Scott Polar Research Institute
@scottpolar
Followers
12K
Following
3K
Media
3K
Statuses
10K
Scott Polar Research Institute, home to... Polar research - The Polar Museum - The Polar Library - The Thomas H. Manning Archive - The SPRI Picture Library
Cambridge, England
Joined January 2011
A great article about some of the work we've been doing building connections between communities and objects in the Polar Museum:.Thank you Dr Elizabeth Walsh and Corina Qaaġraq Kramer!.
0
3
6
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'.
0
1
2
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⬇️
1
1
5
RT @mrgrahamross: Great new exhibition of former Friends of @scottpolar Artists in Residence, opened this evening by Captain Scott’s grandd….
0
2
0
RT @CamUnivMuseums: Can't join us in the evening? Visit during the day to 'meet' Mary Anning @SedgwickMuseum, learn about penguins @scottpo….
0
1
0
RT @SCAR_Tweets: 🌍 New SCAR Visiting Scholar Report! ❄️. Prof. Silvia Dotta (@UFABC) visited @scottpolar to explore polar education in muse….
0
1
0
RT @SCAR_Tweets: Interested in polar archives? .A workshop on establishing a Polar Archive Network is set for 17–18 March 2025 at the @scot….
0
13
0
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:.
1
2
8
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.
0
5
14
Please vote for the Polar Museum!🐧🐻❄️.
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
0
1
7
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:
0
3
7
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.
1
3
8
RT @ZoologyMuseum: 📢We're hiring! 📢Do you have great communication & organisational skills? We're seeking someone to support our corporate….
0
8
0
RT @CamUnivMuseums: This month @MAACambridge is hiring for three exciting #MuseumJobs:.🔹Front of House Assistant (PT).🔹Senior Education & O….
0
8
0
RT @allanpeterolsen: #Greenland Minister of Statehood and Foreign Affairs (and Research) visited London for meetings with the British Gover….
0
3
0
"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.
0
4
6
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: @FoSPRI #cambridge.
0
1
5
Fancy blowing away those January blues with a jigsaw puzzle🧩?.Look no further than the Polar Museum Shop!.We have both poles covered!🐻❄️🌐🐧
1
9
87
RT @CamUnivMuseums: 📸 Sophus Tromholt, Picture Collection, University of Bergen Library, Norway. Under the Rays of the Aurora Borealis: Sop….
0
2
0
RT @CamUnivMuseums: Happy New Year from all of us at University of Cambridge Museums! 🎉 We hope you had a restful break. Our Museums & @CU….
0
2
0