A Tour of Earth from Space!
2020-10-10 14:00 - 14:45 (Europe/London) | Online
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 tour of the Antarctic (you may remember, Dr Fretwell recently discovered new emperor penguin colonies from space using satellite imagery!)
Using 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.

Register for your free ticket

This event is hosted by the University of Leeds as part of BE CURIOUS online festival, 10 – 23 October 2020.

Locked into ice: My scientific journey across the Arctic
2020-10-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
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?
Dr Markus Frey, on the MOSAiC expedition in the Arctic in 2020. Credit: Markus Frey
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/)
UK in the Arctic
The 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.
With 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.
Dr Markus Frey
Atmospheric 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.
Dr 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.
In 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.
How to join
Join the event live online, 23 October 2020, 17:00-18:00 UK time at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85010418004?pwd=[REDACTED]
Hosted in collaboration with British Antarctic Survey and NERC Arctic Office.

Celebrating Black History month: Dr Melissa Burt
2020-10-27 16:00 - 17:00 | https://ukri.zoom.us/j/94484111010
Successful 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.
​This talk is part of our​ activities to celebrate of Black History month​.

​Biography
Dr. 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.

Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative

Diversity 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.​

Knowledge Snack webinar: The challenge of decarbonising energy systems in remote areas
2020-11-02 15:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
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.
Please register for this free event on our Eventbrite page.
This 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.
15:30 Parthena (Nopi) Exizidou—BAS Net Zero Carbon Strategy and the importance of developing industry and academia collaborations
15:40 Liana M. Cipcigan—Decarbonisation of transport through electrification in a whole system approach
15:55 Cardiff Student projects—Energy Provision for Antarctic Infrastructure
16:00 Q&A and discussion
Following 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.
Speaker biographies:
Parthena (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.

Liana 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.
She 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.
Register here
If you have any questions about the event or concerns about accessibility, please contact the event organisers via email.

Knowledge Snack: Digital Twins of infrastructure and the environment
2020-11-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
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
Professor 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.
16:00 Opening welcome by BAS Director of Innovation and Impact, Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley
16:03 Mark Girolami
16:18 Scott Hosking
16:33 Q&A & discussion, moderated by BAS Impact Facilitator, Pilvi Muschitiello
To 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.

Speaker biographies:

Mark 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.
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Scott 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.

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Extreme Antarctica & The footprint of past ice
2020-11-30 | Online
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 1: Extreme Antarctica & The footprint of past ice

Registration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/
Full programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/
Don’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!

Antarctica Week Festival 2020
2020-11-30 08:00 - 2020-12-04 17:00
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.

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Two 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.
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Please 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!

Don’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!

What lies under the ice in the polar regions? & Research using explosives and radar
2020-12-01 | Online
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 2: What lies under the ice in the polar regions? & Research using explosives and radar

Registration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/
Full programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/
Don’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!

Wildlife and robots in Antarctica!
2020-12-02 | Online
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 3: Wildlife and robots in Antarctica!

Registration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/
Full programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/
Don’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!

Mapping under Thwaites Glacier & How to become a polar scientist
2020-12-03 | Online
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 4: Mapping under Thwaites Glacier & How to become a polar scientist

Registration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/
Full programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/
Don’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!

Ice Tractors & Running an Antarctic camp
2020-12-04 | Online
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 5: Ice Tractors & Running an Antarctic camp

Registration: https://thwaitesglacier.org/
Full programme of talks: https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/antarctica-week-festival-2020/
Don’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!

Armchair Aurora
2021-03-13 18:00 - 19:30 | https://www.aerobility.com/armchairaurora
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 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.
Speakers from British Antarctic Survey at the event include:
Rod Arnold, Head of Air Unit
Rod 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.
Nigel Meredith, Space Weather Research Scientist
Nigel 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.
The Team at Rothera Research Station
A live call with Rothera Research Station, enquiring about their mission, daily operations, recent discoveries, successes and wintering at Rothera.
Watch the event live on the Aerobility website: https://www.aerobility.com/armchairaurora

UK Antarctic Science Conference 2021
2021-03-22 13:00 - 2021-03-25 17:00 | Zoom
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.
The 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!
We 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.
We welcome contributions on any aspect of Antarctic Science, and look forward to seeing you all in late March.
For organisational enquiries please contact Robert Bingham.
Abstract Submission deadline: Friday 5 March 2021
Registration deadline: Monday 15 March 2021

Extreme Antarctica: Science, Engineering and Construction
2021-03-26 - 2021-04-04 | Online
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 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.
https://youtu.be/qGH-9W6446s
Talks 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.
And 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.

