Going to Antarctica this year? We need you!

Hi UKPN,

We have had a great response to our annual Antarctica flags project from schools this year, but lots more flags means we need more people to take them! If you or any of your colleagues would be willing to take and photo some A4 flags with you to Antarctica this season please let me know. It's a small amount of effort on your part and should make lots of kids very excited about Antarctic science :) Please share within your departments if relevant. The flyer for schools is attached if you're unfamiliar with the project.

Thanks,

Sammie

YSF - Young Systematists' Forum 1 December, NHM London

19th YOUNG SYSTEMATISTS' FORUM

Friday, 1 December 2017, 9:30 am

Venue: Flett Lecture Theatre,

Natural History Museum, London, UK

Abstract deadline: Friday 3 November 2017


The annual Young Systematists' Forum represents an exciting setting for Masters, PhD and young postdoctoral researchers to present their data, often for the first time, to a scientific audience interested in taxonomy, systematics and phylogenetics. This well-established event provides an important opportunity for budding systematists to discuss their research in front of their peers within a supportive environment. Supervisors and other established systematists are also encouraged to attend.

Prizes will be awarded for the most promising oral and poster presentation as judged by a small panel on the day.

Registration is FREE.

Send applications by e-mail to YSF.SystematicsAssociation@gmail.com<mailto:YSF.SystematicsAssociation@gmail.com> , supplying your name, contact address and stating whether or not you wish to give an oral or poster presentation. Please also tell us your academic stage – e.g., Masters, PhD or postdoc. Space will be allocated subject to availability and for a balanced programme of animal, plant, algal, microbial, molecular and other research. Non-presenting attendees are also very welcome - please register as above.

Again the YSF will be held the day after the Molluscan Forum (http://www.malacsoc.org.uk/MolluscanForum.htm) also at the Natural History Museum. This has been arranged so both meetings can be attended, although if attending both you will have to register for both meetings separately.

Abstracts must be submitted by e-mail in English and in Word format no later than Friday 3 November 2017. The body text should not exceed 150 words in length. Title, authors, and their professional affiliations should be included with the abstracts. If the presentation is co-authored, the actual speaker (oral) or presenter (poster) must be clearly indicated in BOLD text.

If you have presented a talk at the YSF before, we ask that you submit only for a poster presentation, as speaker slots are limited and we want to give as many people a chance as possible. Similarly, if you are presenting at both the YSF and MF, we ask that you not apply for speaking slots in both (or let us know so we can assess).

All registered attendants will receive further information about the meeting, including abstracts, by e-mail one week in advance. This information will also be displayed on the Systematics Association website (www.systass.org).

Introduction to Metabolomics for the Environmental Scientist

Good afternoon all,

We have a new course scheduling which you may be interested in: this course is FREE for NERC funded PhD students, PDRA's, Fellows and PI/CO-I's.

Introduction to Metabolomics for the Environmental Scientist
30-31 January 2018



This 2-day NERC-funded Advanced Training Short Course will provide environmental scientists with an overview of the metabolomics pipeline. The course is intended for environmental scientist with little or no previous experience of metabolomics and who are interested to discover how this relatively new and powerful approach could be integrated into their research. Experts working in the NERC Metabolomics facility-NBAF-Birmingham will teach the course.

Topics covered:

Introduction to environmental metabolomics with case studies

Experimental design and quality control

Sample collection and preparation

Overview of analytical laboratory techniques (mass spectrometry and NMR spectroscopy)

Overview of data processing and statistics for metabolomics

Introduction to metabolite identification

Registration for NERC funded scientists: While this course is open to all researchers with an interest in the environmental sciences, it is a NERC-funded Advanced Training Short Course and hence priority will be given to NERC funded scientists; this includes NERC PhD students (highest priority), NERC PDRA's and Fellows (next highest priority) and principal and co-investigators who currently hold NERC funding. For these prioritised applicants, bursaries are available to cover the full cost of the course and one night of accommodation (which we will book for you) and up to £100 towards travel costs (which you should book).

