Blue carbon talks: Actionable and emerging blue carbon systems: from biogeochemistry to policy

Hi,

 

For anyone with an interest in blue carbon biogeochemistry and policy see the MASTS open forum session happening on Tuesday 12^th May 11-12am (online)

 

Register here:

MASTS Biogeochemistry open Forum: Actionable and emerging blue carbon systems: from biogeochemistry to policy | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams

 

Cheers

Anna

 

Dr Anna Belcher

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Aquatic Ecology

 

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Summer 2026 Courses at the Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre

Dear all, We still have a limited number of places available on two upcoming courses at the Birmingham Metabolomics Training Centre. Please see the course details below, and don’t hesitate to contact our operations team if you have any questions at bmtc@contacts.bham.ac.uk. LC-MS based metabolomics and metabolite identification with the Q Exactive™ Plus and Orbitrap ID-X™ Tribrid™ Dates: 18th – 21st May 2026 Location: School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics-training-centre/courses/2026/metabolomics-lc-ms-data-processing-and-statistical-analysis Course topics • Introduction to QE+ and ID-X mass spectrometers and the metabolomics workflow • Experimental design and the importance of quality control (QC) samples • Sample preparation including extraction of polar metabolites and lipids from biofluids (urine and plasma) and tissue samples • Hands-on data acquisition for untargeted metabolomics and hybrid metabolomics, the latter combining targeted and untargeted measurements • Setting up the Vanquish UHPLC coupled to the QE+ • Types of data which can be collected on the QE+ and ID-X (m/z, retention time, MS/MS, MSn) • MS/MS and MSn experiments • Data processing workshop • Data analysis workshop (univariate and multivariate analysis) • Introduction to metabolite identification applying Data Dependent Analysis • Conversion of raw data to molecular formula and putative metabolite annotations • Mass spectral libraries (using mzCloud), and how to search them • Tools for mass spectral interpretation • Reporting standards for metabolite identification • Question and answer session with a panel of experts Further Information • Standard: £1,810 Untargeted Metabolomics LC/MS Data Processing and Statistical Analysis Dates: 15th – 17th June 2026 Location: Elm House, University of Birmingham Website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/metabolomics-training-centre/courses/2026/metabolomics-lc-ms-data-processing-and-statistical-analysis Course topics • Introduction to metabolomics datasets and data processing in R • Raw data processing and generating peak tables using XCMS • Importing untargeted metabolomics datasets into R • Hands-on experience using PCB R packages for data processing and statistics including: o Data QA/QC, cleaning and filtering o Peak Matrix Processing (normalisation, imputation, scaling etc) o Univariate statistical analysis (t-statistics, ANOVA) o Multivariate analysis (PCA, PLS) • Annotation and annotation processing for untargeted metabolomics • An introduction to pathway analysis Further Information • Early-bird: £1,249 (until 15th May) • Standard: £1,449 I hope the above is of interest; please do get in touch if you have any questions or queries. Best regards, Eszter Voros (e.voros@bham.ac.uk) ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the UKPN list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=UKPN&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/UKPN, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/

UKPN Seminar: Decision-Making for Safe and Supportive Teams (29th April)

Dear UKPN members,

Registration is still open for the UKPN Seminar Series this Wednesday 29th April at 2pm BST (UTC+01:00). Our speaker for this seminar is Imogen Wadlow from the University of Leeds, who will be talking about Decision-Making for Safe and Supportive Teams. 

Further details and the meeting link (for registered attendees) are available on the Eventbrite page:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decision-making-for-safe-and-supportive-teams-tickets-1987488942930

We hope to see you there!

Kind regards,

Ellie Fisher

Training Officer

UK Polar Network (https://polarnetwork.org/)

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Arctic Circle Assembly 2026 - Session Contributor Call (28-Apr Deadline)

Hi all, 

The National Oceanography Centre and Uni of Westminster are organising an interdisciplinary session at Arctic Circle Assembly 2026 (8-10 Oct.). 

They are looking for contributors. If you are interested, please fill in their form here by the 28th April: Eco (E)motions in the Arctic: How can feelings be the drivers of ecological change? – Fill in form

If you have any questions, please contact Alex (in copy). 

Cheers, 

Chloe

Chloe Nunn

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.tamarcoastal.com

National Geographic Explorer 2018

Marine, Estuaries, and Coastal Officer, Devon County Council: chloe.nunn@devon.gov.uk 

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MBA Engagement Assistant

See the opportunity below from the MBA: 

Join our team! We are hiring an Engagement Assistant

This is an exciting time to join our Engagement Team as we grow our thriving, engaged community of supporters and Members passionate about marine science and the future of our ocean.

As the part-time Engagement Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting positive, meaningful experiences for supporters and Members, helping to strengthen long-term relationships and contribute to the organisation’s success.

This is a varied, hands-on role suited to someone who is proactive, organised and comfortable working across a range of activities. You will coordinate work across Fundraising, Communications and Membership, supporting campaigns to drive supporter growth and retention and ensuring events and engagement activities run smoothly.

