Gallery opens at National Maritime Museum
Britain’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, is centre-stage in a new gallery, ‘Poles Apart’, which opened today at the Royal Museums Greenwich National Maritime Museum. The exhibition […]
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Trinity House Cadets join polar ship
Read more of: Trinity House Cadets join polar shipTrinity House Merchant Navy Cadets are joining Britain’s new polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough. Three Cadets will be joining the vessel in the Falkland Islands this week for […]
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New aircraft investment supports polar science
Read more of: New aircraft investment supports polar scienceOn 17 March 2022, Professor Dame Jane Francis, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, Nigel Bird, Director of Major Programmes at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Brian Love, Chief […]
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RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ice trials
Read more of: RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ice trialsThe RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ice trials during its maiden voyage to Antarctica – a critical milestone in the commissioning of Britain’s new polar ship. This is the first […]
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Job opportunities in Antarctica
Read more of: Job opportunities in AntarcticaLooking for a new challenge? British Antarctic Survey has launched its latest recruitment campaign for a wide range of jobs in Antarctica for the 2022/23 Antarctic season. Antarctica is the […]
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Automation in place at Halley VI Research Station
Read more of: Automation in place at Halley VI Research StationIn late February, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Halley VI Research Station closed for the 2021/22 season. The season saw some major developments at the station, including several significant improvements and additions to its automated systems.
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Antarctica as testing site ahead of mission to icy moons
Read more of: Antarctica as testing site ahead of mission to icy moonsScientists have deployed a network of seismometers onto Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf in an experiment that will test the instrument’s ability to operate on icy moons in the Solar System. […]
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New polar research ship embodies ‘spirit of Shackleton’
Read more of: New polar research ship embodies ‘spirit of Shackleton’One hundred years on from the death of the famous polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the UK’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be exploring the very […]
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Celebrating Christmas in Antarctica 2021
Read more of: Celebrating Christmas in Antarctica 20212021 has been a rollercoaster year for British Antarctic Survey, operating research stations in the Antarctic and the sub-Antarctic through the Covid-19 pandemic, while our new polar research vessel, the […]
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RRS Sir David Attenborough arrives in Antarctica for the first time
Read more of: RRS Sir David Attenborough arrives in Antarctica for the first timeBritain’s new polar research vessel, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has travelled to Antarctica on its maiden voyage, with its first call today (17 December) at Rothera Research Station – […]
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Winners announced in British Antarctic Survey and University of Cambridge net zero hackathon to decarbonise UK Antarctic Research Stations
Read more of: Winners announced in British Antarctic Survey and University of Cambridge net zero hackathon to decarbonise UK Antarctic Research StationsA hackathon involving some highly innovative minds from across business and academia has resulted in the announcement of three winning entries to help decarbonise research stations for the British Antarctic […]
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RRS Sir David Attenborough arrives in Falkland Islands
Read more of: RRS Sir David Attenborough arrives in Falkland IslandsThe RRS Sir David Attenborough completes the first leg of its journey to Antarctica, arriving in the Falkland Islands on 9 December. The draft of Britain’s new polar ship is […]
