quality: Science, Impacts, and Management" (by Ranjeet S. Sokhi, Editor) is a good source for researchers and proffessionals in the field of air quality and related sciences.Book provides thorough treatment of the fundamental science of air quality, its interactions, its impacts on health and the environment and management strategies for reducing air … Continue reading Air Quality: Science, Impact, and Management

2025 Erasmus+ Calls

The European Commission has opened the 2025 calls of the Erasmus+ programme.In Finland, the amount of funding available in the 2025 calls is approximately EUR 71 million. The application deadlines are:(1) learning mobility actions (KA1) for staff mobility in the field of sport, mobility projects in the field of youth, and DiscoverEU Inclusion Action: 12 … Continue reading 2025 Erasmus+ Calls

Call for IASC Cross-Cutting and Working Group Proposals 2025

The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) is now accepting proposals for consideration for IASC funding in 2025 until 6 January 2025 at 13:00 GMT. The funding is provided by the five IASC Working Groups (WGs) (Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Marine, Social & Human, Terrestrial. It is aimed at encouraging and supporting science-led international programmes by offering opportunities … Continue reading Call for IASC Cross-Cutting and Working Group Proposals 2025

PEEX collaboration: Research training visit from KazNU to INAR

From 9 November 2024 to 19 December 2024, PhD student Gulnur Musralinova from the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan) visited the Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR), University of Helsinki (UHEL) and successfully completed the research training. This visit was a part of PhD work on thesis “Assessment of the Current State … Continue reading PEEX collaboration: Research training visit from KazNU to INAR

Winter 2025 School on Advanced Analysis of Atmosphere-Surface Interactions and Feedbacks

The Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR) of the University of Helsinki (UH) will organize Winter School on Advanced Analysis of Atmosphere-Surface Interactions and Feedbacks. The school will take place during 3-14 March 2025. This school is organized at the Hyytiälä Forest Station, Finland (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/research-stations/hyytiala-forest-station). The course is aimed for early-stage doctoral students … Continue reading Winter 2025 School on Advanced Analysis of Atmosphere-Surface Interactions and Feedbacks

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS the 4th Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award

Sergej Zilitinkevich was an extraordinarily creative scientist. His main research area was boundary layer dynamics and turbulence. He utilized his knowledge widely in different scientific disciplines. The following organizations have jointly decided to establish the Sergej Zilitinkevich memorial award:  World Meteorological Organization (WMO)European Meteorological Society (EMS)Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC)Institute for Atmospheric and Earth … Continue reading CALL FOR NOMINATIONS the 4th Sergej Zilitinkevich Memorial Award

EU-SciDipAlliance released Policy Brief on Science Diplomacy Capacity Building

INAR /ACCC is a member of the EU-SciDipAlliance, the European Science Diplomacy Allliance Policy Brief (Position Paper) on “Current State and Future Directions” as Seen by the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance is now available: https://www.science-diplomacy.eu/news/new-policy-brief-on-capacity-building-in-science-diplomacy/

Arctic Yearbook 2024 now available online

The Arctic Yearbook 2024 is now (18 Nov) accessible online at arcticyearbook.com. This year’s edition features an article by Lappalainen et al. titled: “Advancing the Understanding and Quantification of Arctic Climate Feedbacks to Improve Climate Models and Inform Decision-Making: Insights from the AASCO Project (2020-2022).” The article synthesizes insights from the Arena for the Gap Analysis of Existing Arctic Science Co-Operations … Continue reading Arctic Yearbook 2024 now available online