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Category: Education

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Antarctica’s global impact highlighted in new book

22 April, 2025

This Earth Day (22 April 2025) the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is spotlighting a new book that showcases the latest scientific insights from the Antarctic. Antarctica and the Earth System, …

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My summer of science: internships at British Antarctic Survey

16 August, 2024 Livia Oldland

This summer British Antarctic Survey (BAS) hosted two paid internships through the 10,000 Black Interns scheme. We are committed to creating a workplace that is fair and inclusive and where …

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New ‘live lessons’ offer interactive learning for kids

13 November, 2023

Antarctica Live Lessons, a new and exciting learning resource, launches today (13 November). Aimed at engaging and inspiring the imaginations of young learners, the platform introduces an array of live, …

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Antarctica drawing competition launches

2 November, 2022

The British Antarctic Survey and its partners are launching a drawing competition for schools, to inspire the next generation of polar engineers, scientists and explorers. School children between the ages …

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Blog: Socioeconomic diversity in Polar Science

26 September, 2022 Martin Siegert

Professor 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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Extreme temperatures in Antarctica

18 July, 2022 Alexander Fyans

Heatwaves aren’t just scorching Europe – here’s what extreme temperatures mean for Antarctica.

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PhD opportunities with British Antarctic Survey in 2022

10 December, 2021

Applications for PhD projects with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are now open for October 2022 admission. BAS currently supports over 100 PhD students, working on a huge variety of projects. …

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Creative Tuition Collective Polar Horizons Report 2021

18 October, 2021

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Report on first phase of Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative

13 August, 2021

Outcomes of the first phase of the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative (DiPSI) are promoted this month

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Polar Horizons: A how-to guide to cohort-based engagement with underrepresented talent

14 April, 2021 by Huw Griffiths, Pilvi Saarikoski, Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley

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Guest blog: Anti-racism must be at the heart of climate action

31 March, 2021 Martin Siegert

Professor Martin Siegert from Imperial College London has just become one of the three new co-chairs of the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative Steering committee. In this guest blog, …

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Do your PhD with British Antarctic Survey in 2021

25 November, 2020

Applications for PhD projects with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are now open for October 2021 admission. There are currently over 100 PhD students associated with BAS, working on a huge variety …

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Dr Huw Griffiths awarded SCAR Medal for Education and Communication

7 August, 2020

Please join us in congratulating Dr Huw Griffiths, Marine Biogeographer at British Antarctic Survey, who has been awarded the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Medal for Education and Communication. …

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BAS Communications & Engagement Plan 2019

14 January, 2019 by Linda Capper

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Antarctic game features new videos

21 November, 2018

‘Ice Flows’, a free-to-use and interactive game, which demonstrates the impact of climate change in Antarctica now has an exciting new feature – explainer videos, narrated by the penguin characters …

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Live from the Arctic!

16 March, 2017 Bianca Perren

This is not my average Arctic field season. Usually the months before departure are spent in a tiered state of preparation – getting field equipment ready and sending it North, …

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New interactive game ‘Ice Flows’ launches today

23 August, 2016

Researchers and games developers have joined forces to explain how climate change is affecting Antarctica. A new game called ‘Ice Flows’ launches today (Tuesday 23 August) at an international science meeting in Malaysia.

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SHIP BLOG: Science Week questions answered from the Southern Ocean

23 March, 2016 Susie Grant

Last week was UK Science Week, and we asked schools and anyone else who had burning questions about the Antarctic deep sea to send them to us here on the …

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ARCTIC BLOG: Life on ice in the High Arctic

10 September, 2015 Victoria Sleight

Hello! We are 16 students and early career scientists who had one thing in common: we do polar research, but had never been to the poles! Now that’s all changed and …

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NEWS STORY: Schools Competition

22 July, 2015

Why does Antarctica matter? Young Geographer of the Year Award 2015 The Royal Geographical Society is running a schools competition to mark the centenary of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition, …

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Innovation is at the heart of our organisation. Scientific exploration of the polar regions is made possible through the inventive approach we take to our work. We aim to apply …

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NEWS STORY: BAS at leading fossil festival

NEWS STORY: BAS at leading fossil festival

1 April, 2015

British Antarctic Survey exhibits at Lyme Regis Fossil Festival Staff from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are displaying some amazing Antarctic fossil and biological collections at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival …

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NEWS STORY: Training places announced

NEWS STORY: Training places announced

5 November, 2013

NERC invests £100m in environmental science doctoral training The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, today announced £100 million of new NERC investment in fifteen Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), …

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