Friday 26 March, 11:00am GMT
Extreme Antarctica: What happens in Antarctica affects us all
Live talk and Q&A with Professor Dame Jane Francis, Director of British Antarctic Survey.
Thank you to everyone for coming! You can watch the talk again here:

Saturday 27 March
New Youtube playlist for kids, exploring science and living and working in Antarctica.
Including 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.

Explore the full playlist ‘Antarctica talks for kids!‘

Monday 29 March
RRS Sir David Attenborough: A new polar ship for Britain

A 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.

Wednesday 31 March
RRS Sir David Attenborough video premiers!

Four new videos exploring the build, the science and the people of new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough. See the full playlist here.

Wednesday 31 March (2:00pm BST)
The ‘Climate Scientists’ podcast: live recording with Q&A

Join co-hosts Dan Jones and Ella Gilbert for a live recording of the Climate Scientists podcast.
In 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.

Thursday 1 April
Extreme Engineering: Careers in STEM can take you everywhere…including Antarctica

Watch 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.
The 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.
This event was recorded for British Science Week and includes a question and answer session with school students.

Sunday 4 April
Make your own bouncy ‘sea urchin’ eggs!

An 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.
Click here to watch!

Follow British Antarctic Survey on social media for notification of the latest updates on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Instagram.

Take a look at the full Cambridge Festival event programme here.

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5th International ANGWIN workshop
2021-04-13 08:00 - 2021-04-15 17:00 | Zoom
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 understanding the dominant sources, propagation, and impact of such dynamical processes on a continental-wide scale.
This 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.
We 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.
Due 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.

Symposium to Honour the Life and Work of Dr Mike Thomson
2021-05-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Online
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: [REDACTED]

You can also listen to Dr Mike Thomson BAS Archives interview HERE.

Mike 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.

PROGRAMME

1. Jane Francis
Welcome, outline of the symposium & personal recollections

2. David Macdonald & Bob Pankhurst
Mike T – the man who dated the Antarctic Peninsula

3. Pete Clarkson & Phil Stone
Early days and Birmingham

4. Bryan Storey & John Smellie
BAS Cambridge & Head of Geological Sciences

Short Break

5. Ian Dalziel & David Elliot
International collaborations

6. Pete Rawson & Alistair Crame
Ammonites and other fossils

7. Chris Elliot
Tales from the John Biscoe

8. Open forum – chaired by Bruce Mair

Join British Antarctic Survey at Climate Exp0 for COP26
2021-05-17 - 2021-05-21 | Online
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 Net Zero. Registration for Climate Exp0 is open (HERE).

During 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.
BAS 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.
BAS is also presenting posters Climate Exp0, including:

‘Reaching Net Zero in Antarctica’ (Anna Jones et al.) in ‘Adaptation and Resilience’ on demand poster session on 20 May.
‘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.
‘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
‘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.

Ecosystem graphic from ‘Whole ecosystem science to support adaptation and resilience to climate change in the polar oceans’ (Susie Grant et al.) poster!
Climate 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).
Running 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.
The 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.
Addressing 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.
The 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.
Register now (HERE) to join Climate Exp0, and help advance a resilient, zero-carbon world.​

Global Biodiversity Festival
2021-05-20 - 2021-05-23 | Online
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:

Saturday 22 May

12:30pm BST – BAS mapping expert Peter Fretwell joins Rod Downie to discuss researching walruses from space! Learn more about the Wildlife from Space project here.
1:30pm BST – Rothera marine assistant Ryan Mathews explains water sampling at the bottom of the world!
7:30pm 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.
Peter Fretwell
Ryan Mathews
Jane Francis

Sunday 23 May

Nadia Frontier
3:00pm BST – Rothera marine biologist Nadia Frontier talks about diving into Antarctic habitats. Meet Nadia in her great Antarctic blog series here.

For more information and registration for the Global Biodiversity Festival, please click here.

Online work experience at British Antarctic Survey
2021-06-28 - 2021-07-02 | Online
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 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.

