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Blog section: Rothera

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Reflections on Isolation

3 November, 2020 Matthew Phillips

Matthew Phillips reflects on his three periods of quarantine this year in preparation for working in Antarctica as Rothera Winter Station Leader. All staff deployed to Antarctica this season will …

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Isolation Stories from Antarctica

18 May, 2020 Emily Neville

There is a lot that’s unique about Antarctica. It’s the coldest, windiest and least populated of the world’s continents. It’s the highest continent on Earth and the world’s largest desert. …

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PODCAST – Iceworld, Episode 5 – Seals from Space

9 April, 2020 Robert Taylor

Episode 5: Seals from Space In Episode 5 of Iceworld, Rob Taylor is joined by Prem Gill who has just completed two weeks of fieldwork as part of his PhD …

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Lenticular clouds at South Georgia, indicating lee-wave generation within the atmosphere. The waves are caused by stratified air flowing over the island. Taken from Barff Peninsula, South Georgia.

PODCAST – Iceworld, Episode 4 – Atmosphere

25 March, 2020 Robert Taylor

Episode 4: Atmosphere In the latest episode of Iceworld, Josh Eveson joins Rob Taylor to talk about the atmosphere and weather research taking place at Halley Research Station. More than …

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Warming up the Antarctic: Harder than you think

29 July, 2019 Melody Clark

Professor Melody Clark, Project Leader, discusses the trials and tribulations of undertaking research in Antarctica. Her latest paper published in Nature Communications shows that rising sea temperatures of just 1-2 …

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Living my dream of working in Antarctica

9 November, 2018 Matthew Southworth

Plant operator and enthusiastic environmentalist Matt Southworth finds his dream of working in Antarctica coming true!

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Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2018

11 February, 2018 Zoe Waring

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th February), Zoe Waring, the Marine Assistant at Rothera Research Station, has written a blog about her work at British …

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SCIENCE IN THE SEA: Ocean sampling day at Rothera

27 July, 2017 Zoe Waring

Zoe Waring, the Rothera Marine Assistant provides us with an account of the recent Ocean Sampling Day at Rothera. Since 2012, the Rothera Marine Assistant has been collecting samples for World …

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SCIENCE BLOG:Penguin or sea lemon?

28 July, 2016 Melody Clark

Dr Melody Clark gets excited about sea snails as part of an innovative research programme to investigate how Antarctica’s animals will adapt to life in a warmer world. Penguins or …

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ANTARCTIC BLOG: meet Ali – Rothera’s lab manager

8 February, 2016 Alison Massey

I am sat gazing with child-like wonder through my office window at the huge snow-flakes falling outside and, despite the fact that the snowstorm is obscuring my usual spectacular view …

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