BELARE Field Course in Svalbard
On request from the IPF, the Norwegian Polar Institute office in Longyearbyen kindly organised a field training course for some of the BELARE 2007-2008 team at the beginning of October 2007.
News Archive
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Visit Princess Elisabeth on the Web!
For all those who were unable to make it to the Princess Elisabeth Station in Brussels, it is now possible to visit the station inside out by visiting its dedicated …
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Princess Elisabeth Station Cleared from Tour and Taxis
The dismantling team of Princess Elisabeth Station in Brussels did not waste any time. As of Monday September 10th, around 25 workers were already on site to help bring down the …
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A Success Story for Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
The Princess Elisabeth Station was inaugurated by Prince Philip on September 5th after an international press conference held at Tour & Taxis in Brussels. Belgium's new Antarctic research station was …
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A Polar Tram for Brussels
The International Polar Foundation and the Belgian public transport company S.T.I.B./ M.I.V.B. have decided to join their efforts in raising public awareness on climate …
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Princess Elisabeth Station at the Royal Palace
Members of the Royal Family inaugurated the "Science & Culture at the Palace" exhibition today, together with Marc Verwilghen, Minister of the Belgian Science Policy. On this occasion, Alain Hubert …
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Princess Elisabeth Station Becomes a Reality
The IPF project team and Prefalux deal with the building modules neeeded to assemble the Princess Elisabeth Antarctic Station. Production has been picking up pace in the last weeks and …
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctic Station Broadcasted on Belgian Television (CANVAS)
On two consecutive Sundays, September 2nd and 9th at 21 55, CANVAS (Belgian Flemish public Television) will broadcast a documentary on the Belare 2006 expedition and ongoing Belgian scientific Research in Antarctica.
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IPF multimedia animations featured in the “Aventures aux Pôles” exhibition in Paris
The science museum "Palais de la Découverte" in Paris commissionned the IPF to adapt it's CD-Rom "Polar regions & Climate Change" to be displayed on interactive kiosks using …
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1st Antarctica InBev-Baillet Latour Fellowship Award
The InBev-Baillet Latour Fund and the International Polar Foundation have joined together to offer a 150 000€ scientific grant for studying climate and environmental change in Antarctica.