Today at 12.49pm scientists, former police officers and Antarctica New Zealand staff remembered the 257 people who lost their lives in the Erebus crash. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the tragedy a small ceremony was hel… Read More
It’s the driest, coldest, windiest, place on Earth ... yet millions of critters still flourish in Antarctica. And now, thanks to 10 million dollars of multi-year funding, we’re going to know more about them and how they’ll adapt … Read More
Two Antarctic research projects have been awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in the latest round of Marsden funding. The prestigious funding is administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand. One of the projects, led b… Read More
Congratulations to Nick Golledge, who has been awarded the 2019 Hill Tinsley Medal for his ice sheet modelling research. Nick manages and facilitates the Antarctic Science Platform modelling hub. Read More
One hundred thousand dollars has been awarded to six new Antarctic science projects. The grants have been funded by the Antarctic Science Platform, and are for early career researchers and the interpretation of existing data. Si… Read More