Hi all,
A reminder that we are currently looking for new members to join the UK Polar Network committee for the 2025/26 year (September 2025 to August 2026). All the information you need can be found on our website:
🔗 https://polarnetwork.org/about-ukpn/join-the-committee/
The UK Polar Network is a group of early career polar researchers with around 500 members, from aspiring undergraduates through to postdoctoral researchers, and polar scientists working in industry.
We are the UK's National Committee of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and throughout the year, we:
🌱 Organise skill and career development events for polar early career researchers
🎓 Deliver education and outreach events
🤝 Work to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in polar science
Over the past year, we have:
🚢 Delivered an at-sea polar fieldwork training course aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough
🧊 Organised a workshop to discuss the impacts and responsibilities associated with polar fieldwork
🎨 Coordinated over 1200 flags from 312 schools heading down to Antarctica
🏛️ Represented polar ECRs in various national polar stakeholder groups and submitted evidence to the Parliament Environmental Audit Committee Enquiry
🍻 Ran a highly successful 'Polar Beers' outreach event
🎪 Attended science festivals and conferences
.... and much more!
We are looking ahead to many more exciting projects planned for the next academic year!
We are currently searching for individuals to fill the positions of:
- Secretary
- Education and Outreach Officers
- Outreach Officer (Antarctic Flags)
- EDI Officer
- Festivals Officer
- Social Media Officers
- Marketing Officer
- Webmaster
- Training Officer
- International Collaboration Officer
📅 The deadline for application is 18th August 2025.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to info@polarnetwork.org. Please do share this opportunity widely across your networks!
All the best,
Lucy & Louise
UKPN Presidents
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