PhD position in marine plankton imaging at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Dear all,

 

We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate to work with us on an exciting PhD based at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (Elaine Fileman & Pennie Lindeque), British Antarctic Survey (Cecilia Liszka) and the University of Essex (Eoin O’Gorman) on “The bigger picture: integrating plankton imaging techniques to explore ecosystem structure and function”.

 

Application and full details can be found on the ARIES DTP website: https://aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships/fileman_essex_aries26/

 

Applications close at midnight on 7 January 2026.

 

Best wishes,

Cecilia

 

Dr Cecilia Liszka | Marine Ecologist | British Antarctic Survey

Winter Krill Project: https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/winter-krill-at-south-georgia/

South Georgia Pelagic Biodiversity: https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/south-georgia-pelagic-biodiversity/

Challenger Society for Marine Science Special Interest Group (SIG) Lead: https://www.challenger-society.org.uk/Home

 

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Final reminder: UKPN Seminar starts at 2pm GMT

Today the UK Polar Network welcomes Lisa Craw, who has been
working on the 'Cryowurst', the successor of the less elongated 'Cryoegg'.
It's an instrument that senses the movement of glaciers from the inside!
The Cryowurst isn't just a wacky name - it gives fascinating insights and
stories from within the surging glacier. Please join us online on Wednesday
at 2pm GMT on Google Meet by registering at Eventbrite.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1803106432879

The Wurst idea of All Time: developing wireless instrumentation to study
surging glaciers
Lisa Craw

Abstract:

Glacier surges are one of the most difficult glaciological phenomena to
study, not least because they tend to destroy instrumentation put in place
to observe them. At Prifysgol Caerdydd/Cardiff University, we've been
working to develop an instrument (the "cryowurst") that can capture the
hydrology and dynamics of a surging glacier, and live to tell the tale.
This is a work in progress, with plenty of mishaps along the way!

Lisa Craw is a research associate at Prifysgol Caerdydd (Cardiff
University) working on novel instrumentation for investigating glacier and
ice sheet dynamics. Her background is in structural geology, and her PhD
focused on ice microstructure and rheology as well as numerical ice sheet
modelling.


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Last call for polar entries for our book!

Dear UKPN,

Last call to submit entries to our initiative to publish your stories into a celebration of polar experience and art in the format of a book. We've had a great selection of entries so far and would love to have your voice.

❄️ Tales from the Poles – Call for Contributions ❄️

🌍 Have you lived, worked, or journeyed in the polar regions? Do you have a story, memory, or reflection from your time there?

UK Polar Network (UKPN) and APECS Netherlands are creating a collection of voices from the Arctic and Antarctic — and we would love to hear yours.

📖 Whether you're a scientist, station staff, community member, artist, guide, or someone who's spent time on the ice, we invite you to share a story, poem, haiku, or memory that brings the polar regions to life. We're especially interested in personal experiences that reflect the diversity of people connected to the poles.

✏️ Use this form to submit your contribution:
🔗 Submit here

📷 If you'd like to share a photo alongside your story, please send it to: apecsphotos@gmail.com

Our goal is to publish these contributions —please submit your entries by 14th November 2025.

We hope to produce both an e-book and printed edition by December 2025 — as a way to:

🔹 Celebrate the human side of polar experiences
🔹 Inspire new voices to engage with polar regions
🔹 Highlight the rich diversity of people and perspectives shaping polar stories

Best wishes,

Nadia, Saule and Youri

on behalf of UKPN and APECS Netherlands

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UKPN Wednesday Seminar: The Wurst Idea of All Time

This Wednesday the UK Polar Network welcomes Lisa Craw, who has been working on the 'Cryowurst', the successor of the less elongated 'Cryoegg'. It's an instrument that senses the movement of glaciers from the inside! The Cryowurst isn't just a wacky name - it gives fascinating insights and stories from within the surging glacier. Please join us online on Wednesday at 2pm GMT on Google Meet by registering at Eventbrite.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1803106432879  

The Wurst idea of All Time: developing wireless instrumentation to study surging glaciers

Lisa Craw

Abstract: 

Glacier surges are one of the most difficult glaciological phenomena to study, not least because they tend to destroy instrumentation put in place to observe them. At Prifysgol Caerdydd/Cardiff University, we've been working to develop an instrument (the "cryowurst") that can capture the hydrology and dynamics of a surging glacier, and live to tell the tale. This is a work in progress, with plenty of mishaps along the way!

