Frozen Facts and Stories aims at developing visually engaging and impactful communication products, including fact sheets, infographics, presentation toolkits, and educational materials. These outputs are designed to make permafrost research more accessible, highlighting its societal relevance and supporting informed responses to rapid environmental change.
A first in-person workshop took place on 18 May on the island of Spetses, Greece. We have been working on developing factsheets together with three other projects, which are the EU-funded ILLUQ project, the Google.org-funded Permafrost Discovery Gateway and the PeTCaT project funded by Schmidt Sciences. During the workshop, we collected inputs on the drafts from community members, early career researchers and scientific advisory boards to ensure factual accuracy and relevance to our target audiences. By working together, we have been able to leverage existing capacities,expertise, and partnerships to accelerate the new initiative and to maximize impact. Back at our home institutions, we are currently translating the outcomes of our discussions into finalized fact sheets and infographics, which will be the first tangible outputs of the IPA Action Group “Frozen Facts and Stories”. Stay tuned for their release in Winter 2026/27.
Frozen Facts and Stories Workshop in Spetses in Greece, 18 May 2026
Provided by Josefine Lenz & Michael Fritz