All aboard: RRS Sir David Attenborough is about to depart
David Wilkins is the Net Zero Engagement and Support Officer at British Antarctic Survey. He recently visited our new polar ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough. On this International Day of […]
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International Men’s Day: Burnout in Cambridge and in the Polar Regions
Read more of: International Men’s Day: Burnout in Cambridge and in the Polar RegionsInternational Men’s Day is an annual celebration taking place on Saturday 19 November around some of the issues that specifically impact men and boys. The themes of the day centre […]
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Blog: Socioeconomic diversity in Polar Science
Read more of: Blog: Socioeconomic diversity in Polar ScienceProfessor Martin Siegert is a glaciologist at Imperial College London and co-director of the Grantham Institute. He’s co-Chair of the Diversity in Polar Science Initiative and Chair of the UK […]
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Read, read, read and new ideas will come to you
Read more of: Read, read, read and new ideas will come to youWe speak to a British Antarctic Survey Scientist on becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society… Professor Richard Horne FRS is the former Head of Space Weather at the British […]
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Blog: Hunting for microplastics in the high Arctic
Read more of: Blog: Hunting for microplastics in the high ArcticHuw Griffiths works in the Biodiversity Team at British Antarctic Survey. As he completes fieldwork in the Canadian Arctic with colleagues Cath Waller (University of Hull) and Steve Roberts (BAS), […]
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Extreme temperatures in Antarctica
Read more of: Extreme temperatures in AntarcticaHeatwaves aren’t just scorching Europe – here’s what extreme temperatures mean for Antarctica.
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Antarctic infrastructure for net zero
Read more of: Antarctic infrastructure for net zeroThis week is Net Zero Week, an opportunity for all of us to reflect on what we can do to help mitigate the worst effects of climate change. The work being done at BAS to help pave the road to net zero though continues year-round and there are many exciting initiatives planned and underway to support our net zero targets.
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Seeing double: Digital twins and net zero
Read more of: Seeing double: Digital twins and net zeroReaching net zero, as a country or a business, requires new measures, technology and innovations. Digital twins are an example of this; they can be a powerful tool to drive innovation and efficiency.
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In conversation with our interns: Research projects
Read more of: In conversation with our interns: Research projectsOver the past year, our EDI interns have spent time at BAS working on a variety of fascinating polar projects. Here, we hear about how they’ve built their skills and […]
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In conversation with our interns: Career progression
Read more of: In conversation with our interns: Career progressionOver 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.
