British Antarctic Survey’s Engineering and Technology Teams are a small groups of engineers dedicated to the technical development and support of science in the Antarctic.
Our responsibilities are wide ranging, covering the design and building of new equipment, installation, support and operation of equipment in the field.
Our workplace varies from Cambridge to Antarctica and all points in between, on board our ships and aircraft, an Antarctic research station, or in a pyramid tent somewhere on the Antarctic continent. Modern science research inevitably relies heavily on technology to achieve it’s objectives. Hostile environments such as the polar regions, where reliability of the equipment is paramount, place significant demands on equipment that are unparallelled anywhere else on the planet. It follows that the demands and constraints with regard to the application of engineering technology are significant.
31 January, 2023
The UK’s new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its polar science trials in Antarctica this week. A team of 30 national and international scientists, engineers and technical staff …
29 April, 2020
Two new research projects – in partnership with British Antarctic Survey engineers – will drill deeper than ever before in Antarctica and in space. The first project, called INCISED, is …
25 June, 2019
A remote and unoccupied research station in Antarctica has, for the first time, collected important scientific measurements of climate, ozone and space weather thanks to ground-breaking technology developed by British …
12 October, 2015
Government announces preferred bidder to build new polar ship Minister of State for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson announced today that the preferred bidder to build a new polar research …
16 May, 2014
Halley VI honoured for outstanding design and construction It’s been quite a week for Halley VI, picking up numerous Architizer A+ awards in New York and winning two more at …
16 January, 2012
Engineering team completes ambitious Antarctic expedition in the ‘deep-field’ A team of four British Antarctic Survey (BAS) engineers has returned to the UK after completing a gruelling journey to one …
20 February, 2023 by Emily Newton
Martin Bell, Halley Vehicles Engineering Manager, reflects on the work of the Vehicles team as the Halley Research Station closes for winter. This award-winning and innovative research station provides scientists …
