Guest blog: celebrating Polar Pride in Parliament
Our colleagues Millicent Harding and Louise Mercer from the UK Polar Network and as part of the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative (DiPSI) share their experience of a very […]
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2023 in 10 stories from British Antarctic Survey
Read more of: 2023 in 10 stories from British Antarctic SurveyEvery year at British Antarctic Survey is a huge team effort. What we do couldn’t happen without every one our talented staff – whether they are doing the legwork of […]
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Interview with Professor Dame Jane Francis
Read more of: Interview with Professor Dame Jane FrancisHow does a woman born in 1950s England go on to earn a PhD in geology, spend weeks at a time researching in Antarctica, become the director of the British […]
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South Georgia fieldwork, Dec 2023 – March 2024
Read more of: South Georgia fieldwork, Dec 2023 – March 2024The next stage of the project was fieldwork using drones to study whales from land at Cumberland Bay, South Georgia during December 2023-January 2024. This had not been tried before […]
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Guest blog: Why Pride matters for doing better polar research
Read more of: Guest blog: Why Pride matters for doing better polar researchPolar research often conjures images of scientists operating in remote, arduous conditions at the ends of the world reminiscent of the likes of Scott, Shackleton and Amundsen during the ‘Heroic Age’ of polar exploration at the turn of the 20th century. However, 21st century polar research is so much more than this.
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Estimating humpback whale ages, November 2023
Read more of: Estimating humpback whale ages, November 2023During November/December 2023, BAS PhD student Henry Slesser visited the laboratory of project collaborator Dr Emma Carroll, to learn how to estimate the ages of the humpback whales that have […]
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Benefits of 3D printing on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Read more of: Benefits of 3D printing on board the RRS Sir David AttenboroughTraditionally when working in a remote environment, we fall back on wood and glue to repair and modify parts onboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Quite often, the plastic components […]
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Abrolhos Bank fieldwork, Sept – Oct 2023
Read more of: Abrolhos Bank fieldwork, Sept – Oct 2023The first field leg of the project took place in Abrolhos Marine National Park, Brazil from 20 September to 17 October 2023, recording the body condition of humpback whales at […]
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Feeling the heat in Antarctica: the urgency of sea ice research
Read more of: Feeling the heat in Antarctica: the urgency of sea ice researchDr Robbie Mallett is a sea ice scientist, currently over-wintering at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica as part of an eight-month research campaign for the NERC DEFIANT project. Robbie explains the […]
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A Southern Ocean plastic puzzle – where is all the ocean plastic?
Read more of: A Southern Ocean plastic puzzle – where is all the ocean plastic?Where is all the ocean plastic? Eight million tonnes of plastic enter the ocean each year but only a small fraction of this (maybe even as low as 1%!) can […]
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Life on a subantarctic island: installing a new renewable energy system at Bird Island Research Station
Read more of: Life on a subantarctic island: installing a new renewable energy system at Bird Island Research StationBritish Antarctic Survey aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and decarbonise our polar research stations by 2030. A key part of this project is to end the reliance on conventional […]
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Hi BAS, Happy Pride!
Read more of: Hi BAS, Happy Pride!Megan Monkman (she/her) is an Energy and Carbon Analyst at British Antarctic Survey working on decarbonisation and net zero projects. Here she writes about her experience in the gay community, […]
