We are very pleased to announce the winners of the SCAR EG-ABI data visualisation competition! The brief was to produce a visualisation that conveys a…

We are pleased to announce the 2024 SCAR Ant-ICON | SC-ATS science-policy fellowship programme for early-mid career researchers (EMCRs). The aim of the fellowship programme is…

Since 2021, a highly pathogenicity strain of avian influenza known as HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has been decimating wild birds in the UK, Europe, South…

SCAR is delighted to share the report from Lucia Ziegler for the inaugural Ant-ICON / SC-ATS Science-Policy Fellowship 2023. The aim of the fellowship programme is to…

A new publication on communicating science to inform Antarctic Policy and management has been published in Antarctic Science: Communicating the best available science to inform Antarctic…

Data is important for us to understand the impact of climate change on Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems. But it is not until we visualise…

The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), the Committee for Environment Protection (CEP) and the International…

The Southern Ocean is a unique environment that experiences rapid change in some areas while remaining relatively untouched by human activities. At the same time,…

The SCAR  Input Pathways of Persistent Organic Pollutants to Antarctica (ImPACT) Action Group has published a horizon scan of priority actions and challenges in Persistent Organic Pollutant…

Ant-ICON’s Theme 2 (Human Impacts) held two community workshops late last year to gauge interest in a Ant-ICON State of the Antarctic Environment project. The…

The abstract and travel grant application deadline has been extended for the INSTANT Conference 2023 in Trieste from 11-14 September. The new deadline is 17 April…

We are excited to share a new interactive data map of persistent organic pollutants (POP) concentrations in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The map was created using…

Due to demand, the deadline for abstract submission to the SCAR Biology Symposium has been extended to 28 March 2023. See the full range of…

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural SCAR Ant-ICON | SC-ATS science-policy fellowship programme for early-mid career researchers (EMCRs). The fellowship programme will fund…

INSTANT Conference 2023 will be offering a limited number of travel grants to participate in the conference in Trieste from 11-14 September. Grants may cover part or all of…

The SCAR Krill Expert Group (SKEG) announces its second annual workshop, being held on 20-24 March at 18:00-21:00 UTC. The theme of the workshop will…

The 2nd circular for the INSTANT (INStabilities & Thresholds in ANTarctica) Conference 2023 has been released. The INSTANT Conference 2023 will take place on September 11-14,…

It is with deep sadness that SCAR has learnt of the recent death from cancer of Dr Andrés Barbosa. Dr Barbosa was a biologist and…

XIII SCAR Biology Symposium, 31 July - 4 August 2023, Christchurch, New Zealand Welcome to Aotearoa New Zealand and specifically Ōtautahi Christchurch, where the organisers invite…

A new article titled "Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity"  has been published in PLOS Biology. This article contributes to SCAR's 'Integrated Science to inform Antarctic…

We are pleased to announce the inaugural SCAR Ant-ICON | SC-ATS science-policy fellowship programme for early-mid career researchers (EMCRs). The aim of the fellowship programme is…