Volunteer for UKPN in Cardiff or Aberdeen!

Hello UKPN,

We are excited to announce the next two festivals that UKPN will be attending in 2023! In February, we will be taking part in the Cardiff Science Festival (17^th - 21^st Feb 2023), and in late May/early June, we hope to host some workshops at the Aberdeen Science Festival "Techfest" (29^th May - 4^th June 2023).

We are looking for volunteers to help put on the events, including:

• Setting up and running fun and engaging science-themed activities and experiments
• Being about to chat with visitors and answer questions about polar science

These will be fantastic ways to engage with diverse audiences of families and young children and potentially inspire the next generation of polar scientists!

No experience needed - all we ask is your commitment and enthusiasm.

Cost for travel and accommodation expenses would be covered. For more information about each of the events, and to express interest please go to the following links:

• Cardiff Science Festival Volunteer sign up
  
  
• Aberdeen Techfest Volunteer sign up
  
  

Please be aware that the deadline for sign-ups for both events is 13^th January 2023.

Hope to see you there!

Happy Holidays,

Clara, Linnet and Edmund

UKPN Festivals coordinators

Pre-announcement: SIOS-Planet project proposal call to demonstrate the usability of high-resolution Planet data in the Arctic

Dear UKPN members (especially those working in Svalbard-related studies)

 

In cooperation with Planet, the Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) is inviting scientific project proposals from the global Arctic science community to demonstrate the usability of high-resolution data in Svalbard.

 

We are pre-announcing this call to provide free access to high-resolution optical satellite data acquired by Planet's satellite constellation to stimulate geospatial product generation in Svalbard.

 

A detailed timeline, call text and more information are available here: https://sios-svalbard.org/SIOS_PlanetCall2023.

 

The application form will open from 2^nd January until 28^th February 2023 but the call details are available on our website as a pre-announcement.

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have specific questions.

 

Best regards,

Shridhar

 

 

Shridhar D. Jawak, PhD 

Remote Sensing Officer 

SIOS 

remotesensing@sios-svalbard.org 

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Opportunities

Hi all, 

A few opportunities which I've come across lately which may be of interest to you:

We (the UKPN) are looking for a training officer to join the committee. The role would really be to help us develop (usually in collaboration) in-person and online training for polar ECRs. In the past this has ranged from fieldcourses in Russia to online infographic creation training. You certainly don't have to deliver it all yourself, the role is to support coordination and facilitate training! If you're interested, please reach out to me directly or email president@polarnetwork.org. 

Survey: 65% of ECR cost of living survey respondents so far say their income is not enough, or just about enough to cover their living costs - what about you? - Please consider filling in this survey: https://forms.gle/32MhFsShpQv7dtWU6

UK-Greenland funding opportunity: https://www.arctic.ac.uk/news/united-kingdom-greenland-arctic-research-bursaries-scheme/

Early Career Prize: https://cryosphericsciences.org/awards/early-career-prize/

And if you have a few minutes, this undergrad research survey might be of interest to you: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfX8x4020-u1fZJzKF7BBblswiA9ZLnyQPOlymdLMaBLO6Nvw/viewform

Cheers, 

Chloe

Chloe Nunn

Digital Resume

Consultant - Marine Environment UK, NIRAS: chnu@niras.com 

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.mudskippermusings.co.uk

National Geographic Explorer 2018

UK Polar Network Co-President (2022-2023): chloe.nunn@polarnetwork.com // president@polarnetwork.org

Society for Women in Marine Science Communications Lead

Constructive Visions Book: https://constructivevisions.org/

SEARCH Co-Production of Arctic Environmental Change Knowledge, Human Wellbeing Team: https://searcharcticscience.org/our-work/ 

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Become part of the story of Antarctic heritage conservation

Dear Antarctic friends,

 

Happy Giving Tuesday!

 

We are sharing our Christmas fundraising appeal with friends, and I wondered if you would like to help?

 

We would love for you to share the below with your contacts.

 

If you would like to be part of the story of Antarctic heritage, please donate here: https://bit.ly/3C2Xile.

 

Thank you.

