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SUMMARY:British Antarctic Survey Decarbonisation Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:British Antarctic Survey Hackathon – Help solve a ‘last mile’ decarbonisation challenge in the race to net zero. \nBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS)\, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Cambridge Zero\, will host a hackathon\, bringing together a global community of innovators to come up with solutions to help BAS achieve net zero across their operations by 2030 at their Rothera Research Station in Antarctica. \nAdelie Penguins on Rothera Point\, Adelaide Island\, Antarctica \nAbout – Full day virtual hackathon\, bringing together innovators from around the world to come up with solutions to help the British Antarctic Survey achieve net zero. \nWho should apply? – Innovators willing to think creatively to achieve net zero for the benefit of the global ‘race to zero’\, and for the benefit of remote communities and delicate polar environments in particular. \nKey dates – 10:00 to 17:00 BST on Friday 3 December. \nTeams shortlisted by the judging panel from the first hackathon will be invited to attend the second hackathon\, to work up their proposals in more detail before three winners are chosen by judges at the end of the second day. \nFull details and registration – https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/work-with-us/accelerator-and-sustainability-hub/british-antarctic-survey-hackathon-help-solve-last
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/british-antarctic-survey-hackathon/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Climate Code showcase in collaboration with Cambridge Science Centre
DESCRIPTION:The Climate Code shirt will be showcased at the Grand Arcade on November 27th from 10am to 5pm as part of a Cambridge Science Centre event. We want to invite families to hear more about the science behind the design and our understanding of manmade climate change. Visit our stall at the Grand Arcade and bring your young ones to design their own climate change inspired shirt! \nYou will find us opposite Ed’s Diner on the First Floor of the Grand Arcade in Cambridge. The Cambridge Science Centre is running this pop-up science space throughout November and December. Each day they will be offering a range of exciting and interactive stem-based\, take-home activities suitable for children to do on their own or with a little adult help. Activities will be based on different areas of science\, technology\, engineering or mathematics\, or STEM. We’d love to see you there! \nThe Climate Code shirt features two main datasets – the warming stripes of the shirt fabric represent the last 70 years of temperature records from the Arctic\, with details providing the backdrop of 800\,000 years of Antarctic temperature and CO2-data. The innovative design brings together the dynamic story of the past and the worrying trends of the present in a novel visualisation that aims to inspire climate action. Read more about the Climate Code shirt. \nBAS Driector of Innovation and Impact Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley wearing the first sample of the Climate Code shirt
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/climate-code-showcase/
LOCATION:Grand Arcade\, St Andrew's St\, Cambridge\, Cambridgeshire\, CB2 3BJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211105T093000
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SUMMARY:COP26 Polar Net Zero
DESCRIPTION:Watch recording\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V9XC3m74ro \nSchools event for COP26: Polar Net Zero\nJoin us online for this interactive event that challenges young people around the globe to think about the part they can play in creating a low carbon future. By questioning world-leading experts who are developing sustainable solutions to reduce energy use at British Antarctic Survey research stations school children will learn how human ingenuity\, creativity\, and technology can help people live with and adapt to climate change. Its key message to students is ‘you can help ensure a greener\, more resilient future for us all’. \nPolar Net Zero: programme and panellists\n\nChapter 1 – Why Antarctica matters.  Dr Peter Fretwell\, British Antarctic Survey\nChapter 2 – Living and building in Antarctica.  Martha McGowan\, BAM\nChapter 3 – Extreme Engineering.  Stewart Craigie\, Sweco\nChapter 4 – Designing net zero polar buildings for the future.  Hugh Broughton\, Hugh Broughton Architects\n\nCompere: Ms Lyndsey Capper\, Newton Farm Primary School\, Glasgow \nYou can join the events virtually by subscribing to the COP26 YouTube channel \nDesign your own Antarctic building!\nHow would you design a polar building? What features would it include? \nFor a chance to win a special prize\, children are invited to complete the Polar Net Zero worksheet by 30 November 2021 at 5pm. Please include the entrants name and age and send to cop26@bas.ac.uk. \nWatch here: \nhttps://youtu.be/5V9XC3m74ro
