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Alice Blane

Programme Administrator

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Andrew Barker

FAC Integration Project Manager

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David Brand

Senior Project Manager Rothera Modernisation

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Joseph Stebbing

Project Manager Rothera Runway Upgrade

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Katie Handford

Assistant Project Manager (Commissioning) AIMP

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Ben Checkley

Assistant Project Manager AIMP

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Clare Fothergill

Project Manager AIMP Rothera Renewable Energy

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Natalia Ford

AIMP Sustainability Manager

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Jenny Reavell

Risk and Assurance Manager

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Ingrid Richardson

Programme Planner

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Kathleen Maclean

Project Communications and Engagement Manager

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Elen Jones

AIM Programme Director

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Jimmy Bellis

Senior Air Infrastructure Project Manager

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Jane Peacock

Senior Information Manager

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Timothy Ferns

Trainee Project Manager AIMP

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Thomas Barningham

Project Manager - Rothera Renewable Energy

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Alexander Summerhill

AIMP Programme Planner

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Jennifer Hollman

Senior Finance Business Partner

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Eliot Perez

Assistant Project Manager AIMP

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Fran Lorriman

Assistant Project Manager - Information Management

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Fenella Orr Ewing

AIMP Trainee Sustainability Advisor

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14 March 2025: Postcard from Rothera Research Station

14 March, 2025

Here’s our sixth postcard from Rothera Research Station – Discovery Building progress! Power generation milestone Our Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generators are now operating 24/7 at Rothera Research Station, …

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Modernisation milestones achieved in Antarctica

10 July, 2024

Construction teams have completed significant stages of the British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme and joined the over-wintering staff for the first time as the 2023/24 summer season ended.  The improvements, led by BAM and technical advisors Ramboll will transform future science and operations at Rothera, the UK’s largest polar research station in Antarctica.

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Antarctic Runway is upgraded to support UK hub for polar science

4 March, 2024

As part of the British Antarctic Survey’s Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (AIMP), the runway at Rothera research station has successfully been resurfaced by construction company BAM and the design completed by Ramboll. The station is a major hub for international science in Antarctica, and this significant achievement is a pivotal moment for BAS and the UK’s future polar research capabilities.

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Modernising our stations: news from Rothera

29 February, 2024

We’ve been modernising our Antarctic infrastructure for future generations of polar scientists. Construction in the Antarctic is challenging and the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (AIMP) has made great progress at …

Construction team standing on top of operations tower of a new building in Antarctica

Update on construction season in Antarctica

12 May, 2023

Modernising Antarctic Infrastructure for Future Generations of Polar Scientists Specialist construction teams are travelling home to the UK after five months of work in Antarctica to modernise British Antarctic Survey …

Artist impression of the new Discovery Building for science in Antarctica with snow and blue sky in the background

Antarctica drawing competition launches

2 November, 2022

The British Antarctic Survey and its partners are launching a drawing competition for schools, to inspire the next generation of polar engineers, scientists and explorers. School children between the ages …

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Katie’s Journey to Antarctica

2 April, 2024 by Katie Handford

As the Antarctic winter season fast approaches, we’ll be following the journey of one of the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme’s (AIMP) Assistant Project Managers, Katie Handford as she gears up to spend winter at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica.

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Polar engineers keep our world running!

23 June, 2023 by Elen Jones

Elen Jones joined British Antarctic Survey as the Director of the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme in April 2022 after 20 years as an Electrical Engineer in the railway, aerospace and construction industries. For this year’s International Day for Women in Engineering, Elen reflects on her experiences and the importance of encouraging others to join the field of engineering.

Here we go again…

14 March, 2023 by Christopher Robert Lloyd

Christopher Robert Lloyd, Associate Project Manager at Ramboll is currently working at Rothera Research Station on the construction of the Discovery Building for the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (AIMP). In …

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First journey to Rothera

1 February, 2023 by Kathleen Maclean

Simeon Anastasov, Principal Fire Engineer at OFR Consultants, is currently working at Rothera Research Station providing site supervision as part of the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme (AIMP). In this blog …