 

Heather

 

Heather Barrable | Development and Content Officer

 

UK Antarctic Heritage Trust

High Cross | Madingley Road | Cambridge | CB3 0ET | UK

+44 1223 355049 ext 209

heather.barrable@ukaht.org                    http://www.ukaht.org

 

Championing Antarctic Heritage for All Make a difference at Damoy     Hello Antarctic friends, The photo above was taken a week ago of Damoy hut buried in deep snow, 10,000 miles away, at the bottom of our world. The modest hut embodies the years it spent as a refuge to the scientists and support staff waiting for onward flights further south to their research station. A time capsule full of the paraphernalia of a home away from home: tins of food, homemade board games, photographs… A place of acclimatisation, anticipation and cooperation. The paintwork of the prefabricated wooden walls bears the scars of the relentless wind, ice and salt air. Now is the time not only to repair this designated historic site but to peel back the layers and restore it to its original colour – orange – which it proudly displayed, to be visible for landing craft, during its golden age of operation. Together, we can protect the hut, our Antarctic heritage, from the elements, saving it for current and future generations as a totem for sharing the remarkable stories of those searching for knowledge, connecting us with the wonder and value of Antarctica. Become a part of Damoy's story by donating this week to our Big Give Christmas Campaign. With your help we can send a specialist conservation team to the Peninsula in January equipped with everything from paint brushes to scaffolding. We have until midday on 6 December to raise our target of £40,000. Your donation to the appeal will be doubled – one donation, twice the impact! Thank you, Camilla Nichol UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Chief Executive   Donate Now

 

How is the cost-of-living crisis affecting you as an Early Career Scientist?

Dear UKPN members,

 

For those of you who haven't already: please consider filling out the cost-of-living crisis survey below:

The UKPN wants to support our members by assembling some basic numbers and facts which may hopefully allow us to get a better picture of how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting Environmental ECRs and Polar ECRs. Specifically, the UKPN wishes to outline the potential repercussions this may have on the future generation of Environmental and Polar scientists but also back any qualitative statements about the current situation with statistical data.

Are you an Early Career Polar / Environmental Scientist working in the UK? Or have you recently left Academia? Please tell us more about how the current cost-of-living crisis is affecting you and fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/32MhFsShpQv7dtWU6

The survey takes about 15-20 minutes to complete, but at the end participants will have the opportunity to enter in a prize draw to win a UKPN branded woolly hat!

 

Best wishes,

 

The UK Polar Network Committee

Journal of Arctic Tourism

A new journal:
Journal of Arctic Tourism
https://arctictourism.is/index.php/arctour/index

"Journal of Arctic Tourism is a scholarly journal in the field of tourism, published by the Icelandic Tourism Research Centre (ITRC). Its aim is to create a high-quality platform for interdisciplinary discussions on tourism in the Arctic, in order to nourish theoretical knowledge and strengthening professional discussion. Contributions from the various disciplines are encouraged."

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Fw: EDIG Conference 2022: (21-22 November) registration link, request for sharing***

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Subject: EDIG Conference 2022: (21-22 November) registration link, request for sharing***

 

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Dear colleagues,

Please see the details of the EDIG conference below, coming up next week. It would be great if you could circulate it across your networks.

Thanks,

Aileen

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I am reaching out to you today on behalf of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Geoscience (EDIG) project to share the details of the next EDIG conference, which is coming up soon on the 21st and 22nd of November! Below the conference details have been outlined, including the registration and other logistical information. 

The EDIG project is a volunteer-led initiative aimed at promoting progressive action to help make geoscience more inclusive, accessible and equitable. The EDIG Conference 2022 is being run to harness the collective power of the geoscience community to enact change, promoting and improving the equity, diversity and inclusivity of geoscience for the benefit of all. The conference will be run virtually, across three time zones, allowing all of us to come together and engage under three main themes; data, awareness and action. A short blurb for each session has been included below.

Attached to this email are; 1) a short blurb introducing EDIG and the conference, with a link to our Eventbrite page at the bottom, to provide context for people unfamiliar with EDIG; 2) a graphic summarizing the session themes and times (keeping a global timeframe in mind). There are some other details included below.

Thanks all and hopefully we will see you in a couple of weeks!

The EDIG team

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Key points for the EDIG Conference 2022

• Conference dates: 21st and 22nd of November

• Time zones: time zones have been decided with a global audience in mind, with a focus on ensuring global accessibility.

• Target audience: The EDIG conference is open to everyone who wants to learn about equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) related challenges and how to promote progressive action to help geoscience become more accessible and inclusive. Regardless of career stage, background, current location or discipline, you are invited to the EDIG conference to listen, learn and act.