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/cop26-polar-net-zero/
LOCATION:Glasgow Science Centre\, 50 Pacific Quay\, Glasgow\, G51 1EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211113
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SUMMARY:COP26 Walrus from Space
DESCRIPTION:Gaze down at the Arctic \nJoin scientists from Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to discuss the Walrus From Space project and learn how YOU can help them better understand the impacts of the climate crisis on walrus. \nPlanetarium\, Glasgow Science Centre\nAll times GMT: \n\nMonday 1 November 2021 – 14.00-15.00\nTuesday 2 November 2021 – 12:00 – 13:00\nWednesday 3 November 2021 – 12:00 – 13:00\nThursday 4 November 2021 – 14:00 – 15:00\nFriday 5 November 2021 – 12:00 – 13:00\nTuesday 9 November 2021 – 10:00 – 12:00\nThursday 11 November 2021 – 16:00 – 18:00\nFriday 12 November 2021 – 10:00 – 12:00\n\nThe climate crisis has put the Arctic in meltdown\, with this polar region warming almost three times faster than the rest of the world. The sea ice walrus depend on is melting beneath them and we need to know more about how their populations are impacted. \nWWF and BAS are asking the public to become ‘Walrus Detectives’ and help contribute to conservation science by searching for walrus in the thousands of satellite images taken from space. Over the next 5 years the project aims to carry out the first ever census of the Atlantic and Laptev walrus population using satellite imagery and explore what might happen to walrus in the context of rapid climate change. This will help scientists to better understand the impact of climate change on populations of this iconic species and help safeguard their future. \n \nOur collective actions add up to something powerful\, and we want you to be some of the first of the 500\,000 people we hope to take part in this project as ‘citizen scientists’ over the next 5 years. \nThe sessions will begin with a presentation from one or more of the scientists leading the project\, displaying imagery of walrus in the Arctic. Followed by a Q&A with the scientists and the opportunity to take part in the project and become a walrus scientist yourself! \nBook your tickets to attend: https://ukcop26.org/the-conference/green-zone-programme-of-events/
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/cop26-walrus-from-space/
LOCATION:Glasgow Science Centre\, 50 Pacific Quay\, Glasgow\, G51 1EA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:COP26 Polar Zero Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:If you are at COP26 Green Zone do pop into this new immersive exhibition at Glasgow Science Centre\, Polar Zero injects an artistic and cultural dimension to the climate negotiations at the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in November this year. \n \n \nPolar Zero is a collaboration between British Antarctic Survey (BAS)\, global engineering and consulting firm Arup and the Royal College of Art (RCA)\, is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). \nThe exhibition features an original glass sculpture encasing Antarctic air from the year 1765 – the date that scientists say predates the Industrial Revolution – and an Antarctic ice core containing trapped air bubbles that reveal a unique record of our past climate. Locked deep in Antarctic ice is a unique archive of the Earth’s history reaching back 800\,000 years. Tiny bubbles of air that were trapped as snow fell reveal the astonishing rate of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide since the start of the Industrial Revolution. \nAs you move around this exhibition you will become an integral part of the story. Polar Zero invites you to take a moment to reflect on what our past means for the present and future climate. \nThere are three elements to the Polar Zero exhibition: \n\n1765 ‘Air’\nIce Core\nIce Stories\n\n\n1765 ‘AIR’\nA cylindrical glass sculpture encases an ampule of genuine Antarctic air from the year 1765. Gases\, including carbon dioxide and methane from the pre-Industrial Revolution era\, capture a pivotal moment in Earth’s history. \nA close-up of the ampule of genuine Antarctic air from the year 1765 is encased in a cylindrical glass sculpture; a fusion of art\, science and engineering. Credit: BAS. \n\nICE CORE\nExperience the sound of ancient air bubbles popping as an Antarctic Peninsula ice core emerges from an insulated tube. As it melts and drips away it marks – in an artistic sense – the fragility of the polar ice. \nTrapped air bubbles in a segment