Research projects

The Larsen-C Benthos project studied benthic biodiversity on the seabed exposed by the 2017 calving of the Larsen-C Ice Shelf.

Sounds of Space uses a Very Low Frequency receiver to pick up radio waves made by our planet and investigate the science of space weather storms, to help understand potential  space weather impacts on the climate system, and for lightning detection.

60 Second Science challenged our science, engineering and support staff and their research collaborators to explain in 60 seconds what they do.

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Understanding Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) and its affect on global ocean circulation.

BBAS-AGASEA used airborne surveys to map the landscape beneath Pine Island Glacier and assess its potential instability due to climate change.

WISE-ISODYN was a joint UK-Italian project to provide new boundary conditions to input into ice-sheet and paleoclimate models predicting the past and future stability of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.

The AI for smart conservation project combines sea ice forecasts, satellite data, and GPS tracking to create early-warning systems for Arctic wildlife.

AI4EO Accelerator applies artificial intelligence to the large amounts of Earth Observation satellite data now available,

DynOPO investigated the flow of Antarctic Bottom Water through the Orkney Passage, a submarine valley connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Weddell Sea. The project tested whether winds over the Weddell Sea regulate the volume and temperature of this deep, cold water mass by altering turbulent mixing.

This project used ice cores drilled across the Antarctic Peninsula and West Antarctica to reconstruct past climate and understand whether the recent warming in these rapidly changing regions is unusual over longer timescales..

This project aimed to improve observational knowledge of winds along the Antarctic coast and use this to both evaluate the current state-of-the art climate models and help make improvements for the next model generation.