We are happy to announce that Patrícia Pečnerová became the APECS Sweden’s Executive Secretary for 2016. Patrícia is a PhD candidate in Systematics and Evolution at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University. Patrícia’s research is focused on investigating genetic diversity of the last population of the woolly mammoth before its extinction. In 2015, Patrícia joined the Petermann …
Serving as the Executive Secretary of APECS Sweden is an exciting responsibility for a polar early career researcher. The position not only provides the opportunity to help build upon a growing network of early career scholars in Sweden, it also creates connections to an international network of other APECS branches around the world, as well …
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As part of the annual Polar Forum, APECS Sweden organized and hosted the seminar ‘International Science and Policy in the High Arctic’ on 6 November together with the Stockholm Association of International Affairs. The seminar took place on a snowy morning at the offices of the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, and included highly interesting presentations …
Read moreSuccessful seminar on the nexus of science and politics in the Arctic
Oden is considered by many to be the foremost research icebreaker in the world. On 10 November, while docked in Stockholm for a few days, members of APECS Sweden had the rare opportunity for a guided tour of Oden, Sweden’s primary platform for polar science. Ulf Hedman from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and Axel …
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6 November 2014, 9:00 – 11:45. Location: Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Pontins väg 6, Stockholm APECS Sweden together with the Stockholm Association of International Affairs presents a seminar that explores historical precedents and contemporary expressions of the interface of science and politics in the Arctic. Conducting scientific research in the High North has become a …