of Antarctic ice core. Credit: BAS. \n\nICE STORIES\nIce Stories draws on personal anecdotes\, memories and oral testimonies from the national and international scientists and experts whose lived experiences of the Arctic and Antarctic facilitate and enable their narrative futures to be written. \nThe unique experiences and perspectives of people who have worked with Antarctic ice are captured in the Ice Stories series. Credit: BAS. \n\nFor further details and to plan your visit to Glasgow Science Centre: https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/discover/our-experiences/polar-zero \nFor those unable to attend in person\, you can explore the science\, art and engineering of the Polar Zero exhibition here on the BAS website: https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/data-as-art/polar-aesthetics/polar-zero/ \nKeep an eye on BAS social media for further details\, and join the conversation with #PolarZero. \n\nTwitter (@BAS_News) – https://twitter.com/BAS_News\nFacebook (@BritishAntarcticSurvey) – https://www.facebook.com/BritishAntarcticSurvey\nInstagram (@britishantarcticsurvey) – https://www.instagram.com/britishantarcticsurvey/\nLinkedIn (@british-antarctic-survey) – https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-antarctic-survey/\n\n  \nEnjoy an online preview of the Polar Zero exhibition at Glasgow Science Centre’s digital science festival on climate change\, Curious About Our Planet: https://curiousabout.glasgowsciencecentre.org/ourplanet/atmostheatre/polar-zero/
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/polar-zero/
LOCATION:Glasgow Science Centre\, 50 Pacific Quay\, Glasgow\, G51 1EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211031
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SUMMARY:Free 3-day public event\, Greenwich\, London: Ice Worlds Festival of Polar Science 28-30 October 2021
DESCRIPTION:Watch recording of live on board RRS Sir David Attenborough \n \nJoin us in London or online for a dazzling showcase of polar environmental science\, engineering and technology.  On the eve of the UN COP26 climate talks in Glasgow\, British Antarctic Survey is partnering with Royal Museums Greenwich to bring you a festival that is guaranteed to enthral and inspire.  Discover why Antarctica and the Arctic matter to you\, experience a live virtual tour of the RRS Sir David Attenborough\, enjoy a great day out for all the family. \nBook free tickets \n[UPDATE: We have reached our advance ticket capacity\, but don’t worry! You can still visit Greenwich for the Ice Worlds festival\, see the RRS Sir David Attenborough moored on the Thames and access the public big screen near the Cutty Sark without a ticket.  \nSome Ice Worlds activities are included with general admission tickets to the National Maritime Museum\, still currently available. \nA limited number of walk-up tickets for Ice Worlds will be released each day subject to availability. Please speak with a member of the museum visitor team when you arrive.] \n28 – 30 October   \n\nLive talks and virtual tours of the RRS Sir David Attenborough.\nIce Worlds – meet polar scientists and experts in the National Maritime Museum and learn what it’s like to work in the polar regions.\nExplore what it really means to do extreme polar science and engineering.\nDiscover how robots unravel the mystery of the oceans – catch a glimpse of the infamous Boaty McBoatface.\n\nNew polar research ship makes its London debut \nLove ships? The RRS Sir David Attenborough is making a special visit to London. COVID-19 precautions prevent us from opening the ship to the public – but a BIG MOMENT on Thursday 28 October is a special live virtual tour of this amazing state-of-the-art ship. Discover how its science missions will help us live with and adapt to climate change. A huge quayside video screen gives you a glimpse of life on board. If you can’t make it to London then enjoy the tour from a PC or smartphone anywhere in the world. \nNew polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough during sea trials off the coast of Portrush\, Northern Ireland (2021). Credit: British Antarctic Survey. \nCommissioned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)\, built by Cammell Laird for operation by British Antarctic Survey the RRS Sir David Attenborough is keeping Britain at the forefront of world-leading research in Antarctica and the Arctic. \nMeet our science teams \nHead inside the world-famous National Maritime Museum for exciting hands-on exhibits\, including Antarctic fossils\, a polar field camp and science equipment from RRS Sir David Attenborough\, including the infamous yellow robotic submersible known as Boaty McBoatface. The event is a great chance for the whole family to meet leading polar scientists\, engineers and support staff from