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Getting out there

This section of our blog features entries about one of the many great aspects of being a polar researcher: Field work!

168 days, that’s the time, we, Linda and Luisa, two ArcTrain students from Bremen, spent on our greatest scientific adventure so far: the MOSAiC drift expedition. MOSAiC – The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate was a large, international research expedition. Frozen into the ice, the German […]

Two ArcTrainees – one big scientific question: A story about ...

November 27, 2020 in Generale / Getting out there / Life as PhD student / The Archive by Linda Thielke, Luisa von Albedyll (updated 1234 days ago)

Note: Cet article de blog a été écrit par Marie-Michèle Ouellet-Bernier et Jade Falardeau Aklavik est situé dans le delta du Mackenzie, 2° au Nord du cercle arctique. Cette communauté fait partie du territoire désigné des Inuvialuits et compte près de 600 habitants. Pour se rendre à Aklavik, il faut […]

Aventure nordique à Aklavik

March 20, 2020 in Generale / Getting out there / Life as PhD student / The Archive tagged arctic / canada / field work / sciencecommunication by Jade Falardeau (updated 1491 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 1585 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 1585 days ago)

In a couple of weeks 6 German and 8 Canadian ArcTrain PhD students will join the Floating University, an educational program that will take place on a 6-week scientific cruise to the high Arctic. In preparation for this expedition some of us went to the polar bear protection training. Now […]

Polar Bear Protection Training

August 20, 2018 in Getting out there / What's happening? / The Archive by Anouk Vlug (updated 1988 days ago)

« Pourquoi diable es-tu venu ici ??? » entends-je souvent depuis 11 ans. Oui. Pourquoi ai-je donc quitté la Martinique, une île tropicale Française où la température minimale possible le matin en « hiver » est de 20°C… pour venir à Rimouski (Québec, Canada) où il neige 5 mois par année et où la […]

Des Tropiques à l’Arctique : une éternelle histoire!

August 1, 2018 in Getting out there / Life as PhD student / Short stories / The Archive by Quentin Duboc (updated 1988 days ago)

Do you remember Valentin’s post about Changing to the Dark Side: How [He] Ended up in Science? Where he said getting a PhD is also about being at the right place at the right time? Where he said the story about being at the right place at the right time […]

Being at the Right Place at the Right Time

June 12, 2018 in Getting out there / Life as PhD student / The Archive by Lina Madaj (updated 1988 days ago)

As you, dear reader, may have guessed already from previous posts, being an ArcTrain PhD student does not mean that you are only spending time in front of your computer or in the lab but it also means leaving your cozy and comfortable office and desk behind to enter the […]

Wind, waves and PIES – An ArcTrain student out in ...

May 28, 2018 in Getting out there / Life as PhD student / Science for everyone / The Archive by Hannah Nowitzki (updated 1988 days ago)

Dear Reader, Sorry about the delay. The Internet connexion on board is not fast, it is the reality of field trip work! This week we want to offer you some beautiful pictures taken by Aleksei. He is currently on a cruise on the Maria S Merian in the north Atlantic […]

Greetings from the ship!

May 17, 2018 in Getting out there / Images / Life as PhD student / The Archive by Aleksei Buinyi (updated 1988 days ago)