In conversation with our interns: Career progression
Over the past year, our Equality Diversity and Inclusion interns have spent time at BAS working on a variety of fascinating polar projects. Here, we hear about how they’ve built […]
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Carrying the PRIDE message to the Polar Regions
Read more of: Carrying the PRIDE message to the Polar RegionsHuw Griffiths is a polar research scientist with British Antarctic Survey. During June PRIDE month he shares his personal experience of research as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, the […]
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Growing beyond acronyms
Read more of: Growing beyond acronymsYou may have heard acronyms such as EDI, DEI, EDIA, JEDI, and wondered what they mean. They refer to issues including equity, equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility, concepts that take on different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context they exist in. Historically, and still today, we know that some people are systemically disadvantaged and marginalised in society, so whatever the acronym, inclusion work should generally try to dismantle and help unlearn prevailing unjust structural and cultural settings.
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First science on board RRS Sir David Attenborough
Read more of: First science on board RRS Sir David AttenboroughBritain’s new polar ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, has reached another exciting milestone, completing its first ever scientific assignment – retrieving a scientific mooring! RRS Sir David Attenborough is currently […]
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Juggling polar research and family life
Read more of: Juggling polar research and family lifeIt can be difficult for anyone to find the right balance between their career and family. For some jobs these challenges reach new levels when the role requires you to work away from home for months at a time. This is most apparent for careers in the Forces or the Merchant Navy, but it is also true for many people who work in jobs that require field work, such as polar science.
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Marking Zero Discrimination Day
Read more of: Marking Zero Discrimination DaySimon Garrod, Director of BAS Operations and Engineering, reflects on Zero Discrimination Day and on the changes regarding inclusion and discrimination that have occurred since he started working in the polar environment nearly thirty years ago.
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BAS celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Read more of: BAS celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in ScienceToday, 11 February, is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a global initiative led by UNESCO and UN-Women. To celebrate, we have asked some of our female staff […]
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Happy at Halley
Read more of: Happy at HalleyNeil Brims is the Electrician at Halley VI Research Station. In our latest blog, find out what life is like at Halley and how it feels to live at the […]
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From Inverness to Antarctica: meeting (supply chain) milestones
Read more of: From Inverness to Antarctica: meeting (supply chain) milestonesJoe Stebbing, Assistant Project Manager, AIMP at British Antarctic Survey on how we are meeting our (supply chain) milestones. January has marked a momentous milestone for the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation […]
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The challenges of running Antarctic stations during a pandemic
Read more of: The challenges of running Antarctic stations during a pandemicChristopher Robert Lloyd, Contract Manager for Ramboll, will be working in Antarctica on constructing the new scientific support facility at Rothera, the Discovery Building. He first travelled to Antarctica in […]
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How’s life on the RRS Sir David Attenborough?
Read more of: How’s life on the RRS Sir David Attenborough?It’s been a busy few weeks for RRS Sir David Attenborough! After departing the UK on its maiden voyage over a month ago, the ship has made it all the […]
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GUEST BLOG: Improving accessibility with BSL
Read more of: GUEST BLOG: Improving accessibility with BSLToday, 3 December 2021, is the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). The theme this year focuses on “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an […]
