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Antarctic Expedition 2017

In Antarctica! 19 March 2017

Our second full day on board the Plancius was eventful to say the least. During the night we crossed both the Antarctic Convergence and 60 degree South latitude, meaning we are now both biologically and geographically…

The 2017 adventure is underway!

On Sunday 12 March 8 MSc students, 7 final year (SH) undergraduate students and lecturer Lars set off from Scotland to travel to the End of the World. The trip so far has taken them for a stopover in Paris (well, the…

All aboard the RSS Discovery!

Expedition warm up On a very cold, blustery day in Dundee (Scotland) a small group of our Antarctica fieldtrip team arrived at the RSS Discovery Centre. Met by our guide Ali, we decided to start with a tour of the…

St Andrews Antarctic Expedition 2017

The 5th University of St Andrews Antarctic expedition will get underway in March 2017! Fifteen excited new expeditioners and two polar seas seasoned staff have been preparing and planning for, reading and dreaming of…