British Antarctic Survey

BAS AURORA Presents: Satuccino Extra Shot - Satellite applications event
2020-02-05 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Aurora Cambridge, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 OET
Join us at the February 2020 Satuccino: Extra Shot in Cambridge, hosted by the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) AURORA Innovation Centre.
We have an exciting programme for you including networking, pitches, and a video link with the main Satuccino event in Harwell.
Agenda

14:15 Registration open
14:45 Welcome by Satuccino host
14:50 Link up between both venues 60 second updates & Company pitches from Harwell

Three Catapult update speakers
Up to 5 Company Pitches from Harwell

15:00 60 second updates & Company pitches from BAS
15:05 Closing remarks from Harwell
Back to individual Events
15:10 BAS internal Programme
– OceanMind: Fisheries Analyst, Tia Hobson: “Empowering Fisheries compliance”
– UK Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation: Mick Johnson,
– British Antarctic Survey: Marine Mammal Scientist, Hannah Cubaynes: “Wildlife from space: opportunities and challenges for whales”
– Cambridge Zero: Erik Mackie, “Remote sensing global sea-level rise”
16:10 Networking

Confirmed agenda and speaker abstracts to follow in January.
This event is free, but registration is essential as space is limited. Registration for this event is open: please register here!
For any questions regarding this event or early registration. please contact Pilvi Muschitiello at pilchi@bas.ac.uk.

Accessibility information:
The BAS Aurora Innovation Centre, where this event is held, has two accessible parking bays right outside its main entrance. There is step-free access to the building, and the public areas of the building are wheelchair accessible. There are also wheelchair accessible toilets on both floors, and a lift to access all floors. For any other queries or more specific accessibility information please contact us at information@bas.ac.uk.

Antarctica Week 2019 - For UK schools
2019-12-02 10:00 - 2019-12-06 12:00
Calling all teachers! There is an amazing opportunity for your school (if you’re in the UK) to link up with polar experts during ‘Antarctica Week’, 2-6 December 2019.
What British Antarctic Survey is offering:
An opportunity to talk to a member of BAS staff or the UK Polar research community on weekdays from 2-6 December to celebrate Antarctica Day on 1st December. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty, which dedicates the continent for peace and science.
This year we are excited to announce that in addition to BAS staff we are offering UK schools the opportunity to speak to scientists participating in the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. This new UK-US collaboration will study Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica (which is the size of the UK) to reduce the uncertainty in how it is contributing to global sea-level rise.
If you’re keen to engage your students in why polar research matters and what it’s like living and working in Antarctica then please book a slot. We are offering the following event which comprises:

A phone call with a researcher or member of staff who’s in Antarctica at one of the British Antarctic Survey stations or who has experience working in Antarctica (Skype may be possible with UK researchers)
45-minute slots available daily at 10.00am and 11.00am GMT
Photos of the Antarctic stations and wildlife plus biographies of the people your pupils have a chance to chat to and ask questions to
Format includes: a short 10 minute introduction from your ‘Antarctic educator’ then time for questions – please get your pupils involved in advance! Lots of great content on this website and on www.discoveringantarctica.org.uk

If you’d like to participate please follow these instructions:
Fill in the registration form here by Friday 15 November at 17:00 GMT.
The following details will be required:

Teacher or contact name
Name of the school
Age of the pupils
Number of pupils who would attend the talk
Telephone number to call on the day

We know this opportunity is likely to be over-subscribed so please try to have a minimum of 30 pupils for your slot so we can reach as many young people as possible! We encourage you to merge classes or get the whole school involved.
Please note: as this event is likely to be over-subscribed we will be prioritising schools who have not participated before.
Antarctica Day was inaugurated in 2010 to celebrate the 1st December 1959 signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which was adopted “with the interests of science and the progress of all mankind.” Antarctica Day was initiated by the Foundation for the Good Governance of International Spaces as an annual event to build global awareness of this landmark institution, celebrating this milestone of peace in our civilization with hope and inspiration for future generations.

