Management of Science

At present the scope of studies that can be undertaken at Scott Base is limited unless commitment to an antarctic programme spans several years in which equipment can be tested and specialist wannagins built. However there seems quite a lot of scope for studies such as these in which the antarctic is seen primarily as a sample collection urea and only limited scientific work is attempted. Scott Base is well sited to study antarctic flora and fauna so it is unfortunate that the Base has no real biological science laboratory. It would be a great asset to the programme to have a biological laboratory complete with running water and refrigerated areas.