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The first ever gathering in Africa of historians and archaeologists from around the world who focus on the Antarctic region, takes place from 26 to 29 July in Stellenbosch, South Africa when the 7th international Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) History Workshop is hosted by Stellenbosch University (SU). Workshop attendees will among others take [...]

The first coffee-table book – one that is a pleasure both to read and to look at – on the history, beauty and conservation of South Africa’s southernmost territories, Marion Island and Prince Edward Island, has been published. The 176-page book, Marion and Prince Edward – Africa’s southern islands, was written and compiled by researchers at [...]

Wanted: the anecdotes, stories, slides, diaries and photos of the construction workers, scientists, mariners, joiners, engineers and doctors who have been involved in South Africa’s research bases in Antarctica and on Gough and Marion Islands since the start of the previous century. This request comes from Dora Scott, a researcher associated with the DST-NRF Centre [...]

Prof Steven Chown of Stellenbosch University received the first Martha T. Muse Prize at the 4th International Polar Year Conference, which is currently being held in Oslo (Norway). It recognises his outstanding work in science and policy in Antarctica. The prize, worth about R750 000 ($100 000), is supported by the Tinker Foundation and administered [...]

Prof Steven Chown from Stellenbosch University (SU) has been named as the inaugural recipient of the Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica worth $100 000 (about R750 000), in recognition of his outstanding work on the study of invasive alien species and the effects of climate change and human interactions in the region.