Celebrating International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2021
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), a celebration of women and girls in science led by UNESCO and UN-Women. “International Day of Women and […]
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RRS Sir David Attenborough heads to open sea for trials
Read more of: RRS Sir David Attenborough heads to open sea for trialsOn Sunday 7 February 2021 the UK’s most advanced polar research ship – RRS Sir David Attenborough – left Holyhead for sea trials.
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Using AI to track whales from space
Read more of: Using AI to track whales from spaceBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists will work with an Artificial Intelligence company after being awarded a contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to support the protection of an endangered […]
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BAS Staff awarded the Polar Medal
Read more of: BAS Staff awarded the Polar MedalThree British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff have been awarded the Polar Medal. The announcement was published last week (Friday 29 January) in the London Gazette. Polar Medal: Dr Jeremy Wilkinson […]
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Giant iceberg mission begins
Read more of: Giant iceberg mission beginsA research mission to determine the impact of the giant A-68a iceberg on one of the world’s most important ecosystems departs from Stanley in the Falkland Islands today (2 February […]
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Former Director, Dr Barry Heywood
Read more of: Former Director, Dr Barry HeywoodBritish Antarctic Survey is deeply sad to report that former Director, Dr Barry Heywood passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home on Monday 25 January. He was 83. Barry had […]
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RRS Sir David Attenborough workboat wins international award
Read more of: RRS Sir David Attenborough workboat wins international awardRRS Sir David Attenborough’s workboat, Terror, has won Best Landing Craft in the 2020 Work Boat World Awards. The boats were judged on the design, build and functionality of the […]
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Evaluation concludes BAS research is ‘world leading’
Read more of: Evaluation concludes BAS research is ‘world leading’An evaluation of British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has provided an objective assessment of its research excellence and impact. It concludes BAS is ‘world leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’. Two independent panels […]
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Penguins benefit from extended maritime zone
Read more of: Penguins benefit from extended maritime zoneGentoo penguins are benefiting from a newly enlarged no-fishing zone (known as a No-Take Zone NTZ) around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tracking research […]
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Opportunities for Antarctic research – Apply now
Read more of: Opportunities for Antarctic research – Apply nowApplications to carry out small-scale research projects in the Antarctic in the 2021/22 season are invited from UK-based researchers. The Collaborative Antarctic Science Scheme (CASS) provides fieldwork opportunities for scientists […]
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Construction starts at UK’s largest Antarctic research hub
Read more of: Construction starts at UK’s largest Antarctic research hubThe next stage of building a scientific support facility in Antarctica begins this week [11 January 2020]. To avoid the risk of introducing COVID-19 to British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Rothera […]
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Expedition to map biodiversity in Atlantic deep sea
Read more of: Expedition to map biodiversity in Atlantic deep seaA British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientist departs Germany today (8 January 2021) onboard the research vessel SONNE to study the diversity of marine organisms in the Atlantic deep sea. Dr […]
