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Climate AI Nordics Newsletter, February 2026
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The February 2026 Climate AI Nordics newsletter highlights the growing community's latest research, upcoming events, and job opportunities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and climate action.
Two new Nordic networks/centers related to biodiversity, sustainability, AI
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During 2026, two new Nordic networks/centers related to biodiversity, sustainability, AI will be initiated, with funding from [Nordforsk](https://www.nordforsk.org/). Check them out [here](https://www.nordforsk.org/projects/nordic-biodiversityai-network-strengthening-wildlife-animal-monitoring-through-image-based) and [here](https://www.nordforsk.org/projects/nextgen-nordic-geotechnics-bridging-sustainability-engineering-and-emerging-research).
Featured Project: Open-Insect: Benchmarking Open-Set Recognition of Novel Species in Biodiversity Monitoring
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We propose a new open-set recognition dataset, Open-Insect, and evaluate 38 algorithms for new species detection on geographical open-set splits with varying difficulty.
Climes interdisciplinary summer school 2026
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The Climes Summer School 2026 at Uppsala University offers doctoral, postdoc, and advanced master's students an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on climate extremes, public health, and societal impacts. The program features a specialized AI component where participants use deep learning and natural language processing to automate the extraction of climate data from texts. While the school is free to attend, applicants must submit their motivation and support letters by March 22nd, 2026, and are generally responsible for their own travel and lodging.