Re: Polar outreach activities during Edinburgh International Science Festival

Hi Sian,

I am interested in coming to help out both days of accommodation/travel  is covered, a youth hostel will do? And national express.

I've been to an ocean acidification Conference with APECS in Bergen in 2013. My background is environmental pollution and I've been to two arctic frontiers conferences as a volunteer.

Kind Regards

Jennifer 07413757595

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From: UK Polar Network Mailing List <UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Sian Henley <s.f.henley@ED.AC.UK>
Sent: 29 March 2018 16:41:42
To: UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Polar outreach activities during Edinburgh International Science Festival

 

Dear UKPN,

Lorna Street and I are co-ordinating a two-day event at Our Dynamic
Earth as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival focusing
on polar science and living and working in the polar regions. The event
will run from 10am until 4pm on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th April.

This will involve, amongst other things, displays and hands-on
activities focusing on ocean acidification, terrestrial carbon fluxes,
glacier and ice sheet flows, polar animals, and animals' insulation.

We are looking for volunteers to come and engage with the public, and
show them the wonders of polar science and life. If you would like to
take part, all you have to do is send me an email! You are very welcome
to help out on one of the days or both. Please tell me your preference
and I will draw up a rota that accommodates everyone. Please pass this
on to anyone else you think may be interested.

If you are interested in bringing your own displays/exhibits/shiny
science kit to add to the party, please feel free and we will work it
into the program.

Looking forward to working with you and bringing our exciting science to
the public!

Best wishes,
Sian

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Dr Sian Henley

NERC Independent Research Fellow
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, UK


The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

Polar outreach activities during Edinburgh International Science Festival

Dear UKPN,

Lorna Street and I are co-ordinating a two-day event at Our Dynamic
Earth as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival focusing
on polar science and living and working in the polar regions. The event
will run from 10am until 4pm on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th April.

This will involve, amongst other things, displays and hands-on
activities focusing on ocean acidification, terrestrial carbon fluxes,
glacier and ice sheet flows, polar animals, and animals' insulation.

We are looking for volunteers to come and engage with the public, and
show them the wonders of polar science and life. If you would like to
take part, all you have to do is send me an email! You are very welcome
to help out on one of the days or both. Please tell me your preference
and I will draw up a rota that accommodates everyone. Please pass this
on to anyone else you think may be interested.

If you are interested in bringing your own displays/exhibits/shiny
science kit to add to the party, please feel free and we will work it
into the program.

Looking forward to working with you and bringing our exciting science to
the public!

Best wishes,
Sian

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--
Dr Sian Henley

NERC Independent Research Fellow
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, UK


The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

Goldschmidt session 07m: Sedimentary biogeochemical cycling along continental margins

Dear colleagues and friends,

The abstract submission deadline for this year's Goldschmidt conference
on 30th March is fast approaching! The conference will take place in
Boston 12-17 August 2018. For all conference information, see here:
https://goldschmidt.info/2018/index.

Along with Johan Faust (University of Leeds), Silke Severmann (Rutgers
University) and Bob Aller (Stonybrook), I would like to invite you to
submit your abstracts to session 07m: Sedimentary biogeochemical cycling
along continental margins: role of climate, tectonic setting, and
oceanographic regimes.

Session description:

Continental margins are regions of intense diagenetic cycling,
sediment-water fluxes, and burial of biogenic and lithogenic debris.
Margins are generally characterized by high biological productivity and
sediment accumulation rates. However, specific modes of benthic
elemental cycling, authigenic mineral formation, and storage are strong
functions of depositional environment, including physical dynamics and
sediment sources. The effects of climate change, such as decreasing
sea-ice in the higher latitudes or changing precipitation patterns in
drainage basins, have the potential to greatly alter benthic cycling and
the exchange between sediments and the water column. This session will
explore and contrast benthic biogeochemical cycling along continental
margins from a range of climatic and weathering regimes (e.g., drainage
basin weathering, organic carbon reactivity), tectonic setting (active,
passive margins), sediment types (permeable, impermeable), coastal
processes (deltaic, non-deltaic), and oceanographic conditions (e.g.,
upwelling, ice cover, ventilation - oxygenation, tidal range). We
particularly welcome contributions that focus on the origin, processing,
fate, and characterization of organic and inorganic carbon, nutrients
and metals within the context of modern climate, oceanographic and
ecosystem change from tropical to polar systems.

