Leading Universities

Western Sydney University

University of Tasmania

Research Partners

City of Hobart

Tasmanian Government | Department of State Growth

Instituto Antartico Chileno

University of Canterbury, NZ

Christchurch City Council

Antarctic Office, Christchurch New Zealand

Universidad de Magallanes Chile

Research team

Prof. Juan Francisco Salazar, Western Sydney University

Prof. Paul James, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

Prof. Elizabeth Leane, University of Tasmania

Associate Professor Liam Magee, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

Dr Daniela Liggett, University of Canterbury

Prof. Claudia Estrada, University of Magallanes

Dr Gabriela Roldán, University of Canterbury

Elías Barticevic, Chilean Antarctic Institute

Dr. Silvia Martínez, Western Sydney University (project manager)

Dr. Hanne Nielsen, University of Tasmania (until 2018)

Dr Chloe Lucas, University of Tasmania

Dr. Sebastián Martín Valdéz, Western Sydney University

Dr. Andrea Pollio, Western Sydney University

Katie Marx, University of Tasmania (from 2018)

Doita Datta, University of Tasmania (from 2018)

Marina Khan, Western Sydney University (from 2019)

Dr. Rodolfo Sapiains, Universidad de Chile (from 2020)

Research Partners

Tim Short, Director Community Life Hobart City Council

Lucy Knott, Senior Advisor Economic Development | Community Life Hobart City Council

Karen Rees, Director Antarctic Tasmania and Regional Economic Development Coordination at Tasmania Department of State Growth (from 2018)

Jane Eldershaw, Project Manager Antarctic Tasmania and Regional Coordination Tasmania Department of State Growth

Eric Assendelft (†), Antarctic Office, Canterbury City Council (until 2018)

Chloë Dear, Antarctic Office, Canterbury City Council (until 2018)

David Kennedy Head of the Christchurch Antarctic Office, Christchurch NZ (from 2018)

Sue McFarlane Manager – Relationships The Antarctic Office, Christchurch NZ (from 2018)

General Partners and Sponsors Antarctic Cities Youth Expedition 2020

Gateway Antarctica (Christchurch, NZ)

Latin America Centre for Asia Pacific Excellence (LatAm CAPE) (Wellington, NZ)

QUBE

The Bookend Trust (Hobart, AU)

South Africa National Antarctic Programme (SANAP)

Antarctic Legacy of South Africa (ALSA)

Department of Science and Innovation and National Research Foundation (NRF)

The Municipality of Ushuaia, Argentina