Polar Pride Day 2024

Good Morning,

We would like to invite you to join us and our partners across APECS on Monday, November 18th, 2024, to celebrate Polar Pride Day.

Polar Pride Day celebrates the contributions of LGBTQIA+ people to polar science. It was launched in 2020 with participation from 49 countries, over 4000 tweets, and a global reach of over 12.8 million people! In 2024, we want to build on this success and take the Polar Pride message to an even bigger audience, and we need your help to do it. 

A particular highlight of last year was the images of celebrations in the field. If you plan to celebrate at either pole, at your institute, or virtually, please make sure that you take some photos or videos to share on the day. If you are using Twitter, please use the hashtags #PolarPride, #PolarPrideDay, or #PolarPride2024. 

Please share widely, stay in touch, and let us know what you’ll be doing! The attached document provides more information.

Best wishes, 

Jasmine and Darcie

EDI Co-Officers

UK Polar Network (https://polarnetwork.org/) 

Twitter:@UKPolarNetwork 

Email: edi@polarnetwork.org

Ticket to Antarctica

Hi all, 

We've been asked to tell you all about 'Ticket to Antarctica' - a chance for the public to follow on with a research vessel. See details below and share with anyone you think might be interested.

Ticket to Antarctica is taking the public on a digital journey to the frozen south. It's an adventure on the UK's polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough departing the UK on 13 October.  Ticket to Antarctica | Send your name to Antarctica and follow the adventure | #TicketToAntarctica - YouTube

We've already had over 400 sign ups and need your help to promote it more widely. Get your ticket here: Ticket To Antarctica (tickettoantarctica.com)

Ticket to Antarctica is an innovative public engagement project designed to inspire and entertain the next generation of polar researchers and enthusiasts. As naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough recently highlighted, this unique initiative offers a rare opportunity for the public to virtually embark on a journey to Antarctica aboard the UK's polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough.

Everyone can sign up for their ticket and join the journey here: www.tickettoantarctica.co.uk This gives them access to follow the ship's journey to the frozen wilderness of Antarctica. Sign ups will get an engaging and immersive experience through:

Weekly email postcard updates: Participants will receive interactive content from the ship's crew, including games, live Q&A sessions with the ship's captain, stunning photographs of Antarctic wildlife, and insights into the research stations and people living and working in Antarctica.

Virtual activities: Updates on the ship's progress, insights into the daily lives of the crew and scientists, and an educational live lesson from Rothera Research Station.

Grand launch event: On 13 October 2024, the RRS Sir David Attenborough will depart from its port of Harwich, marking the official start of this extraordinary journey.

The journey will cover over 8,000 kilometres from the UK to Antarctica, offering highlights such as:

-Meeting the crew and learning about life and work at sea

-Witnessing the majesty of icebergs

-Visiting various research stations in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic

-Finishing the journey at Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula to meet staff and scientists at the forefront of polar research

Best,

Lucy 

Lucy Stephenson (she/her) | Scientific Data Coordinator | UK Polar Data Centre | British Antarctic Survey

Antarctic President | UK Polar Network 

Room 330a, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: lustep@bas.ac.uk  

 

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Association of Polar Early Career Researchers https://apecs.is/

Visit our website www.bas.ac.uk | Follow BAS on Twitter and Facebook

 

 

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Participants wanted: male colleagues supporting menstruation in the field

Dear UKPN members, 

Please find an advert attached for a research project at Herriot Watt looking at how male colleagues support those who menstruate in the field in remote settings such as polar fieldwork. This builds on a body of work which has included UKPN/APECs driven research so it would be really great to see as many who are eligible for this study to participate as possible!

Thanks, 

Millie

Member at Large

UK Polar Network (https://polarnetwork.org/)

Twitter:@UKPolarNetwork

Applications open for 2025 Gordon Research Seminar for Polar Marine Science

Dear all,

We have been asked to circulate this opportunity:

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Dear all,

We would like to invite you to apply to the 2025 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Polar Marine Science, which will be taking place on 8-9 March 2025, near the village of Barga in Italy. The GRS strives to create a non-intimidating forum for graduate students and postdocs from all disciplines of polar marine science (marine biology, chemistry, physics, geology, engineering, and related technologies, as well as social sciences) to present new, unpublished data, cutting-edge ideas and multidisciplinary approaches in a peer-to-peer setting. 

In 2025, the GRS will focus on "Understanding the Role of Sea Ice in Polar Ecosystem Dynamics" and we would like to invite contributions by early career researchers (ECRs) whose work centers around sea ice, its importance for polar ecosystem dynamics, the implications of observed changes for ecosystem functioning and services, and that highlight direct and indirect links between sea ice, ocean, atmosphere and society. We hope to showcase diverse and innovative research that advances our understanding of present-day dynamics and processes, with an eye to future changes in polar marine systems and advancements in scientific undertaking. 

The seminar will feature a keynote talk by Dirk Notz, selected oral presentations from fellow ECRs, two poster sessions as well as mentoring from scientists at a range of career stages. To encourage active participation during the seminar, all attendees are expected to give either an oral or a poster presentation. Applications are now open, with general applications closing February 8, 2025. Those wishing to be considered for an oral presentation must submit their abstract by December 1, 2024. Please refer to the website for more information - the full program will be available online soon. 

