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SUMMARY:Ice Tractors & Running an Antarctic camp
DESCRIPTION:Calling all schools\, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science!\nWe are delighted to bring you the Antarctica Week Festival 2020 giving you an opportunity to hear the stories of those working at British Antarctic Survey and on the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration talk about what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica.\n\nDay 5: Ice Tractors & Running an Antarctic camp\n\n\nRegistration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/ \nFull programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/ \nDon’t worry if the times don’t work for your location\, we will record all talks and post them on thwaitesglacier.org afterwards for  you to watch at your leisure!
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/ice-tractors-running-an-antarctic-camp/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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SUMMARY:Mapping under Thwaites Glacier & How to become a polar scientist
DESCRIPTION:Calling all schools\, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science!\nWe are delighted to bring you the Antarctica Week Festival 2020 giving you an opportunity to hear the stories of those working at British Antarctic Survey and on the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration talk about what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica.\n\nDay 4: Mapping under Thwaites Glacier & How to become a polar scientist\n\nRegistration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/ \nFull programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/ \nDon’t worry if the times don’t work for your location\, we will record all talks and post them on thwaitesglacier.org afterwards for  you to watch at your leisure!
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/mapping-under-thwaites-glacier-how-to-become-a-polar-scientist/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201202
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SUMMARY:Wildlife and robots in Antarctica!
DESCRIPTION:Calling all schools\, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science!\nWe are delighted to bring you the Antarctica Week Festival 2020 giving you an opportunity to hear the stories of those working at British Antarctic Survey and on the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration talk about what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica.\n\nDay 3: Wildlife and robots in Antarctica!\n\nRegistration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/ \nFull programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/ \nDon’t worry if the times don’t work for your location\, we will record all talks and post them on thwaitesglacier.org afterwards for  you to watch at your leisure!
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/wildlife-and-robots-in-antarctica/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201202
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SUMMARY:What lies under the ice in the polar regions? & Research using explosives and radar
DESCRIPTION:Calling all schools\, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science!\nWe are delighted to bring you the Antarctica Week Festival 2020 giving you an opportunity to hear the stories of those working at British Antarctic Survey and on the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration talk about what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica.\n\nDay 2: What lies under the ice in the polar regions? & Research using explosives and radar\n\nRegistration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/ \nFull programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/ \nDon’t worry if the times don’t work for your location\, we will record all talks and post them on thwaitesglacier.org afterwards for  you to watch at your leisure!
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/what-lies-under-the-ice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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SUMMARY:Antarctica Week Festival 2020
DESCRIPTION:Calling all schools\, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science!\nWe are delighted to bring you the Antarctica Week Festival 2020 giving you an opportunity to hear the stories of those working at British Antarctic Survey and on the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration talk about what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica.\n\n\n\n.\nTwo engaging and informative talks daily (10 total) from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December will celebrate Antarctica Day – designated to when the Antarctic Treaty was ratified on 1 December 1959.\n.\n\nFull programme of talks:\n\n\n.\n\n.\n\n.\n\n.\n\n.\n\n\nPlease register at thwaitesglacier.org and if you have a question you would like answered after a specific  talk please submit it during registration. Our speakers will try to answer them live!\n\nDon’t worry if the times don’t work for your location\, we will record all talks and post them on thwaitesglacier.org afterwards for  you to watch at your leisure!
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201130
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SUMMARY:Extreme Antarctica & The footprint of past ice
DESCRIPTION:Calling all schools\, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science!\nWe are delighted to bring you the Antarctica Week Festival 2020 giving you an opportunity to hear the stories of those working at British Antarctic Survey and on the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration talk about what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica.\n\nDay 1: Extreme Antarctica & The footprint of past ice\n \nRegistration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/ \nFull programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/ \nDon’t worry if the times don’t work for your location\, we will record all talks and post them on thwaitesglacier.org afterwards for  you to watch at your leisure!
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/extreme-antarctica/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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SUMMARY:Knowledge Snack: Digital Twins of infrastructure and the environment
DESCRIPTION:The idea of an Intelligent Digital Avatar conjures up many images from a complete virtual world that one can safely define\, develop and play in to rogue robots running amok and destroying mankind. The reality is much less dramatic but no less far reaching and exciting. —Professor Mark Girolami \nProfessor Mark Girolami will discuss Digital Twins and chart their history to present day technological capability and present some of the advances being made and the opportunities along with the open challenges faced to realise the potential of Digital Twins. Mark’s talk will be followed by BAS AI researcher Scott Hosking\, who will touch upon how developing Digital Twins of natural environments can help us intelligently focus our measurement sampling\, which would be a game-changer over remote and hostile environments such as the polar regions where battery power and accessibility is challenging. His team at BAS is already developing and deploying new AI-based methods to bring together the diverse scientific and engineering expertise and data held at BAS\, and from 2021 will start to align and integrate those efforts with those of the European Green Deal\, i.e.