President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded state decorations to those who made a significant contribution to the development of polar research in Ukraine. In particular, to all the participants of the Ukrainian…
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For the first time in the history of Ukraine, the President had a real time conversation with Ukrainian polar explorers
An extraordinary event took place on the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the Ukrainian Antarctic Station “Vernadsky Research Base”. For the first time in the history, the Head of…
25 years ago. Akademik Vernadsky station. The beginning of the history
On February 6, 1996, at 6:45 pm local time, the flag of Ukraine was hoisted over the Antarctic station named Akademik Vernadsky. This date was preceded by three years of…
The seasonal expedition departed for Akademik Vernadsky station
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…
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…