UKPN Membership Survey

Hi All, 

Me and Madeline, the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion officers for the UK Polar Network, have composed a survey in order to find out a bit more about the who makes up the UK Polar Science community/our membership base at the UKPN. We'd be very grateful if you could take some time to fill it in; it shouldn't take more than about 5 minutes and you can skip any questions you're uncomfortable answering. 

https://forms.gle/KWRPKFU1VQ8C9aVn6

The survey will close at 4pm (GMT) on the 13th of November, and we will publish a summary of the results on the UKPN website and send round a link to those at some point in December. If you have any questions, there's a box for comments on the last page of the survey or you can send us an email. 

Many Thanks!

Victoria Dutch

PhD Candidate, Northumbria University

UK Polar Network Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer

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Fw: PhD project advertisement

Dear all

a new PhD project on offer 🙂 (note that overseas candidates can now apply for UK research council funded PhDs.

Best wishes

Pete

Prof Peter Convey

Individual Merit Scientist
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross
Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0ET
United Kingdom

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This is to update you that our joint PhD project is now officially advertised through the SENSE-Center. Please feel free to share the link below with any interesting candidates. An advertisement on 'findaphD' will follow soon - I am waiting for further information.

https://eo-cdt.org/projects/faster-greener-and-more-competitive-how-will-vegetation-alter-in-a-changing-antarctic/

Please be aware that Edinburgh projects can invite international applicants to apply to.  You can find updated information here:

https://eo-cdt.org/apply-now/

Dr. Claudia Colesie

Edinburgh Global Change Institute

Lecturer in Plant Physiological Ecology

School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Alexander Crum Brown Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF

https://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/people/person.html?indv=12105

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Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Claudia_Colesie

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Re: UK-Russia Arctic Science Links webinar with Tomsk State University

Dear Organizers!

 

I can't get access to the webinar. Could you help me?

 

 

 

 

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Best regards,
Anastasia Makhnykina, PhD student
Department of Ecology and Environmental Science
Institute of Ecology and Geography
Siberian Federal University
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Phone number: +79607742435

 

 

 

09.10.2020, 21:29, "Saule Akhmetkaliyeva" <saule.akhmetkaliyeva@stu.mmu.ac.uk>:

UK-Russia Arctic Science Links webinar with Tomsk State University

 

On 22 October, 10-11:15am UK time, SIN Russia and the NERC Arctic Office are organising a UK-Russia Arctic Science Links webinar jointly with Tomsk State University "A journey along the Siberian mega-transect: Discovering Tomsk State University and environmental research". This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from Russian researchers on their ongoing and future scientific projects linked to Arctic research and climate change as well as learn more about their research infrastructure and explore potential for joint work.

 

From environmental monitoring in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions to Siberian rock glaciers to research into the Northern Hemisphere's largest swamp system (the Great Vasyugan Mire) – Tomsk State University covers it all and much more! We will take you on an exciting journey to discover the University's BioClimLand multidisciplinary research centre, environmental research across Siberia's mega-transect and opportunities for fieldwork and networking across Siberia through the Siberian Change Network (SecNet).

 

For more details on the webinar, including registration, please visit https://www.arctic.ac.uk/news/a-journey-along-the-siberian-mega-transect/. 

 

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FW: Plymouth Marine Laboratory PhD Virtual Open Day 2020

Hi All,

 

See below.

 

Thanks

Ali

 

From: Suzanne Hawkins <suh@pml.ac.uk>
Sent: 16 October 2020 09:51
To: information@bas.ac.uk
Cc: Ruth Airs <ruai@pml.ac.uk>
Subject: Plymouth Marine Laboratory PhD Virtual Open Day 2020

 

 

Good morning

 

Our PhD Open Day will be taking place on 17 November 2020.   This event is open to all those seeking to apply for a PhD with Plymouth Marine Laboratory. We would be most grateful if you could please pass on the attached event details to your networks.

 

Many thanks

 

Suzanne

 

Suzanne Hawkins

Science Support Administrator

Corporate Affairs

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Prospect Place

West Hoe

Plymouth

DEVON

PL1 3DH

 

Tel - direct dial:        +44 (0) 1752 633140 Tel - Switchboard:  +44 (0) 1752 633100

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Race Impact Survey reminder - closing this week

Dear UKPN members,

 

The survey below closes at the end of this week (25^th October). Please spare a short amount of your time to give your perspective of equality, diversity and inclusion in polar science.

 

We are writing to invite you to complete a survey about your experience of equality, diversity and inclusion while working in the UK Polar research and operations community, particularly regarding race. Whether you have worked in the UK polar community for a long time or are only getting started, your experience is valuable.

