Research Centre

Gateway Antarctica

Summary

Gateway Antarctica's work aims to enhance understanding of Antarctica in a global context, encourage responsible stewardship of the continent, manage human impact on the environment and develop solutions to contemporary issues involving Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

 

Statement of Purpose

Gateway Antarctica will contribute to increased understanding and more effective management of the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean by being a focal point and a catalyst for Antarctic scholarship, attracting national and international participation in collaborative research, analysis, learning and networking.

 

Functions

  • Research and consultancy
  • Education
  • Policy studies
  • Advocacy
Administrators
  1. Mary Botting
Directors
  1. Wolfgang Rack
    Email address
    wolfgang.rack@canterbury.ac.nz

Research Centre contact

  • +643 369 1167
  • University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand