UK Polar Network List: February 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020

Polar Pint of Science - Bristol, Cambridge & Edinburgh

Dear members,

Come and enjoy an evening of Arctic and Antarctic celebration! In collaboration with Pint of Science and supported by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust as part of their Antarctica In Sight programme, we’re holding Pint of Science events in Bristol, Cambridge and Edinburgh on Thursday 19^th March at 7:30pm. There’ll be a quick-fire quiz with a variety of prizes, so make sure to bring some knowledgeable friends! For more information and for tickets, please see here:

https://polarnetwork.org/2020/02/pintofscience/

Thanks,

UK Polar Network committee

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Holly Jenkins

PhD candidate, SPITFIRE DTP & Changing Arctic Ocean (NERC)

UK Polar Network President

National Oceanography Centre Southampton

University of Southampton Waterfront Campus

Room: 344/35

Phone: 02380598724 (ext. 28724)

Thursday, February 27, 2020

FW: Upcoming DISCO 2020 application deadline!

Morning,

Passing this on for those biogeochemist/chemical oceanographers out there that are in the final stages of phd/have just finished. A great chance to meet your peers from all over the world, share science and develop some great networks.

There's also a physical oceanography – PODS one, so do look that up too if more relevant.

Cheers

Anna

Dr Anna Belcher | Ecological Biogeochemist| British Antarctic Survey

High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: annbel@bas.ac.uk |Tel: +44 (0)1223 221281

NERC is part of UK Research and Innovation www.ukri.org
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From: Karen Selph <selph@hawaii.edu>
Sent: 27 February 2020 21:16
To: Undisclosed Recipients <selph@hawaii.edu>
Subject: Upcoming DISCO 2020 application deadline!

DISCO XXVII

18-22 October 2020

Application Deadline: 3 April 2020

To apply for DISCO: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/disco/DISCO_symposium/disco_application.htm

Dear Colleagues:

The Dissertations Symposium in Chemical Oceanography (DISCO) XXVII meeting will be held in Lihue, Kaua'i from 18-22 October 2020. This symposium provides recent graduates, or soon to graduate, PhD-level oceanographers in the field of chemical oceanography with an opportunity to present their dissertation research in front of their professional peers and to forge professional relationships that will facilitate their future research and academic careers. As for several of the previous meetings, DISCO XXVII will run concurrently with the Physical Oceanography Dissertations Symposium (PODS).

Applications are being accepted from individuals who received their PhD after 30 June 2019 or will complete their degree before 1 July 2021. Participation is by invitation only, with participants' travel and on-site expenses supported by the meeting sponsors. The deadline to apply is 3 April 2020. The meeting is sponsored by NSF and NOAA, and coordinated by the University of Hawai'i.

Please see the meeting website for more information (www.soest.hawaii.edu/disco). For any questions not answered there, please email us at disco@soest.hawaii.edu. We would appreciate it if you could circulate this announcement amongst your colleagues and students.

Sincerely,

Karen Selph & Chris Measures, on behalf of DISCO

Dr. Karen E. Selph

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI 96822

www.soest.hawaii.edu/DISCO

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Challenger 2020

Hi UKPN,

Calling all marine scientists!

Registration and abstract submission is now open for the Challenger Society 2020 conference. This year it will be held in Oban, 7-11 September.

https://www.challenger2020.co.uk

Challenger is always an excellent conference, and one I've found to be particularly welcoming and useful for early career scientists. We will also be organising some early career focused events. Keep your eyes on the website/UKPN mailing list for further announcements. If you're interested in helping to organise any of these events, please let me know.

Hope to see some of you there,
Laura.

Arctic ice cores or Antarctic climate change - outreach opportunity

As part of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Antarctica In Sight Programme, the National Maritime Museum will be working with Rathfern Primary school (year 5) to co-create an event, performance, or intervention centred on Antarctica to take place on Saturday 6 June 2020 when the Museum marks World Oceans Day. As part of the project, pupils will have the opportunity to:

• Research and engage with the heritage, environment and geopolitics of Antarctica

• Be inspired by the work of artists, scientists and curators relating to Antarctica, climate and the environment, and oceanography

• Be part of a high profile programme of talks, workshops, interventions and performances to mark World Oceans Day

• Take control of shaping an event or intervention at the Museum to showcase what is important to them in relation to the above themes.

• Develop confidence and skills in public speaking and in their chosen art form

We are seeking scientist(s) who can communicate with passion and clarity with groups of 9 and 10 year olds about Antarctica and the environment, with particular interest in ice cores and Antarctic records of climate change and the relationship between Antarctica and the world’s oceans to be part of an inspiration day at the National Maritime Museum on 29^th April.

Please contact Chi Onuora COnuora@rmg.co.uk if you are available on this date with a brief outline of your area of research and relevant experience.

