Reminder: UK Arctic Science Conference 2025
Northumbria University, Newcastle, will host the next UK Arctic Science conference on 9 -11 September 2025. Please find more details about the conference and a link to register here: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-events/events/2025/09/uk-arctic-science-conference-2025/
Community feedback has shaped the conference programme to 1) identify key priorities for the UK Arctic science community and 2) present new Arctic-related science through an extended poster session (poster format A0 size, portrait orientation). In addition, we will also have an early career researcher workshop on the morning of 9th September (International Polar Year 2032-33: Overview and pathways to contribute) and a ‘Polar Beers’ event the same evening, organised by the UK Polar Network.
Registration costs have been kept to a minimum. For waged staff it will cost £43.50, which includes the conference dinner. For current undergraduate/Masters/PhD students it is free, also including the conference dinner.
Deadline for registration: 31 August 2025
Strengths in UK Arctic terrestrial science (short survey)
Ahead of the UK Arctic Science conference at Northumbria University, we would like you to fill in this short survey on the strengths and priorities for UK Arctic terrestrial science. You do not need to be planning to attend the conference, and neither do you need to be a terrestrial scientist (we welcome views from all disciplines). Please consider the term “terrestrial” in its broadest sense (i.e. including terrestrial, terrestrial cryosphere and freshwater science).
A summary of the survey will then feed into the “Strengths of UK Arctic science” session at the conference and provide a helpful springboard for discussion.
The survey is anonymous, and will close on 27th August.
Thanks for your help.
Gareth Phoenix (University of Sheffield)
Special Issue: Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Ecosystem Dynamics in Mountainous and Cold-Region Ecosystems
Message from Prof. Dr. Terry V. Callaghan CMG, Guest Editor:
Cold-region ecosystems are uniquely adapted to survive where water exists as liquid, snow, or ice, across time scales from daily freeze–thaw to millennia in glaciers and permafrost. Climate change is disrupting these patterns, triggering shifts such as thaw lake formation, ice loss, and ecosystem transitions between terrestrial and aquatic states. Physical disturbances like fire, thermokarst, or avalanches further alter habitats. Water availability and snow cover remain vital for species survival, offering both hydration and protection. Changing atmospheric and hydrological patterns also affect downstream ecosystems by redistributing nutrients, pollutants, and invasive species. These shifts are already impacting local communities in the Arctic and high mountains. Despite limited data, it is urgent to assess these effects and explore adaptive solutions.
This Special Issue invites studies on the impacts of climate change on cold-region ecosystems, including seasonal water shifts, glacier and permafrost changes, ecosystem responses, downstream impacts, and strategies to mitigate adverse effects.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/special_issues/UI609DP0YH
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025