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– the Austrian Polar Research Institute

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About

APRI is a research consortium that promotes and coordinates research and education in the area of polar sciences →

Research

APRI focuses on three research areas: Cryosphere & Climate, Polar Ecology, and Social & Cultural Systems →

Faculty

APRI involves 17 research groups, including about 50 scientists, specialized in one of the three research areas →

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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 14 research groups.

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EnMoTe Lecture: Everything you always wanted to know about the Sámi Council

In the upcoming EnMoTe Lecture on January 16th, Gunn-Britt Retter will be talking about the Sámi Council. She is Head of the Artic and Environment Unit of the Sámi Council and has been involved in issues related to indigenous peoples and…
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Barbara Hinterstoisser im KinderUni Interview über den Klimawandel in der Arktis

Was bedeutet der Klimawandel für Tiere und Pflanzen in der Arktis? Physikerin Barbara Hinterstoisser von der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien hat im Gespräch mit den Ö1-KinderunireporterInnen über die Folgen des Klimawandels in der Arktis gesprochen. Das Interview kann ab dem…
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Vanishing Ice: Workshop and Panel Discussion

The Vienna Anthropocene Network in cooperation with APRI is organizing a two-days event about "Vanishing Ice", dealing with the physical and social dimensions of climate change and melting ice. The panel discussion "Das große Schmelzen - Vom Schwinden des Eises im…
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Research Focus

Polar Ecology

The Austrian Polar Research Institute aims at providing fundamental understanding of the (a) the evolutionary, genetic, and ecological adaptations of organisms and communities in polar (marine, terrestrial, and ice/snow) environments and (b) of the role polar ecosystems play in global biogeochemical cycles and potential feedbacks to climate changes.

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Cryosphere & Climate

The reaction of the polar cryosphere to climate change is a key focus in climate research. Major research topics of APRI on polar ice and climate are the response of grounded ice to the disintegration of northern Larsen Ice Shelf at the Antarctic Peninsula, paleo-temperature interpretation from ice cores in Antarctica with respect to meteorological influences on the relationship between stable water isotopes and air temperature.

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Social & Cultural Systems

Indigenous peoples have inhabited the arctic and subarctic regions for millennia. In recent centuries, the colonial reach of southern states and empires has changed the political and demographic situation of these regions significantly. Even more recently, economic migrants from the Global South have started to move north, contributing to the colorful ethnic and cultural mosaic that characterizes the “New North”.

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