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BAS Open Day: Ice Explorers - Icebergs, penguins and brrrilliant science!

March 21, 2026 @ 10:00 am - March 21, 2026 @ 4:00 pm

Join us for Ice Explorers - a fun, family-friendly open day at the headquarters of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. Our open day is part of the Cambridge Festival line up. Step into our icy world and find out how scientists, engineers and innovators are uncovering the secrets of our frozen poles. From the…

New exhibition explores the intersection of art and Antarctic science

September 12 @ 9:00 am - June 27, 2026 @ 4:00 pm

The Polar Museum in Cambridge is opening its new exhibition on 12 September, a collaboration between polar geologist Dr Joanne Johnson from BAS and contemporary artist Rowan Huntley...

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Protecting Our Planet Day 2025: Livestream event for schools

November 27 @ 11:30 am - November 27 @ 12:10 pm

Have you got your ticket to Antarctica? Sign up and receive weekly interactive email updates packed with stories and activities following our journey around Antarctica on a Twin Otter plane. As part of this adventure, join Protecting Our Planet Day (POP25), as we livestream from Halley VI Research Station and the RRS Sir David Attenborough tailored for…

British Antarctic Survey at Big Biology Day, Cambridge

October 11 @ 11:00 am - October 11 @ 4:00 pm

On Saturday 11 October join British Antarctic Survey for Big Biology Day held at Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge. Hosted by Cambridge Biologists, Big Biology Day is the largest free-to-attend festival in the UK exclusively dedicated to the biological sciences. This is a chance to get an up-close and personal experience with biology…

Join us for a meeting about climate extremes in the polar regions

September 29 @ 9:00 am - September 30 @ 5:00 pm

This meeting will be taking place on 29 September to 30 September and is organised by Professor Kate Hendry, Professor Dame Jane Francis DCMG FRS, Professor Michael Meredith...

British Antarctic Survey at the Grand Arcade, Cambridge

July 26

On 26 July from 9am-5pm, join the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) at the Grand Arcade shopping centre in Cambridge for the brilliant opportunity to explore polar science close to home. This free event will feature a showcase of some of the work conducted at BAS.

British Antarctic Survey at Lyme Regis Fossil Festival

June 14 @ 10:00 am - June 15 @ 4:00 pm

Join British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists at this year's world-famous Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, taking place on 14 and 15 June. Come and marvel at remarkable fossils from Antarctica, offering insights into the continent's past as a tropical rainforest teeming with dinosaurs. Visit the BAS team stationed at the Jubilee Pavilion on Marine Parade and…

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