 

We are undertaking this survey, through the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative (DiPSI), to gather key insights into racism and lack of inclusivity, and to move the response to racism forward in the UK Polar Community. DiPSI has highlighted the lack of diversity for minority ethnic groups in UK polar science in comparison to the wider UK population as an issue, and looks to consider the opportunities to improve from only 3% representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues.

 

We are asking for people in the community to share their experience and thoughts, so we can collate best practice responses and consider the next stage of development of the DiPSI programme. We will collate the results and publish them on the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative webpage, along with next steps.

 

This survey is for those who are currently working or have worked within the UK Polar Community, and should take ca 10 minutes to complete. Please forward it to colleagues and friends who also work and study in polar fields in the UK, or have done so in the past. The survey will close on 25 October 2020.

 

Thank you in advance for your participation.

 

On behalf of the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative,

Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley

Deputy Chair, DiPSI Steering Group

 

 

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Holly Jenkins

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

UK Polar Network Vice President

Pronouns: she/her

 

National Oceanography Centre Southampton

University of Southampton Waterfront Campus

Room: 344/35

Phone: 02380598724 (ext. 28724)

 

 

Webinar: Trailblazing Women in the Arctic and Antarctic Science

October 27th, 2:30 PM Washington DC time.

Smithsonian Event Breaking the Ice Ceiling:

Trailblazing Women in the Arctic and Antarctic Science

Register here: https://womenshistory.si.edu/events/american-women-science 

Join for a panel to illuminate polar research and achievements by those who identify as women. The panel will foster discussion on the systemic changes in polar sciences to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion, weave connections and collaborations between many roles in a social change ecosystem to develop tools and methods to reach new audiences and inspire the next generation of women polar knowledge holders, researchers, and scientists, and create a space that values and incorporates Indigenous women's oral histories and traditional knowledge as a fundamental component of scientific research. This discussion will continue in 2021 with a series of free monthly webinars showcasing past, present, and future trailblazing women in the Arctic and Antarctic online from The Arctic Institute.

Antarctic Scientists needed

Hi all,

We are in need of about 3 volunteers to participate in a school's Antarctic science festival. A handful of primary school groups will independently carry out a few activities related to the marine environment, marine animals and ecosystems and some glaciology related to sea level rise in Antarctica throughout the day. 

It will culminate in an open project allowing students to design and then present their own Antarctic demonstration to others and experts (which is you)! 

The tentative date is Friday November 6th and please still get in touch if you are only available in the afternoon as I am told that is when the experts will be required for a Q+A session after watching the students' demonstrations. 

The event will be virtual.

Please get in touch with Eva and I if you are interested in volunteering for this festival activity!

Cheers, 

Chloe Nunn - UKPN Co-Festival Coordinator

Seeking employment in the marine and sustainability sciences.

Digital Resume

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.mudskippermusings.com

National Geographic Explorer 2018

UKPN Co-Festival Coordinator: chloe.nunn@polarnetwork.com

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Invitation to MARESEDU online conference on 30th October

Dear All,

I hope this finds you well and I would like to invite you to attend the virtual Marine Research and Education annual international conference (MARESEDU) on the 30th of October: https://globalsessions2020.maresedu.com/. 

Let me highlight two sessions of this conference that I hope might be of interest to some of you.

1. Special session on the UN Decade of Ocean Science with a focus on the Arctic region
   

The session will feature guest presentations from Dr. Grigorii G. Akhmanov (UNESCO-MSU), Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin (IOC-UNESCO Executive Secretary), Dr. Sandy Starkweather (Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks), Christian Riisager-Simonsen (Danish Centre for Marine Research), and Evgeniia Kostianaia (Center for Coordination of Ocean Research, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology), followed by the group discussions focusing on one of the seven key societal outcomes of the Decade and their implementation in a context of the Arctic region.

For more details please visit https://globalsessions2020.maresedu.com/un_decade_of_ocean_science

Event registration form: https://forms.gle/ZHnJFD6E5QSQxdnMA

2. UK-Russia joint session on marine expeditions in the Arctic:

Understanding Marine Biology and Biogeochemistry of the Changing Arctic Ocean: CAO and Russian Arctic marine research programmes. This session will discuss on-going projects in the Arctic such as the UK/Germany Changing Arctic Ocean Programme (CAO) and comparable Russian marine research programmes to provide a platform for improving UK-Russia bilateral science cooperation. There is also an opportunity to present an e-poster to highlight your own Arctic research as a part of this session.

