Reflections on Isolation
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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Carrying the PRIDE message to the ends of the earth
Read more of: Carrying the PRIDE message to the ends of the earthBLOG. Biologist Huw Griffiths shares his personal experience of research as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Persistence and brilliant engineering
Read more of: Persistence and brilliant engineeringNadescha Zwerschke is a marine biologist, who was travelling on the RRS James Clark Ross (JCR) as part of the ICEBERGS 2 cruise in December 2018. Having left Burdwood Bank […]
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Blog: A research cruise and my gateway to Antarctica
Read more of: Blog: A research cruise and my gateway to AntarcticaICEBERGS2 – 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 […]
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ENGINEERING AT SEA: Supporting Marine Science
Read more of: ENGINEERING AT SEA: Supporting Marine ScienceMechanical engineer Carwyn Davies, from British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic Marine Engineering (AME) is working onboard the RRS James Clark Ross with our science team to investigate Larsen C Benthos. Find […]
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SCIENCE IN THE SEA: The adventure begins
Read more of: SCIENCE IN THE SEA: The adventure beginsBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) palaeobiologist Dr Rowan Whittle is a member of the Larsen C Benthos research cruise onboard the RRS James Clark Ross. Rowan’s primary role is to assist […]
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SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 4: Sea ice and science
Read more of: SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 4: Sea ice and scienceFollowing the glider deployments our next destination was Rothera, the UK’s biggest Antarctic research station on Adelaide Island. Good progress was made until we hit the sea ice – 120 […]
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SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 3: Gliders galore!
Read more of: SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 3: Gliders galore!It was finally time to deploy the gliders and I couldn’t be more excited! Autonomous vehicles are regarded as the future of oceanography, and I feel extremely lucky to be […]
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SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 2: Busy biologists!
Read more of: SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 2: Busy biologists!First thing I learn as I begin my trip aboard the RRS James Clark Ross is that, scientist on research cruises need to be able to adapt quickly! Within two […]
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SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 1: Journey to the JCR!
Read more of: SCIENCE IN THE SEA – Part 1: Journey to the JCR!After 6 days, 9505 miles and 7 mm of beard growth, the cruise has officially started! Thursday 16th November and finally the time had come for me start my journey […]
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BLOG: All aboard the National Geographic Cruise – Part 2: Sharks
Read more of: BLOG: All aboard the National Geographic Cruise – Part 2: SharksA British Antarctic Survey (BAS) team has just returned from a three-week science cruise with National Geographic on board the RRS James Clark Ross around Ascension Island’s seamounts. This five-part […]
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Shedding light on lanternfish
Read more of: Shedding light on lanternfishBy Dr Geraint Tarling Lanternfish are found in many of the world’s oceans and get their name from the numerous photophores (light organs) that occur all over their bodies. Also […]
