John Cooper, ALSA’s Principal Investigator attended a Multidisciplinary Conference on the Historical Antarctic Sealing Industry at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, UK on 19 & 20 September 2016. He presented a paper on the wrecking of the Solglimt and rescue of its crew at Marion Island in 1908, with co-authors Jaco Boshoff, Social History […]
The Third Joint Conference of the Humanities and Social Sciences Expert Group and the History Expert Group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) with the theme “Depths and Surfaces: Understanding the Antarctic Region through the Humanities and Social Sciences” will be held at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of […]
Yesterday was another exciting day at the East Pier of Cape Town Harbour, where 10 new Gough Island Overwintering Team members, together with the takeover personnel, departed on the S.A. Agulhas II. The overwintering personnel will stay on Gough Island for 13 months and consist of one Medic, one Electrician, one Diesel Mechanic, one Radio […]
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