Arctic Shorts Film Evening Returns for Second Edition
The International Polar Foundation and its Arctic Futures partners are pleased to invite you all to the second annual Arctic Shorts Film evening. The Arctic Shorts night aims to repeat …
News Archive
Want to learn more about the work of the International Polar Foundation over the years? Begin your research here, in our news archive.
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Bout2Bout Project Receives 2019 International Polar Foundation Award
The Bout2Bois wood workshop located at the Nos Pilifs farm in the Neder-Over-Heembeek Commune of Brussels was chosen as the 2019 winner of the International Polar Foundation Award during the …
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Nander Wever’s Unique Perspective of Antarctic Reseach
Nander Wever is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Colorado, Boulder in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. His research interests include modelling snow cover processes in …
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Young Engineer Improves Water Treatment System at Princess Elisabeth Station
A young Belgian bioengineer, Aymar de Lichtervelde, stepped up to the challenge of spending a season at the Princess Elisabeth Station Antarctica. He was given the daunting task of improving …
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BELARE Team Heads Home as Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Enters Winter Mode
After another very successful season, the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica is now in overwintering mode. The last eight members of the BELARE team left the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica on February 27th.
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Engineer Who Lives Off-Grid Recounts First Season Working at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
Guus Luppens is an electromechanical engineer who travelled to Antarctica for the first time during the 2018-2019 research season. He was tasked with taking care of a number of maintenance …
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Jean-Louis Tison on the Mass2Ant Project’s Recent Season in Antarctica
Prof. Jean-Louis Tison and a team of scientists from the Glaciology Laboratory at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) conducted field work in East Antarctica this past season for …
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Field Research Projects at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
For those interested in polar science, we’re providing a brief overview of the many scientific research projects taking place at or in the vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth …
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A Busy Season at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica
Operated by a highly experienced team from the International Polar Foundation, the 2018-2019 BELARE (Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition) season has been underway for more than two months at the Princess …
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8th Arctic Futures Symposium diverse mix of Arctic voices
According to participants and members of the organising committee, the 8th Annual Arctic Futures Symposium held on Monday November 20th was a major success any way you measured it. The …