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It is almost three years ago that we, the second cohort of ArcTrain students, had our kick-off meeting at MARUM in Bremen. Now, three years later, it was time to welcome the third cohort at their kick-off meeting, which was this time held at the AWI in Bremenhaven. It was […]

ArcTrain Kick-Off Meeting – Round 3

November 21, 2019 in General / What's happening? / The Archive by Anouk Vlug (updated 1590 days ago)

Hello out there! Of course, you carefully and repeatedly read all our blog posts to get a grasp on what it means when young Arctic scientists go for a road trip. To enrich your impressions with some video footage, we gladly provide you with a video of our trip compiled […]

ArcTrain Summer School – The Summary

November 6, 2019 in Getting out there / Life as PhD student / ArcTrain Summer School 2019 / The Archive by Valentin Ludwig (updated 1586 days ago)

For anyone who might have feared that we vanished some time during all these post-less Mondays, we didn’t. We’ve survived the recent hack, only melted figuratively away in our offices over the summer and are thus still here. However most of us on the German side are in their third […]

We’re still here

September 3, 2019 in General / Life as PhD student / What's happening? / The Archive by Anouk Vlug (updated 1655 days ago)

Two weeks ago we, ArcTrainees (ArcTrain PhD students), went on our yearly retreat (re-read about our 2018 and 2017 retreat). This time we went on a four-day trip to Sylt, one of the islands in the Wadden Sea. You might wonder, is this some sort of holiday? I can tell […]

Let’s talk about: Life after the PhD

March 26, 2019 in General / Life as PhD student / What's happening? / The Archive by Anouk Vlug (updated 1655 days ago)

I can’t recall if I choose to apply or if the decision came naturally. First thing I know, I was submitting my application to participate in the Emerging Leaders program. As part of the Arctic Frontiers Conference, about 30 young professionals, scientists, politicians and businessmen (and women) were selected to […]

The Story of How I Became an Emergency Leader

February 5, 2019 in Getting out there / Life as PhD student / Short stories / What's happening? / The Archive tagged Arctic Frontiers 2019 / Early Career Scientists / Emerging leaders by Amélie Desmarais (updated 1586 days ago)

Hi dear folks! It seems that time goes on unnoticed, so several months after Valentin started, I think it is time to present myself. I was born in the east of France, in the (objectively) beautiful city of Lyon. Growing up in this city includes a love for good food, […]

Behind the blog : Damien

November 22, 2018 in What's happening? / The Archive by Damien Ringeisen (updated 1977 days ago)

Hello out there! Two and a half weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about why it makes all the difference in the world if there is a pinch of salt in a glass of water or not. So, of course, the logical consequence is to write a blog post […]

Fun with Ice, Take 2/3: Colouring ice cubes from the ...

October 26, 2018 in Science for everyone / The Archive by Valentin Ludwig (updated 1990 days ago)

Hello out there! Last week, a group of school kids visited our institute and I had the honourable task of introducing them to the world of sea ice. To this end, I prepared some experiments with ice cubes. They are really low-level to understand, but still you can explain a […]

Fun with Ice, Take 1/3: The Battle between Salt and ...

October 8, 2018 in Science for everyone / The Archive by Valentin Ludwig (updated 1990 days ago)

You might remember Anouk telling you in her previous post that she and 12 other ArcTrain students are joining the RV Polarstern expedition PS 115.2 as part of the Floating University. Our fellow, normally eagerly writing Damien, is also part of this adventure which is why he hasn’t been writing […]

UPDATE: They are back! Full Story: Floating University – Where ...

September 24, 2018 in General / The Archive by Lina Madaj (updated 1990 days ago)