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13-12-2023 - DFG Extends Priority Programme: Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas for New Programme Phase (2025-2030) - Pre-Announcement
The priority programme 'Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas' (SSP 1158) (Infrastruktur-Schwerpunktprogramm „Antarktisforschung mit vergleichenden Untersuchungen in arktischen Eisgebieten“ (SPP 1158)) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG - German Research Foundation) is based at the University of Rostock and is aimed especially at supporting the work of multidisciplinary research groups. These groups are able to use the logistical support provided by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven and the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources in Hanover. It is also intended that programme outputs will encourage young academics to become involved in polar region research and train future generations of polar researchers.
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