British Antarctic Survey and other leading organisations; including the National Oceanography Centre\, University of St Andrew\, University of Edinburgh\, BAM Nuttall\, Hugh Broughton Architects\, Ramboll and Sweco. \nThe first deployment of autonomous submersible ‘Boaty McBoatface’ in the Weddell Sea (2017). Credit: National Oceanography Centre. \nCome and see how polar science and engineering improves our understanding of the impacts of climate change\, learn why what happens in the polar regions affects us all\, and explore what can be done to make things better. \nPolar Exploration: Past\, present and future \nThe polar regions have been a focus for scientific enquiry and exploration for centuries. As we confront the consequences of climate change\, understanding that legacy is more important than ever. \nThe National Maritime Museum is home to some of the most significant records and artefacts in British polar exploration history. \nDuring your visit\, explore the National Maritime Museum’s Polar Worlds Gallery\, including relics from HMS Erebus and Terror and items belonging to Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton. \n‘Endurance’ in the ice\, photographed in spring 1915 by James Francis Hurley (P1 © National Maritime Museum) \nBook free tickets \nTaking part online \nWatch the live feed from the RRS Sir David Attenborough and talks in the National Maritime Museum here: https://www.bas.ac.uk/media/creative-services/live/ \nExplore the virtual RRS Sir David Attenborough here: https://www.bas.ac.uk/VirtualSDA \n \n  \nFor further information and to explore online resources\, visit the Royal Museums Greenwich Ice Worlds Event page. \nThe riverside video screen at Greenwich is open freely to all throughout the festival\, with no tickets required. \n \nEvent updates and virtual content will be shared on the British Antarctic Survey website and our social media channels. Follow us to keep up with the latest news\, and join the online conversation with #IceWorldsGreenwich! \nTwitter – @BAS_News \nFacebook – @BritishAntarcticSurvey \nInstagram @britishantarcticsurvey \nLinkedIn @british-antarctic-survey
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/iceworldsgreenwich/
LOCATION:River Thames and Royal Museums Greenwich\, London\, Romney Road\, London\, SE10 9NF
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210711
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SUMMARY:Be Curious Festival: LIVE from the Space Shed
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to BLAST OFF with University of Leeds at #BeCurious21 on Saturday 10 July! \n \nBroadcasting live all day with the Unlimited Space Agency\, the event includes an interview (10:20am) with Professor Dame Jane Francis\, Director of the British Antarctic Survey\, and Bryony Freer\, SENSE CDT PhD candidate at the British Antarctic Survey and University of Leeds\, who is studying Antarctic ice shelf grounding lines from space! \nTake a look at the full agenda and register for free at https://becuriousxunlimitedspaceagency.eventbrite.co.uk
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/be-curious-festival-live-from-the-space-shed/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210703
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SUMMARY:Online work experience at British Antarctic Survey
DESCRIPTION:British Antarctic Survey (BAS) welcomes students aged 14-19 to explore Polar Science careers through our online work experience event! \nBAS is hosting a virtual work experience week from Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July\, for 30 students aged 14-19. \nEach day runs from around 9/9:30 to between 3:30 and 5pm. Throughout the week we will introduce participants to our organisation\, the types of job roles available and skills that can support their career aspirations. The entire week will take place online\, so attendees will need access to a computer and internet connection. \n \nStudents will e-meet a variety of staff\, learning from their experiences\, but also carry out problem solving exercises and other breakout work.  We hope that you will finish the week with new contacts and skills!  The week has been designed to be interactive and to appeal to students from all backgrounds and with different abilities\, please contact Geraldine Hough at gerhou@bas.ac.uk if you have any accessibility queries. \nBAS employs staff in all kinds of roles – science\, engineering\, environmental protection\, logistics\, finance\, human resources\, information services\, catering\, marine (on board our ship)\, diving and many more.  We are keen to have a diverse cohort for our work experience week and are happy to discuss supporting any particular additional needs. \nInterested? Please register via our Eventbrite page (password: antarctica2021).
