PEA, Venturi Antarctica, Showcased during EU Green Week
On Monday, May 30th, IPF, Schneider Electric, and Venturi held an EU Green Week partner event in Brussels EU Quarter to showcase the technological achievements that allow the Princess …
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IPF, Schneider Electric and Venturi to Hold Green Week Partner Event on 30 May
On Monday, May 30th, the International Polar Foundation (IPF), Schneider Electric, and Venturi will host an official EU Green Week 2022 partner hybrid event, Striving to Reduce the Environmental …
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Nocturnes on Ice Comes to the Museum of Natural Sciences
The International Polar Foundation together with APECS Belgium and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences are proud to present Nocturnes on Ice, a polar photography exhibition opening …
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Arctic Futures Symposium 12th Edition: Meeting our Challenges!
We’re delighted to announce that following last year’s online event, this year’s symposium will be held as a hybrid event that will allow …
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Welcome to Antarctica!
The 2021-2022 season has begun for the Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition (BELARE) team at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station!
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A Greenland Summer: An Account of the Expedition to Dismantle Swiss Camp in July 2021
On the 19th of July 2021, Alain Hubert and Nighat Johnson-Amin of the International Polar Foundation flew to Ilulissat on the west coast of Greenland to assist Simon …
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Study on Icequakes near PEA Highlights Utility of Low-Cost Seismographs
The most recent Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship laureate, Dr. Kate Winter of Northumbria University, along with Dr. Denis Lombardi from the Royal Observatory of Belgium and other colleagues from Newcastle …
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Steven Goderis on the Geological History Micrometeorites Can Reveal
An expert in micrometeorites at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) who won the 2010-2012 Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship, Dr. Steven Goderis has spent several seasons using the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica …
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Guus Luppens on Increasing PEA’s Energy Production Capacity
Guus Luppens, an electromechanical engineer who first travelled to Antarctica during the 2018-2019 research season, was tasked with handling a number of maintenance tasks for Princess Elisabeth Antarctica’s …
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Season in Antarctica Progressing Smoothly
The 2020-2021 season at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica has been progressing smoothly for the BELARE team, despite the challenges the team has faced due to the COVID-19 situation. After completing 24 …