Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)

🐧 This penguin's waddling off X ❄️ Quiet here. Busy everywhere else. Find us at: 🌐 scar.org 🦋 bsky.app/profile/scar-a… 📘 facebook.com/SCARAntarctic 🛅 linkedin.com/company/scient… 📹youtube.com/channel/UCBsAO… Science doesn’t freeze. Just our tweets.

@WomeninPolarSci It’s time for #IDWGS2025 again! 🌊 Meet Dr Jilda Alicia Caccavo, a marine biologist studying Antarctic fish to help conserve the Southern Ocean. She uses genomics & environmental data, and leads Ant-ICON while working with SOOS, MEASO & CCAMLR. #WomenInSTEM @WomeninPolarSci

@WomeninPolarSci For #IDWGS2025, we’re spotlighting women in STEM all year! ❄️ Meet Siti Aisyah Alias, Malaysian mycologist & Director of NARC. She explores fungi in polar extremes, leads expeditions, and inspires change through science, policy & outreach. #WomenInSTEM

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Women remain underrepresented in STEM, especially in polar research. Our EDI AG is launching a year-long initiative to feature a woman in science every month. #WomenInSTEM #IDWGS2025

New insights into Antarctica’s shifting landscape: The SCAR-endorsed GIANT-REGAIN project has released a new, consistent GNSS data set from 286 Antarctic sites. This resource will help scientists study bedrock movement, ice mass changes & sea-level rise. doi.org/10.5194/essd-1…

Join the SCAR INSTANT Casual Coffee & Networking event ☕ — a relaxed online meetup for ECRs to connect and share. 🗓️ 22 May 2025 🕘 21:00 CEST | 16:00 GMT-3 🔗 Register in advance: tinyurl.com/INSTANT-ECRs

Just arrived in Tromsø to start my SCAR fellowship work over the next couple of months focused on all things #icealgae. Thanks to the @SCAR_Tweets and @FPA2 for the support in making this possible. Excited to get things started! #Antarctic meets #Arctic

This month’s #SCARCBET features a project by @InspireExplore. Their Virtual Reality Discovery Hut offers an interactive way to explore the historic hut used by Scott’s 1901–04 expedition, letting you see inside without leaving home. vimeo.com/998814534

Antarctica is the world’s largest desert—despite all that ice! But why doesn’t the snow melt? And how do animals survive in such extreme conditions? For #SCARCBET, watch this fun and educational video by Learn Bright to discover more: youtube.com/watch?v=go1Vg6…

SCAR & @polareducators are excited to announce #SCARCBET, a social media feature highlighting outreach initiatives in & from the Antarctic research community. 🗓️ Every 1st Thursday of the month Stay tuned for exciting outreach & educational resources on our social media channels

Are you an Antarctic researcher 5+ years post-PhD? Apply now for the 2025 SCAR Visiting Scholar Scheme— funding up to $5000 for a 1–4 week visit to share expertise and support capacity building across SCAR countries. 🗓️ Deadline: 31 August 2025 ➡️ scar.org/fellowships-aw…

SCAR’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Action Group is looking for 2 Deputy Chief Officers and 4 Steering Group Members. Help shape EDI efforts across the SCAR community —apply by 31 May 2025. ➡️ scar.org/scar-news/grou…

Don't forget to submit your abstract for XIV ISAES 2025. The abstract submission deadline is today, 28th April! ➡️ site.inach.cl/isaes2025/

🐧🌍 #SOOS_DATAMonday | #SOOSmap_Month 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭? A unique dataset tracks the abundance & distribution of 6 penguin species in Antarctica—since 1892! 🐧 Go to SOOSmap GEONETWORK & get to know all about the @SCAR_Tweets Antarctic Penguin Biogeography Project or find the data directly in SOOSmap.aq 🔗geonetwork.soosmap.aq/geonetwork/srv…

The Pan-@WCRP_CLIVAR Meeting 2025 & CLIVAR Symposium will be held in Indonesia, 22–25 Sept 2025. Registration is now open! pan-clivar2025.sciencesconf.org

Headed to ISAES 2025 in Chile? @USSCAR_tweets is offering travel awards (up to $2500) for US-based students & early career researchers presenting at the symposium. Abstracts due 28 April; award deadline 27 May ➡️ usscar.org/news/2025-isae…

SCAR Fellow Liliana Margonari (Argentina to USA @CIRESnews) reports on her Fellowship, which supported fieldwork and research on glacier change in the Larsen B Embayment. Applications for the 2025 Fellowship scheme are still open. Read the full report: scar.org/scar-news/lili…

📣 Announcing the 8th Workshop of SCAR AAA 2025! Join us in Phuket, Thailand, 15-19 Sept, to discuss astronomy & astrophysics from Antarctica and foster future collaborations. Abstract submission opened April 15. Registration opens May 1. More info: events.icecube.wisc.edu/event/266/

📢 Call for Abstracts: XIV ISAES 2025 🌎❄️ The XIV International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences is heading to Punta Arenas, Chile 🇨🇱 – 18-22 August 2025! 🗓️ Abstract submission deadline: 28 April 2025 🇦🇶 Website: site.inach.cl/isaes2025/

📊 Making polar research data count: New guide now available for polar researchers 📊 Learn how to publish your data so it can be easily found, used, and cited. Produced by SCADM, ADC @arcticdatactr & @SOOSocean. 🔗 Download here: zenodo.org/records/151670…

Meet the 2025 @scar_instant Fellows! 🇦🇶Giselle Lujan Marincovich – aerosols 🇦🇶Camila Marin-Arias – methane release 🇦🇶Yikai Zhu – ice shelf pinning points 🇦🇶Alexander Bradley – tipping points Congratulations! scar.org/scar-news/prog…

🇰🇷@AntClimNow invites you to join a Workshop on Antarctic Predictability on 20 July 2025, ahead of BACO-25 in Busan. Open discussion, collaborative ideas, all welcome! 📍 Garam Hall, Busan, South Korea 🕑 14:00–17:00 🔗 Please register in advance

🌐 NEW RESOURCE FOR POLAR RESEARCHERS! ❄️ Ready to publish your data? Wondering how to make it findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR)? Check out A Brief Guide to Publishing Data for the Polar Research Community! doi.org/10.5281/zenodo… This practical guide offers step-by-step tips to help you: → Choose the right data repository → Write clear metadata so others can find & use your data → Ensure your data gets cited properly → Share your data in accessible formats → Provide essential context for future users Publishing your data FAIRly increases its impact, improves discoverability, and ensures you get credit for your work! Created by the Polar Data Community, including @SCAR_Tweets SCADM, @IASC_Arctic SAON ADC, and @SOOSocean Data Management experts. Let’s make polar data easier to find, use, and cite! #FAIRdata