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RRS Sir David Attenborough photographed at night in London on the Thames river.

News

Read the latest news from British Antarctic Survey. If you are a journalist and would like to be added to our news distribution list please contact our press office.

Press office contacts

To contact BAS press office

  • email press@bas.ac.uk (checked 9.00 – 5.00pm Monday to Friday).
  • call 01223 637309 on weekends and Bank Holidays.

We can provide:

  • news about our latest research and operational activity
  • background briefing on all topics
  • maps and images.

We can arrange:

  • interviews with scientists and support teams
  • broadcasting from our Cambridge offices, in the Antarctic or Arctic.

Long reads and podcasts

Want to dig deeper?

  • read our Beyond the Ice expert commentary on the polar regions and global impacts of climate change
  • listen to our Iceworld podcast – interviews with out people living and working on the polar regions
  • read blogposts from our people stationed in the Antarctic and Arctic.