We are seeking enthusiastic applicants with experience providing administrative support in an office environment, coordinating events and delivering exceptional supporter care. This role is primarily weekday office hours, with flexibility for out-of-hours events.

Find out more and apply here - https://lnkd.in/efkPHk4T

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UKPN science outreach in Glasgow - volunteering opportunity

Hello polar people!

 

The UKPN festivals team have an exciting outreach opportunity coming up as part of Glasgow Science Festival, taking place on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th June!

 

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

•  Setting up and running a fun and engaging science-themed activity
•  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. 

Expenses for food and drink, travel and accommodation will be covered. For more info, and to express interest, see the form at: https://forms.gle/1S23E6smxtfhvmsg8. Please fill out the form by the end of Saturday 9th May.

 

If you are unable to travel to Glasgow for this event, do not fear! There will be future events at different locations across the country that you can get involved in.

You can check out the UK Polar Network blog to read about past events and see what it's like to volunteer with us: https://polarnetwork.org/blog/.

Please contact us at festivals@polarnetwork.org if you have any questions.

 

Best wishes,

Edmund and Phoebe

UKPN Festivals Coordinators 2025-2026

 

UKPN Seminar Series: Decision-Making for Safe and Supportive Teams (29th April)

Dear UKPN Members,

Join us for the next UKPN seminar, delivered by Imogen Wadlow from the University of Leeds, on Wednesday 29th April at 2-3pm BST.

Drawing on experiences from polar fieldwork and mountain leadership, this talk explores how positive decision-making keeps teams safe and supported in challenging environments. It highlights key positive practises to guide decisions made in the field, flags heuristic traps and presents simple tools to guardrail against these pitfalls. While rooted in fieldwork, many of these lessons are broadly applicable to anyone working in team environments, including computer-based researchers & modellers.

The event will be held on Google Meet and is open to anyone interested. Meeting details will be sent out on registration. Registration and more details are available on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/decision-making-for-safe-and-supportive-teams-tickets-1987488942930

Please contact info@polarnetwork.org with any questions. 

If you have any requests for speakers/topics or would like to give a seminar yourself please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Kind regards,

Ellie Fisher

Training Officer

UK Polar Network (https://polarnetwork.org/)

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Research experience placements for undergraduates

Hi all,

NERC are advertising placements for undergrads with the CREATES Doctoral Landscape Awards for summer 2026, several of which have a polar theme. See here for details of eligibility and how to apply:

https://nercdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/programme/reps

The full list of projects can be found here:

https://nercdtp.esc.cam.ac.uk/programme/reps/reps-projects-2026

The deadline for application is the 8^th May 2026.

A wider range of NERC placements are also listed here: https://reg.nerc.ac.uk/rep-portal/ but check the closing dates as they vary! It looks like some of those are polar too.

Best wishes,

Thomas

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Thank you so so much for this! Much appreciated! 

All the best,

Lucy 

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Just grabbed the UKPN post from the BAS mail room. I'm attaching photos of everything. Let me know if I am good to get rid of it, or if you would like anything kept. 

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ASSW 2026 Workshop: Safe & Inclusive Arctic Fieldwork

Attending ASSW 2026? 

We warmly invite you to join our workshop at ASSW 2026 on Preparedness for safe and inclusive Arctic fieldwork: supporting Early Career Researchers and how PI's can learn from us…

The workshop aims to foster open discussion, share experiences, and identify actionable steps toward more safe, inclusive and supportive research cultures in Arctic field settings.

Details:
🗓 Sunday 29 March 2026
🕒 13:30
📍 Richard Mortensen room (or online)

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UKPN Seminar Series 2026-27 - we need you!

Dear UKPN members,

The UKPN is looking for speakers to contribute to our upcoming seminar series for 2026-27. We are inviting you to fill out the Google Form below as an expression of interest.

https://forms.gle/odADAPdqHFBLY3CTA

A seminar talk is generally one hour long, and delivered virtually. Talks can be on any topic relevant to the polar science community, and interdisciplinary subjects are particularly welcome. For inspiration, our YouTube channel has recordings of some previous talks: https://www.youtube.com/@UKPolarNetwork.

Any talks which align with previous training topics would be well received - for example: peer-review, leadership, stakeholder engagement, co-design with indigenous communities, grant proposal writing, science leadership, engaging with policy makers, research data management, outreach... The list goes on! We would definitely encourage you to be creative about what you can offer to ECRs - if you aren't sure whether something would be suitable, please do ask and we can discuss it together.  

If you have any further questions, please email info@polarnetwork.org and we will be happy to provide more information.

Kind regards,

Ellie Fisher

Training Officer

UK Polar Network (https://polarnetwork.org/)

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Antarctic Flags - extra help needed!

Hi everyone,

 

I run the UKPN Antarctic Flags project on behalf of the UK Polar Network.

