Oceanography

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1. Prestigious international award for oceanographer

   Professor Mike Meredith wins prize

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2. Larsen-C Benthos

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

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3. Modelling Movement of Antarctic Krill

   The MMAK project is using state-of-the-art ocean-sea ice models to improve our understanding of processes that influence the distribution of krill in the South Orkney Islands region.

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4. National Capability for Global Challenges

   Polar Expertise – Supporting Development

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5. Scotia Sea open-ocean biological laboratories

   SCOOBIES makes long-term observations of key Earth system indicators in the Southern Ocean. These observations are vital for both UK and global science.

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6. BAS Oceanographer selected for Special IPCC Report

   The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has selected Professor Mike Meredith from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to be a coordinating lead author for a Special Report on the Ocean […]

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7. Climate Scientist awarded Prestigious Mathematical prize

   Last week (12th July) Dr Emily Shuckburgh travelled to Pittsburgh, USA, and received the prestigious 2017 I. E. Block Community Lecture prize from SIAM – the Society for Industrial and […]

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8. Boaty McBoatface returns home with unprecedented data

   Researchers have captured unprecedented data about some of the coldest abyssal ocean waters on earth – known as Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) – during the first voyage of the yellow […]

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9. Plastic pollution in the Antarctic worse than expected

   The levels of microplastic particles accumulating in the Antarctic are much worse than expected, a team of experts has warned. The continent is considered to be a pristine wilderness compared […]

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10. British Antarctic Survey at Bluedot Festival 2017

    British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is delighted to be participating in this year’s Bluedot music festival in Macclesfield 7-9 July. The event, which last year attracted over 20,000 visitors, is billed […]

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11. SO-AntEco Biodiversity

    In this collaboration with the Natural History Museum (NHM) and the University of Liverpool, we have developed novel methods for using existing data to contribute to marine conservation and fisheries […]

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12. The first dive of Boaty McBoatface

    The unmanned submersible Boaty McBoatface was deployed in the Antarctic for the first time.

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