CCfCS event: Panel discussion on IPCC special reports
2019-11-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Aurora Cambridge, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 OET
“Over the last decades, global warming has led to widespread shrinking of the cryosphere, with mass loss from ice sheets and glaciers (very high confidence), reductions in snow cover (high confidence) and Arctic sea ice extent and thickness (very high confidence), and increased permafrost temperature (very high confidence).”
“Land provides the principal basis for human livelihoods and well-being including the supply of food, freshwater and multiple other ecosystem services, as well as biodiversity. Human use directly affects more than 70% (likely 69-76%) of the global, ice-free land surface (high confidence). Land also plays an important role in the climate system.”
If you would like to hear more about the recent IPCC special reports on Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate and Climate change and Land Use, come to our panel discussion on Thursday 28 November. You will hear short summaries of the reports and join in the debate.
You can find the report on Climate Change and Land here, and the report on the Ocean and Cryosphere here.
Schedule:
1:00—2.45 pm: Summaries and panel discussion. Bring your questions!
2.45 pm: Cake and refreshments
Panel members:
Pete Smith: Coordinating lead author on the land report.
Speaker tbc : Land report
Eric Wolff: Royal Society Research Professor working on ice cores and past Climate
Mike Meredith: Coordinating lead author of Oceans and Cryosphere report.
Sanna Markkanen: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership working on climate policy and financing sustainable infrastructure.
This is a free event, but due to space limitations registration is essential. Registration is available through the CCfCS website.

Bright spots at the science-policy-practice interface – what makes a success story?
2019-11-18 14:00 - 16:30 | The David Attenborough Building, Pembrooke St, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, United Kingdom
This workshop is the 3rd in a series of workshops the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) are convening on Science-Policy Challenges in Polar Conservation and Management.

Workshop 3: Bright spots at the science-policy-practice interface – what makes a success story?

Date: Monday 18th November 2019 from 2.00pm to 4.30pm
Venue: The David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, Main Seminar Room
The workshop will bring together experts and practitioners from the NGO, science and policy sectors to highlight “bright spots” in conservation (i.e. examples where science has demonstrably influenced policy and practice) and to explore what made them a success.
An expert panel will include:

Dr Simon Brockington (Defra) – Panel Chair – ‘Connecting Science to Policy – a civil service perspective’
Gayle Burgess (TRAFFIC, Society for Environment and Institution of Environmental Sciences) – ‘Behaviour change for Biodiversity conservation’
Stephanie Good (University of Exeter) – ‘Best Practice in Managing Seabird Bycatch: Regulatory and Incentive-based Approaches’
Dr Susie Grant (British Antarctic Survey) – ‘The South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area – using science to inform conservation and management’
Edward Pollard (The Biodiversity Consultancy) – ‘Impacts and metrics. Use of science to drive positive biodiversity outcomes in the extractive industries’

There will be opportunities for discussion and networking with the aim of linking experts within the Cambridge academic and conservation communities.

This event is free to attend but registration is essential due to the capacity of the room – please register here to participate.

For further information on the workshop series please contact:
Rachel Cavanagh (rcav@bas.ac.uk) or Susie Grant (suan@bas.ac.uk).

Sounds of Space
2019-10-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Storey’s Field Centre
‘Sounds of Space’ – an art-science collaboration

Join British Antarctic Survey space weather scientist Nigel Meredith, artist-engineer Diana Scarborough and dancers Becky Byers and Felix Denton on a science-inspired journey of off-world sounds at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas

This FREE event includes an introduction to the ‘sounds of space’, an immersive new performance blending animation, space ‘sounds’, music and contemporary dance, and a panel discussion with Q&A.

The performance will take place on Friday 25th October at 7:00 pm at Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington. Tickets are free, but reservations are required – so if you’d like to come along please book here: https://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/sounds-space.

