Press Releases
View the full archive of International Polar Foundation press releases published since the organisation's founding in 2002.
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The InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship Award Granted to Researcher Jan Lenaerts
Brussels, Belgium, September 17th, 2014 – A young Belgian researcher, Jan Lenaerts was this afternoon presented with the prestigious €150,000 InBev-Baillet Latour Antarctica Fellowship, by Jean-Jacques Derwael, a renowned geodetic surveyor, …
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Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Celebrates Five Years of Successful Operations
Brussels, Belgium, February 13, 2014 -- This Saturday, February 15th, the International Polar Foundation celebrates five years of successful operations since the inauguration of Antarctica’s only zero emission polar …
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Scientists Arrive at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for Polar Research Season
Antarctica, 27 November 2013 – A group of Belgium-based scientists have arrived this week at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica research station, to begin the 2013-2014 four-month BELARE scientific research season.
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International Polar Foundation Team Return to Princess Elisabeth Antarctica for 2013-2014 Season
Antarctica, 14 November 2013 – The International Polar Foundation [1] team led by expedition leader Alain Hubert landed tonight at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station to commence operations for the 2013-2014 four-month BELARE …
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International Polar Foundation Strikes Historic Deal With South Africa’s Antarctic Programme
Cape Town, South Africa, 25 October 2013 – The International Polar Foundation committed to a landmark agreement today with South Africa’s National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) and the Department of Environmental …