All Updates

All Updates
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    News WG1

    Launch of the PermaCOST Community Survey!

    We kindly ask all PermaCOST members to answer the PermaCOST Survey before April 26, 2026. We encourage you to share the survey within your professional...
    Launch of the PermaCOST Community Survey!
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    Grants

    Call for applications for short-term scientific missions (STSM)

    PermaCOST members are invited to apply for financial support to short-term scientific missions (STSM) fulfilling the PermaCOST mission and Working Groups objectives. A short-term scientific...
    Call for applications for short-term scientific missions (STSM)
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    News

    First PermaCOST General Meeting

    On January 20 and 21, 2026, PermaCOST held its first General Meeting in Potsdam, Germany. In total, 35 people participated on site, and 12...
    First PermaCOST General Meeting
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    Grants

    2026 Call for ITC Conference Grants

    These grants support Action participants with a primary affiliation in an institution located in Inclusive Target Countries (ITC) and Near Neighbour Countries (NNC), participating...
    2026 Call for ITC Conference Grants
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    Grants

    2026 Call for YRI Conference Grants

    These grants support young Action participants (under 40 years of age) to present an in-person presentation or poster at a high-level conference fully organised...
    2026 Call for YRI Conference Grants
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    Events News

    PhD Training School on Tools for Tracking Periglacial Change: From Local to Regional Approaches

    Trafoi, Autonomous Province of Bozen, Italy, August 31 - September 7, 2026
    PhD Training School on Tools for Tracking Periglacial Change: From Local to Regional Approaches
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    News

    Open collaboration: researchers and practitioners invited to join PermaCOST

    PermaCOST is an open and inclusive COST Action that actively encourages participation from researchers, practitioners and stakeholders involved in permafrost monitoring and related fields....
    Open collaboration: researchers and practitioners invited to join PermaCOST
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    News

    Advancing data comparability in permafrost research

    Permafrost monitoring relies on long-term observations collected across a wide range of environmental settings, using different instruments, methods and data processing workflows. While this...
    Advancing data comparability in permafrost research
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    News

    PermaCOST Working Groups start coordinated activities

    PermaCOST is structured around five complementary Working Groups that address the key components required for coordinated and standardised permafrost monitoring across Europe. Together, these...
    PermaCOST Working Groups start coordinated activities
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    News

    Building a coordinated European network for permafrost monitoring

    Permafrost monitoring across Europe is carried out by a wide range of research groups, institutions and operational networks, often using diverse methods, parameters and...
    Building a coordinated European network for permafrost monitoring
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    News

    PermaCOST officially launched as COST Action CA24157

    PermaCOST was officially kicked of as a COST Action on October 3, 2025, in Brussels, where the first Management Committee meeting of the Action took place....
    PermaCOST officially launched as COST Action CA24157