Swiss Polar Day 2025
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Display map on Google MapsThe Swiss Polar Day 2025 will take place in Zurich. This event is the annual gathering of the Swiss polar science community and includes national and international keynotes, networking opportunities and updates on recent developments in polar research. This edition will also host the award ceremony of the Prix de Quervain dedicated to high-altitude research this year.
Programme
09:00–09:30 Registration and welcome coffee
09:30–10:00 Opening and welcome
Annette Oxenius, ETH Zurich
Hubertus Fischer and Björn Dahlbäck, SPI Science and Technology Advisory Board
Danièle Rod, Swiss Polar Institute
10:00–10:45 “The Edge of the World, and Beyond”
Keynote by Thomas Zurbuchen, ETH Zurich
10:45–11:30 Open Forum part 1 – News from the field in pitching format
11:30–12:30 “Seen from Switzerland: geopolitics and science in the Arctic”
Presentations and discussion by
Madeleine Herren-Oesch, University of Basel
Alexandra Baumann, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
followed by a discussion with the audience
12:30–14:00 Lunch and networking
14:00–14:30 International collaborations and opportunities
Live discussion with “GreenFjord science week” in Greenland
News from European Polar Board
New international opportunities update
14:30–15:15 “Atlantic overturning inferred from air-sea heat fluxes indicates no decline since the 1960s”
Keynote by Jens Terhaar, University of Bern
15:15–15:45 Coffee break
15:45–16:35 Open Forum part 2 – News from the field in pitching format
16:45–17:20 Prix de Quervain 2025 – Award ceremony
Welcome address and laudatio
Presentation of prize-winning work
17:20–17:30 Closing and take-home messages
17:30–19:00 Networking drink – Dozentenfoyer, ETH Zurich