If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch at bmtc@contacts.bham.ac.uk

All the best,
David Epps
Research Support Administrator
University of Birmingham
d.epps@bham.ac.uk

IASC 2018 Fellowship applications open

Hello,

Applications for 2018 ISAC Fellows are now open!

The scheme allow 5 early career scientists to partner with each of the 5 IASC working groups. You get the chance to actively participate in working group meetings and gain experience of organising leading-edge scientific activities at a circumarctic and international level. In return you will receive travel support to attend POLAR2018 and the ASSW meeting in 2019 in Arkhangelsk.

For full details here.

Application deadline is 20 November 13:00 GMT.

Good luck!
Ruth

Antarctica Day Flag Project

Hi UKPN,

This year we will be running our Antarctica Day Flags Project for the 7th time, last year we had over 40 schools participate and this year we'd like to make it even bigger and better. Schools design flags and then we print them out and take them to Antarctica where they are photographed on Antarctica Day and this is sent back to the schools. 

So how can you help? If you are going to Antarctica this season and are willing to take some flags please let me know (preferably on Antarctica Day, 1st December, but if you are there after that's still useful). 

Or if you know of schools that would like to participate please send me their details.

Please share with your networks, especially if you know people going South this season.

Thanks,

Sammie

School visit opportunity :)

Hello

Anyone interested in in doing a school visit in November in Nottingham? Looks like it would be a lot of fun and great experience. Sadly I'm away at sea but get in touch with me or directly back to the school (if you could cc me so I know we have it covered), that'd be fab. See their email below.

Really great chance to get engaged with kids and showcase some polar /met/ocean science

Thanks

Anna
Dr Anna Belcher
Ecological Biogeochemist
British Antarctic Survey
Cambridge

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From: Kirchgaessner, Amelie C.R.
Sent: 05 October 2017 15:00:24
To: Belcher, Anna C.
Subject: FW: RMetS Ambassador Visit at Portland Spencer Academy

 

Hello Anna,

 

I have just received this email from Sylvia Knight from the RMetSoc, asking about a polar and weather/climate related school visit in Nottingham.

I can personally not commit to this at the moment. Maybe you'd be happy to go? Or you could send it around UKPN to see if anyone would be interested?

 

Thanks,

Amélie

 

From: Sylvia Knight [mailto:sylvia.knight@rmets.org]
Sent: 05 October 2017 13:21
To: amelie.kirchgaessner@bas.ac.uk
Subject: FW: RMetS Ambassador Visit at Portland Spencer Academy

 

Hello Amelie,

I was wondering whether you or any of the other BAS STEM ambassadors would consider travelling this far to a school?

With thanks

Sylvia

 

From: Helen O'Grady

Subject: RMetS Ambassador Visit at Portland Spencer Academy

 

Hello,

My name is Helen O'Grady and I am a teacher at Portland Spencer Academy in Bilborough, Nottingham.

Last year we were visited by Simon Edwards who delivered some fantastic workshops for our children around weather and the environment. 

I was wondering/hoping if we would be able to arrange the same this year?

This year I am working in Key Stage 1- Year 2- where we have 2 classes of 30 pupils aged 6/7.

Our learning next term is around the book 'The Polar Express' and we are hoping to use this to exlore learnign around the arctic/antarctic, global warming and weather in general.

If you are able to offer anything related that would be brilliant- it was a really great experience last time.

Ideally this would be in the first couple of weeks of November, however I appreciate that is quite short notice and so if you are able to offer any dates before Christmas that would be great.

Thank you in advance,

Helen O'Grady

 

 

 

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Re: Event - research and cooperation in the Russian Arctic - 5 December

Dear UKPN, especially those researching the Russian Arctic,

As part of the UK-Russia Year of Science of Education (2017), the NERC Arctic Office and the British Embassy in Moscow is hosting a symposium "Research and Cooperation in the Russian Arctic" at the British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, on Tuesday 5th December. There is no registration fee, and travel/accommodation support will be available. Please find attached details of the event. 

Please email arctic@bas.ac.uk, if this is of interest to you.

Many thanks,

TJ