Cambridge Polar Beers Event : April 9th

Hello!

 

For those in and around Cambridge, come and join us at the Castle Bar on April 9^th for the first Polar Beers of 2025. It will be a fun evening of fascinating talks on Arctic and Antarctic science, a polar-themed quiz with prizes, and great company – all in a relaxed pub setting.

 

📅 Date: April 9^th

📍 Location: Castle Bar, 37 St Andrew's St, Cambridge

🕖 Time: Doors at 6:30

                     Talks start at 7:00 PM

                     Event wraps up around 9:00 PM

The event is free, but space is limited, so registration is required. Secure your spot here : REGISTER

 

It's open to everyone – so bring along friends, family, colleagues, and anyone curious about Earth's icy poles. Spread the word and looking forward to seeing you there!

 

Cheers,

Izzy

 

 

Isabelle Sangha | PhD Student | British Antarctic Survey | University of Cambridge

High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET

Tel: +44 (0) 7367188771    Email: isengh52@bas.ac.uk or is568@cam.ac.uk

 

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UKPN - film project

I am resending the below, after receiving an automated reply that it may not have been posted the first time. 

I would love anyone's help or guidance in regards the the short film request below. 

The Polar Wold is not something that I"m used to navigate in my usual work searches.

Thank you very much!

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Dear UK Polar Network members,

I'm a researcher for a new short film for LG Electronics, directed by Fred Scott. I'm looking to feature a real-life story of someone who works in remote places, far from family, on research or nature projects etc, for extended periods of time. Looking for cold, icy, polar locations!

Could anyone on this list help guide me, to find a (worker / scientist / researcher) that is separated from their families to work in a remote place for weeks or months at a time. It's a beautiful project, anchored through a spirit of optimism and keeping in touch with loved ones even through distance for long periods of time. We are aiming to film in mid to late April with someone deployed in a remote location.

Would love to brainstorm with anyone and see how you could contribute. The brief is vast, open to many fields of work.

This doesn't necessarily have to involve an organization directly (but it also could if they are open to it). I'm looking for an individual that fits the profile above, either in their own personal capacity, or also in relation to an organization. 

 Thank you in advance,

-- 

Jerome C. Rousseau

+1 805 284 1220

jeromecr@gmail.com

Short film request - Polar Network

Dear UK Polar Network members,

I'm a researcher for a new short film for LG Electronics, directed by Fred Scott. I'm looking to feature a real-life story of someone who works in remote places, far from family, on research or nature projects etc, for extended periods of time. Looking for cold, icy, polar locations!

Could anyone on this list help guide me, to find a (worker / scientist / researcher) that is separated from their families to work in a remote place for weeks or months at a time. It's a beautiful project, anchored through a spirit of optimism and keeping in touch with loved ones even through distance for long periods of time. We are aiming to film in mid to late April with someone deployed in a remote location.

Would love to brainstorm with anyone and see how you could contribute. The brief is vast, open to many fields of work.

This doesn't necessarily have to involve an organization directly (but it also could if they are open to it). I'm looking for an individual that fits the profile above, either in their own personal capacity, or also in relation to an organization. 

 Thank you in advance!

-- 

Jerome C. Rousseau

+1 805 284 1220

jeromecr@gmail.com

Re: UKPN Seminar Series: Navigating Collaborations with Arctic Communities

Hi all, 

A quick reminder about tomorrow's seminar. 

UKPN Seminar Series: Navigating Collaborations with Arctic Communities (Dr Ilona Kater) 

Join us for the first in our UK Polar Network seminar series. We're so excited that our first speaker is Dr Ilona Kater (Scott Polar Research Insitute, University of Cambridge); an Arctic ecologist interested in human-environment interactions and interdisciplinary research. She will be delivering a talk relating to her work, which will be followed by a chance to ask questions and informal breakout discussions relating to collaborating with Arctic communities.

25th March 3-4pm UTC (in your time zone)

The seminar will be held on Zoom

Sign up via the Eventbrite event 

Please reach out if you have any questions! 

All the best,

Lucy and Louise 

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Subject: UKPN Seminar Series: Navigating Collaborations with Arctic Communities

 

Hi all, 

UKPN Seminar Series: Navigating Collaborations with Arctic Communities (Dr Ilona Kater) 

Join us for the first in our UK Polar Network seminar series. We're so excited that our first speaker is Dr Ilona Kater (Scott Polar Research Insitute, University of Cambridge); an Arctic ecologist interested in human-environment interactions and interdisciplinary research. She will be delivering a talk relating to her work, which will be followed by a chance to ask questions and informal breakout discussions relating to collaborating with Arctic communities.

