New national representative for South Korea
As of July 2025, Dr. Keunbo Park took over as South Korea’s national…
9th Canadian Permafrost Conference
The 9th Canadian Permafrost Conference was held in association with…
Busan IAMAS–IACS–IAPSO Joint Assembly 2025 (BACO-25)
The International Association for Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) held its General…
New paper on the history of permafrost conferences and monitoring
Brown, J., 2025. Permafrost Conferences and Observing Networks: Contributions to…
POLARIN call for Transnational Access to polar infrastructure
The EU-funded project POLARIN invites the scientific community to submit…
New Glossary of Permafrost Science and Engineering
Lewkowicz, A.G., O’Neill, H.B., Wolfe, S.A., Roy-Léveillée, P., Roujanski V.E.,…
Two permafrost monitoring sites in Svalbard within the WMO CryoNet Cluster
Two permafrost monitoring sites at 79 degrees north in Svalbard…
A new permafrost UArctic supported course in Greenland
Who is it for?The course is designed for engineering and…
VIII Iberian Conference on Permafrost (CIP2025)
From June 26 to 28, 2025, the VIII Iberian Conference…
3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP 2026)
The 3rd Asian Conference on Permafrost (ACOP 2026) will be…
IPA Logo Design Call: Deadline Extended to November 30, 2025
The IPA, together with PYRN group, is excited to announce…
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Toolik Field Station
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of Toolik Field Station! Its…
VIII Iberian Conference on Permafrost (CIP2025) in Salardú (Val d’Aran, Catalonia, Spain)
From June 26 to 28, 2025, the VIII Iberian Conference…
Call for Abstract Submissions for the CliC Open Science Conference 2026
Call for Abstract Submissions for the CliC Open Science Conference…
IPA Logo Design Call
The IPA is excited to announce a call for logo…
Don Hayley, a former member of the IPA Executive Committee, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada
On June 30th, the Governor-General of Canada announced that Don…
Travels and Hands-On Experience in Permafrost Science
PermaIntern/SEDNA is an international, pan-Arctic initiative dedicated to supporting students…
21st Public Science Day at State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science and Frozen Soil Engineering, NIEER, CAS, China
The 21st Public Science Day was taken place on Saturday,…
Dr. Christopher Burn has been appointed as member of the CliC Core Project
Dr. Christopher Burn, Past-President of the International Permafrost Association (IPA),…
Upcoming Webinar: Pan-Arctic Volumetric Quantifications of Areas Undergoing Retrogressive Thaw Slumping
The Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) invites you to join our…
4th International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) Summit
The 4th International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV)…
5th Chinese Conference on Frozen Soil Engineering and Cold Region Environments in Beijing
The 5th Chinese Conference on Frozen Soil Engineering and Cold…
Upcoming Webinar: A Transdisciplinary, Comparative Analysis Reveals Key Risks from Arctic Permafrost Thaw
The Permafrost Discovery Gateway (PDG) invites you to join our…
3rd Chinese Conference of Cryospheric Science in Lingshui
The 3rd Chinese Conference of Cryospheric Science in Lingshui was…
AAAR 2024 Editors’ Choice Award Winner
The paper “Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental…
15th DACH Permafrost Conference in Davos, Switzerland
The 15th DACH Permafrost Conference took place in Davos from 8 to…
Inuvialuit Land Administration Permafrost Workshop
The Inuvialuit Land Administration (ILA) held a Permafrost Workshop in…
ICOP 2024 wins BRAVO Award
The organizing committee of the 12th International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP),…
IASC Medal 2025 Winner: Prof. Vladimir Romanovsky
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) awards the 2025 IASC Medal to Professor Vladimir Romanovsky (University…
Call for nominations: 2025 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award
UArctic and the Arctic Circle welcome nominations for the 2025 Frederik…
Permafrost Affected Soils & Soils For Our Future 2025 Conference: A Gathering of Global to Local Perspectives
The SOILS FOR OUR FUTURE 2025 Conference will take place…
International Mountain Conference 2025 (#IMC25)
The International Mountain Conference 2025 (#IMC25) will take place from 14…
Permafrost and Periglacial Session in IAG Regional Conference
The International Permafrost Association will be co-hosting with the International…
New IPA Review Article
Developments in Permafrost Science and Engineering in Response to Climate…
New IPA member: Czechia
Czech permafrost research activities cover a wide range of research…
Co-President of the IPA at the SCAR Open Science Conference in Chile
Gonçalo Vieira participated at the Open Science Conference of the…
IPA handover meeting in Zürich
The IPA incoming and outgoing Presidents and Executive Directors met…
Read the annual news bulletin: Frozen Ground 47
Frozen Ground 47 (2023) is now available! Frozen Ground 47 includes over…
Country Reports 2022-2023
Reports from the Adhering Bodies of the International Permafrost Association…
PhD Opportunity: Subarctic palsa mires, Umeå University
PhD in “Physical Geography with a focus on groundwater dynamics…
PhD Opportunity: Arctic methane emissions, University of Nottingham
PhD on the “Contribution of permafrost thaw to Arctic methane…
PhD & Job Opportunities: Team Shrub, UBC
PhDs, Post Docs, Data Scientist, and Research Coordinator positions with…
Winners: 2024 IPA Photography Contest
This year’s Photography Contest theme, Permafrost in Colour, was captured…
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Investigator, WHOI
Postdoctoral Investigator focusing on “Arctic coastal groundwater dynamics in a…
PhD Opportunity: Climate modelling, LSCE-IPSL
PhD in “Climate modelling” at Laboratoire des sciences du climat…
PhD Opportunity: Theoretical Seismology, UiT
PhD in “Theoretical Seismology” at UiT The Arctic University of…
PhD Opportunity: Cold regions hydrology, Université Laval
PhD in “Hydroclimatic impacts of northern hydroelectric reservoirs in a…
PhD Opportunity: Ecology with a focus on the role of (deep) root dynamics in permafrost-climate feedback, Umeå University
PhD in “ecology with a focus on the role of…
PhD Opportunity: Resilience and Vulnerability of Tundra Landscapes to Permafrost Thaw, UBC
PhD on “Resilience and Vulnerability of Tundra Landscapes to Permafrost…
Job Opportunity: Project Geologist – Permafrost, Yukon Geological Survey
Project Geologist – Permafrost at Yukon Geological Survey (YGS) in…