We look forward to receiving your abstracts and meeting you in Boston!

With best wishes,
Sian, Johan, Silke and Bob

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Dr Sian Henley

NERC Independent Research Fellow
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, UK


The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

FW: Opportunity to work for APECS at AWI

Dear UKPN members, 

Please see below for an opportunity to work as a part-time scientists with APECS International in Germany at the Alfred Wegener Institute!

Application deadline is 3rd April!

Best

Kyle Mayers

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From: APECS Information [info=apecs.is@mail76.sea61.rsgsv.net] on behalf of APECS Information [info@apecs.is]
Sent: 12 March 2018 16:17
To: Mayers K.
Subject: Opportunity to work for APECS at AWI

View this email in your browser We are announcing an exciting opportunity to work as part-time scientist (50%) in the APECS International Directorate at AWI for the ARICE project! The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is a member of the Helmholtz Association (HGF) and funded by federal and state government. AWI focuses on polar and marine research in a variety of disciplines such as biology, oceanography, geology, geochemistry and geophysics thus allowing multidisciplinary approaches to scientific goals. The APECS International Directorate in Potsdam, Germany, invites applications for a Scientist (Arctic research) (50%) to coordinate the APECS tasks of the ARICE project. The Arctic Research Ice Breaker Consortium (ARICE) is a recently funded EU-Horizon2020 project to improve the capacities for marine-based research in the ice-covered Arctic Ocean. The project includes a consortium of fifteen partners from thirteen countries and will run for four years from 2018 – 2021. The project aims to better coordinate the existing polar research fleet by offering scientists access to six research icebreakers and collaborating with the maritime industry. APECS, hosted by AWI, is a member of the consortium and is leading the work package on educating a new generation of polar researchers and professionals by creating educational materials and performing training activities. You will be a member of the APECS International Directorate Office at AWI and will be coordinating the APECS tasks of the ARICE project which include but are not limited to organising, content development, coordination and evaluation of in-person and online training courses and resources on research and soft-skills topics related to ARICE (including a summer school for early career researchers and professionals and several webinar series), participating in ARICE project meetings and contributing to other APECS activities as needed. You will support and work with a group of volunteers as part of the project tasks. The position is temporary part-time (50%) and limited until the end of 2021. It will be based in Potsdam, Germany. Application deadline is 3 April 2018. More information about the requirements and the full position description are available on the APECS website and the AWI website.  Facebook Twitter Website Email Our mailing address is: Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) International Directorate Office Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Telegrafenberg A43 Potsdam 14473 Germany Add us to your address book unsubscribe from the APECS mailing list    update your APECS profile

Job opportunity Project Manager: Soil mapping on the Falkland Islands

Dear all,

There is a great job opportunity for a project manager at SAERI for a recently funded soil mapping project on the Falkland Islands: http://www.south-atlantic-research.org/jobs

Full-time job based in Stanley, Falkland Islands. Competitive Salary (starting £31,795) and tax rates

Are you passionate about soils? Are you up for the challenge of being the principal contributor to a project preparing baseline data on soils, peatlands and erosion extent/risk on a small and remote community in the South Atlantic ocean? Are you tempted to work in a unique environment where soils support habitats for wildlife such as sea lions, elephant seals, albatrosses, penguins, sooty shearwaters, white-chinned petrels, prions and rare and endemic passerines and wild flowers? Are you interested in working in partnership with other experts in areas such as remote sensing, microbiology, biogeochemistry, conservation/restoration, land management, farm practice?