25th March 3-4pm UTC (in your time zone)

The seminar will be held on Zoom

Sign up via the Eventbrite event 

Please reach out if you have any questions! 

All the best,

Lucy and Louise 

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

President (Antarctic) | 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)

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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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CCfCS Polar Symposium invitation - 12th May 2025

Good morning everyone!

The Cambridge Centre for Climate Science (in collaboration with the Institute of Computing for Climate Sciences, the British Antarctic Survey and the UK Polar Network) is inviting you to join the CCfCS Polar Symposium 2025 . The aim of this event is to connect polar and climate researchers in Cambridge (in both science and humanities) and provide an overview of the work at Cambridge which contributes to understanding and mitigating climate change.

This will be an afternoon of talks from a variety of research institutions and departments in Cambridge, followed by a poster session and workshop aimed at early-career researchers. The event will be a great opportunity to find new collaborators and meet like-minded people interested in polar science and climate change across Cambridge. Early career researchers are particularly encouraged to participate.

All UKPN members are warmly invited to join, in-person or online. There is a lot of research ongoing at Cambridge that would be of interest to early career polar scientists in the UK. 

Event details:

- When: Monday 12th May 2025 13:00-18:00

- Where: British Antarctic Survey, Conference Theatre (+online)

- Registration fee: Free!

- If you wish to attend (presenting or not) please register here: https://forms.gle/kCLv1QWixdfmKb4ZA

We will provide a more detailed schedule once we have collected all the abstracts. The day will include free hot drinks, cake and snacks, and the event will be followed by a social (TBC). 

Abstract deadline: Monday 21st April 2025, 17:00

We look forward to seeing you soon! 

Best wishes, 

The Organising Committee

Polina (ps2001@cam.ac.uk), Tarkan, Birgit and Sophie

Polina Sevastyanova
MPhil Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science project student

Email: ps2001@cam.ac.uk | poasty@bas.ac.uk | she/her

 

British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET
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3 postdoc positions in ocean and ice sheet modelling at the British Antarctic Survey

Dear Colleagues,

 

We are advertising three new 3- and 4-year postdoctoral positions in ocean and ice sheet modelling at the British Antarctic Survey. These posts are part of the GRAIL project, a large international collaboration across 14 institutions, that is dedicated to observing and modelling the melting and calving of glaciers in Greenland fjords.

 

British Antarctic Survey Careers | Ice/Ocean Modeller

British Antarctic Survey Careers | Ice Modeller/Emulation Scientist

British Antarctic Survey Careers | Ice Damage Modeller

 

Informal enquiries about the posts are very welcome and should be addressed to Paul Holland (pahol@bas.ac.uk) and/or Rosie Williams (chll1@bas.ac.uk) and/or Robert Arthern (rart@bas.ac.uk).

 

All the best,

 

Paul, Rosie and Rob

 

Paul Holland (he/him)

British Antarctic Survey

p.holland@bas.ac.uk

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

 

 

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Workshop on Writing Interdisciplinary Research Proposals

Dear All,

We are excited to announce the on-site Workshop on Writing Interdisciplinary Research Proposals, scheduled for March 24, 2025 (8:00 AM – 12:30 PM MST) at the upcoming Arctic Science Summit Week held in Boulder, CO, USA, from 20-28 March, 2025. This workshop aims to enhance proposal writing skills, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and provide practical guidance on securing research funding.

Further session details here: https://assw.info/sessions/sessions-assw-2025/workshop-on-writing-interdisciplinary-research-proposals

To help us plan effectively and gauge interest, we kindly ask you to fill out this short interest form:

🔗 [https://forms.gle/enFJf7BxLeKYeEqY9]

Workshop Highlights:

✅ Learn best practices for interdisciplinary proposal writing
✅ Understand common pitfalls and how to avoid them
✅ Gain insights from an expert in grant writing and research collaboration
✅ Engage in discussions and brainstorming sessions with researchers across disciplines

Whether you're new to research proposals or looking to refine your skills, this workshop is designed to provide valuable insights and networking opportunities.

If you are interested in attending, please complete the form by March 21. Please note the workshop is for on-site attendees only. No pre-registration is required for the workshop. 

Feel free to share this with colleagues who may also benefit from the session.

For any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to your participation!

Best Regards,

Archana.

