ICCI at COP28

Dear UKPN members, 

Please see the below link for an opportunity for those interested in the science-policy interface - the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative are seeking volunteers to help out at COP28 later this year. 

ICCI – International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (iccinet.org)

Best wishes, 

Ellie 

UKPN Co-President 

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Eleanor Maedhbh (Ellie) Honan (she/her)

PhD Candidate at Durham University and the British Antarctic Survey 

Department of Geography | Durham University | Durham | DH1 3LE | UK

ANTSIE  | eleanor.m.honan@durham.co.uk

UK Polar Network | eleanor.honan@polarnetwork.org

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Member Benefits: Cotswold Outdoors

Hi all,

We are pleased to announce that we are able to offer all our members 10% off of Cotswold Outdoors purchases!

To make use of the discount, please use the code AF-UKPN-M1 online. If you'd like to use the discount in store, please show them this flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xp1qi3xFcJGDIvwkZhVFJM7qHK01bgmn/view?usp=sharing

This discount code is for members only, please do not share widely beyond the UK Polar Network as we risk losing our partnership if the benefit is abused.

Details of this benefit, and any others in the future will be in our Welcome email when signing up to the mailing list, and will be circulated as an announcement like this one for those of you who are already on the mailing list! We will also be posting about the partnerships on our social media so please interact with that content as we may be able to secure larger discounts in the future.

If you have any ideas about other brands our members use regularly, let us know and we will look into a partnership with them.

Kind regards,
The UKPN Leadership Team

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Fwd: Announcing the "Arctic Research is Relationship" Fall 2023 Course

Hi all, 

Please see the below announcement for an opportunity to do a virtual training course this winter. It is on the later side for the UK, but that may work for your schedule! 

Cheers, 

Chloe

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Exploring the foundations of collaborative, community, and Indigenous-centered Arctic research this fall through APU.

Announcing the "Arctic Research is Relationship" Fall 2023 Course The Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO), in partnership with Alaska Pacific University (APU), is pleased to announce the launch of the "Arctic Research is Relationship - Exploring the Foundations of Collaborative, Community, and Indigenous-centered Arctic Research" course this fall through APU. This is an advanced level course intended to create welcoming, respectful spaces, dialogues, and productive research collaborations with Tribes, Indigenous peoples, agencies and organizations. To learn more about the course goals, instructors, eligibility requirements, continuing education units, and more, please review the course details at the link below.  Learn more Class will be held every Friday from 10:00am-12:00pm AKT via Zoom, from September 22-December 8, 2023. To apply, please fill out the application below by August 30, 2023.  Apply now Please contact the NNA-CO Indigenous Engagement Coordinator, Jessica Lewis-Nicori, at jlewisnicori@alaskapacific.edu for more information. Copyright © 2021 CIRES, All rights reserved. The Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO) is jointly implemented by the University of Colorado Boulder, Alaska Pacific University, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The NNA-CO is supported through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. National Science Foundation (Award #2040729).  https://www.nna-co.org Contact us: contact@nna-co.org

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ECR Travel Grants

Hi all, 

If you are Scotland based, you might be eligible for a travel grant to an Arctic event. See details here: https://arctic.scot/scan-early-career-travel-grant-application-close-date-3-august-2023/ 

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.org // president@polarnetwork.org

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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Field Hygiene Survey

Survey Link: 

https://forms.gle/tm6bus2LyNRyj7dw7

Hello! 

The UK Polar Network is running a workshop on personal hygiene during remote fieldwork, focusing on menstrual health and going to the bathroom whilst away from sanitation facilities. The workshop has been prompted by the results of a UKPN survey which found that nearly 70% of our members felt that they lacked training in basic field skills.

For many Early Career Researchers (ECRs), their own PhD or MSc fieldwork can be their first time working in remote environments, away from running water,  showers or flushing toilets. How likely you are to have had prior exposure to these conditions can vary based on your location, cultural or socio-economic background. This bias can thus perpetuate inequalities in field-based sciences.

This workshop will introduce the various products and techniques for dealing with going to the bathroom and menstruation while on fieldwork. Fieldwork is inherently stressful at times, but knowing where to pee or how to change a tampon in the cold shouldn't be an extra worry! 

The workshop content has been brought together by the UKPN leadership team and is based on published studies (see below) as well as personal experience. However, while we think it's important to provide structured instruction on toileting, we also recognise the value of the ad-hoc advice provided by those with fieldwork experience. 

