Polar Early Career World Summit
Synthesis Report
Early career priorities for long-term polar research planning
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report, a comprehensive summary document that captures the collective voice of 238 early career polar researchers from around the world. The report presents collated input from the summit and associated online engagement opportunities and identifies the polar early career community’s shared priorities, with a particular focus on contributions to the ICARP IV process in 2025-2026 and the Fifth International Polar Year (IPY-5) in 2032-2033.
We're calling on our institutional partners and the broader scientific community to help implement these priorities and tackle urgent polar research questions responsibly. The integration of this input into IPY-5 planning will require the intentional work of the broader community.
Endorse the PECWS Synthesis Report
To show broad community support for the priorities outlined in this report, we're inviting individuals to add their endorsement through fall 2026. Interested individuals can add their endorsement through this online form.
Since its release, the PECWS Synthesis Report received support from 26 individuals.
- David Amblas — University of Barcelona - Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Kaboye Ronald — Human Nature Projects Uganda - Kampala, Uganda
- Chris Larson — University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Ellie Miller — Colorado School of Mines - Golden, Colorado, USA
- Luciana Shigihara Lima — Federal University of Pelotas - Brasil
- Dr Elena Kavanagh — APECS-Ireland - Cork, Ireland
- Hannah Bahrami — University of Texas at Dallas - Dallas, Texas, USA
- Keith Alverson — World Climate Research Program, Climate and Cryosphere Project (CliC) - Amherst, MA, USA
- Antonia Klöcker — Institute of Marine Research - Tromsø, Norway
- Anna Bulczak — Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences - Poland
- Patrik Winiger — Paul Scherrer Institute, PSI Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences - Villigen, Switzerland
- Vaibhavi Dwivedi — University of Tasmania - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Natalia Banega — APECS Argentina - San Martin de los Andes, Neuquen, Argentina
- José Carlos Barbosa Neto — Universidade Federal do Paraná - Campina Grande do Sul, Paraná, Brasil
- Swan LS Sow — Nantes Digital Sciences Laboratory - Nantes, France
- Alexandra M. Zuhr — University of Tübingen - Tübingen, Germany
- Holly Ayres — NOC - Southampton, UK
- Naomi Krauzig — Polytechnic University of Marche - Ancona, Italy
- Andrew McDonald — University of Cambridge & British Antarctic Survey - Cambridge, UK
- Arina Nikolaeva — Polar Knowledge Canada - Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
- Anika Pinzner — University of Alaska Fairbanks - Fairbanks, Alaska
- Jacquelyn Veatch — Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
In addition to the individuals listed above, the PECWS Synthesis report is supported by 4 anonymous endorsers.
Last updated: 2025-09-05 09:00 UTC
About the report
How to cite
Dryák-Vallies, M. C., Strand, S. M., Payne, M. R., & Schlindwein, A. (2025). Polar Early Career World Summit Synthesis Report. Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) International Directorate and Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16994869
Contributors
All contributors who wished to be acknowledged are listed by role at the end of the report.
Publication
The PECWS Synthesis Report is being published by the APECS International Directorate and the Polar Science Early Career Community Office.
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