APECS Belgium3 days ago7 minIt’s a wrap! Takeaways from the Belgian Polar Community Day 2024Robots! Posters! Workshops! And most importantly, a friendly catch-up with all our amazing polar colleagues! It’s a wrap on this year’s...
APECS BelgiumOct 7, 20192 minSampling in the Arctic: plan for the unexpectedIt was the summer of 2014, and I found myself waist-deep in a shallow Arctic lake in Spitsbergen, juggling with some falcon tubes to...
APECS BelgiumMay 27, 20191 minOpen Day at an Arctic Satellite Antenna Station!On Saturday, May 25, the Svalbard Satellite Station (SvalSat) had an open day for local residents. The station, established in 1996 and...
APECS BelgiumMay 20, 20191 minThe CTD Rosette and why it’s importantI have wanted to be an oceanographer ever since I was 12 years old. Even though I got a little off topic, I still have the chance to go...
APECS BelgiumMay 13, 20192 minThe Importance of Museum CollectionsWithin the field of my research – ecotoxicology of marine animals – I never took into account the possibility of collaborating with...
APECS BelgiumMay 6, 20192 minPolar Cod: a keystone species facing challenges with decreasing sea iceThe Arctic is changing rapidly, exemplified by elevating temperatures, a reduction in sea ice thickness and extent and changes in ocean...