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INSTANT Kick-Off Meeting Schedule
22 Jan 2021The schedule for the INSTANT kick-off workshop, taking place online on 15th, 16th and 17th February, is now available (click on… -
A new publication, titled "Ocean currents as a potential dispersal pathway for Antarctica’s most persistent non-native terrestrial insect", has been… -
A new publication, titled "Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities", has been published in Biological Reviews. The publication… -
A new publication, titled "Towards Closing the Polar Gap: New Marine Heat Flow Observations in Antarctica and the Arctic Ocean",… -
Obituary: Dr. Daniel Gonzalez-Acuña
31 Dec 2020SCAR is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Daniel Gonzalez-Acuña after a sudden illness. Daniel was a member… -
Workshop Announcement: INSTANT Kick-Off Meeting
23 Dec 2020The INSTANT kick-off workshop will take place online on February 15-16-17th. The aim of the establishment workshop is to develop… -
A new review, titled "A review of Southern Ocean squids using nets and beaks", by Dr Yves Cherel has been… -
SCAR 2020 Fellowship awards announced
08 Dec 2020The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is pleased to announce the 2020 Fellowship awardees. This year, a total of 21… -
The international polar community celebrates Antarctica Day on the 1st of December to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.The… -
Report on 39th CCAMLR Meetings (26-31 Oct)
25 Nov 2020As with so many other events this year, the annual CCAMLR meetings had to adapt to a new way of… -
Monitoring the invaive species T. maculipennis and its impact on King George Island Mónica Lujan Remedios-De León is a Doctoral Student… -
A new paper on the Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife has been published in Science of the Total Environment.… -
The Antarctic COVID-19 Research Group has prepared a survey to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on the Antarctic… -
A new synthesis paper investigates the Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for Antarctica. The paper was published in Antarctic Science and contributes… -
Bedmap3 becomes a SCAR group
19 Nov 2020Bedmap3 has been formally approved as an Action Group by the SCAR Executive Committee (ExCom). Although the group has strong… -
A virtual workshop to evaluate change in Antarctic krill populations and to develop solutions for the future sampling of krill… -
Today the inaugural Polar Pride day will be celebrated by the Antarctic community around the world. The day coincides with… -
A new publication, titled "Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Birds and Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate", has… -
SCAR's Plastic in Polar Environments group (Plastic-AG) is running a session at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society of… -
We are excited to announce the approval of three exciting multidisciplinary Scientific Research Programmes by the SCAR Directors (the President… -
SCAR congratulates Dr Josefine Lenz, the new APECS Interim Director. Dr Lenz worked as an APECS Project Officer and was involved…
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