Opportunities for Antarctic research – apply now!
Applications to carry out small-scale research projects in the Antarctic in the 2025/26 season are invited from UK-based researchers.
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Read more of: Opportunities for Antarctic research – apply now!
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Seriously remote working – applications open for jobs in Antarctica
Read more of: Seriously remote working – applications open for jobs in AntarcticaEscape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica.
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BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal 2025
Read more of: BAS staff awarded the Polar Medal 2025Congratulations to British Antarctic Survey staff who have been awarded a Polar Medal in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List for their contributions to improving our understanding of Antarctica, through scientific or technical work in or about the polar regions.
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15 January 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: 15 January 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research StationWelcome to our fourth Postcard from Rothera Research Station, giving you an update on the latest progress as we modernise our largest station in Antarctica.
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Dr Nigel Meredith awarded 2025 Chapman Medal for plasma wave research
Read more of: Dr Nigel Meredith awarded 2025 Chapman Medal for plasma wave researchThe Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has awarded the 2025 Chapman Medal to Dr Nigel Meredith for his world leading and transformative research on plasma waves in magnetospheric physics.
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Historic drilling project finds ice over 1.2 million years old
Read more of: Historic drilling project finds ice over 1.2 million years oldThe Beyond EPICA-Oldest Ice project has successfully drilled a 2800-metre-long ice core consisting of ice which is over 1.2 million years old.
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New Year Honour for British Antarctic Survey’s Head of Air Unit
Read more of: New Year Honour for British Antarctic Survey’s Head of Air UnitRod Arnold, Head of the Air Unit at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list for services to Polar Science and Aviation in British Antarctic Territory.
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Declining Antarctic sea ice generating more ocean heat loss and storms
Read more of: Declining Antarctic sea ice generating more ocean heat loss and stormsA new study shows that the ongoing decline in Antarctic sea ice is leading to more heat loss from the ocean to the atmosphere and an increase in storm activity. The research, led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC), focuses on the record-low sea ice cover in Antarctica during the winter of 2023.
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World’s largest iceberg A23a breaks free
Read more of: World’s largest iceberg A23a breaks freeThe world’s largest and oldest iceberg A23a is on the move. After decades of being grounded on the seafloor and more recently spinning on the spot, the mega-iceberg has broken free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands and is now drifting in the Southern Ocean.
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Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamics
Read more of: Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamicsOver 30 researchers from international institutes are working on ice core drilling campaigns in Antarctica to probe the ice sheet’s behaviour, carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean, and the Earth’s climate history.
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Spare a thought for those spending Christmas in Antarctica
Read more of: Spare a thought for those spending Christmas in Antarcticaritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff working on the frozen continent are preparing to celebrate the festive season in style. Nearly 300 researchers, engineers, crew and support staff, located across five research stations and on board the RRS Sir David Attenborough, are guaranteed a white Christmas complete with snow, ice and penguins.
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6 December 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research Station
Read more of: 6 December 2024: Postcard from Rothera Research StationWelcome to our third Postcard from Rothera Research Station, giving you an update on the latest progress as we modernise our largest station in Antarctica.
