Newsletter items: 1. Update from the Secretariat: Seeking a New Communications Officer; 2. NORDQUA at NWGM 2026; 3. Upcoming Excursion: Denmark 2026; 4. Recent PhD Graduates
Dear NORDQUA colleagues,
Just as 2025 starts to wind down, we want to gear you up for 2026. See our important news items below!
1. Update from the Secretariat: Help us Communicate!
The mission of NORDQUA is to encourage cooperation and communication among Quaternary scientists in the Nordic countries. A key and crucial part of that is our Communications Officer. Henry Patton has been doing this important job since 2021 and after so many years of service, we are seeking a replacement – so get in touch and get involved in your community. Please email secretariat@nordqua.org if you are interested. We also now have a Bluesky account, which you can follow to find out more news.
2. NORDQUA at the NGWM 2026: Social and Community Meetings
We have two activities (yes – two!) organised at the NGWM 2026 in Turku.
After the ice breaker on Tuesday January 13 we will gather NORDQUA members for a social beer at the Gastro Pub which is close to the conference venue. From 20.00 we have the “History Class Room” booked, but it is possible to arrive earlier since it is normally a quiet night. It is possible to order food until 21.00 and the pub closes at midnight. Hope to see you there!
We will also have a general community meeting on Wednesday, January 14 at lunchtime (12.00-13.00). Please grab your lunch and come up to the meeting room “Goto 31” located on the 3rd floor. Get in touch if you have any items to discuss by mailing malin.kylander@geo.su.se.
3. Upcoming Excursion: Denmark 2026
The 2026 NORDQUA Excursion is planned for May 30th 2026 – leaving from Aarhus, Denmark. The Excursion will directly follow the 1st International ARCPaC Conference held in Aarhus May 26-29th. The excursion will start with a small gathering the evening of May 29th followed by a full-day field trip including a range of geomorphology, sedimentology and geological discussions related to Jutland’s glacial and sea level history. Stay tuned for Excursion registration and details – coming early Spring 2026.
Local Excursion Organizers: Aarhus University – Tim Lane and Jan Piotrowski; and GEUS – Anders Damsgaard.
Please reach out to the local lead organizer Tim Lane (timothy.lane@geo.au.dk) or the NORDQUA excursion officer Wesley Farnsworth (WesleyF@hi.is) if you have any questions.
4. Recent PhD Graduates
Are you a recent PhD graduate? Tell us about yourself! Please register on our webpage https://nordqua.org/phds/ so that your future colleagues can find you.
5. Upcoming Events and Deadlines
- QRA Annual Discussion Meeting 2026 (Brighton, UK), January 5-8, 2026. Abstract submission and registration all closed.
- 37th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting (NGWM) (Turku, Finland), January 13-16, 2026.
- Summer School on Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System (Karthaus, Italy), May 19-28 May, 2026 (arrival on Monday May 18, departure on Friday May 29). The course is meant for Ph.D. students that work on a glaciology-related climate project. Deadline for applications is January 10, 2026.
- 11th IAG International Conference on Geomorphology (Christchurch, New Zealand), February 2-6, 2026.
- EGU (Vienna Austria), May 3-8, 2026: Abstract submission closes January 15 and early registration is open until April 1st.
- 1st ARCPaC Conference (Aarhus, Denmark), May 26-29, 2026. The objectives of the conference are to promote knowledge exchange within the Arctic climate science community, to foster new partnerships and collaborations, and to encourage participation of early-career Arctic researchers. Registration will open in early 2026.
- 1st ICP International Conference on Palaeogenomics (Stockholm, Sweden), June 23-26, 2026. Abstract submission closed, registration opening soon.
Please visit our events webpage for further meetings and specialist workshops and let us know if you have an event that we should include by emailing secretariat@nordqua.org.
Wishing you the very best for the upcoming holidays and the New Year,
Your NORDQUA Secretariat: Malin, Wes, Henry, Daniel, and Aloïs