Essential criteria applicants should have include:

* Be qualified with a degree or greater (MSc) in soil science, agriculture, geomorphology, biogeochemistry, hydrology, reactive transport, terrestrial ecology or related subjects
* A proven knowledge of soil science, including the fundamentals of the subject, such as the biological, chemical and physical properties of soils, and their spatial and temporal variability across the landscape
* Proven experience in conducting and leading a soil suvey, including organising the survey sample methodology, identifying soil types within standard classification systems (WRB), preserving and handling soil samples.
* Experience in project management
* Proven skills in interpreting the results of field and laboratory analyses of soils and how to integrate them into the soil classification system
* Proven evidence of stakeholders engagement and ability to disseminate science to a wider public

The Soil Map Project Manager's job purpose is:
To manage and deliver the DarwinPLUS083 funded project entitled "Soil map and online database as climate change mitigation tools". The post holder will have knowledge of soil sciences and methodologies to carry out the scientific evaluations needed by the project. Additionally, the post holder will ensure that the project is delivered on time and on budget. The project will be delivered in the Falkland Islands from August 2018 to July 2020.

Application form and job description are available from SAERI's Office Manager (officemanager@env.institute.ac.fk<mailto:officemanager@env.institute.ac.fk?subject=PROJECT%20MANAGER%20-%20SOIL%20MAPPING.>) and a completed form should be returned by 06/04/2018.


Dr. Anne D. Jungblut
Research Scientist
Life Sciences Department
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 5BD

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7942 5285

School visit Scotland

Helloo UKPN’ers!

 

Looking for a volunteer to visit this school in southern Scotland, it’d be really great if anyone who’s not too far away is willing to visit the school and talk about something polar, or their field/ship experiences etc. The school visits I’ve done have been really rewarding, lots of fun, and turns out if you mix year 2’s, lard and ice it’s carnage ;)
Usually the school will cover transport costs and if not we can look to support it through UKPN.
So please get back to me if you’re keen and I’ll put you in touch with the teacher.

thanks

 

Anna

 

Dr Anna Belcher
Ecological Biogeochemist

British Antarctic Survey

Cambridge

 

From: Ms McDonald [mailto:gw17mcdonaldemma@ea.dumgal.sch.uk]
Sent: 12 March 2018 21:12
To: education@polarnetwork.org
Subject: school visit

 

To whom It may concern

 

I am a class teacher in Lochmaben Primary School near Lockerbie in Scotland.  Next term our primary 2, 3 and 4 children are going to be covering hot and cold lands as a topic.  I noted on another website that you had visited schools and talked to children etc.  Is there any possibility of this happening or can you directed us to useful resources on cold lands for the children.  They are between 6 and 9.

 

Regards

 

Emma McDonald

Class Teacher

 

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Lochmaben Primary School, Annandale Crescent, Lochmaben,  DG11 1SA

 

Tel: 01387 810208 Internal: 44820

Drop Point:230

email: gw08officelochmabenp@ea.dumgal.sch.uk

 

Website: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk

 

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UKPN at the Leeds Science Festival

Dear UKPN,

I'd like to let you know that we are still looking for volunteers to help this year at the Leeds Science Festival (19th March). This participation is part of an FCOAT grant and supported by the University of Leeds, so funds to cover transport (and overnight stay at Leeds if required) are available.

Please, let me know whether you would like to volunteer by email to mlavilaj@gmail.com

Looking forward to hear from many of you! :)

Best regards,

Malu.

Dr M.Avila

Science and Editorial Consultant

Widening Participation

UKPN Committee Member (Education and Outreach)
https://www.facebook.com/MAScienceEditor/

http://maeditingservice.com/

APECS Online conference - Abstract deadline 9th March!

Dear all,

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is proud to announce the 4th annual APECS International Online Conference to be live-streamed on 16 May 2018. This year's theme, "Butterfly Effect: Small Changes, Big Impact," challenges polar scientists to communicate the impacts of changes occurring in and connected to polar and alpine regions, including their environment, local communities, science methods, and policy and education.

There are prizes of 250 euros to win in best-oral presentation in the Arctic and Antarctic themed categories and 100 euros for the most innovative communication.

Please find more information and the abstract submission here (https://www.apecs.is/events/upcoming-event-highlights/apecs-online-conference-2018.html)

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Best,
Kyle Mayers
UK Polar Network Vice-President