Lisa Craw is a research associate at Prifysgol Caerdydd (Cardiff University) working on novel instrumentation for investigating glacier and ice sheet dynamics. Her background is in structural geology, and her PhD focused on ice microstructure and rheology as well as numerical ice sheet modelling.

Register your attendance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1803106432879 

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Cryosphere PhD opportunities at the University of Edinburgh

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Dear UKPN,

 

Please see below for a large number of polar-related PhDs available at the University of Edinburgh for a September 2026 start. These are part of the E5 DTP and are available to UK and international students.

 

Best wishes,

Sian

 

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Dr Sian Henley

Reader in Marine Science

Deputy Head of Global Change Research Institute

School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

 

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Subject: [CRYOLIST] Cryosphere PhD opportunities at the University of Edinburgh

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

Please find below links to fully funded PhD projects to start in September 2026 offered within the Cryosphere Research Group (https://edinburghcryosphere.org/) and friends at the University of Edinburgh.

 

These studentships are available through the NERC-funded E5 Doctoral Training Partnership. Details on eligibility and instructions on how to apply can be found at https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/. Note the application deadline of 14 December 2025. If you are interested in a particular project, we encourage you to contact the primary supervisor.

 

Projects:

 

Has the Greenland ice sheet Reached peak Ice Discharge - HAGRID

Supervisors: Peter Nienow, Donald Slater, Encarni Medina-Lopez

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1710

 

Investigating the Cycling and Bioavailability of Glacially Derived Metals in a Changing Arctic Ocean

Supervisors: James Watt, Peter Nienow, Bryan Spears, Sian Henley

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1608

 

Glacier and Landscape Evolution of Antarctic Islands in a Warming Climate

Supervisors: Beatriz Recinos Rivas, Bertie Miles, Robert Bingham, Donald Slater

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1672

 

When glaciers, icebergs and oceans collide: modelling Greenland’s spectacular glacial fjords

Supervisors: Donald Slater, Tom Cowton

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1807

 

Assessing the role of extreme events in iceberg calving in Antarctica

Supervisors: Bertie Miles, Robert Bingham, Anna Crawford

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1676

 

Ocean drivers and impacts of Antarctic sea ice variability

Supervisors: Channing Prend, Sebastiaan Swart, Sian Henley, Lois Baker

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1797

 

Southern Ocean carbon uptake, cycling and export in a changing climate

Supervisors: Sian Henley, Lavenia Ratnarajah, Robyn Tuerena

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1805

 

Headwater ephemeral channels as agents of postglacial landscape evolution in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland

Supervisors: Lizzie Orr, Stuart Grieve, Mikael Attal

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1778

 

Remote Sensing of Antarctic Vegetation Change

Supervisors: Claudia Colesie, Matthew Davey, Peter Convey, Peter Fretwell, Jeffrey Kerby

https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1790

 

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IAPETUS PhD studentship at British Antarctic Survey

Dear all, 

 

We are currently advertising a PhD position at British Antarctic Survey (Dr Clara Manno, Dr Flo Atherden) and Durham University (Prof. Erin L. McClymont) on "Understanding Biological Responses to Arctic Sea-Ice Geoengineering climate interventions". 

The use of geoengineering as a tool to actively cool the Earth is seen as a potential approach to "buy time" to allow for global decarbonisation. Fragile polar ecosystems are critical to the global climate system, yet the potential ecological consequences of climate interventions at the poles are poorly understood. This studentship will be linked to a larger project, ECO-ICE, which will provide an independent impact assessment of climate interventions in the Arctic marine environment on the structure, functioning and resilience of pelagic ecosystems through laboratory experiments and computer modelling.

Full project details are available: https://iapetus.ac.uk/studentships/understanding-biological-responses-to-arctic-sea-ice-geoengineering-climate-intervention/

Deadline: 5th January 2025 at 12 midday (GMT).

Applying to an IAPETUS PhD: https://iapetus.ac.uk/how-to-apply/#How_to_Apply

Best wishes,

Flo

Dr Flo Atherden | She/Her | Ecological Biogeochemist| British Antarctic Survey

High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: flrden19@bas.ac.uk

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PhD project on Antarctic Snow Algae

Dear all, 

 

We are currently advertising a PhD position at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (Matt Davey), University of Edinburgh (Claudia Colesie) and the British Antarctic Survey (Peter Convey, Melody Clark) on “Antarctic snow algae – consequences of lipid accumulation on photosynthesis and survival”. Application and full details at the Edinburgh E5 site:  https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item=1780 and FAQ here: https://e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/applicant-support/frequently-asked-questions. Deadline 14^th Dec 2025.

 

All the best

 

Matt

 

 

 

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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)

Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA

UK

 

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