Despite the coronavirus restrictions, Ukraine is trying not to reduce the volume of scientific and technical work at the Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station. On January 20, 2021, another seasonal expedition…
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The Government has extended the State Special-Purpose Research Program in Antarctica for three years
To ensure the continuous operation of Akademik Vernadsky station, the validity of the State Special-Purpose Research Program in Antarctica has been extended until 2023. This will ensure the further implementation…
HORIZON 2020 supported a project with NASC participation, in which scientists will predict climate change in Antarctica and the Arctic
The National Antarctic Scientific Center together with 30 scientific organizations from around the world will model climate change in Antarctica and the Arctic. The project “Polar Regions in the Earth…
The prestigious international scholarship from SCAR was again awarded to a woman scientist from NASC
We are pleased to announce that the employee of the NASC Department of Biology and Ecology PhD Ievgeniia Prekrasna became one of the four fellows in the SCAR Young Scientist…
To study ice fish, krill, and whales - NASC female researchers went to the Southern Ocean for new data
On December 8, 2020, an expedition of Ukrainian women scientists has begun; they will explore the Southern Ocean for about three months. Karina Vyshniakova and Iuliia Ivanchykova, representing the National…
Competition among schoolchildren "Wish a polar explorer a Happy New Year"
On December 1, 2020, on Antarctica Day, a new competition for schoolchildren presented by the National Antarctic Scientific Center has been started. It is on December 1 that the world…
Ukrainian polar explorers lit a candle in memory of Holodomor victims
On November 28, the 25 UAE team in Antarctica lit candles of sadness for the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933. An artificial famine in Ukraine, staged by the communist…
For the first time in 20 years, the government has significantly increased the wages of polar explorers
On September 30, 2020, the Government of Ukraine adopted amendments to the normative act, which will increase the wages of polar explorers by two and a half time. From now…
Competition for the selection of candidates for the 26th UAE has started
On September 28, 2020, the National Antarctic Scientific Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine announced a competition for selection of the team of the 26th Ukrainian…