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A research cruise and my gateway to Antarctica

ICEBERGS2 – a research cruise and my gateway to Antarctica Nadescha Zwerschke is a marine biologist travelling on the RRS James Clark Ross to Antarctica I’ve only recently started my …

Summer fieldwork begins at Halley

Halley opens for 2018 summer field season

‘Sounds of Space’ from Antarctica feature in space simulation game

Amazing, natural, ‘sounds of space’, have been incorporated into the new exploration gameplay in Elite Dangerous

Increased snowfall in Antarctica buffers sea-level rise

A new study of snowfall across Antarctica provides vital information in the study of future sea-level rise. A team of scientists from NASA and British Antarctic Survey (BAS), describes how …

Blog: The Artistry of Antarctic Logistics

Earth’s Final Frontier – the title given to the frozen continent by journalists and academics alike, and with good reason. Antarctica stands resolute and alone, separated from mainland South America …

Seabird populations on Antarctic Peninsula unexpected

Results of a new study on Antarctic seabirds shows a larger percentage of their populations inhabit important nesting sites around Ryder Bay, close to British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Station than …

2019 NERC Doctoral Training Projects

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3 March
2019
Postdoctoral Researcher in Seabird Ecology – Cambridge
Cambridge, with 5 weeks fieldwork in Iceland.
13 January
2019
Electronic/Instrument Engineer – Cambridge
Cambridge but with periods on deployment including polar regions.
6 January
2019
Rothera Facilities Engineer – Cambridge and Antarctica
Cambridge and Rothera - Antarctica

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What an image! The RRS Ernest Shackleton travelling in pack ice close to Adelaide Island, having left Rothera follo… https://t.co/gf50wBB4wm

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Projects within our five Doctoral Training Partnerships are live! Deadline for applications: 8th January 2019… https://t.co/YrZL65lA7j

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The summer field season is underway at Halley Research Station. Find out more here: https://t.co/dtGdTMUrSC #Halley… https://t.co/ZNaBtlocLF

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New blog charts the journey to #Antarctica by marine biologist Nadescha Zwerschke #ICEBERGS2 @SAERI_FI… https://t.co/OWU0Iim2Zl

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Polar science for planet earth

A research cruise and my gateway to Antarctica

Summer fieldwork begins at Halley

‘Sounds of Space’ from Antarctica feature in space simulation game

Increased snowfall in Antarctica buffers sea-level rise

Blog: The Artistry of Antarctic Logistics

Seabird populations on Antarctic Peninsula unexpected

2019 NERC Doctoral Training Projects

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