Pre-deployment: inside the training to work in Antarctica
Before travelling to work in Antarctica, new recruits take part in two weeks of Pre-Deployment Training. This is a new starter induction that really counts.
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Why is everyone talking about space weather?
Read more of: Why is everyone talking about space weather?With the current heatwave, the impacts of weather are at the forefront of many people’s minds. But in today’s episode, we’re exploring a very different kind of weather – one that originates 150 million km away on the surface of the sun.
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Bird Island Whale Sightings Protocol and Data
Read more of: Bird Island Whale Sightings Protocol and DataBird Island is one of two year-round stations on South Georgia, conducting valuable bird and seal studies along with opportunistic whale sightings. Project Partner and Bird Island Station Science […]
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Hungry Humpbacks Wrap Up Workshop
Read more of: Hungry Humpbacks Wrap Up WorkshopJoin us for the Darwin Plus, South Georgia Heritage Trust-Friends of South Georgia Island-supported Hungry Humpbacks Project Wrap-up workshop on September 24, 2026! This session will bring together researchers, conservationists, […]
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Darwin Plus Sustained Monitoring Project Acoustic Moorings Turnaround June 2026
Read more of: Darwin Plus Sustained Monitoring Project Acoustic Moorings Turnaround June 2026During the final weekend of June, King Edward Point marine biologists Camille De Pasquale and Rhiannon Nicol worked alongside the captain and crew of the South Georgia Government fisheries […]
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Winter Bird Island Whale Sightings Update
Read more of: Winter Bird Island Whale Sightings UpdateThe past few months have brought some incredible whale sightings around the island, and we’re excited to share the latest updates with you. Zoological Field Assistants (ZFAs) Katherine Thomas and […]
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Testing a tipping point: inside the hunt for early warnings in Atlantic currents
Read more of: Testing a tipping point: inside the hunt for early warnings in Atlantic currentsThe vast ocean circulation system that keeps Britain’s climate mild could be weakening. Scientists are racing to understand what that might mean for our future.
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70 years on the ice: the extraordinary story of Halley Research Station
Read more of: 70 years on the ice: the extraordinary story of Halley Research StationSix thousand miles from home, on a shelf of ice that moves, cracks and occasionally breaks away, British scientists have been keeping watch for seventy years.
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A scientific legacy: happy 100th birthday Sir David Attenborough
Read more of: A scientific legacy: happy 100th birthday Sir David AttenboroughAs Sir David Attenborough turns 100, we celebrate his legacy and contribution to our frozen planet – through the voices of those working on RRS Sir David Attenborough.
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One Antarctic bay, 28 years: why long-term monitoring at Rothera matters
Read more of: One Antarctic bay, 28 years: why long-term monitoring at Rothera mattersScientists have been monitoring the ocean at Rothera Research Station almost without interruption since 1997. All that data adds up into a unique picture of the polar ocean.
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Ground-breaking discovery in South Georgia waters!
Read more of: Ground-breaking discovery in South Georgia waters!For the first time, an Antarctic blue whale has been successfully matched across years in South Georgia—thanks to citizen scientists and the power of photo-identification shared through HappyWhale. This remarkable […]
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Cumberland Bay Acoustic Moorings Update
Read more of: Cumberland Bay Acoustic Moorings UpdateScience doesn’t stop during the festive season. On 24 December, King Edward Point marine biologists Rhi Nicol and Cami De Pasquale went out to the entrance of Cumberland Bay to […]