Dr. Archana Dayal

AFHEA (Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)

IASC-PFA2 Fellow (2023-26)

ICARP IV RPT 1 member

 

@snowecology

Google Scholar

ORCID: 0000-0001-5457-8842

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UKPN Seminar Series: Navigating Collaborations with Arctic Communities

Hi all, 

UKPN Seminar Series: Navigating Collaborations with Arctic Communities (Dr Ilona Kater) 

Join us for the first in our UK Polar Network seminar series. We're so excited that our first speaker is Dr Ilona Kater (Scott Polar Research Insitute, University of Cambridge); an Arctic ecologist interested in human-environment interactions and interdisciplinary research. She will be delivering a talk relating to her work, which will be followed by a chance to ask questions and informal breakout discussions relating to collaborating with Arctic communities.

25th March 3-4pm UTC (in your time zone)

The seminar will be held on Zoom

Sign up via the Eventbrite event 

Please reach out if you have any questions! 

All the best,

Lucy and Louise 

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

President (Antarctic) | 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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2-year Postdoc in Antarctic Oceanography (Philadelphia, USA)

2 Year Postdoctoral Researcher Position: Deepening our Understanding of Ocean Circulation at the Antarctic Margin

 

The Ocean Climate Connections (OCC) lab led by Dr. Becki Beadling in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at Temple University is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (PDR) to start in in June 2025 (earlier start dates are possible).The PDR will lead research for a NSF-funded project seeking to improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Antarctic Slope Current (ASC) and the role it plays in the climate system. The PDR will collaborate with Co-Investigator Matthew Mazloff at UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography and collaborators at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (NOAA-GFDL) throughout their work.

 

The proposed research will utilize a hierarchy of state-of-the-science observationally constrained and validated physical and biogeochemical SO state estimates and fully coupled climate model simulations (developed at NOAA-GFDL) to address existing knowledge gaps in our understanding of the ASC and tracer exchange along the Antarctic Margin. A novel fine resolution SO simulation with tidal forcing, ice shelf cavities, and thermodynamically active ice shelves will allow for the investigation of the connection between ASC variability and ice shelf melt events. The results from this work will provide foundational knowledge on the ASC's climatological state and structure, its variability, and its role in the evolving climate system. This research will also provide critical insight on the role that model resolution may play in ASC dynamics, a step which is vital for improving the fidelity of model simulations and future projections.

 

The OCC lab:

Research in the OCC lab is centered on understanding the role of the ocean in the climate system – its present state, future evolution, and coupled processes between the ocean and other components of the climate system. The OCC lab specializes in evaluating the performance of climate models in representing ocean processes and properties, developing diagnostics to build a process-level understanding of model performance and climate projections, coupled ocean – climate processes, Southern Ocean physical and biogeochemical dynamics, and ice-ocean processes along the Antarctic margin. The OCC lab runs its own high performance analysis and data storage system for analysis of observations and climate model simulations, putting state of the art computing at your fingertips. The PDR will also have direct access to computing resources at Scripps where BSOSE output is stored.

 

Prospective candidates:

Candidates must have received their Ph.D. in a relevant field (oceanography, physics, applied math, geoscience, computer science, etc.) at the time of hire. Candidates should have strong experience in the Python programming language and Unix. Familiarity with commonly used Python packages to analyze observations and model output. Candidates should have experience working with global climate model output and oceanic observational datasets, particularly with netcdf and Zarr data formats. Candidates should have a strong track record of publishing research in their field.

 

Postdoctoral appointments are initially for one year with the renewal for subsequent years based on satisfactory performance and continued funding. A competitive salary of $75,000 is offered commensurate with experience and qualifications. Arrangements for remote work (within the US) are possible. The PDR will have the opportunity to travel to and work directly with those at Scripps and GFDL.

 

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a publication list, a statement of research experience and interests, and names of at least 3 references to rebecca.beadling@temple.edu. Applications will be reviewed on April 1, 2025 and will continue to be considered until the position is filled.

IPA-IAL 2025 - Resilience and recovery in lake systems across time and space

Dear Colleagues,

 

We invite you to submit an abstract to our session, Resilience and recovery in lake systems across time and space at the 3^rd Paleolimnology and Limnogeology International Symposium. The event will take place in Aix les Bains, France between 6^th-10^th October 2025. More information about the conference can be found here on their website: https://ialipa-2025.sciencesconf.org.

