The Prix de Quervain 2026 will be awarded for outstanding research conducted in, or originat-ing from, the two polar regions, across all scientific disciplines.

To Paraskevi Georgagaki and Simon Schneider for their PhDs on ice crystals in clouds and in high altitude medicine respectively. The award ceremony is at the Swiss Polar Day on 5 September

Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, a long-standing member of the Swiss Commission for Polar and High Altitude Research (SCPH) and professor at the University of Zurich, elected IASC Vice-President

Organised by the Swiss Commission of Oceanography and Limnology and the Oeschger Zentrum, at the University of Bern on 20 June 2024

International symposium at the University of Bern on 4 April 2024

Patrik Winiger among the 10 winners out of more than 60 candidates for the Fellowship of the International Arctic Science Committee IASC