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As part of the Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies students complete several reports, both individually and as a group. These reports are shown by year under the links below and some may be accessed here (with permission given by the student). Note that this programme was formerly the Graduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies (GCAS).
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Terra Futura: Antarctica in science fiction narratives.
(2018)Across a range of genres, and from multiple sources, we have explored the main themes of specific science fiction works and how they contribute to public discourse on the Antarctic. In this case we have defined science ... -
Antarctic future technologies.
(2018)Science in Antarctica has greatly increased our knowledge of climate, the Earth’s history and the human impact on the world’s environments, yet scientific activities in Antarctica are having a direct impact on the immediate ... -
Antarctic sea ice and its implications.
(2018)Global warming has caused a significant decrease in sea ice coverage in the Arctic. This is having far reaching implications for the ecosystems, as well as dramatically changing the way that humans interact with the Arctic ... -
Calculating geothermal heat flux in Antarctica and evaluating its impact on the cryosphere
(2018)Geothermal heat flux (GHF) is an essential boundary condition that has a dynamic influence over ice sheet mass balance. Difficulties associated with obtaining GHF measurements in ice covered regions mean that GHF in ... -
Ecological impacts of plastic ingestion by Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic seabirds
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Antarctica, and the Southern Ocean, is considered to be the last ‘untouched wilderness’ on Earth. Yet marine species there are in decline and this is largely due to anthropogenic impacts. Plastic pollution in the world’s ... -
Antarctica’s fifth age? Some supporting evidence
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Ten years ago, Alan Hemmings proposed that Antarctica had entered a Fifth Age identified by a much more complex global context. This paper examines evidence from recent biophysical and socio-economic literature on the ... -
Viruses contribute more to Antarctica than the common cold: a review on viral importance in Antarctic lakes
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The role viruses play in mediating the ecology of Antarctic lakes is vastly underrepresented and the effects climate change may have on these roles is widely unknown. At the microbial level viruses are involved in the ... -
Digital conservation in Antarctica
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Science and conservation are of paramount importance in Antarctica as they are founding principles of the Antarctic Treaty, the contributions internationally by governments to both scientific research and conservation ... -
Assessing the Antarctic lithodidae (King crab) hypothesis: invasion or endurance?
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Rising sea temperature, as a result of anthropogenic climate change, has contributed to dynamic ecological changes across the globe. As a result the previously isolated ecosystem of Antarctica will likely soon be at risk ... -
Measuring the impact of 360° videography in Antarctica for educational purposes
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This report surveys the main issues and approaches to measuring presence as they relate to user experience design in virtual reality. The main focus is on how to evaluate the impact of using 360° video to capture and ... -
Antarctica – the woman and the quest for a polar career
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The perceptions of female identity and the characteristics to what is deemed feminine can vary from culture to culture. The naming of vehicles and machinery with feminine sounding names is evident across western cultures ... -
Understanding the new threat of microplastic pollution in the Ross Sea: a review
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Microplastics are defined as plastic particles less than 5mm in diameter. They have spread to the furthest reaches of our marine environments, including coastal waters, deep sea sediments, and Arctic sea ice. Recently they ... -
Food for man-hauling and other extreme physical activities in the Antarctic
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The explorers of the Heroic Age and earlier understood the need for a well balanced diet with additional calorific value and nutrients for traveling and exploring the Antarctic. They went to considerable lengths to test ... -
PEPAT: past, present, is there a future
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This paper addresses the question of the effectiveness of PEPAT, its strengths and weaknesses and how it deals with natural resource exploitation. It does not cover marine exploitation as that is subject to a different ... -
Ocean warning! A review of climate change effects on Antarctic marine ecosystems
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Antarctic marine environments are unique in nature due the cold temperatures they encompass and their isolation from the global oceans. Antarctic marine species hence represent a high degree of endemism and have a range ... -
The Southern Ocean Toothfish Fishery – conflicting evidence highlights uncertainty in fishery management.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The Southern Ocean toothfish fisheries, -managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)- are constantly examined for their sustainability and greater ecosystem impacts. Despite ... -
A review of recent discussion surrounding Australia’s Antarctic Policy.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Australia’s Antarctic policy has been a discussion point between academics, think tanks and government departments in recent years. The 100th year anniversary of Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition prompted a national ... -
A review of glaciovolcanism with particular application to its presence in Antarctica
(2018)Glaciovolcanism is mainly controlled by the interaction between magma composition and ice properties. However, many other smaller factors will play a role in the progression of an eruption including temperature, spatial ... -
Sovereignty and its hold on the Antarctic Treaty System, can it be displaced?
(2018)This essay looks at the issue of sovereignty with the Antarctic Treaty system. Sovereignty has continued to be an issue with states asserting their territorial sovereign rights in multiple ways. The issue of extending ... -
An Assessment of New Zealand’s Performance in Environmental Leadership in Antarctica
(2018)New Zealand established a position of environmental leadership throughout the negotiations on the Protocol. New Zealand’s performance in environmental leadership since then was assessed under the Antarctica (Environmental ...
