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Read more on COP26 – Supporting the UK PresidencyBedmap Himalayas is an ongoing BAS core-funded and grant-funded programme. It aims to measure how much water much is stored as glacier ice in High Mountain Asia. In warm weather, …
Read more on Bedmap HimalayasHumpback whale populations are strongly recovering on their feeding grounds in the South Atlantic, with over 24,543 whales now estimated to use polar waters in the Scotia Arc each summer. …
Read more on Hungry humpbacks: New surveys show an abundance of humpback whales on their South Atlantic feeding grounds following whaling banBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) and WWF are seeking the public’s help to search for walrus in thousands of satellite images taken from space, with the aim of learning more about …
Read more on WALRUS FROM SPACE: Animal spotters wanted to join mass survey!A network of international researchers launches a European collaboration this week ( 14 October 2021). This collaboration will train a new generation of scientists to understand how past climate changes …
Read more on DEEPICE: Network of young researchers to unveil past climate change in AntarcticaA dramatic art installation symbolising our warming climate will be launched at the Cambridge Cleantech annual conference on 20 October as the city’s innovators and scientists gather together to brainstorm …
Read more on Frozen in time: climate change challenge to be showcased at upcoming sustainability conferenceA consignment of AstraZeneca vaccines has been received by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Rothera Research Station in Antarctica – the furthest south any British Covid-19 vaccine has yet travelled. …
Read more on UK takes vaccines to AntarcticaBlack History Month recognises and celebrates the achievements of people with African or Caribbean heritage and takes place every October (in the UK). It marks the contributions of Black people …
Read more on Reflections on Black History Month and lessons for the Polar Research communityThe Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was agreed in 1991 and came into force in 1998, once it had been ratified by all 26 (currently 28) Antarctic …
Read more on GUEST BLOG: Saving Antarctica! The 30th Anniversary of the signing of the Protocol on Environmental ProtectionJoin us in London or online for a dazzling showcase of polar environmental science, engineering and technology.
Read more on Free 3-day public event, Greenwich, London: Ice Worlds Festival of Polar Science 28-30 October 2021Despite the global pandemic, the strong strategic relationship between the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has gone from strength to strength. Following the success of the …
Read more on Falkland Islands Government and BAS work together on forthcoming Antarctic seasonA new immersive exhibition, Polar Zero, opens at Glasgow Science Centre this weekend (2 October), injecting an artistic and cultural dimension to the climate negotiations at the Conference of the …
Read more on Immersive science-art exhibition opens at Glasgow Science CentreThe Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard in Norway, the UK’s permanent Arctic research facility, celebrates its 30 years anniversary this week (Tuesday 28 September) as it continues to undertake critical …
Read more on Britain’s Arctic Research Station celebrates 30 years of science and monitoring climate changeTom Andersson, a data scientist at British Antarctic Survey Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab, shares the latest predictions from a new Arctic sea ice forecasting AI tool as this year’s Arctic …
Read more on BLOG: Predicting September 2021 Arctic sea ice using artificial intelligenceForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office helping increasing representation of people from under-represented groups engaged in Polar Science.
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Applying innovative polar science to global issues #COP26 - Bedmap #Himalayas has developed a novel way of measurin… https://t.co/qUdl9IyWCO
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Explore this brilliant thread from BAS polar biologist Dr Jennifer Jackson @polarbiome to learn more! https://t.co/T2A8M82Jrd
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Congratulations to our AIMP team being awarded "High Commendation" in the Partnership Initiative of the Year catego… https://t.co/VEY4Ojbq6t
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