In June this year, biologists of the 28th UAE took skin and fat samples from three killer whales for the first time as part of Ukrainian Antarctic research. Later, in…
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Research vessel Noosfera has successfully passed the SRU audit for compliance to three international documents
The research vessel Noosfera has successfully passed the audit of the Shipping Register of Ukraine. The SRU experts testified that the flagship of the Ukrainian research fleet is in excellent condition…
Consequences of Russian military aggression for the Ukrainian Antarctic program presented at the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Annually, representatives of the Contracting Parties to the Antarctic Treaty hold consultative meetings “for the purpose of exchanging information, consulting together on matters of common interest pertaining to Antarctica, and…
Despite the war, more than 100 scientists presented their scientific achievements at the 11th International Antarctic Conference
The results of leading Antarctic research and the impact of full-scale Russian aggression on Ukrainian science, including the development of the Antarctic community as a whole – these were the…
27th UAE returned home
The 27th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition returned home: winterers arrived from Warsaw to Kyiv today, May 5, 2023. In total, their journey from Antarctica to Ukraine lasted almost a month. On…
RV Noosfera successfully completed the second Antarctic season and arrived in South Africa
The second Antarctic season of the Ukrainian research icebreaker Noosfera has ended. The vessel arrived from Antarctica in Cape Town (South Africa) today, April 29, 2023. From the icy continent…
Rotation of expeditions at Vernadsky: the 28th UAE started working, and the 27th UAE is coming back home
The participants completed the rotation of year-long expeditions at Akademik Vernadsky station. This is already the second rotation of Ukrainian winterers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. “Despite the…
Long road to Antarctica: 28 UAE went to Vernadsky station
Members of the new, 28th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition went to Akademik Vernadsky station. Their long journey to Antarctica began today, March 18, 2023, from Kyiv. “Even in the conditions of…
An installation presented in Antarctic for the 160th anniversary of Vernadsky's birth
A large-scale art installation “Home. Memories” appeared for the first time at Akademik Vernadsky station. This is a creative reinterpretation of an old British tank, around which the outlines of…
Your steps towards the development of science also bring our victory closer – the President of Ukraine talked to the participants of the 27th UAE
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a video call with the members of the 27th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition, who set off for the Akademik Vernadsky station in March 2022, after…