Heading Home!
Now that the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica has been closed for the season and the remaining members of the BELARE team have arrived in Cape Town, the 2025-26 season has officially…
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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Switching the Princess to Winter Mode
The time has come to focus on preparing the Princess Elisabeth for winter mode to make sure the station is able to run autonomously until the team returns in November.…
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Busy Weeks Ahead as End of Season Approaches
With the scientists and several crew members having returned home, the attention of the remaining thirteen team members at the station turns to the many tasks they must complete before…
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A Successful Season for Scientists!
After one month in Antarctica collecting samples and data at the Princess Elisabeth and in the field, the scientists who came to the station this season will be departing on…
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Moving Forward with Scientific Fieldwork
The scientific season is in full swing at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA).
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Live from Antarctica 2.0 Coming on January 15th!
The popular online webinar featuring engineers and scientists from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica returns for a second edition on January 15th!
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Scientific Field Expeditions Begin as the BELARE Team Welcomes 2026
Last week as the BELARE team rang in 2026, the PASPARTOUT project began its field campaign for this season, the ROMA and SnowFlux projects continued setting up instruments in the vicinity…
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New Team Members and Scientists Arrive in Time for Christmas
On December 19th, new crew members and scientists arrived at PEA to start their mission in Antarctica. Since their arrival, they’ve been doing mandatory safety training and preparing…
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Perseus Ready for Arrival: Runway Preparations, New Infrastructure, and Ongoing Science
As the Perseus International Airfield opens for incoming team mebers and scientists, operations at Princess Elisabeth Antarctica move full steam ahead for logistics, infrastructure, and science.
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Busy Week for Our Team Includes Fieldwork and Preparing Perseus International Airfield
This last week the BELARE team has been busy preparing the three-kilometre long runway at Perseus International Airfield, going on field expeditions, and working on station upgrades.