APC honours former colleagues
Two former colleagues were among those honoured recently by the Antarctic Place-names Committee (APC). David Wynn-Williams and Kirsty Brown both had areas of the British Antarctic Territory named after them. […]
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Autosub trapped under the Antarctic ice shelf
Read more of: Autosub trapped under the Antarctic ice shelfAutosub, the Natural Environment Research Council’s unmanned, self-propelled research submarine, is trapped beneath Fimbul Ice Shelf, Antarctica close to South Africa’s SANAE base. The vehicle is some seventeen kilometres from […]
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Antarctic glaciers thinning fast
Read more of: Antarctic glaciers thinning fastThe contribution that rapid thinning of the Antarctic ice sheet is making to global sea-level rise is a cause for concern according to Director of British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Professor […]
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The Philharmonia Orchestra performs Antarctic Symphony
Read more of: The Philharmonia Orchestra performs Antarctic SymphonyA unique collaboration between science and music makes a return to the Royal Festival Hall on Saturday 30 April as the Antarctic Symphony, by acclaimed British composer Sir Peter Maxwell […]
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Albatross study provides new information vital to their conservation
Read more of: Albatross study provides new information vital to their conservationAlbatrosses are the world’s most threatened family of birds. New research offers the first hope of identifying migration and feeding patterns to reduce their unnecessary slaughter by long-line fisheries. The […]
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BAS staff walk for diabetes in Antarctica
Read more of: BAS staff walk for diabetes in AntarcticaOn 14 November, World Diabetes Day, around 29 people from the British Antarctic Survey and the South Georgia Government joined thousands of people across the globe in walking to raise […]
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Polar Medals awarded to BAS staff
Read more of: Polar Medals awarded to BAS staffPolar Medal awards announced today have included several BAS staff. Two members of staff have been awarded second clasps to their Polar Medals. These are: Professor John Croxall, CBE (Second […]
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BAS scientist presents the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2004
Read more of: BAS scientist presents the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2004British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientist, Professor Lloyd Peck presents this years Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2004 on the subject of the most extreme place on Earth: Antarctica. In a series […]
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Three winning designs are announced for a new research station in Antarctica
Read more of: Three winning designs are announced for a new research station in AntarcticaAnnouncement at RIBA on 24 November 2004, 12.30pm (details below) Three winning concept designs for a new research station in Antarctica are announced today Wednesday 24 November, at the Halley […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Exhibition showcases designs for new research station in Antarctica
Read more of: PRESS RELEASE: Exhibition showcases designs for new research station in AntarcticaSix concept designs, from teams short-listed in an international design competition to build a new research station in Antarctica, are unveiled today (Monday 15 November) at an exhibition at the […]
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Antarctica Dispatches
Read more of: Antarctica Dispatches10 November 2004 Email users and art gallery visitors around the UK can soon receive a daily drawing ?live? from Antarctica. Artist Simon Faithfull is embarking on an epic two-month […]
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New lecture series set to reveal what green politics hold for “the day after tomorrow”
Read more of: New lecture series set to reveal what green politics hold for “the day after tomorrow”Today one of the UK’s most senior figures in environmental politics will make the inaugural speech in a new lecture series entitled ‘Environment on the Edge’. Sir Crispin Tickell, former […]