Trust’s success for new Antarctic Place NamesPosted on
Dick Harbour, one of the Trustees of the British Antarctic Monument Trust, and a member of the HMS Protector Association spearheaded the drive to get recognition of Michael Lane and Reg Hodge through the naming of features in the Antarctic. The appli…
Walk a Cambridge Sculpture TrailPosted on
The printed leaflet will include the information available on line at http://www.cambridgesculpturetrails.co.uk/ when it is time to have the leaflet reprinted. Walking the streets of Cambridge with the leaflet in the hand will introduce you to eleme…
New Polar Research Vessel AnnouncementPosted on
For the first time a UK polar-capable vessel will be constructed to take helicopters. Hitherto the BAS research fleet of RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton (and the vessels they replaced) had no space for helicopters and HMS Enduance was…Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and BAMT supporter 1939-2025
Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and author, died on 27 December 2025 at her home in London. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Scott Polar Research Institute and Wolfson College, Cambridge University and a trustee of the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation and the UK Antarctic Herita… Full Story...