Scott Polar Research Institute

Scott Polar Research Institute, home to... Polar research - The Polar Museum - The Polar Library - The Thomas H. Manning Archive - The SPRI Picture Library

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

A great article about some of the work we've been doing building connections between communities and objects in the Polar Museum:
https://t.co/rA42AhsM2s
Thank you Dr Elizabeth Walsh and Corina Qaaġraq Kramer!

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

@kejamieson_ @DeputyGrocott We're biased, but yes it is rather!

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

Join Scott Polar Research Institute's very own Dr Rebecca Dell at 12.30pm on Tuesday 13th May for a live alumni webinar: 'Melting Ice & Rising Seas: How Cambridge research is deepening our understanding of climate challenges'
https://t.co/0gDh0RkNwT

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

Join the Friends of @scottpolar at the @RGS_IBG on Tues 3rd June 2025, for a special fundraising event honouring the life of polar pioneer Prof. David Vaughan OBE FRGS.
Doors open 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start
£25 per person⬇️

[Graham Ross @mrgrahamross]

Great new exhibition of former Friends of @scottpolar Artists in Residence, opened this evening by Captain Scott’s granddaughter, artist Dafila Scott.

My yearning continues!

[University of Cambridge Museums @CamUnivMuseums]

Can't join us in the evening? Visit during the day to 'meet' Mary Anning @SedgwickMuseum, learn about penguins @scottpolar, join a Discovery Day @CamTechMuseum, or go on Crazy Cone Caper @CUBotanicGarden.

See all events: https://t.co/MRUGeH6SK7 (3/3) #TwilightAtTheMuseums

[Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @SCAR_Tweets]

🌍 New SCAR Visiting Scholar Report! ❄️

Prof. Silvia Dotta (@UFABC) visited @scottpolar to explore polar education in museums, share insights from Brazil & spark new collaborations.

Full report: https://t.co/Ab8ZAwO0XI

[Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) @SCAR_Tweets]

Interested in polar archives?
A workshop on establishing a Polar Archive Network is set for 17–18 March 2025 at the @scottpolar (Cambridge, UK & online) to shape a Polar Archive Network & draft a SCAR action group proposal.

Register by 28 Feb: https://t.co/IZW9zYArE2

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

@allanpeterolsen @CamGeopolitics @CRASSHlive @CSERCambridge @cambridge_cpt Apologies, it wasn't our link! This one should work:
https://t.co/08J9YCrLZO

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

If you missed Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse talking to @michaelastracha on 'Ice Age: apocalypse/a frozen world' on @channel5_tv on Sunday, then you can catch up here:
https://t.co/0z1qTmks02

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

Make sure you're watching @channel5_tv on Sunday (9th Feb) at 7.30pm!
Our Polar Museum Curator, Dr David Waterhouse features in 'Ice Age: apocalypse' both on screen and as one of the mini-series' consultants.
https://t.co/H1vLJdQgIT

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

Please vote for the Polar Museum!🐧🐻‍❄️

[Cambridge Edition @CambsEdition]

Our People’s Choice Best Tourist Attraction Award 2025 is sponsored by @visitcambridgeofficial, and recognises the best local landmark or attraction that provides an outstanding visitor experience. To vote or nominate, visit https://t.co/O99eQVhKCv

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

The Polar Museum has been shortlisted for @CambsEdition People’s Choice Awards as ‘Best Tourist Attraction’!
Please vote for us before the vote closes on 14th February!
VOTE HERE: https://t.co/6B0Lu4WgWu

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

We were honoured to host @GreenlandMFA'ss Minister for Statehood & Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, at SPRI last week.
Minister Motzfeldt and the Greenlandic delegation spent the afternoon at SPRI, exchanging ideas about how we can co-operate even more on research in Greenland.

[Museum of Zoology, Cambridge @ZoologyMuseum]

📢We're hiring! 📢Do you have great communication & organisational skills? We're seeking someone to support our corporate venue hire & public engagement programme. We're a small, friendly team, come & join us! Closing date 9 Feb @CamUnivMuseums https://t.co/A3pbjVsUd1

[University of Cambridge Museums @CamUnivMuseums]

This month @MAACambridge is hiring for three exciting #MuseumJobs:
🔹Front of House Assistant (PT)
🔹Senior Education & Outreach Assistant
Closes 30 January
🔹Studio & Digitisation Assistant - Photographic Collections (PT)
Closes 4 February
Find out more ➡️https://t.co/Xe57Mx8R7F

[Allan Peter Olsen @allanpeterolsen]

#Greenland Minister of Statehood and Foreign Affairs (and Research) visited London for meetings with the British Government as well as #Arctic science related meetings with @BAS_News and @scottpolar.

Important partnership potential 🇬🇱🇬🇧

https://t.co/piDz4OxjHE

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

"Particularly because they're black & white, we're not dizzied by the amazing colours; you can actually see the shape and the contours."
Click below to watch the full interview with Christine Finn, Guest Curator.
'Under the Rays' runs until Feb 22.
https://t.co/6zSMaU16Ld

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

Mark your calendars! The Friends of SPRI are hosting a talk at the Scott Polar Research Institute on 18 February, A lecture with Nick Cox: 'Surviving Antarctic Winters.'
Reserve your place here: https://t.co/N8EOaAAznT @FoSPRI #cambridge

[Scott Polar Research Institute @scottpolar]

Fancy blowing away those January blues with a jigsaw puzzle🧩?
Look no further than the Polar Museum Shop!
We have both poles covered!🐻‍❄️🌐🐧