• Structure of sessions: Each session will open with a short introduction, followed by 4 talks by invited speakers, wrapping up with a Q&A with the speakers. Session 1 will include a panel discussion, while Session 2 will host a workshop focusing on unconscious biases.

• Platform: The conference will be held virtually to allow for a wider reach.

• Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edig-conference-2022-tickets-442758611927

Session descriptions

• Session 1: The collection and application of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) data in geoscience is still emerging, but some challenges remain, including effective data collection, understanding why this data is being collected and what datasets will create the most impact. This session will explore EDI data in geosciences including methods, challenges, biases and reasons for EDI data collection, and with a focus on how data can be used to take action.
• Session 2: Conversations around equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) can often focus on single underrepresented groups. However, this can lead to people being excluded from these discussions. This session will focus on broader-scale challenges that may impact people from a range of backgrounds, to help improve awareness of the challenges experienced by many geoscientists. We are all still learning, so let's continue to learn together to help make geoscience more inclusive, accessible and equitable. 
• Session 3: Creating positive change is challenging. How can we take action and implement change in geoscience? What methods work and what do not? What would a global approach to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in geoscience look like? Is it even possible? Should we try? This session will explore what the next steps for EDI could look like as we continue to move towards more accessible, equitable and inclusive geoscience environments and communities.

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Marine Ecology Postdoc at BAS

Hi fellow UKPN'ers

 

See below a great opportunity to work on an exciting project at BAS as a post-doc.  I can vouch for the boss being awesome 😊

 

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

 

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Good afternoon,

 

We are recruiting for a 23 month marine ecology postdoctoral researcher to work on the zooplankton of South Georgia. The project is funded by Darwin Plus and it aims to characterise the zooplankton biodiversity around South Georgia using novel methodologies, including traditional microscopy, optical imaging and molecular techniques. The post-holder will work with historical and newly collected samples to build image libraries, develop biodiversity indices and baselines, and assess the application of these different methods for future monitoring work.

 

The position will be based at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge and will involve a period of fieldwork.

 

For more information or to apply please see the job description: https://bas.ciphr-irecruit.com/applicants/vacancy/317/Post-Doctoral-Researcher--Characterising-pelagic-biodiversity-at-South-Georgia

 

You can also contact ceclis56@bas.ac.uk for further information.

 

Deadline is 27^th November 2022. Please feel free to share amongst your networks.

 

Kind regards,

Cecilia

 

Dr Cecilia Liszka | Marine Ecologist | British Antarctic Survey

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

 

High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: ceclis56@bas.ac.uk

 

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Marine Ecology Postdoc at BAS

Dear colleague,

Please could I ask you to circulate this job amongst your networks?

Many thanks,

Cecilia

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Good afternoon,

 

We are recruiting for a 23 month marine ecology postdoctoral researcher to work on the zooplankton of South Georgia. The project is funded by Darwin Plus and it aims to characterise the zooplankton biodiversity around South Georgia using novel methodologies, including traditional microscopy, optical imaging and molecular techniques. The post-holder will work with historical and newly collected samples to build image libraries, develop biodiversity indices and baselines, and assess the application of these different methods for future monitoring work.

 

The position will be based at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge and will involve a period of fieldwork.

 

For more information or to apply please see the job description: https://bas.ciphr-irecruit.com/applicants/vacancy/317/Post-Doctoral-Researcher--Characterising-pelagic-biodiversity-at-South-Georgia

 

You can also contact ceclis56@bas.ac.uk for further information.

 

Deadline is 27^th November 2022. Please feel free to share amongst your networks.

 

Kind regards,

Cecilia

 

Dr Cecilia Liszka | Marine Ecologist | British Antarctic Survey

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

 

High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Email: ceclis56@bas.ac.uk

 

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How is the cost-of-living crisis affecting you as an Early Career Scientist?

Dear UKPN members,

 

Several recent statements have been made regarding how the cost-of-living crisis is disproportionately affecting early career scientists (ECRs), i.e.:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17nl67cJHfcOyirVhN5k78tRQ2Yd3IXymMVcZ-0wLg5k/edit

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jul/20/phd-students-told-to-consider-selling-avon-products-to-make-ends-meet

The UKPN wants to support our members by assembling some basic numbers and facts which may hopefully allow us to get a better picture of how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting Environmental ECRs and Polar ECRs. Specifically, the UKPN wishes to outline the potential repercussions this may have on the future generation of Environmental and Polar scientists but also back any qualitative statements about the current situation with statistical data.

