Our “Let’s Talk … !” seminar series is designed to share experiences, advice and resources, and to provide a casual space for early career scientists to get answers as well as talk about the things that are on our mind. Every few months we choose a topic and invite experienced panelists to share their stories and perspectives. Additionally, these events have been incredible sources of information, which is why one outcome of them are resources pages on our website to make this knowledge more accessible and long-lasting.
Note: Our “Let’s talk!” seminars cover personal subjects and experiences of our panelists and other participants. We therefore ask everyone to be respectful and will enforce boundaries if needed. The seminars will not be recorded.
The seminars will be held in English.
last edited: September 2023
Past seminars:
Despite the current situation, fieldwork is in the minds of early career polar researchers; it is very often a fundamental part of polar sciences as it allows the collection of samples and data that will be the basis of a research project – for example, a PhD thesis. However, it can be intimidating to go on the field, especially in an extreme environment, for the first time … “What should I bring? How is it to live with people for days? Am I gonna be cold?”. Thus, allowing the exchange of experience, knowledge, and tips, as well as helping early career researchers to be in contact with their peers, was our goal for “Let’s Talk Fieldwork”.
More information:
Publication on the topic of fieldwork: Let’s talk fieldwork: early-career scientists sharing practical knowledge about polar fieldwork (Loebel et al., 2022)
Our fieldwork Resources
How can I finance my PhD, PostDoc or my fieldwork campaign? Where can I search for funding? What does it take to write a good grant proposal? Joined by a group of panelists discussing their funding journey, you’ll get insights into the funding landscape for Early Career Researchers in Germany and abroad, best practices and have a casual chat about your questions!
Sketch from Nicola, Loebel and Zuhr 2022.
More information:
Publication on the topic of funding: “Money makes the world go round – funding landscape for early-career scientists in Germany” (Nicola et al., 2022)
Summary of the workshop: Link
Our funding Resources
In March we talked about Having Kids in Polar Sciences. We were joined by a diverse group of panelists who will shared their experience and considerations of having, not having or not yet having kids in their polar science career.
Short summary on our website
In May 2023 we talked about being queer in Polar Sciences at the start of the “Pride Season”. We were be joined by a diverse group of panelists who shared their thoughts and experience. Topics included fieldwork, moving countries, workplace culture and how to influence it, and more.
Summary of the seminar.
Ressource collection
As part of the online "Let's talk" - seminar series "Ice Ice Baby – Let’s talk having kids in polar sciences" was held online on the 21st of March, 2023, and aimed at opening a discussion on parenting while being a researcher in polar sciences. As early career scientists, the option of becoming a parent, when would
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Our latest “Let’s talk” seminar was held on the 24th of May offering a place for early career academics to discuss and learn about the stakes and challenges of being queer in polar sciences. The event was open for everyone and more than 30 participants from diverse profiles, as shown in the survey below, joined us.
For the panel,
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As a follow-up from our very popular Let's Talk event: "Ice Ice Baby: Let's talk having kids in polar sciences", we invite you to a lunch session on the 14th of June 2023 at noon (12:00 CEST). This will be an open session for anybody curious about this topic, regardless of whether or not you
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Our “Let’s Talk!” seminar series is designed to share experiences, advice and resources, and to provide a casual space for early career scientists to get answers and talk about the things that are on our mind. Every few months we choose a topic and invite experienced panelists to share their story and perspective.
In May we
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On Antarctica Day, December 1st 2022, we held an online panel discussion and networking event to talk about funding opportunities for Polar early eareer scientists.
More than 50 participants tuned in to listen to our four invited panelists talking about their funding journey in Polar research and answering questions from the audience concerning PhD and PostDoc
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Our "Let’s Talk!" seminar series is designed to share experiences, advice and resources, and to provide a casual space for early career scientists to get answers and talk about the things that are on our mind. Every few months we choose a topic and invite experienced panelists to share their story and perspective.
In March we
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Save the date! Every year, on December 1st, the polar community celebrates Antarctica day. For this day, APECS Germany is organizing a special webinar on funding, welcoming fellow Early Career Researchers and interested students alike.
How can I finance my PhD, PostDoc or my fieldwork campaign?
Where can I search for funding?
What does it take to write
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