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Press releases

Press releases issued by the Institute are available here.

Date Title
10th June, 2014 First atlas of Inuit Arctic trails launched
10th March, 2014 How education leads to independence: exploring university with Realise
7th March, 2014 Sir Ranulph Fiennes steps in to help save Captain Scott’s polar negatives for the nation
11th February, 2014 Race against time to save Captain Scott’s ‘lost’ photographic negatives - See more at: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/race-against-time-to-save-captain-scotts-lost-photographic-negatives#sthash.3xCDtFmd.dpuf
20th January, 2014 Cambridge in Davos
16th January, 2014 Cambridge researchers learn lessons from recent storm surge
11th January, 2014 Letters from the man who tried to save Captain Scott
10th January, 2014 Voyage of discovery takes Cambridge to the capital
22nd November, 2013 The importance of university museums
13th August, 2013 All about Cambridge
30th May, 2013 Paul Coldwell Exhibition at The Polar Museum
29th March, 2013 Last letter of Captain Scott finally revealed in full - 101 years on
5th March, 2013 Are we ready to meet ET?
25th December, 2012 Having a Polar Christmas
12th November, 2012 Final letters mark centenary of Scott’s last march
31st October, 2012 Dreaming polar lands with the haunted and damned
17th October, 2012 A century on: Captain Scott’s ‘lost photos’ displayed for first time
4th July, 2012 Lost Captain Scott photos dazzle Parliament
2nd April, 2012 Hitler's Antarctic base
22nd March, 2012 Exploring University with the Realise Project
9th March, 2012 Invading Trees?
1st March, 2012 A musical expedition to Scott’s South Pole
1st February, 2012 Q&A with Scott Centenary Tour composer, Cecilia McDowall
25th January, 2012 Conquering the Antarctic: The Scott Centenary Concert Tour
6th December, 2011 ‘These rough notes and our dead bodies…’
28th October, 2011 Doggie Day at the Polar Museum
21st September, 2011 Scientists still concerned about the latest Times Atlas map of Greenland
19th September, 2011 SPRI scientists raise concerns regarding erroneous reporting of Greenland ice cover
2nd September, 2011 UK’s first Amundsen exhibition celebrates extraordinary explorer
27th May, 2011 Inuit and First Nations doll makers visit Cambridge
4th April, 2011 Art Fund Prize judges to visit Polar Museum
1st April, 2011 Scott Polar Centenary Scholarship
31st March, 2011 Final newspaper of Captain Scott's doomed expedition reproduced
22nd February, 2011 European Commission President gives the Alcuin Lecture
21st February, 2011 Greenland's glaciers double in speed
4th February, 2011 Polar Museum long listed for UK's biggest arts prize
24th January, 2011 Britain's first 'modern' Antarctic expedition
13th October, 2010 NATO and Russia to join in dialogue at icebreaker on Arctic security
29th September, 2010 Polar Museum displays 'spellbinding' Antarctic artworks of Sidney Nolan
21st September, 2010 Thousands visit University and city sites as Open Cambridge draws the crowds
2nd September, 2010 City gears up for Bridge the Gap charity walk
29th July, 2010 Families discover hidden treasures in Cambridge museums this summer
20th July, 2010 Open Cambridge bigger and better than ever
9th July, 2010 Unseen Peter Scott sketches go on display
3rd June, 2010 Polar Museum transformed
16th February, 2010 Public invited to BBC's History of the World event
4th January, 2010 New Year Honours for Cambridge Academics
27th November, 2009 Captain Scott's last journal to appear as daily Twitter and blog
27th November, 2009 Historic 'Pole of Peace' deal gives vision for Earth's future
8th May, 2009 Royal visit for Scott Polar Research Institute
30th April, 2009 Become a card-carrying fan of Cambridge University's eclectic collections
17th April, 2009 Scientists issue warning on future of central Arctic
6th March, 2009 Photographic archives of Scott and Shackleton made freely available online
17th February, 2009 See Cambridge University's museums in a whole new Twilight
19th December, 2008 Christmas comes early for Scott Polar Research Institute after HLF award
30th October, 2008 Princes visit University of Cambridge to meet experts on global trends
12th August, 2008 Open Cambridge: discover hidden treasures
18th July, 2008 Fun steps through history to make a big difference
10th July, 2008 Don't look a gift horse in the mouth - canter around Cambridge on Summer Trail
7th May, 2008 Arctic explorers and Inuit ingenuity
8th February, 2008 Twilight at the Museums
7th February, 2008 University seeks out rising stars of the future
5th February, 2008 Polar explorer celebrated
20th December, 2007 Polar researchers p-pick up priceless penguins
30th November, 2007 Arctic activities at the Scott Polar Museum
18th July, 2007 Cambridge museums conjure up some summer magic
21st June, 2007 Funding boost for world-class Polar Institute
1st May, 2007 Keith Shackleton: a polar retrospective
30th April, 2007 Try something different this Museums and Galleries Month
27th April, 2007 The Worst Journey in the World
10th April, 2007 Royal exhibition to preserve polar heritage
29th March, 2007 Scientists picture the landforms that time forgot
14th February, 2007 Twilight at the Museums
9th January, 2007 Captain Scott's final letters home go on display
13th September, 2006 Antarctic Day at Zoology Museum
24th April, 2006 Bringing Greenlandic to Britain
13th April, 2006 Boost for University museums
13th March, 2006 International Polar Year plans
22nd December, 2005 Review of the year
31st October, 2005 Travelling passions
27th October, 2005 Photographic exhibition
21st October, 2005 Travelling passions
22nd June, 2005 Chancellor's visit
15th April, 2005 An evening with Peter Hillary
4th January, 2005 Shackleton: The Hidden Collections
21st December, 2004 Review of the Year
20th December, 2004 The Antarctic in black and white
20th December, 2004 The Antarctic in black and white
1st June, 2004 Shackleton exhibition opens at Scott Polar Research Institute
5th October, 2001 Shackleton papers acquired for the nation
26th September, 2001 Shackleton papers acquired for the nation
21st March, 2000 Antarctic Exploration Explored!