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1. Professor David G Vaughan OBE

   It is with deep sorrow we report the death of Emeritus Fellow, Professor David Vaughan.  He was suffering from cancer and passed away peacefully at home on Thursday 9 February […]

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2. Oldest ice drilling campaign reaches key milestone

   Scientists in East Antarctica drilling to find the Earth’s oldest ice have reached a key milestone after two months of fieldwork in sub-zero temperatures. The team is part of Beyond […]

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3. Flying campaign to improve climate modelling begins

   A team of scientists are currently conducting a major experiment over the Southern Ocean that will help to improve climate modelling. The Southern Ocean Clouds project team are performing several […]

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4. New funding to predict future sea-level rise in Antarctica

   Researchers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will develop new and ambitious ideas to tackle critical global environmental challenges, such as global sea-level rise from Antarctica, thanks to new funding. The […]

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5. RRS Sir David Attenborough begins polar science trials

   The UK’s new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its polar science trials in Antarctica this week. A team of 30 national and international scientists, engineers and technical staff […]

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6. Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves giant iceberg 

   ANTARCTICA – 23 January 2023. A huge iceberg (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice Shelf. It calved after cracks that […]

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7. New emperor penguin colony discovered

   Scientists have discovered a new emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite mapping technology. This new colony makes a total of 62 known emperor penguin colonies around the coastline of […]

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8. Vulnerable seabirds tracking reveals foraging patterns

   A project studying the at-sea distributions of white-chinned petrels from South Georgia is now running for a second season – and early data suggest there are important differences in foraging […]

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9. ‘Walrus detectives’ sought for conservation science

   This week (17 January) British Antarctic Survey and WWF are inviting the public to become ‘walrus detectives’ and get involved in the Walrus from Space project to help with vital […]

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10. BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal

    Congratulations to BAS staff who have been awarded a Polar Medal in the 2023 New Year’s Honours List for their scientific work or their technical support for science, in order […]

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11. Opportunities for Antarctic research – apply now

    Applications to carry out small-scale research projects in the Antarctic in the 2023/24 season are invited from UK-based researchers through the Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS). The Collaborative Antarctic Science […]

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12. Celebrating the festive season in Antarctica

    Colleagues and collaborators from across the globe will celebrate the festive season together at British Antarctic Survey’s five research stations in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic, along with festivities onboard the […]

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