UK Polar Network List: January 2022

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Re: UKPN - APECS Russia Webinar 4:

Reminder!! Webinar today at 10am on planning for Arctic fieldwork

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88955523019?pwd=aC8wdGJoeCtXRDY3Rm1pbjRCcUtpQT09

Join us for a lively discussion!

From: Rhiannon Jones
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2022 2:29:43 PM
To: UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK <UKPN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Subject: UKPN - APECS Russia Webinar 4:

❗❄Dear UKPN members ❄❗

Our fourth UK-Russia webinar will be held on Thursday, January 27 at 10:00 GMT / 13:00 MSK and will be devoted to discussing issues of scientific logistics, obtaining permits, working with samples, etc. These important and not always simple topics often arise in international research not only in the Russian-British vein. We will try to discuss them in a broader perspective. Join us!

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88955523019?pwd=aC8wdGJoeCtXRDY3Rm1pbjRCcUtpQT09

The webinar will be held in two languages (English with translation into Russian)! We will also record the session and make this available on our UK-Russia website here: https://ukrussiaarctic.wordpress.com/uk-russia_collaborations_webinar_series/

Friday, January 21, 2022

Women in Ocean Science writer/editor roles

Dear All,

Please see below for an opportunity to contribute to the Women in Ocean Science initiative as a writer or editor. Any queries, please send them directly to Operations Manager Anna Safryghin (details below).

Best wishes and happy Friday,

Sian

Dr Sian Henley

Lecturer in Marine Science

School of GeoSciences

University of Edinburgh

Writer/Editor role

"As Women in Ocean Science is growing and expanding, we are looking for enthusiastic and creative editors and writers who are passionate about the ocean and are driven to empower fellow women in the marine science and conservation community. This is a fantastic opportunity for any university students and early career professionals looking to strengthen and advance their science communication skills. You'd be joining an incredible and diverse team of international scientists, conservationists and educators all driven to elevate and empower women, ultimately protecting the ocean.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

- passion and knowledge of the marine environment

- strong writing skills

- previous experience writing blog type articles

- computer skills: use of Google Drive and Squarespace

- able to work independently and remotely as part of the editorial team

This is a voluntary position with a commitment of 4h per week.
To apply for this role, please fill out the form below and send a copy of your CV to blog@womeninoceanscience.com with "Editor Application - your name" in the subject line.
Application deadline: 31st of January 2022"

Application form: https://forms.gle/7E3sTrfKGB5R9XQPA

Anna Safryghin

Operations Manager, Women In Ocean Science

anna@womeninoceanscience.com

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th' ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

Thursday, January 20, 2022

HMS Challenger 150th anniversary - challenger society meeting 2022

Dear All,

Please see below an announcement about this year’s Challenger Society Conference and the call for sessions that has now been released.

I look forward to seeing many of you in London in September!

Best wishes,

Sian

Dr Sian Henley

Lecturer in Marine Science

School of GeoSciences

University of Edinburgh

Please find below information about the 2022 Challenger Society Conference and a call for sessions. Further information can be found on our website. We encourage you to share this with your networks and are looking forward to an excellent event celebrating Challenger 150.

“Learning from 150 years of scientific progress to become the pioneers of tomorrow.”

Conference: 6, 7, 8 September 2022
Side events: 5 & 9 September 2022

Hosted by: The Natural History Museum and Imperial College, London, UK
Venues: The meeting will be held in person at the Royal Geographical Society, Natural History Museum & Imperial College in South Kensington, London.

On 7th December 1872, the HMS Challenger departed Sheerness, the location of the Royal Navy Dockyard on the River Medway in Kent, England on a four-year global scientific expedition across the world’s oceans. It was the first truly interdisciplinary grand scientific project, international in scope and involves the study of the physics, chemistry, biology and geology of the global ocean. The UK Challenger Society and the Challenger Conferences are named after this pioneering expedition and exist to bring together UK marine scientists and international colleagues to discuss the latest science and inspire new generations of ocean researchers.

The Challenger Society Conference 2022 will mark the 150th anniversary of the Challenger Expedition and celebrate the birth of scientific, international, interdisciplinary oceanography. Challenger 150 will be the opportunity to take stock of where we have come in our science, in the way we do science, and will also be the opportunity to discuss, imagine and design the future of open, international, collaborative, inclusive and diverse marine science.

Call for Sessions

We invite the UK and the International Marine Science Community to propose scientific or discussion sessions for Challenger 150. There are no predefined themes, but the Science Programme Committee looks forward to receiving innovative session proposals that are, interdisciplinary and international in scope to honour the pioneering scientific spirit and global nature of the Challenger Expedition.

We must not forget that we live in a time of planetary emergency, and anthropogenic pressures on our oceans are greater than ever. Ocean science is critical to the understanding of issues related to climate, food security, health, energy, industrial innovation and global sustainability. We look forward to sessions that reflect these societal issues and also that look forward to the next 150 years of oceanography and seek to address sustainable and technological solutions to global problems.