The GRS will be followed by the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Polar Marine Science (9-14 March, 2025), which will focus on sea ice as a nexus in polar seas. Presentations and discussions will address current topics ranging from small to large scale questions, encompassing ocean-ice-atmosphere interactions, ecosystem dynamics and evolution in the sea-ice zone as well as the implications for the potential for life on icy moons. Information on travel, venue and applications can be found online and details of the program will be available shortly. Applications for this meeting must be submitted by February 9, 2025. We encourage you to apply to the GRC if you are applying to the GRS, as the conference will build on the mentorship and science discussions of the GRS. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed before this deadline. Check the conference website for updates. 

Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you in Italy!

Best wishes,

Clara Douglas & Josephine Rapp

2025 GRS on Polar Marine Science co-chairs

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Claire Penny

PhD Candidate at Durham University and the British Antarctic Survey 

Department of Geography | Durham University | Durham | DH1 3LE | UK

ANTSIE: Unlocking Evidence for Antarctic Sea Ice Evolution from a novel biological archive

Email: claire.e.penny@durham.ac.uk

Call for applications: Next Generation UK-Canada Arctic Science Engagement Scheme – 2024-2025 – Deadline extended to 7 October

Hi all, 

Please see the below funding opportunity relevant to UKPN members (and note the deadline): 

Call for applications: Next Generation UK-Canada Arctic Science Engagement Scheme – 2024-2025 – Deadline extended to 7 October – Arctic Office

Eleanor Maedhbh (Ellie) Honan (she/her)

PhD Candidate at Durham University and the British Antarctic Survey 

Department of Geography | Durham University | Durham | DH1 3LE | UK

ANTSIE  | eleanor.m.honan@durham.co.uk

UK Polar Network | eleanor.honan@polarnetwork.org

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Fw: Invitation for 5-Minute Survey on Global Conservation Priorities for Early Career Researchers

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Hi all, 

Please see below for a short, anonymous, survey on ECR's Global Conservation Priorities. 

Project leads, including collaborators at Newcastle University, are trying their best to get a global perspective for this, so further sharing to other ECR networks is appreciated!!

Best wishes, 
Mads

Mads Anderson | They/Them | PhD Student (IAPETUS2 DTP)

British Antarctic Survey | Newcastle University | University of Glasgow

High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0ET

Email: mason@bas.ac.uk or m.anderson15@newcastle.ac.uk | 

 

From: Breann Richey <brichey@tamu.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 9, 2024 2:35 PM
Subject: Invitation for 5-Minute Survey on Global Conservation Priorities for Early Career Researchers

 

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Dear conservation colleagues,

 

You have received this email because you have been identified as an emerging conservation professional or are part of a global or regional conservation organization recognized for its interdisciplinary conservation work.

 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and University of Lausanne, through the Transdisciplinary Nature Conservation course, are working to identify the unique challenges and priorities faced by emerging conservation professionals by conducting a global survey for young people (ages 18-35) working in or studying conservation. 

 

We kindly ask you to support this research study by giving a few minutes of your time to answer a very short (~ 5 min) completely anonymous survey about your conservation experience using this link: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mG82LbeBQmr4JE   *Available in English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Hindi, & Indonesian*

 

Please feel free to share this survey with other young conservation professionals in your network. We are seeking a global perspective on conservation, meaning the more responses we receive, the more representative our findings will be. Thank you for taking the time to contribute to this study. Your participation is greatly appreciated!

 

Confidentiality

Your answers will be kept private, secure and anonymized and will not be shared publicly or with anyone. Anonymous data collection and survey protocols for this research study have been approved by the University of Florida Institutional Review Board (#IRB202401040).

 

For further information

Please contact Gretchen Stokes (gstokes@ufl.edu; University of Florida Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences) with any questions or concerns.

 

Thank you in advance for your participation!

 

Best regards,

Breann Richey and the IUCN / UNIL Transdisciplinary Research Team

 

 

 

 

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UK Antarctic Science Conference

Hi all, 

For those of you who are going, UKPN will have a presence at the UK Antarctic Science conference on the 1^st - 3^rd October. It will be great to see some of you there! 

We will have a poster in the poster session so come and chat with us there. We are also having an informal drinks gathering in the Carpenters Arms at 7pm on the 2^nd October. We'll bring along something penguin themed so it's easy to find us. This is open to all members - new and old! 

Good luck to anyone presenting and hopefully lots of us will get to connect! 

All the best,

Lucy

Lucy Stephenson (she/her) | Scientific Data Coordinator | UK Polar Data Centre | British Antarctic Survey

Antarctic President | UK Polar Network 

Room 330a, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: lustep@bas.ac.uk  

 

Explore the PDC Discovery Metadata System Discovery Metadata System - British Antarctic Survey (bas.ac.uk)

Feedback for the PDC  https://forms.office.com/e/VtyQs3ZVqp

UK Polar Network https://polarnetwork.org/

Association of Polar Early Career Researchers https://apecs.is/

Visit our website www.bas.ac.uk | Follow BAS on Twitter and Facebook

 

 

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