The MICROBIAN project, involving researchers from Ghent University and the University of Liège (Belgium), aims to study microbial life in the ice-free areas surrounding Princess Elisabeth Antarctica. During the field campaign, researchers collected samples, maintained monitoring equipment and used drones to create high-resolution maps of areas of interest in the Sør Rondane Mountains. The collected samples were transported back to Belgium for further analysis in the universities’ laboratories. The project is part of a multi-year campaign to better understand microbial communities in this Antarctic environment.