Are you an Early Career Polar / Environmental Scientist working in the UK? Or have you recently left Academia? Please tell us more about how the current cost-of-living crisis is affecting you and fill out this survey: https://forms.gle/32MhFsShpQv7dtWU6

The survey takes about 15-20 minutes to complete, but at the end participants will have the opportunity to enter in a prize draw to win a UKPN branded woolly hat!

 

Best wishes,

 

The UK Polar Network Committee

Survey: identify gaps in understanding biology's role in ocean carbon storage

Dear UKPN members,

 

If you are not interested in ocean science feel free to stop reading and delete this email!

 

If you do research the ocean please find a survey below that may be of interest to many in the marine science community.

 

 

You are invited to take part in a community-wide survey to identify knowledge gaps in understanding biology’s role in ocean carbon storage.

The survey forms part of the BRICS project which aims to identify the gaps in our understanding, and highlight model limitations, which result in uncertainty in contemporary and future ocean carbon storage.
The survey results will be used to inform later fieldwork campaigns and model development as part of a larger programme (BIO-Carbon) funded by the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council.
The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete and all responses are anonymous. The survey will remain open until 5^th December.

The survey can be found here: https://plymouth.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/brics-final

Please feel free to pass the survey link on to anyone in your network.

Thank you for your participation, 
Many thanks,

Chelsey A Baker (she/her) | Ocean Biogeochemical Model Analyst | Marine Systems Modelling

National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH

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Seeking examples of co-production publications

Hi all,

The Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) is currently working on a review paper collecting and analyzing the state of co-production of knowledge within peer-reviewed Arctic studies to inform the research community and identify common threads. While many studies exist using the word "co-production", many others co-produce knowledge without calling it that. As such, finding examples of co-production can be difficult through databases and search terms. 

If you know of any papers where knowledge is co-produced (that is, to say, where two or more knowledge systems meet in the process of creating new knowledge), sending them along to me and SEARCH would be immensely helpful. These examples do not need to explicitly use the word 'co-production' as explained above. We'd also welcome examples which are non-Arctic as well, and the publications do not need to be academic literature.

If you have some examples feel free to send them to me (chloebnunn@gmail.com) and/or the coordinator for the paper Alex Shahbazi (ashahbazi@middlebury.edu). Feel free to extend this invite to any of your own networks which you think may have good examples to share!

Thanks very much!
Chloe on behalf of the SEARCH co-production teams

Chloe Nunn

Digital Resume

UN Ocean Decade Science and Operations Officer: c.nunn@unesco.org 

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.mudskippermusings.co.uk

National Geographic Explorer 2018

UK Polar Network Co-President (2022-2023): chloe.nunn@polarnetwork.com // president@polarnetwork.org

Society for Women in Marine Science Communications Lead

Constructive Visions Book: https://constructivevisions.org/

SEARCH Co-Production of Arctic Environmental Change Knowledge, Human Wellbeing Team: https://searcharcticscience.org/our-work/ 

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Volunteer for UKPN x NMM Science Festival (correct link)

Hi everyone,

Thanks to those who have got in touch so far! It looks like the link in the original email was sending people to the wrong form. If you're interested in volunteering, please send us a response via this link: https://forms.gle/GqAP72XMB8c3bNND7

​Many thanks!

Edmund, Clara & Linnet

UKPN Festivals Coordinators

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Sent: 01 November 2022 09:59
To: ukpn@jiscmail.ac.uk <ukpn@jiscmail.ac.uk>
Subject: Volunteer for UKPN x NMM Science Festival

 

Hello UKPNers,

We are excited to announce that the first UKPN science festival event of the new academic year will be happening on Saturday 26th November, as part of our ongoing collaboration with the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London.

We are looking for volunteers to help put on the event, including:

• Setting up and running fun and engaging science-themed activities and experiments
• A couple of short talks (~15 mins) on life as a polar researcher
• Being on hand to chat to visitors and answer questions about polar science

This will be a great chance to engage a diverse audience of families and young children and potentially inspire the next generation of polar scientists!

No experience needed - all we ask is your commitment and enthusiasm.

Food and drink will be provided on the day, along with refunds for travel and accommodation. For more info, and to express interest, see the form at: https://forms.gle/hpWcBhrEohffPN1Z8

Hope to see you there!

Best wishes,

Clara, Linnet and Edmund

UKPN Festivals coordinators