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1. Postcard from Rothera Research Station: January 2026

   Welcome to a bumper edition of our postcard update!   Rothera Research Station has been a hive of activity since our last postcard with science and operations underway, VIP and […]

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2. Scientists’ drilling mission on remote and inaccessible glacier

   A team of researchers from the UK and Korea has reached the most inaccessible and least-understood part of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica where they will drill through the glacier to directly observe how warm ocean water is melting it from below.

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3. Escape the January blues – applications open for jobs in Antarctica

   This year, escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica.

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4. Making waves: researchers set out to uncover secrets of Antarctica’s underwater tsunamis

   An international team of researchers, led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), is setting out to discover how glacier calving around Antarctica can trigger powerful underwater tsunamis. 

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5. UK investment in polar research reaches milestone with opening of new Antarctic hub

   Scientists working in Antarctica will benefit from a major new British Antarctic Survey (BAS) facility that demonstrates the UK’s position as a world leader in polar research.

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6. Breaking the ice: divers head beneath UK’s polar research ship in Antarctic sea ice mission

   Specialist divers will be entering the icy waters of the Weddell Sea, Antarctica this festive season (22-29 December) as part of a groundbreaking mission to test RRS Sir David Attenborough’s (SDA) ability to navigate through challenging sea ice conditions.

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7. Special delivery for Antarctica

   The staff at the UK’s Rothera Research Station in Antarctica have been gifted an iconic Royal Mail ‘lamp’ post box featuring the King Charles III cypher – just in time […]

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8. Celebrating the festive season in Antarctica

   Researchers, engineers and support staff at British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) five UK research stations and aboard the UK’s polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough mark the festive season at […]

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9. Ocean currents shape fish survival in South Georgia’s fjords

   Scientists have uncovered how changing ocean currents in South Georgia’s fjords could affect the survival of young mackerel icefish. The species is a key component of the island’s rich marine […]

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10. Season’s greetings!

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11. International collaboration secures Antarctic station resupply for the next decade

    The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has joined forces with the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) and Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) to share an ice-capable vessel that will resupply three Antarctic […]

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12. 20 November 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station

    Discovery Building takes shape The latest update from Rothera, our largest research station in Antarctica, where construction work on the new Discovery Building is advancing well as the summer season […]

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