 

This session is being specially convened by an academic team that is currently researching lake recovery – namely, Dr. Roseanna Mayfield (University of Nottingham), Dr. Richard Walton (University of Southampton), Dr. Virginia Panizzo (University of Nottingham), Dr. Timothy Foster (University of Southampton), and Dr. Xu Chen (China University of Geosciences – Wuhan). The session aims to explore natural resilience and ‘recovery after management’ stories of lakes from any disturbance event, with research on anthropogenic disturbances especially welcome. Through this session, we hope to better understand lake management and conservation challenges by sharing the emerging evidence. The full description can be read below:

 

Resilience and recovery in lake systems across time and space

Lake ecosystems provide many key services, including food and water security, biodiversity, and carbon storage. These systems are highly susceptible to anthropogenic and natural drivers of stress, such as pollution, over-extraction, and climate change. A range of metrics and studies demonstrate lake ecosystems as one of the most vulnerable ecosystems globally. Recent studies have further indicated many lake ecosystems are approaching, or have passed, thresholds to unhealthy states, creating urgency for the development of well-informed management or restoration plans. Recovery from degraded states is often impeded by hysteresis and the influence of multiple stressors. Pathways to recovery remain largely unknown. Furthermore, there are limited systematic solutions for lake recovery reaching a structurally resilient state, hence, new research in this field could benefit freshwater health and ecosystem management. Here, we invite presentations analysing lake ecosystem resilience and recovery pathways.

 

Key Dates and Submission Details:

• Abstract submission is now open and will close on April 8th 2025.
• Instructions for submitting abstracts can be found here: https://ialipa-2025.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/43
• The session is within Topic III - Environmental issues and is numbered III-5.
• Please feel free to email the session conveners with any questions.

 

Do feel free to forward this invitation with students and colleagues who might be interested. We look forward to receiving your contributions and seeing you in France later in the year.

 

Best wishes,

 

Roseanna, Richard, Ginnie, Tim, and Xu.

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UK Arctic science conference (9-11 September): request for input to the programme

Please see below an email that is being circulated requesting input into the UK Arctic Science Conference. It will be a great conference with a strong emphasis being placed on ECR engagement:

To the UK Arctic science community,

Northumbria University, Newcastle, will host the next UK Arctic Science conference on 9th-11th September 2025. We ask you to save the date and request input from the community into the conference programme. We aim to develop a programme to identify key priorities for the UK Arctic science community and welcome participants from diverse career stages and disciplines.

We would like to focus on three themes: (1) Strengths of UK Arctic science, (2) Sustainability challenges and resilience of Arctic research, and (3) Science-policy linkages. We anticipate there being a small number of keynote talks, panel discussions and sandpit activities per theme. The latter will be important for enabling outcomes to be agreed at the conference, which can subsequently be written up as a policy piece.

At this stage, we would appreciate input from the community on potential sub-themes or general comments on what people would like to see covered. Please add any comments here<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.figma.com%2Fboard%2Ff24MEEGAwNsFFYXAFjhWrx%2FWelcome-to-FigJam%3Fnode-id%3D0-1%26t%3DHtUZnytadP9ppbe9-1&data=05%7C02%7Clouise.mercer%40northumbria.ac.uk%7C8b1f102b6cca420ffc0308dd58b8e009%7Ce757cfdd1f354457af8f7c9c6b1437e3%7C0%7C0%7C638764273247249576%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BDhE65re6Uo86lauS1WTVmbsoagsVblM0hoIv9dG7zk%3D&reserved=0> (note: requires Google log-in or sign-up to edit), or contact us directly by email, before the end of March.

Given the focus on discussion, this will be an in-person conference, with limited online participation possible. We aim to keep registration costs to a minimum (?43.50 which includes the conference dinner), due to generous support from the NERC Arctic Office and the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling.

To facilitate discussion, except for a small number of talks per theme, we request that general science presentations be in poster format (A0 size, portrait orientation). Participants will be warmly encouraged to present short elevator pitches highlighting the breadth of UK Arctic science in an extended poster session coupled with the conference dinner at Wylam Brewery<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.palaceofthearts.co.uk%2F&data=05%7C02%7Clouise.mercer%40northumbria.ac.uk%7C8b1f102b6cca420ffc0308dd58b8e009%7Ce757cfdd1f354457af8f7c9c6b1437e3%7C0%7C0%7C638764273247257656%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SaRHKh3l%2FxYR74VOxFshlgPGVFGQ9PPMCxe5yAUrhUE%3D&reserved=0> on 10th September.  We will also have an early career researcher workshop on the morning of 9th September and a 'Polar Beers' event the same evening, organised by the UK Polar Network.

We hope to see you in Newcastle in September. More details to follow in due course. If you have any questions, please feel free to email.

Nick Rutter (on behalf of the conference organising committee)

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