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Holly Jenkins

PhD candidate, SPITFIRE DTP & Changing Arctic Ocean (NERC)

UK Polar Network President

National Oceanography Centre Southampton

University of Southampton Waterfront Campus

Room: 344/35

Phone: 02380598724 (ext. 28724)

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

ICED session at SCAR2020 OSC- abstract deadline 28th Feb reminder

Passing this on for those of interest:

Reminder- abstract submission deadline is Friday 28th February

*** Apologies for any cross posting****

***Please circulate to any interested parties***

Re: Session on Southern Ocean food webs at SCAR2020 OSC, 3-7th August 2020, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Dear Colleagues,

A reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions to the SCAR2020 OSC is 28th February 2020 5pm AEST. We welcome submissions to an ICED session on Southern Ocean ecosystems (https://www.scarcomnap2020.org/call-for-abstracts/, see below for details).

Session 20 - The effects of change on Southern Ocean ecosystems: understanding, modelling, projecting, and managing change in Southern Ocean species and food webs

https://www.scarcomnap2020.org/available-sessions/

We propose that this session will be coordinated by ICED and include a forum on progress of the Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO). The first part of this session will reflect on research to improve understanding and projections of changes in Southern Ocean ecosystems that are relevant to conservation and ecosystem-based management. In all, this session will focus on 1) Understanding and quantifying the state and variability of Southern Ocean ecosystems, 2) Modelling and projections of future Southern Ocean ecosystems at multiple scales, and 3) Implications for sustainable Southern Ocean governance. We welcome abstracts on emerging areas of research, field, data syntheses, and modelling studies, across a range of disciplines and stakeholders (including ecology, oceanography, biogeochemistry, climate, social, fisheries and conservation science, technicians and policy makers), providing coverage of a range of spatial, temporal and organisational scales. We are interested in engaging the wider community to allow participation and inclusion through effective partnerships to ensure sustainable observations in the Southern Ocean.

Lead Convenor: Nadine Johnston

Co-convenors: Madeleine Brasier, Rachel Cavanagh, Andrew Constable, Jess Melbourne- Thomas, Monica Muelbert, Eugene Murphy

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Integrating Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in

the Southern Ocean (ICED) programme

International Programme Office: British Antarctic Survey,

High Cross Madingley Rd, Cambridge, UK, CB30ET

Phone: +44 (0)1223 221400

Email: iced@bas.ac.uk

Web: www.iced.ac.uk

: @ICEDantarctic

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

BOGS 2020 Registration Open - University of Birmingham 14th to 16th July

Dear Organic Geochemists

We are delighted to invite you to the British Organic Geochemical Society (BOGS) conference, held at the University of Birmingham between Tuesday 14th to Thursday 16th July 2020. BOGS aims to promote, exchange and discuss all aspects of organic geochemistry and facilitates social networking between student, academic and industrial organic geochemists in a friendly, supportive and collaborative environment. The two-day conference will take place on our main campus, and our icebreaker will be held on the Tuesday evening at our recently refurbished Lapworth Museum of Geology. Professor Erin McClymont (Durham University) will be delivering our keynote talk on 'Climate forcings and feedbacks: lessons learned from biomarker proxies'. The three-course conference dinner will be hosted at Wildwood Italian restaurant in Birmingham city centre. The conference fee for undergrad/postgrad students is only £50 and the fee for academic/industrial members is £90.

To register and submit abstracts for talks and posters please visit our website: https://www.bogs2020.com

Follow our Twitter profile to receive conference updates: @BOGS_2020

We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with other colleagues and students in your departments, and institutions who are interested in organic geochemistry.

We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Birmingham in July.

Best wishes,

The BOGS2020 Organising Comittee

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Antarctic/sub-Antarctic volcanism - UCL talk

Monday February 24, 1700-1900 (start at 1715)

"Active volcanism in the Antarctic/sub-Antarctic region"

Emma Liu, University College London

At UCL, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL, Room 537 Breakdown 2.

(Difficult room to find; leave some extra time.)

Ice/Ocean Modeller postdoc at British Antarctic Survey

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Dear Colleagues

We are seeking an ice sheet/ocean modeller at the British Antarctic Survey. This postdoc position will apply NEMO and BISICLES to examine sea-level rise from West Antarctica.

Further details are here

<https://www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/ice-ocean-modeller>

Potential candidates are very welcome to contact me (p.holland@bas.ac.uk) with any questions.

cheers,

Paul

Paul Holland

British Antarctic Survey

p.holland@bas.ac.uk

+44 (0)1223 221444

https://www.bas.ac.uk/profile/pahol

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Online Course: Metabolomics Data Processing and Data Analysis

Good afternoon everyone,

Apologies for any cross posting.

We have an online training course in Metabolomics Data Processing and Data Analysis coming up which you may be interested in; please do share with any networks that you think may be interested.

All the best,
David

Metabolomics Data Processing and Data Analysis
9 March - 3 April 2020

Overview
This online course explores the tools and approaches that are used to process and analyse metabolomics data. You will investigate the challenges that are typically encountered in the analysis of metabolomics data, and provide solutions to overcome these problems. The course is delivered using a combination of short videos, articles, discussions, and online workshops with step-by-step instructions and test data sets. We provide quizzes, polls and peer review exercises each week, so that you can review your learning throughout the course.

