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As the Antarctica season draws near, the last preparations are now being done before the first team leaves for Antarctica. On September 28th, IPF staff members Nicolas Herinckx and Henri Robert (Chief Engineer and Science Liaison Officer respectively) visited the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium in preparation for this year's mission.

On September 22nd, the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted the opening ceremony of its exhibition “Inhabiting the Extreme: An Architectural Biography of Antarctica.” Running from September 23rd to October 18th the exhibition is part of the 20th edition of the Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture. 

Earlier this week, Head Engineer at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Nicolas “Nico” Herinckx paid a visit to Anges School in Brussels to talk about his work in Antarctica and inspire students to learn about STEM subjects.

Back in January, the International Polar Foundation teamed up with the SPIKE Center for Sustainability Education at the University of Colorado Boulder to co-host “Live from Antarctica 2.0” direct from the Princess Elisabeth Station. The entire recording of the event is now available to watch online.

Starting on Monday, March 23rd, viewers can watch an extended five-part television version of the Bargones documentary, 2050.

Now that the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica has been closed for the season and the remaining members of the BELARE team have arrived in Cape Town, the 2025-26 season has officially come to an end.

The time has come to focus on preparing the Princess Elisabeth for winter mode to make sure the station is able to run autonomously until the team returns in November. Departure is scheduled for Thursday, February 12th.

With the scientists and several crew members having returned home, the attention of the remaining thirteen team members at the station turns to the many tasks they must complete before the end of the season. The next couple of weeks will be packed!

After one month in Antarctica collecting samples and data at the Princess Elisabeth and in the field, the scientists who came to the station this season will be departing on the next flight along with several members of the crew.

The scientific season is in full swing at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA).