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The project “Optimization of Oceanic Seismic Data Acquisition to Improve Crustal-Scale Seismic Imaging Quality”, funded under the SONATA BIS 14 competition by the National Science Centre (NCN), will be carried out at the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences. The main goal of the research is to develop new methods to enhance the quality of academic seismic experiments by optimizing the deployment of ocean-bottom seismometers (OBS) and applying advanced seismic imaging techniques.

The project “Investigating glacier-ocean interactions using the natural laboratory of Hornsund Fjord, Svalbard”, funded under the National Science Centre (NCN) competition, will be carried out at the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences. The research aims to analyze calving processes, submarine melting of marine-terminating glaciers, and their impact on the ocean environment. The project will enhance our understanding of glacier disintegration mechanisms and their implications for the global climate by employing state-of-the-art measurement techniques, including underwater acoustics.

The EcoC2S project aims to develop a holistic flood risk assessment approach. It will focus on quantifying the contribution of natural systems, such as wetlands, mangroves, and retention basins, which absorb excess water and slow its flow, as well as semi-natural infrastructure solutions that support flood protection in transitional and coastal areas. The project also involves the co-creation and further implementation of resilient pathways based on ecosystem services.

LIQUIDICE project, funded under the Horizon Europe program, officially commenced with a successful kick-off meeting held on February 26-27, 2025, at the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IG PAS), the project’s coordinating institution. The event gathered 36 participants, including representatives of the project partners and the Project Officer from the European Commission.

In the last few days, in response to the recent restrictions on the further development and funding of science introduced by the new administration of the United States, the Federation of European Academies of Sciences (ALLEA) issued a statement.

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.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Hossein Hamidifar from the Department of Hydrology and Hydrodynamics has successfully passed his habilitation colloquium.

Is the future of our planet melting before our eyes? Scientists around the world are racing to answer this question, and the EU funded LIQUIDICE project is at the forefront of this mission. This ground-breaking international research initiative brings together 18 leading institutions from Europe and India to investigate how glaciers, ice sheets, and permafrost shape the global climate and water supply.

Prof. Monika A. Kusiak from the Department of Polar and Marine Research has been elected Secretary of the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) Council for the term 2025-2027.