Looking back on a successful 10th BELARE season
The 10th Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition (BELARE) was successful on all fronts. A lot happened to write home about, as followers were able to see on the Princess Elisabeth station …
News Archive
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Brussels’ premier Arctic discussion forum returns for fifth time
With 49 speakers and moderators taking part this year, more than 200 participants attended the fifth edition of the International Polar Foundation's annual Arctic Futures Symposium.
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Arctic Futures Symposium: 2014 edition
Once again, Arctic stakeholders and high-profile policymakers will gather in Brussels on the 14th and 15th of October for the 5th edition of the Arctic Futures Symposium. Held at the …
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Dr Jan Lenaerts awarded prestigious InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship
Dr Jan Lenaerts, a Belgian researcher working at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, has been awarded the prestigious €150,000 InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship for his BENEMELT project.
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EU Arctic Information Centre consortium presents results of impact assessment in Brussels
On Thursday 11 September, nineteen top Arctic institutes throughout Europe (including the International Polar Foundation) formally presented the results of the work done to investigate the feasibility of establishing a permanent …
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Antarctica – The Next Generation: Conference Registration Now Open
On September 17, the "Antarctica – The Next Generation" conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium. It will present scientific research projects carried out at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. The winner of …
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Belgian school receives International Polar Foundation prize at Energy and Environment Awards
To mark UN World Environment Day on June 5th, International Polar Foundation Executive Director Andreas Wagner presented the Gemeentelijk Technisch Instituut, in Londerzeel, Belgium with our annual award …
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Arctic Futures Symposium 2013 final report now available
The official proceedings of the International Polar Foundation's 2013 Arctic Futures Symposium are available for download from the Arctic Futures website.
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica: Five Years of Memories, Five Plans for the future
To mark five years of hard work, scientific endeavour and adventure at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, we asked Base Leader, International Polar Foundation president and polar explorer Alain Hubert to share …
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Five Years of Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
This week, the International Polar Foundation celebreates five years of endevour and success since Princess Elisabeth Antarctica was inaugurated on February 15, 2009. However, the journey from the station's …