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1. New polar ship makes London debut

   RRS Sir David Attenborough visits London as pre-COP event ahead of first mission to Antarctica. The UK’s new polar research ship is making its London debut in Greenwich (Thursday 28 October […]

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2. New report outlines the importance of Intentionally Inclusive Spaces in STEM

   A report outlining the importance of Intentionally Inclusive Spaces in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through a case study of the Polar Horizons 2021 programme is published this month […]

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3. Universities Network: COP26 Images of Innovation Exhibition

   The Innovation Showcase explains how innovative science and technology is helping or, in future, could substantially help the goals of COP26 and of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enabling adaptation to climate change or informing action related to climate change.

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4. Hungry humpbacks: New surveys show an abundance of humpback whales on their South Atlantic feeding grounds following whaling ban

   Humpback whale populations are strongly recovering on their feeding grounds in the South Atlantic, with over 24,543 whales now estimated to use polar waters in the Scotia Arc each summer. […]

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5. WALRUS FROM SPACE: Animal spotters wanted to join mass survey!

   British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and WWF are seeking the public’s help to search for walrus in thousands of satellite images taken from space, with the aim of learning more about […]

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6. DEEPICE: Network of young researchers to unveil past climate change in Antarctica

   A network of international researchers launches a European collaboration this week ( 14 October 2021). This collaboration will train a new generation of scientists to understand how past climate changes […]

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7. Frozen in time: climate change challenge to be showcased at upcoming sustainability conference

   A dramatic art installation symbolising our warming climate will be launched at the Cambridge Cleantech annual conference on 20 October as the city’s innovators and scientists gather together to brainstorm […]

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8. UK takes vaccines to Antarctica

   A consignment of AstraZeneca vaccines has been received by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Rothera Research Station in Antarctica – the furthest south any British Covid-19 vaccine has yet travelled. […]

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9. Falkland Islands Government and BAS work together on forthcoming Antarctic season

   Despite the global pandemic, the strong strategic relationship between the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has gone from strength to strength. Following the success of the […]

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10. Immersive science-art exhibition opens at Glasgow Science Centre

    A new immersive exhibition, Polar Zero, opens at Glasgow Science Centre this weekend (2 October), injecting an artistic and cultural dimension to the climate negotiations at the Conference of the […]

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11. Britain’s Arctic Research Station celebrates 30 years of science and monitoring climate change

    The Arctic Station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard in Norway, the UK’s permanent Arctic research facility, celebrates its 30 years anniversary this week (Tuesday 28 September) as it continues to undertake critical […]

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12. Future of Life Award for ozone hole discovery and world’s “most successful environmental treaty”

    The Future of Life Award, which honors those who take exceptional measures to safeguard the collective future of humanity, is announced today (16 September) on the International Day for the […]

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