IPF Remembers Prof. Konrad “Koni” Steffen
The International Polar Foundation was deeply saddened to hear of the fatal accident in Greenland that befell Prof. Konrad “Koni” Steffen. Prof. Steffen had been in the north …
News Archive
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Alexander Mangold Explains the Contributions of His Research to Polar Science, YOPP, and the IPCC
Dr Alexander Mangold is a researcher who has been working with the Observations Department at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (KMI-IRM) since 2005. He manages the institute’s research …
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Frank Pattyn on the Importance of Studying the Surface Mass Balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Frank Pattyn in a Belgian glaciologist and ice sheet modeller. He is the director of the Laboratoire de Glaciologie at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Professor Pattyn …
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Valentina Savaglia Reflects on MICROBIAN’s Last Season at PEA and the Next Generation of Researchers
Valentina Savaglia is a PhD student supported by a FRIA/FNRS grant specialising in cyanobacterial diversity, genetics and biogeography in Antarctic regions at the Centre d’Ingé …
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Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship Laureate presents research at EGU General Assembly
On Thursday 7 May, Dr. Kate Winter from Northumbria University, presented the work she has been doing for the last two seasons at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica at the European Geosciences …
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A Tribute to Philippe Bodson, Longtime Friend of the Foundation
The International Polar Foundation is saddened to hear about the passing of its longtime friend Philippe Bodson on 4 April 2020 due to complications related to COVID-19.
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Baillet Latour Laureate Reflects on Success of Second Season at PEA
The 2018 Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship Laureate, Dr. Kate Winter of Northumbria University in the UK, spent nearly a month based at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica in January and February 2020 …
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Featured on Croatian Television
The Princess Elisabeth Antarctica was recently featured on the Croatian TV show, "Dobro jutro, Hrvatska (Good Morning, Croatia)". A live studio audience listened intently to two members …
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New Year Marks Mid-Season for Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Team
New Year’s falls right in the middle of the austral summer season for the team at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station. The passing from one year to …
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Scientists and Staff at PEA form Human Chain to Support United for Climate Human Chain Action
On the morning of Saturday 7 December 2019, scientists from different parts of the world joined the operational team of the International Polar Foundation working at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station …