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/online-work-experience-at-british-antarctic-survey/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210524
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SUMMARY:Global Biodiversity Festival
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to explore the world from your living room? British Antarctic Survey scientists are taking part in the online Global Biodiversity Festival 2021. The Global Biodiversity Festival is a virtual weekend for the general public\, with the goal of shining a spotlight on biodiversity loss. \nBritish Antarctic Survey events in the schedule include: \n\nSaturday 22 May\n\n12:30pm BST – BAS mapping expert Peter Fretwell joins Rod Downie to discuss researching walruses from space! Learn more about the Wildlife from Space project here. \n1:30pm BST – Rothera marine assistant Ryan Mathews explains water sampling at the bottom of the world! \n7:30pm BST – Professor Dame Jane Francis\, Director of BAS\, will present ‘From Forests to Icesheets: Antarctica’s Transition from Greenhouse to Icehouse.’ Ahead of the event\, you can enjoy a previous online talk from Jane here. \nPeter Fretwell \nRyan Mathews \nJane Francis \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nSunday 23 May\n\nNadia Frontier \n3:00pm BST – Rothera marine biologist Nadia Frontier talks about diving into Antarctic habitats. Meet Nadia in her great Antarctic blog series here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFor more information and registration for the Global Biodiversity Festival\, please click here. \n 
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/global-biodiversity-festival/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210522
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20210427T142205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T085137Z
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SUMMARY:Join British Antarctic Survey at Climate Exp0 for COP26
DESCRIPTION:Online\, free and open to all\, Climate Exp0 is the first virtual conference from the COP26 Universities Network and the Italian University Network for Sustainable Development (RUS). \nWe are pleased to announce that British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is taking part in Climate Exp0 (17-21 May 2021) to showcase key polar science and the journey towards Net Zero. Registration for Climate Exp0 is open (HERE). \n \nDuring 20 May ‘Adaptation and Resilience’ day\, BAS director of science Prof. David Vaughan will deliver ‘on demand’ presentation ‘International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration – reducing uncertainty in global sea-level projections’ about the importance of ongoing collaborative research to determine how much and how fast the unstable Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica will contribute to sea-level rise. \nBAS marine benthic ecologist Dr Dave Barnes will deliver presentation ‘Climate mitigation through biological conservation; extensive blue carbon natural capital at Tristan da Cunha​’ during the ‘Nature-based Solutions research Showcase’ as part of the Nature-based Solutions theme day on 18 May. \nBAS is also presenting posters Climate Exp0\, including: \n\n‘Reaching Net Zero in Antarctica’ (Anna Jones et al.) in ‘Adaptation and Resilience’ on demand poster session on 20 May.\n‘International collaborative science to support adaptation and resilience in Southern Ocean ecosystems’ (Nadine Johnston et al. & ICED Scientific Steering Committee) in ‘Adaptation and Resilience’ on demand poster session on 20 May.\n‘Urgent assessment of Atlantic UKOTs blue carbon needed to protect low hanging fruit of climate mitigation’ (David Barnes et al.) in ‘Nature Based Solutions’ on demand poster session on 18 May\n‘Whole ecosystem science to support adaptation and resilience to climate change in the polar oceans’ (Susie Grant et al.) in ‘Adaptation and Resilience’ on demand poster session on 20 May.\n\nEcosystem graphic from ‘Whole ecosystem science to support adaptation and resilience to climate change in the polar oceans’ (Susie Grant et al.) poster! \nClimate Exp0 is the first virtual conference from the COP26 Universities Network and the Italian University Network for Sustainable Development (RUS)\, sponsored by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)\, Cambridge University Press and the 2021 UN Climate Change Summit (COP26). \nRunning from 17-21 May 2021\, it takes place at a critical juncture in the COP26 pre-meetings and negotiations\, and is part of the All4Climate Italy 2021 official pre-COP26 initiatives. \nThe programme\, now available online\, features the latest thinking and most relevant international climate change and policy research across five themes including Green Recovery; Nature-based Solutions; Mitigation Solutions; Adaptation and Resilience; and Finance and Regulation. \nAddressing one theme each day\, Climate Exp0 showcases an impressive range of over 200 international speakers and contributors confirmed so far\, joining together across a variety of sessions\, ranging from keynotes and panel discussions\, to roundtables\, poster presentations and on-demand content. \nThe event marks a unique occasion at which global policymakers\, academics\, practitioners\, students and members of the public will gather together to collaborate\, share and debate climate change policy\, ahead of the COP26 negotiations in November. \nRegister now (HERE) to join Climate Exp0\, and help advance a resilient\, zero-carbon world.​