Students 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.
BAS 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.
Interested? Please register via our Eventbrite page (password: [REDACTED]

Be Curious Festival: LIVE from the Space Shed
2021-07-10 | Online
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 of Leeds, who is studying Antarctic ice shelf grounding lines from space!
Take a look at the full agenda and register for free at https://becuriousxunlimitedspaceagency.eventbrite.co.uk

Free 3-day public event, Greenwich, London: Ice Worlds Festival of Polar Science 28-30 October 2021
2021-10-28 - 2021-10-30 | River Thames and Royal Museums Greenwich, London, Romney Road, London, SE10 9NF
Watch recording of live on board RRS Sir David Attenborough

Join 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.
Book free tickets
[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.
Some Ice Worlds activities are included with general admission tickets to the National Maritime Museum, still currently available.
A 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.]
28 – 30 October

Live talks and virtual tours of the RRS Sir David Attenborough.
Ice Worlds – meet polar scientists and experts in the National Maritime Museum and learn what it’s like to work in the polar regions.
Explore what it really means to do extreme polar science and engineering.
Discover how robots unravel the mystery of the oceans – catch a glimpse of the infamous Boaty McBoatface.

New polar research ship makes its London debut
Love 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.
New polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough during sea trials off the coast of Portrush, Northern Ireland (2021). Credit: British Antarctic Survey.
Commissioned 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.
Meet our science teams
Head 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.
The first deployment of autonomous submersible ‘Boaty McBoatface’ in the Weddell Sea (2017). Credit: National Oceanography Centre.
Come 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.
Polar Exploration: Past, present and future
The 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.
The National Maritime Museum is home to some of the most significant records and artefacts in British polar exploration history.
During 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.
‘Endurance’ in the ice, photographed in spring 1915 by James Francis Hurley (P1 © National Maritime Museum)
Book free tickets
Taking part online
Watch 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/
Explore the virtual RRS Sir David Attenborough here: https://www.bas.ac.uk/VirtualSDA

For further information and to explore online resources, visit the Royal Museums Greenwich Ice Worlds Event page.
The riverside video screen at Greenwich is open freely to all throughout the festival, with no tickets required.

Event 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!
Twitter – @BAS_News
Facebook – @BritishAntarcticSurvey
Instagram @britishantarcticsurvey
LinkedIn @british-antarctic-survey

COP26 Polar Zero Exhibition
2021-11-01 - 2021-11-12 | Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1EA, United Kingdom
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.

Polar 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).
The 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.
As 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.
There are three elements to the Polar Zero exhibition:

1765 ‘Air’
Ice Core
Ice Stories

1765 ‘AIR’
A 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.
A 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.

ICE CORE
Experience 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.
Trapped air bubbles in a segment of Antarctic ice core. Credit: BAS.

ICE STORIES
Ice 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.
The unique experiences and perspectives of people who have worked with Antarctic ice are captured in the Ice Stories series. Credit: BAS.

For further details and to plan your visit to Glasgow Science Centre: https://www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/discover/our-experiences/polar-zero
For 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/
Keep an eye on BAS social media for further details, and join the conversation with #PolarZero.

Twitter (@BAS_News) – https://twitter.com/BAS_News
Facebook (@BritishAntarcticSurvey) – https://www.facebook.com/BritishAntarcticSurvey
Instagram (@britishantarcticsurvey) – https://www.instagram.com/britishantarcticsurvey/
LinkedIn (@british-antarctic-survey) – https://www.linkedin.com/company/british-antarctic-survey/

Enjoy 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/

COP26 Walrus from Space
2021-11-01 - 2021-11-12 | Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1EA, United Kingdom
Gaze down at the Arctic
Join 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.
Planetarium, Glasgow Science Centre
All times GMT:

Monday 1 November 2021 – 14.00-15.00
Tuesday 2 November 2021 – 12:00 – 13:00
Wednesday 3 November 2021 – 12:00 – 13:00
Thursday 4 November 2021 – 14:00 – 15:00
Friday 5 November 2021 – 12:00 – 13:00
Tuesday 9 November 2021 – 10:00 – 12:00
Thursday 11 November 2021 – 16:00 – 18:00
Friday 12 November 2021 – 10:00 – 12:00

The 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.
WWF 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.