\, to develop a Digital Twin of the Earth by 2030. \n16:00 Opening welcome by BAS Director of Innovation and Impact\, Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley \n16:03 Mark Girolami \n16:18 Scott Hosking \n16:33 Q&A & discussion\, moderated by BAS Impact Facilitator\, Pilvi Muschitiello \nTo join the talk please fill in the registration form at the bottom of the page—A calendar invitation with Zoom details will be sent to you following registration.\n  \nSpeaker biographies:\n \nMark Girolami holds the Sir Kirby Laing Chair of Civil Engineering at the University of Cambridge where he also holds the Lloyds Register Foundation-Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Data Centric Engineering in the Department of Engineering at Cambridge. Mark was one of the founding executive directors of the Alan Turing Institute the UK national institute for Data Science and AI. He is Programme Director at the Turing where he leads the £60M Lloyds Register Foundation Data Centric Engineering programme. He has a background in the Statistical Sciences and held the Chair of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London before his election to the Sir Kirby Laing Chair at Cambridge. In January 2020 he delivered the IET/BCS Turing Lectures in London\, Manchester and Belfast on ‘Digital Twins the next phase of the AI revolution’. You can access a recording of the talk here. \n—\nScott Hosking is the Head of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) environmental research institute\, and a Senior Research Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute the UK national institute for data science and AI. Scott is also a Co-Director for the University of Cambridge Centre for Doctoral Training in the Application of Artificial Intelligence to the study of Environmental Risks (AI4ER)\, a £6m UKRI funded programme to train over 50 top students to become future global leaders in environmental science. His research group focuses on AI and data science methods to identify and understand the physical mechanisms that drive high-impact climate events with the aim to reduce uncertainties in future predictions and help inform environmental policy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n—
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/knowledge-snack-digital-twins-of-infrastructure-and-the-environment/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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ORGANIZER;CN="BAS Innovation team":MAILTO:aurora@bas.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:Knowledge Snack webinar: The challenge of decarbonising energy systems in remote areas
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this Knowledge Snack webinar with Cardiff University Professor Liana M. Cipcigan and BAS Energy and Carbon Reduction Manager Parthena (Nopi) Exizidou\, Monday 2nd of November\, 15:30-16:30 on Zoom. \nPlease register for this free event on our Eventbrite page.\nThis Knowledge Snack will give an introduction to the BAS Net Zero Carbon Strategy focusing on the opportunities and challenges of decarbonisation\, and the importance of developing industry and academia collaborations to facilitate the low carbon transition. Liana will give us an insight into her work within the Decarbonising Transport through Electrification Network+\, and our collaborative projects on decarbonisation of transport through electrification in a whole system approach. \n15:30 Parthena (Nopi) Exizidou—BAS Net Zero Carbon Strategy and the importance of developing industry and academia collaborations \n15:40 Liana M. Cipcigan—Decarbonisation of transport through electrification in a whole system approach \n15:55 Cardiff Student projects—Energy Provision for Antarctic Infrastructure \n16:00 Q&A and discussion \nFollowing the Q&A session\, there will be an opportunity to continue the conversation on a zoom call—the Zoom details will be shared at the webinar. \nSpeaker biographies:\nParthena (Nopi) Exizidou is the Energy and Carbon Reduction Manager at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) since 2017. Her role focuses on driving the low carbon transition for all areas of BAS operations. Currently she is leading on the development of the Net Zero Carbon strategy for BAS with a focus on Infrastructure\, Transport & Logistics and Supply Chain. She is an engineer by background with several years of experience in research projects on energy efficiency in the built environment. \n  \nLiana M. Cipcigan is a Professor at Cardiff University’s School of Engineering leading Sustainable Transport cross-cutting theme and Director of the Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence. She was at the forefront of the shift to electrified transport for over a decade being recognised nationally and internationally as an expert in Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids leading the £1M project “Decarbonising Transport through Electrification (DTE)”. She has collaborated widely with industry\, more recently during her secondment at National Grid under Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship\, working in the Energy Insights department responsible for the Future Energy Scenarios. She has held as PI and Co-I grants in the excess of £6.5M from EPSRC\, Royal Academy of Engineering\, Innovate UK\, UKERC\, Welsh European Funding Office\, EU FP7/H2020 and industry.  She is a member of BSI technical committee ESL/120 Electrical Energy Storage\, European IEC/TC120/WG1 Electrical Energy Storage and Wales Smart Energy System Group. \nShe gave evidence to Economy\, Infrastructure and Skills Committee “EV charging in Wales” at Welsh Assembly (2018) and to Committee on Climate Change as a member of the “Reducing emissions from transport” panel in open meeting\, November 2019. \nRegister here\nIf you have any questions about the event or concerns about accessibility\, please contact the event organisers via email.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/the-challenge-of-decarbonising-energy-systems-in-remote-areas/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201027T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201027T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20201016T090639Z
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UID:138572-1603814400-1603818000@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Celebrating Black History month: Dr Melissa Burt
DESCRIPTION:  \nSuccessful woman in STEM\, BAME researcher and diversity champion Dr Melissa Burt will share her journey in Atmospheric science and Diversity in our upcoming Diversity in Polar Science webinar Tuesday\, 27th October at 16:00.\n​This talk is part of our​ activities to celebrate of Black History month​.\n \n​Biography \nDr. Melissa Burt is the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the Walter Scott\, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University. In this position\, Dr. Burt\, oversees and leads the strategic and implementation efforts for diversity\, inclusion\, and equity goals across the College. The Office of the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion focuses on recruitment\, retention\, and engagement of faculty/staff\, and supports the college-wide recruitment and retention efforts of undergraduate and graduate students from historically underrepresented groups. Her research focuses on the interactions of Arctic clouds\, radiation\, and sea ice\, with interests ranging from cloud-radiation feedbacks\, hydrological and energy cycles in climate\, and climate change feedbacks. Outside of CSU\, she is the Vice President for the non-profit 501(c)3 organization\, the Earth Science Women’s Network. Dr. Burt has served on a variety of boards and councils and currently serves as a Council member of the American Meteorological Society and the inaugural chair of the AMS Culture and Inclusion Cabinet. Dr. Burt has a B.S. degree in Meteorology from Millersville University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Colorado State University. \n \nDiversity in UK Polar Science Initiative \n\n\nDiversity in UK Polar Science​ (#DiversityinPolarScience on social media) is an initiative funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office\, hosted at British Antarctic Survey\, to promote and enhance polar research opportunities in the UK for all currently under-represented groups\, including women\, BAME\, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities. Diversity in UK Polar Science will be hosting a series of online public talks to explore the challenges and achievements of people from underrepresented groups in roles linked to Polar Science\, and looking for ways to facilitate greater representation in future.​
