Christoph Ruhsam, Autor bei APRI

Oct 26

APRI Director Birgit Sattler honoured as ‘Austrian of the Year’

By Christoph Ruhsam Award, Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate, Polar Ecology

Birgit Sattler has been director of the Austrian Polar Research Institute since 2024 and is a renowned glaciologist and microbiologist at the University of Innsbruck. She was awarded the title of "Austrian of the Year" in the Climate Initiative category…

Jan 22

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Women in Cryospheric Sciences — Making Fieldwork more Inclusive

By Christoph Ruhsam APECS Ressourcen, Blog, Cryosphere

Polar fieldwork is essential for understanding our changing climate, but it still presents significant challenges for women. The blog post highlights these issues, from poor team dynamics and exclusion to inadequate preparation for personal needs like hygiene. Many women reported…

Nov 27

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Into the Wild and Back

By Christoph Ruhsam Austrian Polar Research Station, Field report

In the frame of mountain and polar research – a thematic focus at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Research at the University of Graz – I took part as a biologist in a student excursion to East Greenland led…

Nov 19

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The Arctic Permafrost Atlas — A Journey Through Icy Worlds

By Christoph Ruhsam Blog

156 pages with unique maps, illustrations, drone footage and photographs allow the reader to delve into the world of permafrost, and to catch a glimpse of what life is like in Arctic communities. Impacts of ongoing and future permafrost thaw…

Nov 12

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China and the Arctic – A Historical Perspective

By Christoph Ruhsam History, PolarTalk

In his Polar Talk #16, Alexander Jost first discusses the emergence of empirical, speculative, and imaginary geographies in relation to the Far North. Starting from the Chinese perspective, he introduces the concept of a “Polar Utopia”, which can be found…

Feb 22

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The discovery of Franz Josef Land 150 years ago and its Impact on International Polar Research – Part 2

By Christoph Ruhsam Franz Josef Land, PolarTalk, Vortrag

Although the actual goal of the 1872-1874 expedition led by Julius Payer and Carl Weyprecht to reach the Northeast Passage and the North Pole was not achieved, August Petermann's theory of the open Arctic Ocean could no longer be upheld.…

Feb 20

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The discovery of Franz Josef Land 150 years ago and its Impact on International Polar Research

By Christoph Ruhsam Blog, Franz Josef Land, PolarTalk, Vortrag

Franz Josef Land is located in Russia to the east of Svalbard and west of Novaya Zemlya, the island extension of the Urals. The southernmost island is located at approx. 80°, the northernmost island at almost 82° north. Location of…

Sep 15

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Pre-opening of the Austrian Polar Research Station “Sermilik”

By Christoph Ruhsam Austrian Polar Research Station, Field report

Tobias, an East Greenlandic hunter who takes us in the open motorboat from Tasiilaq, the East Greenlandic administrative centre, to the station skilfully steers the boat over the wave crests rolling in from the open North Atlantic. The trip along…

Aug 10

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The History of Sermilik Station

By Christoph Ruhsam Austrian Polar Research Station, Blog

A new home for the Austrian Polar Research in East Greenland is becoming reality. The construction on the area of the Sermilik Research Station is continuously proceeding. What is so special about the place and how did the observations at…

Jul 27

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First results from the WEG_Re project

By Christoph Ruhsam Climate Change, Cryosphere & Climate, Klimawandel, Kryosphäre & Klima, News

In the first part of our expedition report, we focused on project planning and execution. In the following, we will describe the initial findings in comparison to Alfred Wegener's insights. In the initial phase of the project, we focused on…

Christoph Ruhsam

APRI Director Birgit Sattler honoured as ‘Austrian of the Year’

Women in Cryospheric Sciences — Making Fieldwork more Inclusive

Into the Wild and Back

The Arctic Permafrost Atlas — A Journey Through Icy Worlds

China and the Arctic – A Historical Perspective

The discovery of Franz Josef Land 150 years ago and its Impact on International Polar Research – Part 2

The discovery of Franz Josef Land 150 years ago and its Impact on International Polar Research

Pre-opening of the Austrian Polar Research Station “Sermilik”

The History of Sermilik Station

First results from the WEG_Re project

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