Our 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.
The 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!
Book your tickets to attend: https://ukcop26.org/the-conference/green-zone-programme-of-events/

COP26 Polar Net Zero
2021-11-05 09:30 - 11:00 | Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1EA, United Kingdom
Watch recording
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V9XC3m74ro
Schools event for COP26: Polar Net Zero
Join 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’.
Polar Net Zero: programme and panellists

Chapter 1 – Why Antarctica matters. Dr Peter Fretwell, British Antarctic Survey
Chapter 2 – Living and building in Antarctica. Martha McGowan, BAM
Chapter 3 – Extreme Engineering. Stewart Craigie, Sweco
Chapter 4 – Designing net zero polar buildings for the future. Hugh Broughton, Hugh Broughton Architects

Compere: Ms Lyndsey Capper, Newton Farm Primary School, Glasgow
You can join the events virtually by subscribing to the COP26 YouTube channel
Design your own Antarctic building!
How would you design a polar building? What features would it include?
For 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.
Watch here:
https://youtu.be/5V9XC3m74ro

Climate Code showcase in collaboration with Cambridge Science Centre
2021-11-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Grand Arcade, St Andrew's St, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3BJ, United Kingdom
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!
You 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!
The 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.
BAS Driector of Innovation and Impact Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley wearing the first sample of the Climate Code shirt

Antarctica Month Festival 2021 - get involved!
2021-12-01 - 2021-12-31 | Online
Calling all teachers, educators and students of all ages! The Antarctica Month Festival launches today (1 December), and will run throughout December, to celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on 1 December 1959.

Hosted by the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC), a program of the US and UK, the Antarctica Month Festival celebrates Antarctic science and invites students ages 5 and up to learn about the frozen continent of Antarctica and the mighty Thwaites Glacier through a series of online activities and presentations.

‘Ask a scientist’ your burning questions about Antarctica. Learn what it’s like to work and live on the icy continent from the international team of ITGC scientists, including scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
Build a model of Thwaites Glacier to see the glacier and ice shelf dynamics in action.
View an amazing collection of educational talks from scientists, engineers and support staff.
Explore educational websites Thwaites-Explorer and Discovering Antarctica.

Keep an eye on the Antarctica Month Festival 2021 web page and follow BAS and ITGC social media (details below) for updates throughout December. Join the conversation online with #AntarcticaMonth!
BAS Twitter – @BAS_News
BAS Facebook – @BritishAntarcticSurvey
BAS Instagram – @britishantarcticsurvey
BAS LinkedIn – @british-antarctic-survey
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ITGC Twitter – @GlacierThwaites
ITGC Facebook – @thwaitesglaciercollaboration
ITGC Instagram – @thwaitesglaciercollaboration

British Antarctic Survey Decarbonisation Hackathon
2021-12-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Online
British Antarctic Survey Hackathon – Help solve a ‘last mile’ decarbonisation challenge in the race to net zero.
British 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.
Adelie Penguins on Rothera Point, Adelaide Island, Antarctica
About – 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.
Who 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.
Key dates – 10:00 to 17:00 BST on Friday 3 December.
Teams 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.
Full details and registration – https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/work-with-us/accelerator-and-sustainability-hub/british-antarctic-survey-hackathon-help-solve-last

Engagement seminar: Digital twinning for marine science fieldwork
2022-03-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Engagement seminar: Digital Twinning: a new perspective for marine science fieldwork
This event is part of the activities of the UK Ocean Digital Twinning project, which aims at investigating digital twinning as a tool for increasing inclusivity in marine science.
This project is led by a subset of the Challenger Society EIDA working group and funded by NERC’s making environmental science equal, diverse, and inclusive programme.
In this BAS-hosted engagement seminar we will discuss digital twinning as a way to complement and enhance traditional marine science fieldwork. A digital twin refers to a digital representation of a system via in situ and remotely sensed observations and/or models, and can include representations of data, processes, and perturbations of the system in question with time. Such techniques can be used to enhance and guide in-situ fieldwork activities, and also allows the useful participation of personnel not deployed to the field. Additionally, digital twins can improve fieldwork planning and staff preparation for fieldwork, just to name a few.
The seminar will be partially interactive, and anonymous polling will be used for perception gathering to inform the next stage of activities of the project.

PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS SEMINAR BY USING THE BELOW FORM

Ice Worlds Open Day at British Antarctic Survey
2022-04-02 10:00 - 16:00 | British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom
10:00am – 4:00pm, Saturday 2 April | British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Rd, CB3 0ET
Book your tickets on Eventbrite.
Introducing ‘Ice Worlds’, a rare and dazzling showcase of environmental science, engineering and technology at the British Antarctic Survey’s offices in Cambridge.
British Antarctic Survey is delighted to be opening its doors for the Cambridge Festival 2022. There is something for all the family to enjoy!
Why are the Polar Regions so important to study? And what makes them so unique? Use this rare opportunity to find out what BAS scientists are investigating in the Polar Regions.
To give you a taste of what it’s like to live and work on the frozen continents, meet polar scientists and engineers who live there, discover the methods they use to study the ice, rocks, ocean and animals, and how these icy landscapes are being affected by climate change. See some of the amazing biodiversity that inhabits the freezing seas and experience what it’s like to live and work under canvas in a tent or on our new polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough. Expect cool kit, lots of samples, Antarctic clothing, films, historical archives and lots more.
Visitors will hear what it’s like to live and work in Antarctica
Visitors will have the chance to see a model of the new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough and robotic gliders used to collect data from the Southern Ocean
Tickets provide 90 minutes in Ice Worlds. There is limited capacity at BAS Cambridge, so booking is strongly advised. Some walk-ins may be available on the day.
Covid-19
To protect our staff, some of whom have lowered immunity after being in Antarctica, we ask that you do not enter the building if you, or anyone in your household, have Covid-19 or are showing symptoms.
We ask all those visiting BAS Cambridge to take frequent LFD tests where possible.
Face coverings are strongly encouraged to be worn inside the building unless an individual is medically exempt.
Accessibility
Ice Worlds at British Antarctic Survey is accessible for those with reduced mobility – we have step-free access and a lift. Limited parking for blue badge holders is available on site and assistance dogs are welcome. Please be aware that corridors and display areas can get very busy especially at peak times. If you require further advice or assistance to accommodate a disability please contact gerhou@bas.ac.uk.
Photographs
Photographs will be taken throughout the day at the event, and may be put on social media and our website. If you or your child do not wish to be photographed, please inform a steward or member of staff upon arrival to the event.

Deception Island

10:00am-3:00pm daily from Thursday 31 March until Sunday 10 April | McDonald Lawn, Downing Street, CB2 3ER

Book Deception Island tickets here.

Prepare to embark on an immersive expedition like nothing you have been on before.
Step inside an exact replica of an Antarctic hut and be transported to Deception Island, a tiny caldera in the Antarctic Ocean, battered by the fiercest seas in the world and shaken by volcanic activity. This project has been created in partnership with BAS Archives.
Here the rusting remains of industrial whaling and a seabed littered with whale bones testify to mankind’s greed and brutality. But the island is also an outpost of scientific exploration, a witness to human attentiveness and fortitude.
This is an immersive poetry film that will delight and enthral.

Take a look at the full Cambridge Festival event programme here.

Accessibility statement
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Create your own environmental shirt design at the Blue Dot Festival!
2022-07-21 - 2022-07-27 | Blue Dot Festival, Cheshire, SK11 9DW, United Kingdom
DressCode Shirts and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will be at the Blue Dot Festival, 21st – 24th July 2022. The Climate Code shirt is the result of a collaborative design process between Cambridge-based DressCode Shirts and BAS. In 2021 we started designing a shirt that would bring to life the huge amounts of Climate data that our researchers work with.
At this years Blue Dot festival we want to bring the design challenge to YOU! Visit the BAS stand, get inspired by the science and design your own shirt!
BAS Director of Innovation and Impact Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley wearing the first sample of the Climate Code shirt
Competition: Enter our competition and win a Climate Code shirt!
You have a chance to win a limited edition ‘Climate Code Shirt’ that was created in partnership by DressCode Shirts x the British Antarctic Survey.
Think about these questions:
What have you learnt about at the BAS expo at the Blue Dot festival?
What inspiration can you take from the natural world around you?
What would your environmental shirt look like?

Next, go wild and try your hand at designing your own shirt- you can use pen, paper, drawing apps… get creative!
How to enter:

Upload a photo of your creation onto Instagram or Twitter
Tag both @dresscodeshirts and @britishantarcticsurvey
Use the hashtag #ClimateDesign
Closing date 27th July 2022: We will aim to inform the winner within 10 days of the closing date.
One lucky winner will be chosen and sent a cool Climate Code Shirt!

Welcome to our Blue Dot design team and good luck!
Watch the below YouTube video with our director of Innovation & Impact explaining the science behind the design
