About

APRI – the Austrian Polar Research Institute

The Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI) is a research consortium that promotes and coordinates research and education in the area of polar sciences at the participating organisations. The APRI involves about 50 scientists in 19 research groups.

News at APRI

Events

Aerosols in the Arctic – local sources, import and interactions with climate change

On 26 November 2026 at 6.00 pm, Dr. Andreas Stohl will give a public lecture in Vienna as part of the APRI Annual General Meeting. Arctic aerosols can be of local origin or imported from the mid-latitudes. Not only do…
Conference

30th International Polar Conference 22 – 26 February 2027

We are pleased to cordially invite all interested in polar and high mountain research to the 30th International Polar Conference! The conference will take place from February 22 to 26, 2027, in Bremerhaven, Germany. It is co-organized by the German…
Field report

‘Listening’ to the Zackenberg River

Over the past two decades, environmental seismology has gained in popularity thanks to technological and methodological innovations. The traditional focus of seismology has broadened from the analysis of discrete events, such as earthquakes, to emergent (evolving) and continuous signals that…