With great sadness in our wild hearts, we share that our mentor, our hero and friend, passed away on June 23rd.

On 15 April 2021, a refereeing evening will be organized from the department of anesthesiology of the LUMC (Leiden University Medical Center): "the hordes of an elite athlete".

Stijn Thoolen has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to research Concordia, Antarctica from November 2019 up to and including the beginning of 2021. We occasionally receive an update from Stijn about his findings on this small, isolated part of the world. Today the eleventh and final part, where Stijn tells us about the ending of his stay, -and the parting with-, Concordia.

Stijn Thoolen has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to research Concordia, Antarctica from November 2019 up to and including the beginning of 2021. We occasionally receive an update from Stijn about his findings on this small, isolated part of the world. Today the tenth piece, in which he tells us about his marathon on Antarctica.

Stijn Thoolen has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to research Concordia, Antarctica from November 2019 up to and including the beginning of 2021. We occasionally receive an update from Stijn about his findings on this small, isolated part of the world. In this blog, the ninth piece, all about the ending of the winter and its effects on the entire crew at Concordia station.