Registration form: https://forms.gle/KivdXkojhLFdGpbS8

I am looking forward to (virtually) seeing you and grateful if you could further circulate this to your networks!

Best wishes,

Anna

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Kind regards,
Anna Gebruk

PhD candidate, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

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м. +44 (7471) 44-1813

w. https://changingoceans.com/anna-gebruk/

(Co)President, UK Polar Network committee 2020/2021
е. anna.gebruk@polarnetwork.org; president@polarnetwork.org

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Head of international collaboration, Lomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center 

е. a.gebruk@marine-rc.ru

w. www.marine-rc.ru

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Locked into ice: my scientific journey across the Arctic, 23 October, 17:00-18:00 UK time

Locked into ice: my scientific journey across the Arctic

What does it feel like to be locked in ice, drifting across the Central Arctic Ocean in the middle of the polar night? Why is it both fascinating and challenging to do scientific research from a frozen ice-breaker? How do you build an ice camp on a moving Arctic floe? What mysteries does the Central Arctic Ocean hold, and in what way are Arctic researchers helping to solve them?

Join us for a live-link with Dr. Markus Frey from British Antarctic Survey who has just returned from the MOSAiC expediton, the largest year-round multinational expedition in the Central Arctic Ocean, on 23 October, 19:00-20:00 Moscow time (17:00-18:00 UK time). Get an insider view into the life and work of an Arctic researcher.

Direct link for the English-speaking audiences

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85010418004?pwd=T3NZNStCL0doNlRKcU5vdjU3dzNCQT09

Polar Wildlife Health Workshop

The SCAR_EGBAMM Wildlife Health Monitoring group is hosting an online webinar to discuss the past, present and future impacts on the Health of Polar Wildlife. Please join us on the 20th October at 7 pm (GMT). (Note: The UK is currently on BST, not GMT.)

The workshop will be hosted by Black Bawks and streamed live via Zoom 

(Link will be emailed to registered participants before the event.) 

Registration: Please register for the workshop at https://forms.gle/E9Yy8MFdBqRntJqD9 

For further information please contact Dr Meagan Dewar m.dewar@federation.edu.au

The draft programme is attached, if this list accepts attachments.

UK-Russia Arctic Science Links webinar with Tomsk State University

UK-Russia Arctic Science Links webinar with Tomsk State University

On 22 October, 10-11:15am UK time, SIN Russia and the NERC Arctic Office are organising a UK-Russia Arctic Science Links webinar jointly with Tomsk State University "A journey along the Siberian mega-transect: Discovering Tomsk State University and environmental research". This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from Russian researchers on their ongoing and future scientific projects linked to Arctic research and climate change as well as learn more about their research infrastructure and explore potential for joint work.

From environmental monitoring in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions to Siberian rock glaciers to research into the Northern Hemisphere's largest swamp system (the Great Vasyugan Mire) – Tomsk State University covers it all and much more! We will take you on an exciting journey to discover the University's BioClimLand multidisciplinary research centre, environmental research across Siberia's mega-transect and opportunities for fieldwork and networking across Siberia through the Siberian Change Network (SecNet).

For more details on the webinar, including registration, please visit https://www.arctic.ac.uk/news/a-journey-along-the-siberian-mega-transect/. 

Antarctic COVID-19 survey

From: Daniela Liggett <daniela.liggett@canterbury.ac.nz> 

Some of you may have heard of the SCAR Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences' Antarctic COVID-19 research programme.

As part of this research programme, we have prepared a survey to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on the Antarctic research community. We warmly invite all Antarctic researchers, support staff, students, and anyone else involved in Antarctic research or logistics to complete this survey. Your response will help us to understand how we as a community are affected and will inform strategic decisions to mitigate impacts. Please share the link to this survey with your networks. Note that the survey is set to close by 8 November 2020. We appreciate your participation before that time.  If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Herbert (andrea.herbert@canterbury.ac.nz) or Daniela Liggett (daniela.liggett@canterbury.ac.nz).

Thank you in advance for your support and participation in the survey http://canterbury.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8qsgGl4oyuVjxQx.

All the best from Christchurch,

Daniela 

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Daniela Liggett

Gateway Antarctica, Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research

Te Kura Aronukurangi (School of Earth & Environment)

Te Rāngai Pūtaiao (College of Science)

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha (University of Canterbury), Private Bag 4800,  Christchurch 8140, New Zealand

Tel: 0064-3-369 2170

Email: daniela.liggett@canterbury.ac.nz

Associate Editor, Polar Geography and The Polar Journal

Co-chair SCAR Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences (SC-HASS)
Co-chair PPP Societal and Economic Research and Applications (SERA) Task Team

UKPN Antarctic Flags project

Calling all Antarctic researchers and staff! Are you travelling to or over-wintering on Antarctica this year (November 2020 - January 2021)?

