SEAmester 2023 Call for Applications

19 - 30 June 2023 | Apply by 14 April 2023 SEAmester 2023 will once again take place onboard the SA Agulhas II and dates are 19th  to 30th June. SEAmester is South Africa's floating classroom, which aims to introduce marine science as an applied and cross-disciplinary field to postgraduate university students from all over South Africa. The programme … Continue reading SEAmester 2023 Call for Applications

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Joint statement by SCAR & the IASC- Planning for the 5th International Polar Year (IPY) 2032-33

Following their recently renewed partnership agreement, the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) are pleased to confirm that preparatory work has started for a 5th International Polar Year (IPY) in 2032-33. Organizing the 5th IPY 25 years after the last IPY in 2007-08 reflects the urgent need for coordinated international research to tackle the … Continue reading Joint statement by SCAR & the IASC- Planning for the 5th International Polar Year (IPY) 2032-33

Support the Mouse-Free Marion Island Project

Romario Valentine's Xmas appeal via BackaBuddy for the Mouse-Free Marion Project is now live at https://mousefreemarion.org/eleven-year-old-romario-valentines-seabirds-christmas-gift-campaign-aims-to-raise-r-10-000-for-the-mouse-free-marion-project/. Please consider supporting this important initiative by making a donation at https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/romarios-seabirds-christmas-gift.

Call for Papers – 2023 SCAR SC-HASS Conference

For those interested in aspects of the humanities and social sciences in relation to Antarctic conservation, the below call for papers for the 2023 SCAR SC-HASS Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, may be of interest. The conference will happen on the 22nd-24th June 2023, in Lisbon, Portugal. You can find relevant information about the conference, including … Continue reading Call for Papers – 2023 SCAR SC-HASS Conference