Press Releases Archive 2007
The One and Only Dry Run in NorwayThe Fuchs Foundation Antarctic Expedition 2007 (FFAE2007) team of teachers is off to Norway in August to test out their Antarctic equipment, their scientific projects, and their communications systems on Europe’s highest and largest ice cap, Jostedalsbreem.
Published: 29/08/07
Welsh launch of the Fuchs Foundation
Welsh launch of the Fuchs Foundation - reception, exhibition, dinner and lecture on the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58
Published: 29/06/07
Team Bonding in a Freezer
Bonding in a freezer in underwear is not the first idea that comes to mind when planning a programme of team building exercises. But the teachers, who will go on the first Fuchs Antarctic Expedition in November 2007, felt that it was their defining moment. Their preparations for one of the scientific projects to be carried out under the harsh conditions 80degrees south on the Ellsworth Mountains was to test their endurance by biking to exhaustion, soaking their fingers in ice cold water for 20 minutes and sitting in a freezer for an hour and a half in their underwear under the guidance of Professor Mike Tipton of Portsmouth University.
Published: 01/06/07
Body Preparation for the Antarctic
As the Nation basked in Mediterranean style sunny weather, four science and geography teachers have been thinking cold. Up to -90 deg C cold. They are preparing their bodies for the most exacting experience of their lives. They are taking part in an expedition to the Antarctic to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Trans Antarctic Expedition successfully completed by Sir Vivian Fuchs, a notable man of science.
Published: 01/06/07
The search for the elegant sunburst lichen
Dr Amy Rogers from Hugglescote, Leicestershire and a science teacher at Higham Lane School, Nuneaton, is one of four highly committed teachers who will be travelling to the Antarctic in November 2007
Published: 01/06/07
