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Our National Committee for 2021-2022 is now official!
A shout-out to old and new members 🥳 As always keep your eyes peeled for exciting news and updates on our twitter and facebook.
Mar 9, 20221 min read


#SCOPE, The Student-led Conference on Polar Environment
SCOPE, a Student-led Conference on Polar Environment have an upcoming conference open to bachelor, master and PhD students interested in the polar environment. Event programme: https://scope-conference.weebly.com/program.html Deadline for registration 10/10/2021: https://scope-conference.weebly.com/registration.html The participation fee for physical attendance is 100 NOK to cover this year's expenses of the conference. Make sure to also register if you are just planning to
Oct 7, 20211 min read


Arctic Frontiers 2021: Nansen Early Career Award
APECS Norway, in cooperation with Arctic Frontiers, hosted the poster award session at the 2021 virtual conference. From all of us at APECS Norway we want to congratulate the five winners of the Nansen Early Career Award for their excellent presentations! Thank you to our committee members Erin and Ariadna for the organisation. See you all next time year!
Feb 15, 20211 min read


Science for schools 2020
For the 6th time, 10th and 12th grade Tromsø school kids had their own conference during Arctic Frontiers. Science for Schools was arranged in cooperation with Vitensenteret, Arctic Frontiers and APECS. During three days, early career researchers gave plenary lectures with hands-on experiences in the morning that were followed by poster presentations of the school kids and a science show in the afternoon. The plenary talks by early career researchers featured microplastics a
Feb 12, 20202 min read


6th Nansen poster awards
For the 6th time, APECS and Arctic Frontiers arranged the Nansen Poster Awards. During the 2020 Arctic Frontiers conference, 17 poster judges evaluated 28 posters. The evaluation criteria included the visual appearance of the posters, the content and presentation of data, the quality of research, and the skills of the presenter. The winners receive travel support and/or registration for an Arctic Frontiers conference during the upcoming three years. The winners of the 6th edi
Feb 12, 20201 min read


Arctic Frontiers 2020
Between January 26 – 30, the 14th Arctic Frontiers conference was held in Tromsø, Norway. The annual conference is an international event, linking policy makers, industry and academia for responsible and sustainable development in the high latitudes. The theme of the 2020 conference was “The Power of Knowledge”. Arctic Frontiers Young brings together an international community of students, early career researchers, and young professionals to share knowledge and new perspect
Feb 12, 20201 min read


APECS and APECS Norway at Arctic Frontiers 2020!
During January 26 – 30, the 14th Arctic Frontiers conference will be held in Tromsø, Norway. The annual conference is an international event, linking policy makers, industry and academia focusing on the Arctic regions. APECS will be organising the following events: Tuesday 28/01 16:00 – 19:00 MAIN poster session with evaluation for the Nansen poster awards 19:00 – 23:00 Networking Night, registration is required We invite the participants of the Arctic Frontiers Student Fo
Jan 10, 20201 min read


Research in Svalbard: An APECS Workshop
On the 4th November, three APECS National Committees joined forces and coordinated a full-day workshop in Norway's capital city Oslo. The workshop, which was organized by members of APECS Norway, the UK Polar Network and APECS Russia, hosted an early career researcher (ECR)-centered event that discussed all things related to planning and undertaking research and field work in Svalbard. The day was a huge success with over 50 ECR, mid and established career attendees (includin
Dec 7, 20192 min read
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