 

We have almost wrapped up the project for this year, but we have a handful of flags that were missed or unable to be photographed due to changing fieldwork commitments. Is anyone in this mailing list currently in Antarctica or about to head south? If you would be able to help photograph some student artwork for us, I would really appreciate it. More about the project here: https://polarnetwork.org/education-and-outreach/antarctic-flags/

 

Please do get in touch if you think you can help in the next month or so.

 

Many thanks

 

Fiona

Fiona Old 
Head Of Geography

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Fw: ACOP 2026: Apply for travel support by March 20, 2026

 

Applications are open for ACOP 2026 Travel Grants. Apply by March 20th. View in browser  Permafrost Young Researchers Network ACOP 2026 Travel Grants Application Deadline: March 20th, 2026 PYRN-IPA ACOP Grants The application form for the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (PYRN) early career researcher (ECR)* financial support for ACOP 2026 is now live.  PYRN is only able to support registration fees for ECRs. An additional travel grant is available from the organizing committee and the details are included in this email.  To be considered for funding, please submit this application by March 20th at 23:59 GMT.  Applicants must meet these eligibility requirements to be considered for financial support: 1. Membership in PYRN 2. Early Career Researcher* 3. First author for an oral or poster presentation at ACOP 2026 If you are selected to receive funding from PYRN, you will be asked to participate in the FrostByte video recordings prior to attendance at the conference (details to follow). **IMPORTANT**: Please register for the conference if you plan to attend. If you receive the PYRN grant, your registration cost will be refunded to you by the conference. For any questions on this application, contact Natalie Arpin at pyrnexcom@gmail.com. Apply Here *An Early Career Researcher (ECR) is defined as any student, PhD candidate, or practicing professional who is currently enrolled at a post-secondary institution or has received their highest degree within the past six years. The six-year period can be extended to allow for periods when the ECR was not working in science because of, but not limited to, caring and/or parental responsibilities, disability, personal illness, community obligations or national service. Follow us to stay in the loop: Permafrost Young Researchers Network You received this email because you signed up on our website or made a purchase from us. Unsubscribe

Read Our Report: PolarSTEP 2025

Hello all, 

The UK Polar Network recently published the PolarSTEP (Polar Skills Training for Early Career Researchers and Professionals) 2025 Report celebrating the success of the course which took place in November 2025. 

We encourage you to read the report here: https://polarnetwork.org/ecr-development/publications/polarstep-2025/

A summary can be found in this blog: https://polarnetwork.org/2026/02/polarstep-report/

Please share it with others in your network and let everyone know why training courses like these are crucial for boosting early career confidence and increasing equity in polar science. 

Personally, it was a delight to co-lead this course and a privilege to get to know the participants. I also learnt a great deal myself from fellow instructors, and the participants, through delivery of sessions and supporting logistics. Please take a look at the report for further reflections and participant testimonials too!

Finally, if you know of organisations who are financially healthy and might be interested in funding the next iteration of this course, please point them to training@polarnetwork.org. 

Kind regards, 

Chloe, on behalf of the PolarSTEP 2025 team

Chloe Nunn

MSc Sustainability // BSc Oceanography

+44 7519038793 // www.tamarcoastal.com

National Geographic Explorer 2018

Marine, Estuaries, and Coastal Officer, Devon County Council: chloe.nunn@devon.gov.uk 

Team Morvoren, women's J24 sailing team: https://teammorvoren.org/about/

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Fwd: The Future of the Arctic

Dear UKPN members, 

Please find the following advert from Professor Bethan Davies about an upcoming Arctic workshop at Newcastle. 

All the information is in the flyers attached and the link to sign up is below. Please sign up by the 23rd March.

Thanks, 

Millie

Member at Large

UK Polar Network (https://polarnetwork.org/)

Bluesky:@ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social

ECR Co-Chair of the Diversity in Polar Science Initiative (DiPSI) Steering Committee 

 

Pro:NE PhD in Arctic Terrestrial Ecology

Department of Biosciences, Durham University

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Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to a workshop on May 12th, 1200-1700, at Newcastle University, entitled 'Future of the Arctic'. 

Most importantly: the workshop is free to attend, and we are providing lunch.

This workshop will feature exciting speakers from a range of backgrounds covering the future research priorities for the Arctic across the cryospheric, climatic and oceanic realms, science for policy, the changing geopolitical environment of the Arctic, and progress and best practice in the decolonisation of Arctic science, history and exploration.

We will offer opportunities for networking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and expert insights into future research priorities across the Arctic.

More details are in the attached document. 

If you would like to attend, please sign up on the registration form by 23^rd March. 

Registration form: The Future of the Arctic – Fill in form

Places are limited to 50, on a first-come, first-serve basis. We will operate a wait-list if demand is high - so please sign up soon.

We are pleased to invite people of all career stages with an interest in the Arctic, so please distribute this widely in your networks. 

With best wishes

Bethan

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