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/celebrating-black-history-month-dr-melissa-burt/
LOCATION:https://ukri.zoom.us/j/94484111010
CATEGORIES:Celebration,Public engagement,Seminar
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ORGANIZER;CN="Diversity in UK Polar Science project group":MAILTO:inclusion@bas.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201023T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201023T180000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20201019T094404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T165205Z
UID:138542-1603472400-1603476000@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Locked into ice: My scientific journey across the Arctic
DESCRIPTION:What does it feel like to be locked in ice\, drifting across the Central Arctic Ocean in the middle of the polar night? Why is it both fascinating and challenging to do scientific research from a frozen icebreaker? How do you build an ice camp on a moving Arctic floe? What mysteries does the Central Arctic Ocean hold\, and in what way are Arctic researchers helping to solve them? \nDr Markus Frey\, on the MOSAiC expedition in the Arctic in 2020. Credit: Markus Frey \n Join the British Embassy Moscow and UK Science and Innovation Network in Russia (SIN Russia) for a live-link with Dr Markus Frey from British Antarctic Survey who has just returned from the MOSAiC expedition\, the largest year-round multinational expedition in the Central Arctic Ocean. Get an insider view into the life and work of an Arctic researcher! The live-link is part of the ‘Different Ever After’ Digital Festival organised by British Embassy Moscow. (Link to the Russian-language Festival website is here: https://dea.theoryandpractice.ru/) \nUK in the Arctic  \nThe Multi-Disciplinary drifting Observatory for the study of Arctic Climate programme (MOSAiC) is the first year-round expedition to study the Arctic climate system from within the central Arctic Ocean. Led by the Alfred Wegener Institute\, in close cooperation with the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in Russia\, 7 UK research teams have joined the international effort to understand climate change in the Arctic\, and how it might affect us all.   \nWith funding from Natural Environment Research Council and Department for Business\, Energy & Industrial Strategy\, UK projects range from looking at the role of sea ice microbiology in the sulphur cycle (MOSAiC – SIMbRICS) to observing Arctic sea ice breakup and floe size (MOSAiCFSD) and are supported by the NERC Arctic Office. Dr Markus Frey is Principal Investigator for the MOSAIC – SSAASI-CLIM project\, which investigates the interaction between sea ice and atmospheric particles with a purpose–built container laboratory on board the MOSAiC expedition ship RV Polarstern.   \nDr Markus Frey  \nAtmospheric and ice chemist Dr Markus Frey joined British Antarctic Survey in 2008. Dr Frey investigates snow-ice-atmosphere interactions\, enabling an understanding of air quality above snow covered surfaces\, reconstruction of past climate and improved predictions for how the polar regions will respond to future climate change.   \nDr Frey is a seasoned field scientist\, having led 15 field projects in Antarctica\, the Arctic and the Bolivian Andes to carry out atmospheric measurements and collect snow and ice samples. His most recent expedition took place this year from January – June 2020\, where Dr Frey joined the international MOSAiC team on board RV Polarstern in the central Arctic Ocean to operate the SSAASI-CLIM laboratory during a field season disrupted by COVID-19.  \nIn his international research career\, Dr Frey obtained an MSc in Hydrology from the University of Freiburg\, Germany (1999) followed by a PhD in Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences from University of Arizona\, USA (2005) and worked in a French polar research laboratory of the National Centre for Scientific Research (2006-08) prior to joining British Antarctic Survey.   \nHow to join \nJoin the event live online\, 23 October 2020\, 17:00-18:00 UK time at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85010418004?pwd=T3NZNStCL0doNlRKcU5vdjU3dzNCQT09  \nHosted in collaboration with British Antarctic Survey and NERC Arctic Office. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/locked-into-ice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201010T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201010T144500
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20201001T104150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T160316Z
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SUMMARY:A Tour of Earth from Space!
DESCRIPTION:A Tour of Earth from Space!\nSaturday 10th October\, 2 – 2:45pm \nRothera Research Station viewed from space. Image: Google Earth \nTake a guided tour of your planet from space with scientists from the University of Leeds and British Antarctic Survey. \nMapping specialist Dr Peter Fretwell from British Antarctic Survey will take us on a tour of the Antarctic (you may remember\, Dr Fretwell recently discovered new emperor penguin colonies from space using satellite imagery!) \nUsing Google Earth\, we’ll show you where the continents are colliding and being pulled apart\, and how to identify this from satellite imagery. Using images from the past you can witness glacier calving events and deforestation. Finally\, take part in the SENSE challenge\, to identify these incredible places on Earth. Suitable for all the family. \n  \nRegister for your free ticket \n \nThis event is hosted by the University of Leeds as part of BE CURIOUS online festival\, 10 – 23 October 2020.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/a-tour-of-earth-from-space/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201007T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201007T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20201001T114809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201001T121342Z
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SUMMARY:A journey through UK science as a researcher and lead investigator – a talk by Dr Karen Salt
