“Uncle Bill handed me a parcel which contained all his sketches. He asked me to take charge of it, and deliver it to his wife, telling me it was his earnest hope that we might have a joint exhibition of our work – his sketches and my photographs” – Herbert Ponting, British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913. […]
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Policy and Operations Session & Historical, Social and Educational Perspectives Session. The second-last session, Policy and Operations, of the 2016 SANAP Symposium was chaired by Tracy Klarenbeek (National Research Foundation, Department of Science and Technology). During this session Dr Gilbert Siko (Director: Science Platforms, Department of Science and Technology) gave us an update on the […]
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The Geology and Soil Science Session at the 2016 SANAP Symposium held at the University of Pretoria last month was chaired by Dr Thulani Makhalanyane (Lecturer at Pretoria University) and covered research conducted mainly in Antarctica in western Dronning Maud Land. During the session Dr David Hedding (Lecturer at the University of South Africa) gave a […]
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