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From Finland to Switzerland: A Campervan Journey for Snow Research

April 17, 2026
a scientist lays on the grass with a dog in the sun. Its a casual setting with camping equipment scattered around them

Traveling by land within Europe is relatively easy, and for me it’s also a conscious choice to push back against the fast pace of modern travel and the normalization of flying. I chose to drive a van instead of taking the train mainly because of my dog, and because finding pet-friendly accommodation during the high season was challenging. I’m visiting the Snow Hydrology research group in WSL Insti ...[Read More]

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When August Brought Snow: Unseasonal Snowfall Disrupts Life in Ladakh’s High Valley Village

, and November 21, 2025
When August Brought Snow: Unseasonal Snowfall Disrupts Life in Ladakh’s High Valley Village

August in Ladakh is a time of golden fields and harvest songs, not snowstorms. Yet in 2025, this rhythm broke. Panikhar village in Ladakh woke beneath fifteen centimetres of snow, an unseasonal blanket that changed the functioning of the valley and stunned its people. What began as a glaciological field trip turned into a firsthand encounter with climate uncertainty. This blog captures those extra ...[Read More]

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Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 5

October 10, 2025
Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 5

This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the labmates of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and mem ...[Read More]

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Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 4

June 27, 2025
Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 4

This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the labmates of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and mem ...[Read More]

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Women Of Cryo VIII: Natalie Hewit – Documenting Antarctica’s Frozen Voices

May 16, 2025
a drawing of women doing different scientific activities, with the words 'women of cryo' written

Antarctica is a unique place where history, adventure, and science collide. It’s a continent that has fascinated explorers for centuries, but much of its story has been told through the lens of men who have ventured into its icy expanse. Natalie Hewit, a documentary filmmaker with a love for the polar continent, is changing that. Through her films, she brings Antarctica’s past and present to life, ...[Read More]

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Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 3

May 4, 2025
Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 3

This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the labmates of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and mem ...[Read More]

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Feeling (un)frozen lands: What we can learn from research on ecological grief

and April 4, 2025
Light shines through the edge of melting ice on a rock.

Retreating glaciers, shrinking sea ice or thawing permafrost – many of you might have witnessed formerly familiar landscapes being transformed by climate change over the last years, maybe even beyond recognition. And perhaps these undeniable changes have left you feeling sad, angry or anxious about the future, fearing what lies ahead. But did you know there is an entire academic field out there re ...[Read More]

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Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 2

March 21, 2025
A group of people standing around a person holding a decorated hat in their hand.

This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the labmates of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and mem ...[Read More]

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Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 1

February 21, 2025
Cryosphere Caps: PhD hats and the researchers that wear them – Episode 1

This miniseries features the tradition of ‘PhD hat’ making in German research institutes and universities. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea (as I once was), this is one of the final milestones a graduate student has before they are officially a “Dr.”. Upon the successful defense of a thesis, the peers of the PhD student craft a graduation hat from a mishmash of scrap cardboard and memora ...[Read More]

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Cryoscientist life stories: Experiences of an ‘office glaciologist’

August 29, 2024
The view of a glacier from a scientific cruise to the Arctic. Alex has never visited the glaciers he models, but he gets to understand and see them in a different way. Image credit: Bryony Freer

Both glaciological research conducted in the field, and in the office, are vital — and ‘count’ as glaciology. Often, however, those of us who remain in our cozy offices can be forgotten, or thought to lead a ‘boring’ job. Alex Bradley, a modeller of glaciers, is here to remind you why the office glaciologist is fundamental to the Cryosphere, and why glaciology from a distance is key to the future. ...[Read More]