The material is delivered over a four week period, with an estimated learning time of four hours per week. We support your learning via social discussions where you will be able post questions and comments to the team of educators and the other learners on the course. In the final week of the course there is a live question and answer session with the entire team of educators. If you do not have time to complete the course during the 4-week period you will retain access to the course material to revisit, as you are able.

Topics covered

An introduction to metabolomics

An overview of the untargeted metabolomics workflow

The influence of experimental design and data acquisition on data analysis and data quality

Processing of NMR data

Processing direct infusion mass spectrometry data

Processing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry data

Reporting standards and data repositories

Data analysis, detecting outliers and drift, and pre-treatment methods

Univariate data analysis

Multivariate data analysis (including unsupervised and supervised approaches)

The importance of statistical validation of results

Computational approaches for metabolite identification and translation of results into biological knowledge

What are the future challenges for data processing and analysis in metabolomics

Cost

Early-bird Registration: £230 (expires 23 February 2020)

Standard Registration: £250

Course link: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics-training-centre/courses/2020/Metabolomics-Data-Processing-and-Data-Analysis.aspx

If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

All the best,

David Epps
Project Manager
University of Birmingham
d.epps@bham.ac.uk

The 7th Annual Arctic Exchange - Switzerland March 25th - 26th 2020

Message from Global Exchange Management:

I am excited to announce the launch of the 7th Annual Arctic Exchange and wanted to give you some information about the upcoming event in Switzerland.

The next Arctic Exchange will be taking place in Geneva, a beautiful city surrounded by the Alps and Jura mountains. I would like the opportunity to discuss options for your interactive participation.

Over the years we have built on the unique format and I believe it would be the perfect time for you to join us in Switzerland.

https://www.gem-exchanges.com/arcticexchange

The Arctic Exchange brings a revolutionary concept in networking and business information delivery – one that is designed to meet the Arctic’s specific business objectives by promoting cooperation, coordination, and interaction among the high north communities’ governments and industries, whilst addressing key issues facing the region.

It is a unique round table event where attendees are invited to sit at thematic tables of their choice and where all delegates can choose to be seated at different tables throughout the day e.g. Exploration, Governmental, Shipping, Navigation, Seismic, Environmental, Ice Management, Oil Spill Technology, Network.

A host is appointed for each table whilst key speakers are also welcomed to the stage throughout the day. Presentations last for around 15 minutes, and after every 3rd presentation there is a reactionary session during which each table discuss the presentations - it is a great way to deliver a clear and concise message to fellow delegates whilst offering an ideal opportunity to amass the knowledge of an international network of leaders and experts.

PRINCIPAL FOCUS OF THE 2020 EXCHANGE

Exploration licensing rounds North Sea
Shipping - Technology, Cruise, Tourism
Environmental Safety
Infrastructure
Transportation
Governmental Cooperation
Satellite Navigation
Pollution
Impacts of Shipping in the Arctic
Telecom Cable Impact
Economical Legislation
Propulsion Options
Loss prevention and Risk Management
Oil Spill Response
Training Methods
Arctic Indigenous Relations
Autonomous vessels & Satellite Navigation
Optical Cabling North Sea
Yamal LNG
North Sea Route- Policy and Regulations

Some of the companies who are already Arctic Exchange network partner’s, attendees and speakers include for 2020

Rosneft

Iridium

AST

OneWeb

Gazprom

Lundin

Damen

Ksat

Government of Alaska

Technip

Lukoil

Cosco

Government of China

GAC

Shell

SCF SOVCOMFLOT

Gard

Arctic Solutions

Sintef

Novatek

UK Government

Government of Russia

Reflex Marine

Emsa

U.S Government

Equinor

Finland Government

Iceland Government

Last chance: Outreach webinar

Dear UK Polar Network members,

This is your last chance to register for our Outreach webinar, led by experts in communication and teaching.

Monday 17^th February 10am – 12pm

Thanks,

Holly

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Holly Jenkins

PhD candidate, SPITFIRE DTP & Changing Arctic Ocean (NERC)

UK Polar Network President

National Oceanography Centre Southampton

University of Southampton Waterfront Campus

Room: 344/35

Phone: 02380598724 (ext. 28724)

From: Jenkins H.E.
Sent: 23 January 2020 13:42
To: UK Polar Network Mailing List <UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Subject: Outreach webinar

Dear UK Polar Network members,

In November you may have registered your interest in online training for science outreach in schools. Here is the eagerly awaited webinar!

It is now well-recognised that science outreach is an essential soft skill for any researcher. Do you understand the necessity but feel too underprepared to get involved? We're offering online training for anybody interested in taking their science into the classroom and adding a polar theme. The training will be led by a science communication expert and a school teacher to allow both worlds to come together. The focuses will be science communication for children and activity preparation, with tips on public speaking.

Monday 17^th February 10am – 12pm

Thanks,

UKPN team

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Holly Jenkins

PhD candidate, SPITFIRE DTP & Changing Arctic Ocean (NERC)

UK Polar Network President

National Oceanography Centre Southampton

University of Southampton Waterfront Campus

Room: 344/35

Phone: 02380598724 (ext. 28724)