DESCRIPTION:The Diversity in UK Polar Science team are delighted to welcome Dr Karen Salt as speaker in their next public webinar on Wednesday 7 October 2020. \n \nSpeaker Biography \nDr Karen Salt has over 26 years’ worth of experience working in and with communities\, organisations\, charities and governmental bodies\, including running non-profits and engaging in community development work. An expert on sovereignty\, power\, collective activism and systems of governance\, she has led and collaborated on a number of research projects\, many of which explore participatory democracy\, trust and collective governance. She is a former member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council Advisory Board and continues to contribute to UK and international conversations about transformational social justice and institutional change. \nDr Karen Salt will share her experiences and expertise in ‘A journey through UK science as a researcher and lead investigator’ Zoom webinar at 11:00am BST\, 7 October 2020. Followed by a Q&A session to enable further discussion. \nDiversity in UK Polar Science Initiative  \nDiversity in UK Polar Science (#DiversityinPolarScience on social media) is an initiative funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office\, hosted at British Antarctic Survey\, to promote and enhance polar research opportunities in the UK for all currently under-represented groups\, including women\, BAME\, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities. Diversity in UK Polar Science will be hosting a series of online public talks to explore the challenges and achievements of people from underrepresented groups in roles linked to Polar Science\, and looking for ways to facilitate greater representation in future. \nEvent Flyer \n \nWe hope you can join us on 7 October 2020\, 11:00am BST\, at the following link: https://ukri.zoom.us/j/96524359168 \n– \nPrevious Talk ‘Diversity\, Leadership and how to bring people on the journey with you – even to Antarctica’ \nYou can re-watch the previous Diversity in UK Polar Science public talk ‘Diversity\, Leadership and how to bring people on the journey with you – even to Antarctica’ delivered by Ben Merrick\, Her Majesty’s Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory and Director of the Overseas Territories Directorate at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office\, at the following link: https://youtu.be/No555HNUPCA \n– \nDiversity in UK Polar Science Resource Page: https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/diversity-in-uk-polar-science-initiative/diversity-in-uk-polar-science-resources/ \nDiversity in UK Polar Science Blogs: https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/diversity-in-uk-polar-science-initiative/#blog
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/a-journey-through-uk-science-as-a-researcher-and-lead-investigator-a-talk-by-dr-karen-salt/
LOCATION:https://ukri.zoom.us/j/96524359168\, Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201003T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201004T230000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20201003T070027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T155345Z
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SUMMARY:NEW FILM RELEASE – The Fungi of Antarctica\, with Claudia Havranek
DESCRIPTION:Happy UK Fungus Day 2020! British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff tell us all about the fungi of Antarctica in this fantastic new family-friendly film released today. \nBeginning with a lecture by Claudia Havranek\, Scientific Data Manager in UK Polar Data Centre\, the film features interviews with Mari Whitelaw from the BAS Herbarium\, Alysa Hulbert from BAS Archives and BAS Ecologist Kevin Newsham. To quote Claudia\, making this film has been a lot of fun(gi)! \nWatch below or on BAS Youtube!
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/new-film-release-the-fungi-of-antarctica-with-claudia-havranek/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200716T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200716T123000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20200710T105345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T161508Z
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SUMMARY:Westminster Energy Forum webinar - UK climate policy
DESCRIPTION:Webinar – UK climate policy\, diplomacy\, and the role of a green recovery; adaptation and resilience challenges; key developments in climate science. \n16th July 2020\, 0930-1230 \nWith: \nDEFRA Minister of State\, Foreign Secretary’s Special Climate Representative\, Financial Conduct Authority Director\, Committee on Climate Change Adaptation Lead\, MetOffice Head of Climate Services\, British Antarctic Survey Executive Director. \nThis is a webinar by invitation from Chris Lambert\, Director of the WEF\, for partner organisations and senior practitioner from policy\, regulation\, industry\, investment and NGOs. It is part of the WEF Outreach Series\, developed as a pro bono initiative in the national interest to help maintain continuity during the COVID-19 hiatus for a cross-sectoral community who together are responsible for the development\, operation and strategic delivery of the UK’s long term Climate\, Energy\, & Sustainability objectives in the run up to COP26 and beyond. \nAGENDA \n\n0930-1000  Political challenges and opportunities ahead regarding our climate goals.  Rebecca Pow MP\, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State\, DEFRA\n1000-1025  Green finance and recovery\, incl. the role of climate-related disclosure in leveraging investment\nRichard Monks\, Director of Strategy\, Financial Conduct Authority\n1025-1050  Climate diplomacy in the countdown to COP26 – challenges and opportunities. Nick Bridge\, Special Representative on Climate Change\, Foreign and Commonwealth Office\n 1100-1125  UK Climate change adaptation and resilience update. Kathryn Brown\, Head of Adaptation\, Committee on Climate Change\n 1130-1155  Key developments in climate modelling and their implications. Prof. Jason Lowe\, Head of Climate Services\, MetOffice\n1155-1220  Polar climate science – annual update and wider implications.  Dame Jane Francis\, Executive Director\, British Antarctic Survey\n\nREGISTRATION LINK: \nhttps://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fkf6sOzmQwa4ZP130sEPZQ \n 
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/westminster-energy-forum-webinar-uk-climate-policy/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, The Pavilion on Marine Parade\, Seafront\, Lyme Regis\, DT7 3JF
CATEGORIES:Business event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200626T104500
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20200615T104903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T215755Z
UID:136656-1593165600-1593168300@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Diversity\, Leadership and how to bring people on the journey with you - even to Antarctica
DESCRIPTION:Diversity in UK Polar Science is an initiative funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office\, hosted at British Antarctic Survey\, with the aim of improving minority representation and diversity in UK Polar science. Diversity in UK Polar Science will be hosting a series of online public talks to explore the challenges and achievements of people from underrepresented groups in roles linked to Polar Science\, and to look at activities to facilitate greater representation in future. \nBen Merrick\, Her Majesty’s Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory and Director of the Overseas Territories Directorate at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office\, is registered blind. He acts as Deputy Disability Champion for the UK Civil Service\, and he is one of the UK’s leading disability role models. \nYou can watch the recording of his talk below\, where Ben shares from his rich experiences and discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace\, as well as mechanisms to both address and overcome barriers. \n \n  \nAbout Ben Merrick: \nBen Merrick has been the Director of the Overseas Territories Directorate (OTD) at the FCO since August 2017\, as well as Her Majesty’s Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory. He joined the FCO in July 2015\, on secondment from the Ministry of Defence (MOD)\, as Deputy Director for OTD\, and oversaw the Falklands and Southern Oceans Department\, Child Safeguarding Unit and programme delivery team as well as line-managing the Governors of Montserrat and St Helena. \nPrior to this role\, he was the Head of Arms Control and Counter Proliferation Policy in the MOD from January 2012\, interim Head of the Defence Reform Unit September 2011 – January 2012\, and Head of the Defence Acquisition Reform Programme from 2009-2011.  