Mountain Research Initiative
@mtnresearchmri
Global coordination network for #MountainResearch collaboration. We are making connections for #OurChangingMountains.
🌿🏔️ #ResearchOpportunity! IGVI seeks 4 scholars for a 4-year comparative study of Indigenous governance & #biodiversity across the Global South, including the #Andes & mountain regions of Kenya/Uganda. 📅 Extended deadline: 6 Sept 2026 🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/vqVd3z6 #OurChangingMountains
#ClimateChange isn't driving all mountain trees uphill. New research shows species’ water-use & drought-tolerance traits are stronger predictors of elevational shifts than warming alone. Some move upslope others down, reshaping forests in #OurChangingMountains in unexpected ways. 🔗 bit.ly/4wQErFn
🎓🌍 Postdoc opportunity! The Leuphana Transformation Lab is offering up to 7 international postdoctoral #ResearchFellowships for #InterdisciplinaryResearch on societal, ecological & technological transformations. 📅 Apply by 30 Sept 2026 🔗 buff.ly/IVw6DZy #OurChangingMountains #ResearchFunding
❓What counts as a scientific contribution? The ISC wants your view on how #AcademicResearch is recognised beyond journal articles, from datasets & software to policy engagement & community collaboration. 📝 15-minute survey 📅 Closes 31 Aug 🔗 bit.ly/4gdxs3k #OurChangingMountains #ResearchAssessment
🗺️🏔️ Looking for mountain #ClimateAdaptation solutions? Adaptation at Altitude have launched a new Solutions Map featuring tried-and-tested #adaptation approaches from #mountain regions worldwide. Take a look! 👇 🔗 adaptationataltitude.org/placemarks/ #OurChangingMountains #ClimateResilience
🏔️🌊 A new study warns that tiny lakes in #OurChangingMountains formed by #glacier retreat can trigger destructive floods, yet many are missing from current hazard inventories. Better #Earthobservation could help identify these hidden risks. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/pLr3fvp
🧭💷 #ResearchFunding opportunity! The Kensington Fieldwork Grant will award 4 grants of £25k for impactful field research & expeditions. Open to researchers, explorers & storytellers worldwide. 🗓 Deadline: 8 Jan 2027 🔗 buff.ly/vrcUMYx #OurChangingMountains #ResearchGrant
🪨❄️ Hidden in plain sight: rock glaciers. A new study shows these debris-covered ice bodies are remaining far more stable than traditional #glaciers, helping keep #mountain streams cool & providing important #climate refugia for freshwater species. 🔗 bit.ly/RockGlaciers... #OurChangingMountains
🌍📢 The #IPCC is seeking expert reviewers for the First Order Draft of #AR7 Working Group I. Help strengthen the next global #ClimateAssessment by reviewing the latest physical #ClimateScience. 📝 Register by 25 Sept 📅 Review: 10 Aug to 2 Oct 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4fyqrIU #OurChangingMountains
🏔️ How can #OurChangingMountains navigate an increasingly uncertain future? A new MRI-funded synthesis in Cell Reports Sustainability draws on 25 case studies worldwide to identify 5️⃣ priorities for more #resilient, inclusive, & #sustainable mountain futures. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/5PrioritiesM...
⏰ Deadline 31 July! The LEGO Foundation Fellowship offers USD 300k/3 years for #TransdisciplinaryResearch on how children thrive. 🧩 Mountain researchers could explore #resilience, remote education, #ClimateImpacts on children, or AI-enabled learning in #OurChangingMountains. 🔗 bit.ly/44G2Y3A
🏔️ New workshop report: advancing high-resolution climate modelling in mountain regions will require more than higher-resolution models – it will require stronger international collaboration. We're proud to contribute to and support this global effort. 🔗 buff.ly/jEufVqG #OurChangingMountains
Excited to share that our session "Youth-led Data Solutions for Mountain Disaster Risk Reduction" took place today at the #RMC2026! We also had the opportunity to present the ideathon concept at the plenary session. #OurChangingMountains #EarthIntelligenceForAll #EO4Mountains #MountainsMatter
🚀 What happens when young scientists, practitioners and policy experts join forces to tackle mountain disaster risks? Join us for "Youth-led Data Solutions for Mountain Disaster Risk Reduction", an interactive session at the Regional Mountain Conference 2026! Tuesday 7 July 2026, 13:15 - 14:45.