To propose a session, please email challenger150@nhm.ac.uk with your proposed session title, session chairs (list up to 4), at least 5 potential speakers as examples of talks and any potential keynote speakers. We reemphasize our vision for a diverse and inclusive conference and therefore ask you to consider this in your session proposals. The deadline for session proposals is 31 January 2022.

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

Sunday, January 16, 2022

UKPN - APECS Russia Webinar 4:

❗❄Dear UKPN members ❄❗

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88955523019?pwd=aC8wdGJoeCtXRDY3Rm1pbjRCcUtpQT09

Friday, January 14, 2022

Model Arctic Council in Scotland

Dear All,

See below an exciting opportunity and please pass on to any undergraduate students based in UK (including exchange students) and interested in Arctic policy and broader Arctic issues.

Best wishes,

Anna

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Dear Colleagues

Happy New Year to you and my apologies for hijacking the UKAAP mail list.

I wanted to make you aware of a Model Arctic Council event that will be taking place in Oban, 11-13 March. SAMS will be hosting the first Model Arctic Council in Scotland (ScotMAC - http://scotmac.polaraspect.com/).

What is ScotMAC?

"SCOTMAC is one of the only Model Arctic Councils in the world today designed with undergraduates in mind. Students play the roles of delegates from Arctic states and, unusually in model diplomacy, Indigenous peoples. Their challenge is to negotiate unanimous consensus on some of the most pressing challenges facing not only the Arctic and its communities, but by extension our world as a whole."

ScotMAC is being financed by the Scottish Government as part of their Arctic Connections fund.

If you have connections into undergraduate programmes I would be grateful if you could push this information towards them. It is open to all students irrespective of discipline.

Key information

It will be held in Oban from Friday 11 March to Sunday 13 March.
Students from a wide range of disciplines are welcome
Students on exchange visits to UK are particularly welcomed
No previous knowledge of the Arctic is required
Registration closes at the end of January
Sign up http://scotmac.polaraspect.com/

Very many thanks

Finlo

Kind regards,

Anna Gebruk

PhD in Environmental Science, Changing Oceans Research Group, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh

James Hutton Rd, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FE

м. +44 (7471) 44-1813

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

Vice President, UK Polar Network 2021/2022
е. president@polarnetwork.org

w. www.polarnetwork.org

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

е. a.gebruk@marine-rc.ru

w. www.marine-rc.ru

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

FW: UN Ocean Decade Early Career Ocean Professionals Webinar

Passing this on for interest to ECRs

The UK Government is supporting a webinar focused on engaging early career ocean professionals in the decade and that the details are accessible here:

https://forum.oceandecade.org/events/76325

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

British Antarctic Survey is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

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Monday, January 10, 2022

SHACKLETON MEDAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE POLAR REGIONS

Dear UKPN members,

Shackleton has launched its first annual Shackleton Medal for the Protection of the Polar Regions.

Our judging panel includes Lewis Dartnell, Emily Shuckburgh and Martin Siegert and we are throwing the net wide in the search for a winner. Palaeoclimatologists, glaciologists, geopoliticians, climate advocates and artificial intelligence experts are all among those up for consideration.

The link to our website for the medal details and the short film announcing it is below.

https://bit.ly/3pUZlmH

Happy new year!

UKPN committee open positions

Dear UKPN members,

first of all: all the best for the new year 2022!

even though the committee year is already well underway, we (still) have a few positions open on the committee for this year (2021-2022):

Outreach Officer (Schools)

We are looking for an individual to join our education and outreach team with a focus on school visits and school outreach programmes. The role is perfect for someone currently teaching and looking for contacts and networking opportunities with the community of polar scientists in the UK.

Pint of Science organiser

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to organise our Polar Pint of Science event - an informal series of interesting talks by researchers. Usually in a pub setting, though online in the past years. Hopefully this year we can take on the challenge of organising hybrid events.

International Collaboration Officer (Northern Hemisphere)

If you have heard of Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), have been involved with any of the working groups or committees, and interested in international collaboration - this role is for you. As a part of APECS we are looking to strengthen existing connections and build new relationships with other national committees based all over the world and we need a motivated and proactive committee member to facilitate this. Participation in international conferences will likely be a part of the role if the candidate is interested!

Just send an email to president@polarnetwork.org if you're interested.

Best wishes,

Floor

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Dr Floor van den Heuvel

Cloud Physicist

Co-President UK Polar Network

Atmosphere, Ice and Climate team

British Antarctic Survey

High Cross, Madingly Road,

Cambridge CB3 0ET

Friday, January 7, 2022

UN Ocean Decade webinar for Early Career Researchers

Hello everyone and Happy New Year for 2022!

'Engaging Early Career Researchers in the UN Ocean Decade'

I would like to share an exciting opportunity organised by the UN Ocean Decade Early Career Ocean Professionals Group.

On the 19th January at 12 - 1:30 GMT there is a webinar on how Early Career Ocean Professionals can get involved in the UN Ocean Decade. We have some fantastic speakers planned, and it's shaping up to be a brilliant opportunity to get involved in! Please see the flyer below for more information and to pre-register for the event.

Link here:

https://www.ecopdecade.org/index.php/event/engaging-early-career-ocean-professionals-in-the-un-ocean-decade/

All the best,

Rhiannon Jones