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/join-british-antarctic-survey-at-climate-exp0-for-cop26/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Public engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210512T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210512T160000
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20210426T155310Z
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SUMMARY:Symposium to Honour the Life and Work of Dr Mike Thomson
DESCRIPTION:About this Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn online event to honour the life and work of Dr Mike Thomson. If you were unable to attend the event on 12 May 2021\, please find the meting recording HERE. (Access Passcode: rV5yD+Kg) \n\nYou can also listen to Dr Mike Thomson BAS Archives interview HERE. \n\nMike was one of the true pioneers of Antarctic geology and played a pivotal role in establishing geology as a critical discipline within the modern era of the British Antarctic Survey. An accomplished palaeontologist by training\, he subsequently developed a wide range of geological and management skills in his role as Head of the Geological Sciences Division\, a position that he held for over ten years. In this time geology was amalgamated with geophysics\, major new international projects were initiated\, and field studies developed far beyond the traditional stamping grounds on the Antarctic Peninsula. \n \n\n\n\n\n  \nPROGRAMME \n  \n1. Jane Francis \nWelcome\, outline of the symposium & personal recollections \n  \n2. David Macdonald & Bob Pankhurst \nMike T – the man who dated the Antarctic Peninsula \n  \n3. Pete Clarkson & Phil Stone \nEarly days and Birmingham \n  \n4. Bryan Storey & John Smellie \nBAS Cambridge & Head of Geological Sciences \n  \nShort Break \n  \n5. Ian Dalziel & David Elliot \nInternational collaborations \n  \n6. Pete Rawson & Alistair Crame \nAmmonites and other fossils \n  \n7. Chris Elliot \nTales from the John Biscoe \n  \n8. Open forum – chaired by Bruce Mair
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/symposium-to-honour-the-life-and-work-of-dr-mike-thomson/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210413T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210415T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20210216T164004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T140720Z
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SUMMARY:5th International ANGWIN workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop focus: Atmospheric gravity wave dynamics and coupling in the polar regions: observations and modelling \nANGWIN (Antarctic Gravity Wave Instrument Network) is an action group of the Scientific Committee of Antarctic Research (SCAR) that utilizes a network of instrumentation operated at several international research stations around Antarctica with the primary research goal of quantifying and understanding the dominant sources\, propagation\, and impact of such dynamical processes on a continental-wide scale. \nThis online workshop invites presentations on new ground-based or satellite observational studies\, numerical modelling studies or theoretical studies of Arctic or Antarctic gravity wave sources\, propagation\, instabilities\, and their effects on local\, regional\, and global scales in any region of the atmosphere. \nWe aim to have a mix of recorded & live talks at 2 different times (to capture as many different time zones as possible) and virtual poster sessions. \nDue to circumstances outside our control the online ANGWIN workshop will postponed provisionally to September. All registrations will be considered valid\, and you will be informed of the new dates of the workshop as soon as possible. We thank you for your understanding. \n\n  \n\n 
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/5th-international-angwin-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210405
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20210222T090041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T104709Z
UID:139605-1616716800-1617580799@www.bas.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Extreme Antarctica: Science\, Engineering and Construction
DESCRIPTION:British Antarctic Survey is delighted to be hosting a series of online events and premiering on-demand videos for the Cambridge Festival 2021 between 26 March – 4 April 2021. There is something for all the family to enjoy! \n \nExtreme Antarctica: Science\, Engineering and Construction \nAntarctica is geographically remote and far away but what happens there affects us all. Join British Antarctic Survey scientists and operational staff for a series of exciting talks to learn how our research can help predict how the polar regions may respond to future climate change. \nhttps://youtu.be/qGH-9W6446s \nTalks will cover research on climate change\, sea-level rise\, biodiversity and will include a look at the construction of the UK’s new polar ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough– one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world. Discover how our scientists are unravelling the secrets of the past to predict the future. \nAnd get up close and personal to our new polar research ship the RRS Sir David Attenborough – learn about its science capabilities including a moon pool which will allow researchers to study the ocean like never before. \n\nFriday 26 March\, 11:00am GMT \nExtreme Antarctica: What happens in Antarctica affects us all \nLive talk and Q&A with Professor Dame Jane Francis\, Director of British Antarctic Survey. \nThank you to everyone for coming! You can watch the talk again here: \n \n\nSaturday 27 March \nNew Youtube playlist for kids\, exploring science and living and working in Antarctica. \nIncluding an introduction to Antarctica’s animals with Dr Huw Griffiths\, exploring the mighty Thwaites Glacier with Dr Kelly Hogan and learning about emperor penguins with Dr Peter Fretwell. \n \nExplore the full playlist ‘Antarctica talks for kids!