One group, The High Energy Cosmic Ray Group, carries out research with a cosmic ray air shower detector array situated at the South Pole, Antarctica. The group is also involved in a world-wide collaborative effort known as the Auger project to build a much larger array. Part of the University of Cambridge. SPRI is the oldest research centre in the world which covers both the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Research groups include a Remote Sensing Group, a Sea Ice and Polar Oceanography Group.
Research also focuses on polar ecology and polar history.
This directory provides brief details of museums known to have collections relating to the Arctic and Antarctic. Compiled by William Mills, Librarian and Information Officer at the Scott Polar Research Institute, as part of a new reference work Keyguide to information sources on the polar and cold regions. National Institute of Polar Research - Oversees scientific ivestigation and logistical support of investigation in the Arctic and Antarctic. South Africa South African National Antarctic Programme South Africa was one of the original 12 signatories of the Antarctic Accord and has physically been involved in Antarctica since 1959 when it took over the old Norwegian base. Since then three bases have been built on Queen Maud land, all of which have since been decommissioned due to snow build up.