🧊📸 A @geomountains.bsky.social supported project has digitised 4,500+ historic aerial photos to reconstruct nearly 80 years of glacier change in the Chilean Andes. A great example of how open science & collaboration can unlock new climate insights. 🔗 buff.ly/0sCWOZ3 #OurChangingMountains
🎯 GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon Day 3: Solutions taking shape Today, participants worked in teams to refine and strengthen their design solutions. Felix Gertheinrich and Raphaël Lelouvier from the Alpine Convention Secretariat led an inspiring workshop on the role of policy in mountain governance.
⚡ GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon Day 2: From challenges to solutions This morning our Problem-Owners presented four mountain challenges. Participants spent the day in intense solution design: defining problems, identifying users, mapping data sources, and building workflows. #EarthIntelligenceForAll
🏔️ GEO Mountains Ideathon Day 1 Explore – From knowledge sharing to the field The first full day continue with knowledge-sharing sessions, remote-sensing methods for natural hazard monitoring in the Austrian Alps, and a field trip to to the Äußeres Hochebenkar rock glacier. #EarthIntelligenceForAll
GEO Mountains Youth Ideathon has begun in Obergurgl, Austria! 12 early-career researchers from mountain regions worldwide are co-developing data-driven solutions for disaster risk reduction. Four challenges – Multiple regions – One mission: turning observations into action! #EarthIntelligenceForAll
🌍🏔️ Great to see mountains gaining visibility in #UNFCCC processes. The Dialogue on Mountains & Climate Change (SB64) brought together Parties, researchers & partners to strengthen the role of #MountainScience in #ClimateAction. Proud to have contributed to these discussions. 🔗 buff.ly/If6OMiJ
🏔️ Our June MRI newsletter is out now! As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, explore the latest mountain research, events, #funding, jobs, & other opportunities from across our global community. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/cPbzgz6 #MountainResearch #OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter
🧊🌍 #Glaciers aren't just indicators of #ClimateChange – they may also help explore accountability. MRI SLC member Mark Carey presents the idea of 'glacier forensics' & why ice research in #OurChangingMountains should engage more directly with justice, health, & inequality. 📖 More: buff.ly/SYscs5W
⏳🏔️ Abstract submissions for #MtnClim2026 close soon! Join researchers exploring mountain #climate, snow & ice, #hydrology, #ecology, fire, weather, & more in Gothic, Colorado, 14–18 Sept 2026. 📅 Deadline: 1 July 2026 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/MUdH7aN #OurChangingMountains #MountainResearch
🌏🎓 Victoria University is hiring an Associate Professor / Professor in #ClimateChange Science & Policy. A chance to lead impactful research, support #ClimateResilience, & help shape the next generation of climate leaders. 📍 Wellington, NZ 📅 Apply by 22 June 🔗 bit.ly/3S6UQWV #AcademicJobs
🌏🤝 Last chance to apply for the TERRA⁺ School 2026! An intensive training programme in #TransdisciplinaryResearch & #sustainability practice, taking place in Kyoto (15–22 Oct). 🎓 PhD students 🔬 Postdocs 🌱 Sustainability practitioners 📅 Apply by 21 June 🔗 bit.ly/4vfoWWy #OurChangingMountains
At #WBF2026 in Davos? Join us this afternoon for a discussion on social innovation, collective action, and biodiversity-positive futures in mountain regions. 🌿 CON 14 🕟 16:30–18:00 📍 Aspen 2 🔗 bit.ly/4gqIdQl Looking forward to the exchange! #OurChangingMountains
🤝🏔️ MRI Working Groups help bring the global mountain research community together. From #ClimateScience & mountain observatories to governance & social-ecological futures, these groups foster collaboration, new research, & international exchange. 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/iXXvMyx #OurChangingMountains
🌲🏔️ #PhdOpportunity at EPFL! Work on #AI, #RemoteSensing & ecological modelling to study forest treeline change in the Swiss Alps. 📆 Contract Start Date: 9 September 2026 📍 EPFL Valais Wallis, Sion, Switzerland 🔗 Learn more & apply: buff.ly/IYh9xeN #OurChangingMountains #ResearchJob
🏘️🏔️ #ClimateChange is helping drive the "emptying" of rural #Bhutan. New research shows increasingly unpredictable weather and agricultural challenges are adding pressure to mountain livelihoods & influencing #migration decisions. 📖 Read more: buff.ly/8IJT67L #OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter
📢 Call for Abstracts! MRI, CIRM, & FoLAP invite submissions for our session at the 24th #SwissGeoscienceMeeting: 🏔️ Mountain Commons: Historical Development, Transformations & New Forms of Commons in Mountain Regions 📅 Deadline 28 Aug 📍 Fribourg, Switzerland 🔗 buff.ly/cNstOJh #OurChangingMountains