‘ \n  \n\nMonday 29 March \nRRS Sir David Attenborough: A new polar ship for Britain \n \nA premier of Captain Will Whatley\, Polar Master’s talk about the RRS Sir David Attenborough‘s construction\, and how to pursue a career as a polar captain. \n  \n\nWednesday 31 March \nRRS Sir David Attenborough video premiers!  \n \nFour new videos exploring the build\, the science and the people of new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough. See the full playlist here. \n\nWednesday 31 March (2:00pm BST) \nThe ‘Climate Scientists’ podcast: live recording with Q&A \n \nJoin co-hosts Dan Jones and Ella Gilbert for a live recording of the Climate Scientists podcast. \nIn this webinar\, we will be joined by Tom Andersson and Kelly Hogan\, two BAS scientists pushing the frontiers of what can be done in two crucial areas of scientific growth – artificial intelligence and observational oceanography. Tom Andersson works in the BAS Artificial Intelligence lab and has developed a new forecasting system for Arctic sea ice. Kelly Hogan has big plans for the new polar research vessel\, the RRS Sir David Attenborough. Come join us for a casual conversation about the future of polar science. \n  \n\nThursday 1 April  \nExtreme Engineering: Careers in STEM can take you everywhere…including Antarctica \n \nWatch this unique event with staff working on constructing a new science building at British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station in Antarctica and hear from the team direct on the ground. \nThe construction team in Antarctica and the wider team from the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme\, will be talking about their careers in engineering\, from project management\, digital construction to surveying. They’ll also be discussing what’s it like to work in Antarctica\, the extreme temperatures\, environment and the stunning wildlife. \nThis event was recorded for British Science Week and includes a question and answer session with school students. \n\nSunday 4 April \nMake your own bouncy ‘sea urchin’ eggs! \n \nAn eggs-cellent activity for you to try at home! Nick Barret shows the impact of ocean acidification on sea urchins by teaching us how to make bouncy eggs. \nClick here to watch!  \n  \n  \n\nFollow British Antarctic Survey on social media for notification of the latest updates on Twitter\, Facebook\, LinkedIn or Instagram. \n\n  \nTake a look at the full Cambridge Festival event programme here. \n \n\nAccessibility statement \nThis event will take place online only\, all relevant links will be made available in the event page above as soon as available. If you experience any accessibility issues for the British Antarctic Survey Cambridge Festival Event\, please contact information@bas.ac.uk. \nThe following accessibility information applies to www.bas.ac.uk. \nThis website is run by British Antarctic Survey. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example\, that means you should be able to: \n\nzoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen\nnavigate most of the website using just a keyboard\nnavigate most of the website using speech recognition software\nlisten to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS\, NVDA and VoiceOver)\n\nAbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. \nFurther information: https://www.bas.ac.uk/accessibility/ \n 
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/extreme-antarctica-science-engineering-and-construction/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210322T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20210211T123802Z
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SUMMARY:UK Antarctic Science Conference 2021
DESCRIPTION:The University of Edinburgh and the British Antarctic Survey are delighted to host the 2021 UK Online Antarctic Science Conference over Monday 22 to Thursday 25 March 2021. This is a replacement meeting for the cancelled 2020 meeting at the University of Edinburgh\, and hence the first opportunity in 2.5 years for our UK Antarctic community to gather together and disseminate our latest research findings and intentions. \nThe main conference will run over four afternoons\, incorporating oral and virtual poster presentations. We will intersperse the meeting with regular breakout rooms to facilitate as much interaction as possible in this virtual world! \nWe will also host side meetings during this week\, either in the mornings or afternoons depending on numbers of speakers in the main conference. The side meetings will include a UK Polar Network session\, and a session on Scoping for Future Antarctic Science Priorities run by the UK Arctic and Antarctic Partnership. For anyone concerned about zoom fatigue\, we will assemble the schedule to allow some sensible dipping in and out of the meeting over the week. \nWe welcome contributions on any aspect of Antarctic Science\, and look forward to seeing you all in late March. \nFor organisational enquiries please contact Robert Bingham. \nAbstract Submission deadline: Friday 5 March 2021 \nRegistration deadline: Monday 15 March 2021 \n\n 