If you are heading to Antarctica or any of the surrounding Antarctic islands this winter, we would love your help with our UK Polar Network Antarctic Flags project!

All we ask is that you take some flags (however many you are willing to take) sent to you as a .pdf or .jpg and photograph them in Antarctica as proof that they have made it there. How you choose to do this is totally up to you, you can be as creative as you like! We will then ask you to send them back to your UKPN committee contact who will arrange sending these back to the schools.

Are you a school teacher interested in getting your class/students to design and send a flag to Antarctica?

Please register your interest for this project at the link below by October 31st 2020.

For more info, please visit https://polarnetwork.org/2020/10/join-us-for-antarctica-day-2020/ or get in touch at antarctica-day@polarnetwork.org.

Many thanks,

Jennifer (UKPN Antarctic Flags coordinator)

Ph.D. in ice/ocean interaction at British Antarctic Survey

Dear All

 

I am advertising a Ph.D. studentship at the British Antarctic Survey, joint with Cambridge University.  The student will use high-resolution ocean modelling to understand the processes that control the melting of glacial ice.  Full details are at:

 

<https://nercdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/projects/CE218>

 

Please bring this opportunity to the attention of any talented individuals with a maths/physics background that might be interested in the project.  Potential candidates are very welcome to contact me (p.holland@bas.ac.uk) with any questions about the project.

 

Thanks,

 

Paul

 

Paul Holland

British Antarctic Survey

p.holland@bas.ac.uk

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

 

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Race Impact Survey & Dr Karen Salt on a journey through UK science - tomorrow!

Dear Colleagues,

 

We have two opportunities of interest today.

1.       A talk by Dr Karen Salt, tomorrow Wednesday 7^th October, 11am. ‘A journey through UK science as a researcher and lead investigator’, arranged by the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative during Black History Month. See attached flyer.

2.       A Race Impact Survey, see below.

 

Thanks,

Holly

 

 

We are writing to invite you to complete a survey about your experience of equality, diversity and inclusion while working in the UK Polar research and operations community, particularly regarding race. Whether you have worked in the UK polar community for a long time or are only getting started, your experience is valuable.

 

We are undertaking this survey, through the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative (DiPSI), to gather key insights into racism and lack of inclusivity, and to move the response to racism forward in the UK Polar Community. DiPSI has highlighted the lack of diversity for minority ethnic groups in UK polar science in comparison to the wider UK population as an issue, and looks to consider the opportunities to improve from only 3% representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues.

 

We are asking for people in the community to share their experience and thoughts, so we can collate best practice responses and consider the next stage of development of the DiPSI programme. We will collate the results and publish them on the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative webpage, along with next steps.

 

This survey is for those who are currently working or have worked within the UK Polar Community, and should take ca 10 minutes to complete. Please forward it to colleagues and friends who also work and study in polar fields in the UK, or have done so in the past. The survey will close on 25 October 2020.

 

Thank you in advance for your participation.

 

On behalf of the Diversity in UK Polar Science Initiative,

Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley

Deputy Chair, DiPSI Steering Group

 

____________________________________________________

Holly Jenkins

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

UK Polar Network Vice President

Pronouns: she/her

 

National Oceanography Centre Southampton

University of Southampton Waterfront Campus

Room: 344/35

Phone: 02380598724 (ext. 28724)

 

 

Arctic Winter College Opportunity

Hi All,

This educational opportunity may be of interest to some of you:

https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/call-applications-arctic-winter-college/?cn-reloaded=1

It's a web-based seminar/webinar series helping improve Arctic governance through emerging leaders involved in Arctic work. It is running from January 12 to March 23, 2021 on Tuesdays from 18:00 to 20:00 Central European Time. 

Apply by November 15th 2020 at the link above!

Have a great week,

Chloe Nunn

Seeking employment in the marine and sustainability sciences.

Digital Resume

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.mudskippermusings.com

National Geographic Explorer 2018

UKPN Co-Festival Coordinator: chloe.nunn@polarnetwork.com

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( PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT )

Dear friend,

 

Greetings,

 

I am Linda L. Singh .My colleagues and I are seeking your assistance to help us receive/invest our funds in your country in any lucrative business. Please if this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly respond back to me for more details.

 

Thanks and waiting to hear from you

Maj.Gen.Linda L.Singh.