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 Thanks to our many dedicated members and supportive mentors, APECS has been able to host many workshops in conjunction with conferences around the world. For information on some of these past events as well as upcoming workshops, see the left hand menu of this page. Summaries of other workshops are listed below.
Evaluations from several of our recent workshops have been outstanding and over 95% of participants would recommend them to their colleagues. According to participants less than 20% of what we cover is part of their graduate studies. Consider participating in one of our workshops to help advance your career in polar science.
If you would like to get more involved with APECS by helping to organize a workshop or mentor panel discussion, please contact us.
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 During the annual IGS British Branch meeting, held at Aberystwyth University by the Institute of Geography and Earth Science, the UKPN held a mentoring session for early career scientists concerning career paths and future employment. The session was held at the end of the first full day of the conference and was attended by over 45 delegates including Masters students, PhD candidates, post-doctoral researchers and others in full-time employment. The panel consisted of four leading scientists in cryospheric research; Dr Robert Bingham (University of Aberdeen), Dr Neil Ross (University of Edinburgh), Dr Nick Rutter (Northumbria University) and Maarten Krabbendam (British Geological Survey), all with various backgrounds and career paths.
Lessons from the session; as scientists in glaciology we must be flexible; be prepared to follow research around the world. Prove to yourself and to others that you are the right person for that job, or for that research grant. Be confident in your own abilities, and do not give up if you fail to get the job or funding. The same goes for getting your work published; you will receive criticism, but use it as a positive and not a negative… even the best academics get work rejected! Staying within your comfort zone or expanding your research areas, the choice is yours, as long as you can prove to future employers that it has benefitted you. Network; building good relationships within the glaciological community will improve the chances of getting employed. And finally, follow your ambitions.
Feedback from the session was extremely positive, from both the delegates and the panel. We wish to thank all of those who attended, those who posed questions and to Robert, Neil, Nick and Maarten for proving a wealth of information to budding cryospheric scientists.
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 The report summary from the APECS RUSSIA Panel at the Great Geographical Festival in St. Petersburg is now available! Click here to read the full summary, which includes an overview of all points of the event and the evaluations. |
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The first workshop of 2010 in the UKPN Career Skills Workshop series is scheduled to be held at the University of Leeds on the 8th and 9th April, 2010. The focus of the workshop is on understanding the evolution of Polar climates from deep-time to the present day in terms of ice-atmosphere-ocean interactions. Additionally we aim to discuss how Polar climates are likely to evolve in the future.
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 With the changing climate in the Polar Regions comes an increasing need for better cooperation between scientists and policy makers. As early career researchers, we have an important challenge not only to do great science but to find ways to work with policy makers to set the direction of cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic. We need to share our thoughts on environmental and political issues with our leaders so they can shape policy that will represent the views of young people throughout the world.
As part of this challenge, APECS, together with the organizers of the Antarctic Treaty Summit, are asking all young researchers to share their thoughts and opinions in form of an essay focusing on how to better integrate science and policy, and on the needs for new policy dealing with current issues in the Antarctic as well as the Arctic. Winners will receive a travel fellowship to represent the new generation of polar researchers at the Antarctic Treaty Summit, which will be held in Washington, DC 30 Nov – 3 Dec, 2009. Deadline for submissions is 15 March 2009.
For more information, please visit the contest website.
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Beyond IPY: Crossing Boundaries
15-20 March, 2009
Lucca (Barga), Italy
This conference will be an exciting opportunity to see and participate in the future directions of polar research. Formal oral presentations will be combined with informal posters sessions to share new insights into polar systems with a focus on climate change, and to charge the discussions on future research paths and collaborations.
A special session is being planned with APECS to develop opportunities for early career researchers. Stay tuned for more information on this special session.
For more information on the conference, please visit the website. Applications are online, and funding may be available. Please contact David Thomas about the funding once your application has been submitted.
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Careers in Arctic Science: Research and Opportunities
23 March 2009 -18:30-21:30
Scandic Hotel - Bergen City, Sydneshaugen Room
Held at the Arctic Science Summit Week, Bergen, Norway
As an international and interdisciplinary organization managed by and for early career researchers, one of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists’ (APECS) primary objectives is to help early career scientists and students to better interact with their colleagues and with senior scientists. The purpose of this panel is to “break the ice” and help generate conversation and collaborations among those who know the field best: experienced scientists and professionals, and those who could benefit most from their experience and perspectives: young researchers and students.
Martin Bergmann, Odd Rogne, and Nick Owens will serve as the panel. The mentors will share their experiences and insights of Arctic research, policy and logistical milestones that changed the course of Arctic science and engineering, as well as their views on current gaps and future opportunities to explore the evolution of Arctic science overall. Most importantly, these mentors will provide insights, advice and guidance to assist early career polar researchers. This event will be recorded and shared with the 1200 members of the APECS community as a podcast. The moderator for the panel will be Dr. Hugues Lantuit, a Postdoctoral Researcher from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Potsdam, Germany.
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