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Julia Hager
The Australian Antarctic Program is preparing an observation tower equipped with environmental sensors, which will be part of the Antarctic Near-Shore and Terrestrial Observation System (ANTOS).
Along with the regular update of the Antarctic Digital Database, the British Antarctic Survey recently published a new interactive map viewer.
Camille Lin
Representatives of all the disciplines involved in French-speaking polar science met in Strasbourg to discuss and present their research projects. The French National Committee for Antarctic and Arctic Research added logistics and interactions with tourism to its list of concerns.
The highly pathogenic bird flu has reached the Antarctic: the H5N1 virus has been detected in two dead skuas found on the Antarctic Peninsula.
A hundred or so French polar scientists descended on Paris from 3-5 May to present and discuss their research and how it is feeding into contemporary issues
As of now, early-career scientists can again apply to IAATO, COMNAP, SCAR and CCAMLR for Antarctic fellowships.
Dr. Michael Wenger
To further strengthen research in Antarctica and provide financial stimulus to young researchers, three of them will receive grants from three major institutions.
In order to improve and strengthen the protection measures for Antarctica, the research unit SCAR has launched a new programme.