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/uk-antarctic-science-conference-2021/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210313T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210313T193000
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20210309T132045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T105100Z
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SUMMARY:Armchair Aurora
DESCRIPTION:Ever wanted to view the Aurora? Well you can now watch this beautiful phenomenon from the comfort of your armchair. \nDisability charity Aerobility are running a live-stream aurora event on Saturday 13 March at 6pm with a host of astronomers\, scientists\, aviators and artists. \nThe event will livestream via armchairaurora.com and will take viewers on a journey of wonder from their armchairs and into the skies. Bringing together spectacular Aurora footage\, interviews and Q&A with scientists\, there will be insights on polar aviation and the workings of the Aurora\, all beamed to living rooms around the UK and worldwide. \nSpeakers from British Antarctic Survey at the event include:\nRod Arnold\, Head of Air Unit\nRod tells us about the challenges of flying in the Antarctic\, one of the coldest places on the planet\, and why it is different to doing it anywhere else. \nNigel Meredith\, Space Weather Research Scientist\nNigel will describe the natural radio “sounds” of our planet as recorded at Halley Research Station\, Antarctica and how they have been combined with original music on a grand piano to create novel ambient soundscapes\, which resulted in the production of a new album\, Aurora Musicalis\, last year. He will also play the music video from Aurora Musicalis which contains sonic highlights of the natural radio ‘sounds’ from the album\, set to the music of the first track and featuring images from the BAS image collection. \nThe Team at Rothera Research Station\nA live call with Rothera Research Station\,  enquiring about their mission\, daily operations\, recent discoveries\, successes and wintering at Rothera. \nWatch the event live on the Aerobility website: https://www.aerobility.com/armchairaurora
URL:https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/armchair-aurora/
LOCATION:https://www.aerobility.com/armchairaurora
CATEGORIES:Public engagement
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201205
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20201120T113018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T113018Z
UID:139247-1607040000-1607126399@www.bas.ac.uk
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201204
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20201120T112637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T112637Z
UID:139245-1606953600-1607039999@www.bas.ac.uk
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201203
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20201120T112054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T112125Z
UID:139240-1606867200-1606953599@www.bas.ac.uk
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
DTSTAMP:20260409T173456
CREATED:20201120T111534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T113320Z
UID:139238-1606780800-1606867199@www.bas.ac.uk
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201130T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T173457
CREATED:20201116T115636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T104708Z
UID:139132-1606723200-1607101200@www.bas.ac.uk
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201201
DTSTAMP:20260409T173457
CREATED:20201120T111049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201120T113132Z
UID:139234-1606694400-1606780799@www.bas.ac.uk
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201111T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201111T170000
DTSTAMP:20260409T173457
CREATED:20201027T150546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201027T220122Z
UID:138861-1605110400-1605114000@www.bas.ac.uk
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201102T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201102T163000
DTSTAMP:20260409T173457
CREATED:20201022T213236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201023T144656Z
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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:20260409T173457
CREATED:20201016T090639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201103T212444Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201023T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201023T180000
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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:20260409T173457
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:20260409T173457
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:20260409T173457
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:20260409T173457
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:20260409T173457
CREATED:20200615T104903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T215755Z
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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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