He also acted as one of MOD’s policy skills champions\, after co-founding its Policy\, Strategy and Parliamentary profession in 2012. \nBefore this time Ben had a series of roles in Defence policy and equipment acquisition\, and also worked on secondment to the Social Exclusion Unit. \nBen is registered blind\, so cannot read hard copy unless hugely magnified (he uses a voice synthesiser to absorb material on the computer)\, recognise people\, or drive (though he did drive at 130 mph during a special driving session for his 21st birthday). He has made a considerable contribution to championing disability issues in the Civil Service\, and currently acts as FCO’s main disability role model. \nBen gained a First at Oxford (the first blind person to do so) in French and Latin\, and while at MOD gained the highest mark worldwide in the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants year-long Diploma in Financial Management. He also completed an executive MSc at the LSE in Diplomacy and International Strategy in 2014. \nHe lives in South West London with his wife Liz\, daughter Hannah (9) and son Max (6) and enjoys showing them the world. He still enjoys long walks\, reading\, travel and cooking (he was featured on Radio 4’s In Touch cooking Thai Green chicken curry). He worked for 6 years in his spare time from 2001-7 as a volunteer counsellor at Childline\, speaking to several thousand children over that period 1-1 on a wide range of issues\, and in later years also training a large number of new counsellors (he appeared on Blue Peter after training one of their presenters). He worked as a community governor at a local primary school for three years\, and has been a parent governor with responsibility for child safeguarding at his children’s school for the last three years.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/diversity-leadership/
LOCATION:https://ukri.zoom.us/j/91861377933
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200618T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200618T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20200605T203833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200618T081537Z
UID:136545-1592488800-1592492400@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Antarctica: Mystery of the ice
DESCRIPTION:Join climate scientist and #SciComm expert Ella Gilbert online for ‘Antarctica: Mystery of the ice’ at BAS Live\, 2:00pm\, Thursday 18 June 2020. \n \nAntarctica\, the world’s most southerly continent\, contains 90% of the world’s ice. It’s of great interest to scientists as the edges are melting as our planet warms. Giant rivers of ice have formed enormous floating ice shelves\, hundreds of metres thick. But how is climate change affecting these tongues of ice – and why do we care? In this talk with British Antarctic Survey scientist Ella Gilbert\, you can find out:\n​ \n·         Why an ice shelf is like a sandwich \n·         The unexpected ways that ice shelves affect sea-level rise \n·         What it’s like to fly along the edge of an ice shelf \n  \nSee you there! \nBAS Live\, 2:00pm\, Thursday 18 June 2020  \n(Note – Refresh your browser at 2:00pm if the event video does not show on your screen!)
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-mystery-of-the-ice/
LOCATION:https://stemlive.co.uk/lessons/journey-to-the-antarctic/
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200505T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200505T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20200501T130603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T140153Z
UID:136168-1588687200-1588690800@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:‘Emperor Penguin: Super Bird’ - Online Talk
DESCRIPTION:Homeschoolers and penguin fans! Join British Antarctic Survey penguin expert Dr Peter Fretwell this Tuesday 5 May at 2:00pm (UK time) for free online talk ‘Emperor Penguin: Super Bird’. \n \nPeter will be teaching us about the six ‘superpowers’ unique to emperor penguins that allow them to survive the harshest environment on earth. \nNo registration or download required\, just visit www.bas.ac.uk/LIVE at 2:00pm Tuesday 5 May to take part! \nThe talk will last approximately 30 minutes\, with an opportunity to send in questions via our live Q&A at www.bas.ac.uk/LIVE immediately after.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/emperor-penguin-super-bird-live-online-talk/
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200422T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200422T184000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20191217T162053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200420T134052Z
UID:133084-1587578400-1587580800@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Online event: EARTH DAY 2020 - SONG OF THE ICE by Steve Garrett
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Earth Day 2020\, scientist and musician Steve Garrett will share his newest collaborative science-music piece in a public online event. \nYOUTUBE LIVE EVENT https://youtu.be/Fp25o2vajEg \n22nd April 2020 6 pm BST 40 minutes\n7pm CEST / 2pm ROTT / 12noon CT / 11am MT / 10am PT \n \nSteve performs music inspired by landscape and exploration\, culminating in his newest work ‘Song of the Ice’. Working together with several BAS scientists\, Steve has built on his Antarctic\, science\, technology and music experience to bring an innovative collaborative project to life. The new music\, accompanied by video and imagery\, is in three parts reflecting the life of the ice sheet: \n1. ‘Left Isolated’: the last 150 million years – other continents move away\, ending with Antarctica left alone\, surrounded by the circumpolar current with the ice sheet forming. \n2. ‘The Song of the Ice’: the last 30 million years — the ice sheet forms and moves\, accompanied by the sounds of the ice from microseismic data and sound recordings gathered by BAS. \n3. ’Breath’: the last 0.8 million years — the rise and fall of C02 in ice cores converted from parts per million to sound frequency and a musical theme\, with a ‘spike’ at the end reflecting recent conditions. \nAbout Steve: Guitarist re-imagining jazz\, folk\, rock and classical music. Born in London\, he has lived and travelled across the UK\, Antarctica and North America\, and now calls Scotland home. As an earth scientist with the British Antarctic Survey from 1981-87\, he led three seasons of airborne fieldwork investigating the crustal structure of the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctica\, leading to a PhD and several publications in major international journals\, marking a transition of the work from ‘survey’ to ‘science’. More recently\, he has released solo guitar albums ‘Even Song’ (2015) and ‘Discover and Endure’ (2019)\, along with the acoustic duo EP ‘In Arden’ (2019)\, all of which have been received well by UK jazz\, folk and roots online magazines and radio stations.  \nFind out more on his website. \n 
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/song-of-the-ice-by-steve-garrett/
