Get ready to BLAST OFF with University of Leeds at #BeCurious21 on Saturday 10 July! Broadcasting 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 […]
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) welcomes students aged 14-19 to explore Polar Science careers through our online work experience event! BAS is hosting a virtual work experience week from Monday 28 June to Friday 2 July, for 30 students aged 14-19. Each day runs from around 9/9:30 to between 3:30 and 5pm. Throughout the week we […]
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. British Antarctic Survey events in the schedule include: […]
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). We 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 […]
About this Event An 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) You can also listen to Dr Mike Thomson BAS Archives interview HERE. Mike was one of the true […]
Workshop focus: Atmospheric gravity wave dynamics and coupling in the polar regions: observations and modelling ANGWIN (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 […]
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! Extreme Antarctica: Science, Engineering and Construction Antarctica is geographically remote and far away but what happens there […]
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 […]
Ever wanted to view the Aurora? Well you can now watch this beautiful phenomenon from the comfort of your armchair. Disability charity Aerobility are running a live-stream aurora event on Saturday 13 March at 6pm with a host of astronomers, scientists, aviators and artists. The event will livestream via armchairaurora.com and will take viewers on […]
Calling all schools, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science! We 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. Day […]
Calling all schools, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science! We 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. Day […]
Calling all schools, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science! We 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. Day […]
Calling all schools, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science! We 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. Day […]
Calling all schools, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science! We 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. . […]
Calling all schools, home-schoolers and anyone interested in polar science! We 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. Day […]
Join us for this Knowledge Snack session to explore what Digital Twins are, and what applications they can have both in infrastructure management and in finding new ways of capturing and understanding the environment.
Join us for this Knowledge Snack session on "The challenge of decarbonising energy systems in remote areas", co-hosted by BAS Innovation team and the DTE+ Network.
As Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at Colorado State university and an Atmospheric Scientist, Dr Melissa Burt talks of her different roles in science and diversity #BlackHistoryMonth #WomeninSTEM #BAMEinSTEM
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 […]
A Tour of Earth from Space! Saturday 10th October, 2 – 2:45pm Rothera Research Station viewed from space. Image: Google Earth Take a guided tour of your planet from space with scientists from the University of Leeds and British Antarctic Survey. Mapping specialist Dr Peter Fretwell from British Antarctic Survey will take us on a […]
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. Speaker Biography Dr 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 […]
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. Beginning 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 […]
Professor Dame Jane Francis speaks at this event
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 […]
Join climate scientist and #SciComm expert Ella Gilbert online for 'Antarctica: Mystery of the ice' at BAS Live, 2:00pm, Thursday 18 June 2020. https://youtu.be/gWVBBVaIXvA Antarctica, 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 […]
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’. Peter will be teaching us about the six ‘superpowers’ unique to emperor penguins that allow them to survive the harshest environment on earth. No registration or […]
Join former BAS scientist and musician Steve Garrett online for his latest collaborative performance linking science and music.
Join your local climate experts for a climate change conversation. The event is hosted by British Antarctic Survey as part of Cambridge Science Festival 2020.
People, 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.
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.
SAVE THE DATE: ‘Satuccino’ is a specially designed space industry networking event for space technology and satellite application sector experts to engage with the Satellite Applications Catapult and its partners. In ‘Extra Shot’ events, this networking is extended to include partner venues via a Skype link-up to the event at the Satellite Applications Catapult HQ in Harwell, to enable a wider audience to benefit. On 5 February, Aurora Innovation Centre at BAS is bringing in local speakers and linking up with the main Catapult in Harwell.
Calling all teachers! There is an amazing opportunity for your school (if you're in the UK) to link up with polar experts during ‘Antarctica Week’, 2-6 December 2019. What British […]