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About the Institute

About the Institute

The Scott Polar Research Institute, established in 1920 as part of the University of Cambridge, is a centre of excellence in the study of the Arctic and Antarctic. Research covers both the natural and social sciences and is often interdisciplinary. The Institute also houses the World's premier Polar Library, extensive archival, photographic and object collections of international importance on the history of polar exploration, and a Polar Museum with displays of both the history and contemporary significance of the Arctic and Antarctic and their surrounding seas. The Institute is a sub-department of the Department of Geography.

SPRI's mission is to enhance the understanding of the polar regions through scholarly research and publication, educating new generations of polar researchers, caring for and making accessible its collections (including its library, archival, photographic and object collections), and projecting the history and environmental significance of the polar regions to the wider community for public benefit.

People at SPRI

Directory of staff and students at the Institute.

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News from SPRI

Latest news from the Institute, updated regularly.

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History of the Institute

From one room in a museum to an internationally-renowned research centre.

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Annual reviews

Information on the Institute's activities over the past year.

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Other organisations at SPRI

Organisations hosted by or linked with SPRI.

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Governance

Members of the Advisory and Management Committees.

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Vacancies

Current opportunities to work at the Institute.

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Polar Directory

Details of organisations with similar research interests.

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Links

External resources relating to the polar and cold regions.

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Gino Watkins Memorial Fund

Apply for an expedition grant.

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