CATEGORIES:Business event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200317T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200317T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20200130T111144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T144207Z
UID:134156-1584468000-1584473400@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Chat to your friendly neighbourhood climate scientists
DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED IN RESPONSE TO CANCELLATION OF CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE FESTIVAL IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS \n\nJoin some of your local climate experts who work at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) for a climate science conversation. This event was originally due to take place at the BAS offices\, but will now take place online. Please join us by clicking on the link below. \nHear about the wide range of science taking place at BAS\, including plans for the new RRS Sir David Attenborough – one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world. Participants can ask questions on the day. Find out more about climate science and the polar regions! \nOur panelists: \n\nDan Jones\, Oceanographer [Host]\nAndrew Meijers\, Oceanographer and research cruise leader\nElla Gilbert\, PhD student studying ice shelf melt\nAnita Faul\, Data scientist studying iceberg detection\nErik Mackie\, Scientist [Cambridge Zero]\n\n\nThis event is suitable for ages 15 + and can accommodate up to 300 participants. \n\nJoin on 17 March at 6.00pm by clicking on this Zoom link: [The event has been postponed until further notice]  \n 
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/meet-your-friendly-neighbourhood-climate-scientists-2/
CATEGORIES:Public engagement,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200302T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200306T140000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20191218T140506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200206T100111Z
UID:133082-1583150400-1583503200@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:3rd Venture School: People\, Plastics & Our Planet
DESCRIPTION:Aurora Innovation Centre\, BAS Cambridge\, 2-6 March 2020\n \nAre you passionate about the issues that surround plastics in our environment? Would you like to contribute to finding solutions to current key challenges? Do you already have an idea for innovation that can reduce/re-use/recycle plastic? Would you like to find ways to change people’s behaviour around plastic? \nPeople\, Plastics and our Planet offers the unique opportunity for early career researchers and entrepreneurial individuals from the business community to come together to develop and test ideas around solving the challenges posed by plastics in our environment. \nThe venture school\, co-sponsored by University of Cambridge’s EPSRC CirPlas Hub\, British Antarctic Survey and Value in Enterprise\, will be a highly interactive/hands-on course delivered over 5 days. Interdisciplinary teams will work together to propose and develop solutions to plastic challenges that they identify as of particular interest. Each team will work towards defining a business model that is suitable to take their idea forward – supported by expert mentors. That could be a business venture\, a social venture\, an impact project\, or a new collaboration. \nDuring the programme\, participants will: \n\nDefine a complex problem\nExplore possible solutions and choose the most appropriate one(s)\nArticulate a value proposition\nIdentify key partners\nEvaluate routes to market\nPropose a business model\nDesign and deliver a winning pitch to secure resources\n\nA participant in a previous Venture School commented: “I loved the diverse topic\, starting with plastics and our environment\, but then learning about entrepreneurial and business aspects. It was really interesting to get advice from “real” business people. Let’s do more!” \nCost:  The contribution to the course costs for successful applicants is £200. Should covering these costs provide a substantial problem\, please contact the organisers. Fees are covered centrally for Cambridge University staff and students\, and members of all EPSRC-funded Circular Plastics Hubs. \nApplication process: Apply online at through this link including a copy of your CV and either a short video (up to 3 minutes long) or written responses addressing the following questions: \n\nWhat is the biggest challenge we face with regard to plastics in our society now and in the future?\nWhy would you like to join this workshop?\nWhat are you expecting to learn/take away from the programme?\nWhy should you be chosen to take part in the programme?\n\nThe deadline for early bird applications was 17 December 2019\, 23:59 GMT—Deadline for all applications is February 9th\, 23:59 GMT. \nThe best final pitch will have the opportunity to pitch to industry and investors in Cambridge and London in partnership with Cambridge Cleantech. \nIf you have any questions please email aurora@bas.ac.uk. \nAccessibility information: \nThe 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.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/3rd-venture-school-people-plastics-our-planet/
LOCATION:Aurora Cambridge\, High Cross\, Madingley Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 OET
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200214T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20200122T175500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200205T131803Z
UID:133926-1581674400-1581699600@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Recent disturbance and recovery of terrestrial arctic and boreal ecosystems
DESCRIPTION:The organising committee is pleased to announce a one-day workshop to be held in Cambridge on Friday 14 February 2020. This event is intended for research colleagues\, and not open for the wider public. \nThe theme of the workshop is ‘recent disturbance and recovery of terrestrial arctic and boreal ecosystems’\, where ‘disturbance’ can be at any spatial or temporal scale\, i.e. including but not restricted to climate-induced changes. It arises from an ongoing collaboration between UK and Russian scientists who are studying the response of Russian boreal forest to 21st century climate change\, and is conceived as a networking event. Come and find new colleagues! We will be especially pleased to have contributions that focus on the use of remote sensing methods. \nWe expect the format to include longer presentations of 20 minutes\, a ‘quick-fire’ session with single slides presented in 3-5 minutes (please bring on USB or HDMI compatible device)\, a poster session (please print in A1 Potrait style)\, and a round-table. Please specify which format presentation you would prefer when registering\, together with a title. \nLunch will be provided. Some limited support for early-career scientists is possible: please indicate your interest in this by emailing Debbie Heptonstall (dh355@cam.ac.uk). \nOf course it will be possible to attend without making a presentation\, but we still need to know if you’re coming so that we can manage numbers. Please register via think link. Last registration date is 7th of February 2020. \n  \nPlease note that there is limited parking at BAS itself\, so if coming by car then please park at Madingley Road Park and Ride (enter CB3 0EU to your sat-nav)\, which is a 5-minute walk away. If coming by train then take the ‘U-bus’ from Cambridge railway station alighting at ‘Philippa Fawcett Drive’. The ride takes about 30 minutes and a return is £3 (cash only). \nRegister here! \nOrganisers: \nGareth Rees (Scott Polar Research Institute\, University of Cambridge). Email: wgr2@cam.ac.uk \nOlga Tutubalina (Geography Faculty\, Moscow State University). Email: olgatut@mail.ru \nGareth Marshall (British Antarctic Survey). Email: gjma@bas.ac.uk \n  \nAccessibility information: \nThe 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.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/recent-disturbance-and-recovery-of-terrestrial-arctic-and-boreal-ecosystems/