A variety of radio emissions are produced naturally on Earth and on other bodies throughout the solar system and beyond. These cannot be heard directly, but conversion to sound reveals a series of weird and wonderful noises known as the ‘sounds of space’. Our performance is designed to celebrate the beauty, wonder and context of these amazing, natural sounds.
Join us and embark on a visual and audio journey from Halley, Antarctica to beyond the galaxy!
About the presenters
Dr Nigel Meredith is a space weather scientist at British Antarctic Survey. He uses satellite data to develop global models of plasma waves in near Earth space for input into radiation belt codes and, ultimately, to forecast space weather.
Diana Scarborough is an artist-engineer whose multimedia practice is cross-discipline and collaborative. She takes inspiration from research that embraces concepts of data, code, sound, archival history, technology and environmental concerns and rephrases them from an art perspective.

FRISP 2019: Forum for Research into Ice Shelf Processes
2019-09-15 17:00 - 2019-09-18 13:00 | The Queen’s College, Oxford, High St, Oxford, OX1 4AW
Final information for participants
Conference programme
Map of The Queen’s College
About FRISP
FRISP is an annual meeting to share research related to ice shelves, and their interactions with the ice sheet, ocean, and atmosphere. It is an Expert Group of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and has organised regular meetings in Europe since 1984. FRISP is an appropriate meeting to present work in progress and discuss emerging research ideas, and is well-suited to early career researchers as well as senior scientists.
FRISP 2019
FRISP 2019 will begin on the evening of 15 September (Sunday) with an icebreaker and dinner, and will conclude with lunch on 18 September (Wednesday). Please aim to arrive in Oxford no later than 5pm on Sunday.
The conference will be followed by the annual meeting of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday evening. This meeting is intended for those already involved in the ITGC project; however, FRISP-only attendees are welcome to stay for the Wednesday afternoon sessions, subject to space in the auditorium. Similarly, ITGC-only attendees who arrive early may attend the Wednesday morning sessions of FRISP if there is space. Since there will be a number of participants attending both conferences, we encourage you to register early and secure your spot.
Venue
Photo: with special thanks to the Provost and Fellows of The Queen’s College
This year, FRISP will be held at The Queen’s College at the University of Oxford. Oxford is frequently named one of the most beautiful cities in the UK, with medieval buildings and riverside parks, as well as a rich scientific and literary history. We are hoping to organise a walking tour of Oxford on the Sunday evening of the conference, so that attendees can appreciate the sights.
The Queen’s College was founded in 1341 and is centrally located on the High Street. Conference sessions, meals, and accommodation will all be provided within the college grounds. Most rooms are single ensuite, while a small number of shared rooms will be reserved for students due to their reduced price. In the evenings, the on-site Beer Cellar pub is available for the exclusive use of FRISP attendees.
Registration & fees
Registration for FRISP is via Eventbrite and is combined with registration for the ITGC meeting. The registration fee for FRISP includes conference attendance, accommodation, and meals, and has two ticket types:

standard registration is £500 plus booking fees;
reduced registration for students who choose shared accommodation is £450 plus booking fees.

Students are also eligible to apply for a partial scholarship from SCAR. Each scholarship will be approximately $100-$200 (£75-£150 at the current exchange rate) and will be paid directly from SCAR to the student. Scholarship applications are within the registration form; you must pay the registration fee to secure your place, and will be reimbursed later if your application is successful.
If you are also attending the ITGC meeting, you can register for both conferences at the same time.
Abstract submission
We encourage all attendees to present at FRISP (either a poster or an oral presentation), but it is not required. Abstract submission itself will be done through a separate form, and does not have to be completed at the same time as registration.
Transport
Participants must make their own way to Oxford. We can suggest the following services:
From Heathrow Airport:

The Airline express coach: approx. 1.5 hours, £30 return

From Gatwick Airport:

The Airline express coach: 2-2.5 hours, £37 return

From central London:

X90 express coach: approx. 1h 40min, £14 return
Oxford Tube express coach: approx. 1h 40min, £15 return
Train from Paddington Station: approx. 1 hour, ticket prices vary
Train from Marylebone Station: 1-1.5 hours, ticket prices vary

All coaches stop on High Street directly opposite the entrance to the college. The Oxford train station is a 20 minute walk from the college, with public transport options available. Parking is extremely limited in central Oxford, so we do not recommend that you drive.
Contact
2019 organising committee: Peter Davis, Kaitlin Naughten, Christopher Bull
Contact email: frisp2019@bas.ac.uk
If there is anything preventing you from attending FRISP, such as childcare responsibilities, please let us know and we’ll see if there’s anything we can do to help.

Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley at the 'Futures 2019: The role of Clean Growth, Innovation and Sustainability'
2019-07-10 | The Trinity Centre, 24 Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0FN, United Kingdom
Futures 2019: The Role of Clean Growth, Innovation and Sustainability
With the UK government declaring a climate emergency, the cleantech sector is poised to play a pivotal role in bringing innovation, clean growth and a sustainable future together. BAS Director of Innovation Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley will be giving a key note talk titled “How we can work together for a 1.5c future”.
Join us to hear world-renowned experts battle the all-important question – can we both ensure the 1.5 C target is achieved and enable a prosperous economy? During this day-long conference, you will hear from experts in the field about how clean technology can help to overcome global challenges to create a more sustainable, clean growth future.
Who is this for?
Businesses, entrepreneurs and academics interested in learning how clean innovation can help us achieve Sustainable Development Goals.
What’s in it for you?
A chance to meet and network with academics and entrepreneurs working in the field of clean technology, and to learn from renowned experts and businesses working to build sustainable solutions.
Keynote Speakers

Dr. Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley, British Antarctic Survey: How we can work together for a 1.5c future.
James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough: How can we support cleantech growth for UK Plc?
Dr Mark Watson, Head of Sustainable Development, John Swire and Sons: Sustainable Development Goals – the business case
Peter Childs, Dyson School of Design Engineering: How design engineering can overcome global challenges
Dr Adam Brookes, Anglian Water: How water utilities can use technology innovations to clean up processes
Lewis Herbert, Leader of Cambridge City Council: an Eco Plan for north east Cambridge

Plus:

Achieving a Carbon Neutral Water Sector in the UK
Global opportunities for the cleantech cluster in North America, China and the UAE
Next steps for a cleantech innovation strategy

Read the full agenda here. For more information on the event and registration please follow this link.

Waste Management and Recycling
2019-06-24 16:00 - 19:00 | Aurora Cambridge, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 OET
How can Waste Management and Recovery Play a Greater Role in the Circular Economy Metrics of Reuse, Recycle, Reduce?
Join this event, co-organised by Cambridge Cleantech, Oxfordshire Greentech and British Antarctic Survey, to see how waste management and recovery can become an integrated part of our economy. Discover some of today’s solutions to Reduce, Reuse or Recycle and discuss how those can be adopted more widely as best practice.
The event is free to Cambridge Cleantech/Oxfordshire Greentech members and £29 for non-members. Registration for the event is open through Eventbrite HERE.
AGENDA – Download your copy here
16:00 Registration and Refreshments
16:15 Introduction – Martin Garratt,CEO, Cambridge Cleantech
16:20 Welcome, Innovation and BAS – Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley, Director, Innovation & Impact, BAS, Matthew Polaine, Innovation Manager, BAS, Rachel Clarke, Head of Environment Office, BAS
16:30 A Circular Economy Programme for Cambridge – Richard Hales, Sustainability Manager, Addenbrooke’s Hospital
16:45 The Future is Now; Exemplars of Best Practice from Kamikatsu, to Tech-Takeback Pop-Ups and DrResources – Dr David Greenfield, Managing Director, SOENECS Ltd
17:00 Deriving local energy from local waste – Nick Palmer, Sales & Marketing Director, Pyrocore Ltd.
17:15 SME Solutions Provider Elevator Pitches:
Recovery: Enval – Catherine White, Technology Development Manager, Enval
Reduce: Cambond – Dr Gareth Roberts, Business Director, Cambond,
Re-use: Biobean – Matt Keniston,Head of Waste Coffee Recycling, Biobean
Sustainable: BeeBee Wraps – Kath Austin, CEO and Founder, BeeBee Wraps
17:55 The Sustainable Economic Gains of Behaviour Change in Waste Management – Steve Bates, Director, EnviroComms
18.10 Q&A – Hosts & Speakers
18:25 Networking
19:00 Close
Questions related to this event are directed to Cambridge Cleantech through the Eventbrite Page.
