Captain Scott

Plymouth explorer-in-residence set for nutrition, dementia and music research at South Pole

Polar explorer Antony Jinman will be promoting good nutrition to children, assisting dementia researchers and composing music as part of his latest epic adventure.

Plymouth University’s Explorer in Residence will be following in the footsteps of another great figure, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, when he sets out later this month on a 730-mile solo expedition to the Geographic South...

Newly acquired Scott of the Antarctic object now on display at City Museum and Art Gallery

An important object linked to famous polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott, otherwise known as ‘Scott of the Antarctic’, is now on display at the City Museum and Art Gallery.

The object is his christening cup – a piece of commemorative silver gilt dating from as far back as 30 June 1868.

The cup was originally given to a young Scott following his christening at Stoke...