LOCATION:Aurora Cambridge\, High Cross\, Madingley Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 OET
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200205T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20191212T180401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200205T131829Z
UID:132877-1580911200-1580922000@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:BAS AURORA Presents: Satuccino Extra Shot - Satellite applications event
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the February 2020 Satuccino: Extra Shot in Cambridge\, hosted by the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) AURORA Innovation Centre. \nWe have an exciting programme for you including networking\, pitches\, and a video link with the main Satuccino event in Harwell. \nAgenda\n \n14:15 Registration open \n14:45 Welcome by Satuccino host \n14:50 Link up between both venues 60 second updates & Company pitches from Harwell \n\nThree Catapult update speakers\nUp to 5 Company Pitches from Harwell\n\n15:00 60 second updates & Company pitches from BAS \n15:05 Closing remarks from Harwell \nBack to individual Events \n15:10 BAS internal Programme \n– OceanMind: Fisheries Analyst\, Tia Hobson: “Empowering Fisheries compliance”\n– UK Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation: Mick Johnson\,\n– British Antarctic Survey: Marine Mammal Scientist\, Hannah Cubaynes: “Wildlife from space: opportunities and challenges for whales”\n– Cambridge Zero: Erik Mackie\, “Remote sensing global sea-level rise” \n16:10 Networking\n \nConfirmed agenda and speaker abstracts to follow in January. \nThis event is free\, but registration is essential as space is limited. Registration for this event is open: please register here! \nFor any questions regarding this event or early registration. please contact Pilvi Muschitiello at pilchi@bas.ac.uk. \n  \nAccessibility information: \nThe 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.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/basaurora-presents-satuccino-extra-shot-satellite-applications-event/
LOCATION:Aurora Cambridge\, High Cross\, Madingley Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 OET
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191202T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20191106T144415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191106T144223Z
UID:122454-1575280800-1575633600@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Antarctica Week 2019 - For UK schools
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWhat British Antarctic Survey is offering: \nAn 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. \nThis 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. \nIf 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: \n\nA 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)\n45-minute slots available daily at 10.00am and 11.00am GMT\nPhotos of the Antarctic stations and wildlife plus biographies of the people your pupils have a chance to chat to and ask questions to\nFormat 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\n\nIf you’d like to participate please follow these instructions: \nFill in the registration form here by Friday 15 November at 17:00 GMT. \nThe following details will be required: \n\nTeacher or contact name\nName of the school\nAge of the pupils\nNumber of pupils who would attend the talk\nTelephone number to call on the day\n\nWe 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. \nPlease note: as this event is likely to be over-subscribed we will be prioritising schools who have not participated before. \nAntarctica 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.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-2018-for-uk-schools/
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191128T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191128T150000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20191127T131916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191128T101331Z
UID:132652-1574946000-1574953200@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:CCfCS event: Panel discussion on IPCC special reports
DESCRIPTION:“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).” \n“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.” \nIf 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. \nYou can find the report on Climate Change and Land here\, and the report on the Ocean and Cryosphere here. \nSchedule: \n1:00—2.45 pm: Summaries and panel discussion. Bring your questions! \n2.45 pm: Cake and refreshments \nPanel members: \nPete Smith: Coordinating lead author on the land report. \nSpeaker tbc : Land report \nEric Wolff: Royal Society Research Professor working on ice cores and past Climate \nMike Meredith: Coordinating lead author of Oceans and Cryosphere report. \nSanna Markkanen: Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership working on climate policy and financing sustainable infrastructure. \nThis is a free event\, but due to space limitations registration is essential. Registration is available through the CCfCS website.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/ccfcs-event-panel-discussion-on-ipcc-special-reports/
LOCATION:Aurora Cambridge\, High Cross\, Madingley Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 OET
CATEGORIES:Public engagement,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191118T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191118T163000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20191017T140042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191118T153327Z
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SUMMARY:Bright spots at the science-policy-practice interface – what makes a success story?
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nWorkshop 3: Bright spots at the science-policy-practice interface – what makes a success story? \n  \nDate: Monday 18th November 2019 from 2.00pm to 4.30pm \nVenue: The David Attenborough Building\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QZ\, Main Seminar Room \nThe 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. \nAn expert panel will include: \n\nDr Simon Brockington (Defra) – Panel Chair – ‘Connecting Science to Policy – a civil service perspective’\nGayle Burgess (TRAFFIC\, Society for Environment and Institution of Environmental Sciences) – ‘Behaviour change for Biodiversity conservation’\nStephanie Good (University of Exeter) – ‘Best Practice in Managing Seabird Bycatch: Regulatory and Incentive-based Approaches’\nDr Susie Grant (British Antarctic Survey) – ‘The South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area – using science to inform conservation and management’\nEdward Pollard (The Biodiversity Consultancy) – ‘Impacts and metrics. Use of science to drive positive biodiversity outcomes in the extractive industries’\n\nThere will be opportunities for discussion and networking with the aim of linking experts within the Cambridge academic and conservation communities. \n  \nThis event is free to attend but registration is essential due to the capacity of the room – please register here to participate. \n  \nFor further information on the workshop series please contact: \nRachel Cavanagh (rcav@bas.ac.uk) or Susie Grant (suan@bas.ac.uk).
