From the beginning of the project to the end of the reporting period, ICEglobe combined extensive archival research with interdisciplinary analysis drawing on historical geography, science and technology studies, environmental humanities, and visual culture studies. Research was conducted at the Scott Polar Institute, University of Cambridge, and in other archives in Europe. It was complemented by research visits and a secondment at the University of Greenland, Ilisimatusarfik.
The project reconstructed the emergence of large-scale ice-sheet science, examining field practices, measurement technologies such as seismic and radio-echo sounding, and the development of computer modelling. A central result is the demonstration that Greenland and Antarctica were not treated as isolated research sites, but as mutually constitutive spaces within shared scientific, logistical, and geopolitical frameworks, particularly during and after the Second World War.
In parallel, the project analysed how visual practices, especially photography, contributed to the authority and circulation of cryospheric knowledge. This resulted in commissioned peer-reviewed chapters on early Antarctic photography, which expanded the project’s interdisciplinary scope while remaining aligned with its core objectives.
The results of the project have been disseminated through peer-reviewed journal articles, edited-volume chapters, international conferences, invited lectures, and public-facing publications. The principal outcome is a major peer-reviewed monograph intended for both academic and wider readerships, ensuring broad exploitation and visibility of the project’s findings.