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/bright-spots-at-the-science-policy-practice-interface-what-makes-a-success-story/
LOCATION:The David Attenborough Building\, Pembrooke St\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191025T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191025T200000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
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SUMMARY:Sounds of Space
DESCRIPTION:‘Sounds of Space’ – an art-science collaboration \n\n\nJoin 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\n \n\n\nThis 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. \n\nThe 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. \n \n\nA 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.\nJoin us and embark on a visual and audio journey from Halley\, Antarctica to beyond the galaxy! \nAbout the presenters \nDr 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. \nDiana 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.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/sounds-of-space/
LOCATION:Storey’s Field Centre
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190915T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20190121T120708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190910T153818Z
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SUMMARY:FRISP 2019: Forum for Research into Ice Shelf Processes
DESCRIPTION:Final information for participants\nConference programme\nMap of The Queen’s College \nAbout FRISP\nFRISP 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. \nFRISP 2019\nFRISP 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. \nThe 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. \nVenue\nPhoto: with special thanks to the Provost and Fellows of The Queen’s College \nThis 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. \nThe 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. \nRegistration & fees\nRegistration 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: \n\nstandard registration is £500 plus booking fees;\nreduced registration for students who choose shared accommodation is £450 plus booking fees.\n\nStudents 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. \nIf you are also attending the ITGC meeting\, you can register for both conferences at the same time. \nAbstract submission\nWe 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. \nTransport\nParticipants must make their own way to Oxford. We can suggest the following services: \nFrom Heathrow Airport: \n\nThe Airline express coach: approx. 1.5 hours\, £30 return\n\nFrom Gatwick Airport: \n\nThe Airline express coach: 2-2.5 hours\, £37 return\n\nFrom central London: \n\nX90 express coach: approx. 1h 40min\, £14 return\nOxford Tube express coach: approx. 1h 40min\, £15 return\nTrain from Paddington Station: approx. 1 hour\, ticket prices vary\nTrain from Marylebone Station: 1-1.5 hours\, ticket prices vary\n\nAll 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. \nContact\n2019 organising committee: Peter Davis\, Kaitlin Naughten\, Christopher Bull\nContact email: frisp2019@bas.ac.uk\nIf 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.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/frisp-2019/
LOCATION:The Queen’s College\, Oxford\, High St\, Oxford\, OX1 4AW
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190710
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DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20190520T093057Z
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SUMMARY:Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley at the 'Futures 2019: The role of Clean Growth\, Innovation and Sustainability'
DESCRIPTION:Futures 2019: The Role of Clean Growth\, Innovation and Sustainability\nWith 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”. \nJoin 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. \nWho is this for? \nBusinesses\, entrepreneurs and academics interested in learning how clean innovation can help us achieve Sustainable Development Goals. \nWhat’s in it for you? \nA 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. \nKeynote Speakers \n\nDr. Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley\, British Antarctic Survey: How we can work together for a 1.5c future.\nJames Palmer\, Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough: How can we support cleantech growth for UK Plc?\nDr Mark Watson\, Head of Sustainable Development\, John Swire and Sons: Sustainable Development Goals – the business case\nPeter Childs\, Dyson School of Design Engineering: How design engineering can overcome global challenges\nDr Adam Brookes\, Anglian Water: How water utilities can use technology innovations to clean up processes\nLewis Herbert\, Leader of Cambridge City Council: an Eco Plan for north east Cambridge\n\nPlus: \n\nAchieving a Carbon Neutral Water Sector in the UK\nGlobal opportunities for the cleantech cluster in North America\, China and the UAE\nNext steps for a cleantech innovation strategy\n\nRead the full agenda here. For more information on the event and registration please follow this link.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/dr-beatrix-schlarb-ridley-at-the-futures-2019/
LOCATION:The Trinity Centre\, 24 Milton Road\, Cambridge\, CB4 0FN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190624T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20190624T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T224830
CREATED:20190515T142342Z
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SUMMARY:Waste Management and Recycling
DESCRIPTION:How can Waste Management and Recovery Play a Greater Role in the Circular Economy Metrics of Reuse\, Recycle\, Reduce? \nJoin 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. \nThe event is free to Cambridge Cleantech/Oxfordshire Greentech members and £29 for non-members. Registration for the event is open through Eventbrite HERE. \nAGENDA – Download your copy here \n16:00 Registration and Refreshments \n16:15 Introduction – Martin Garratt\,CEO\, Cambridge Cleantech \n16:20 Welcome\, Innovation and BAS – Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley\, Director\, Innovation & Impact\, BAS\, Matthew Polaine\, Innovation Manager\, BAS\, Rachel Clarke\, Head of Environment Office\, BAS \n16:30 A Circular Economy Programme for Cambridge – Richard Hales\, Sustainability Manager\, Addenbrooke’s Hospital \n16:45 The Future is Now; Exemplars of Best Practice from Kamikatsu\, to Tech-Takeback Pop-Ups and DrResources – Dr David Greenfield\, Managing Director\, SOENECS Ltd \n17:00 Deriving local energy from local waste – Nick Palmer\, Sales & Marketing Director\, Pyrocore Ltd. \n17:15 SME Solutions Provider Elevator Pitches: \nRecovery: Enval – Catherine White\, Technology Development Manager\, Enval \nReduce: Cambond – Dr Gareth Roberts\, Business Director\, Cambond\, \nRe-use: Biobean – Matt Keniston\,Head of Waste Coffee Recycling\, Biobean \nSustainable: BeeBee Wraps – Kath Austin\, CEO and Founder\, BeeBee Wraps \n17:55 The Sustainable Economic Gains of Behaviour Change in Waste Management – Steve Bates\, Director\, EnviroComms \n18.10 Q&A – Hosts & Speakers \n18:25 Networking \n19:00 Close \nQuestions related to this event are directed to Cambridge Cleantech through the Eventbrite Page.
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/how-can-waste-management-and-recovery-play-a-greater-role-in-the-circular-economy-metrics-of-reuse-recycle-reduce/
LOCATION:Aurora Cambridge\, High Cross\, Madingley Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 OET
CATEGORIES:Public engagement,Seminar
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