Many of us are still using the techniques that were mentioned to us off-hand by more senior field workers:

previously, this may have happened in informal settings: over coffee or when walking to from camp to field site. Due to the impact of covid-19 on taught field courses at undergraduate level, many ECRs have not had the opportunity to receive this informal advice. 

That's where this survey comes in: we would like to 'crowd source' some advice for inclusion in the workshop. Do you have any go-to products for dealing with personal hygiene when in the field? Do you swear by a particular method for going to the toilet when camping? Is there something you wish you knew about before your first field work? 

All responses are anonymized, and we appreciate any advice, no matter how trivial you may (now!) believe it to be. There is no requirement to fill out the full form, so please complete any section you think you might be able to provide useful information for. 

This survey will take 5 to 15 minutes to fill out, depending on how comprehensively you chose to answer. Much of this survey refers to menstruation - if this doesn't apply to you, please feel free to skip these sections - we still greatly value your responses to the other sections! 

Best wishes, 

Ellie

UKPN Co-President

Survey link: https://forms.gle/tm6bus2LyNRyj7dw7

Fieldwork Personal Hygiene Survey forms.gle

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Eleanor Maedhbh (Ellie) Honan (she/her)

PhD Candidate at Durham University and the British Antarctic Survey 

Department of Geography | Durham University | Durham | DH1 3LE | UK

ANTSIE  | eleanor.m.honan@durham.co.uk

UK Polar Network | eleanor.honan@polarnetwork.org

I sometimes send emails outside of standard working hours. I do not expect others to do so. 

Field Hygiene Survey

Survey Link: 

https://forms.gle/tm6bus2LyNRyj7dw7

Hello! 

The UK Polar Network is running a workshop on personal hygiene during remote fieldwork, focusing on menstrual health and going to the bathroom whilst away from sanitation facilities. The workshop has been prompted by the results of a UKPN survey which found that nearly 70% of our members felt that they lacked training in basic field skills.

For many Early Career Researchers (ECRs), their own PhD or MSc fieldwork can be their first time working in remote environments, away from running water,  showers or flushing toilets. How likely you are to have had prior exposure to these conditions can vary based on your location, cultural or socio-economic background. This bias can thus perpetuate inequalities in field-based sciences.

This workshop will introduce the various products and techniques for dealing with going to the bathroom and menstruation while on fieldwork. Fieldwork is inherently stressful at times, but knowing where to pee or how to change a tampon in the cold shouldn't be an extra worry! 

The workshop content has been brought together by the UKPN leadership team and is based on published studies (see below) as well as personal experience. However, while we think it's important to provide structured instruction on toileting, we also recognise the value of the ad-hoc advice provided by those with fieldwork experience. 

Many of us are still using the techniques that were mentioned to us off-hand by more senior field workers:

previously, this may have happened in informal settings: over coffee or when walking to from camp to field site. Due to the impact of covid-19 on taught field courses at undergraduate level, many ECRs have not had the opportunity to receive this informal advice. 

That's where this survey comes in: we would like to 'crowd source' some advice for inclusion in the workshop. Do you have any go-to products for dealing with personal hygiene when in the field? Do you swear by a particular method for going to the toilet when camping? Is there something you wish you knew about before your first field work? 

All responses are anonymized, and we appreciate any advice, no matter how trivial you may (now!) believe it to be. There is no requirement to fill out the full form, so please complete any section you think you might be able to provide useful information for. 

This survey will take 5 to 15 minutes to fill out, depending on how comprehensively you chose to answer. Much of this survey refers to menstruation - if this doesn't apply to you, please feel free to skip these sections - we still greatly value your responses to the other sections! 

Best wishes, 

Ellie

UKPN Co-President

Survey link: https://forms.gle/tm6bus2LyNRyj7dw7

Fieldwork Personal Hygiene Survey forms.gle

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Eleanor Maedhbh (Ellie) Honan (she/her)

PhD Candidate at Durham University and the British Antarctic Survey 

Department of Geography | Durham University | Durham | DH1 3LE | UK

ANTSIE  | eleanor.m.honan@durham.co.uk

UK Polar Network | eleanor.honan@polarnetwork.org

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Job opportunity in Arctic terrestrial Ecology

Hello,

We are looking for a Post-doctoral research associate in Arctic terrestrial ecology. 

The PDRA will be studying the impact of climate change on vegetation and terrestrial ecosystem functioning in the Arctic tundra. 

We are looking for someone who is excited by fieldwork and multi-site data synthesis to understand the responses of tundra environments and in particular tundra plant phenology to a changing climate.

Please follow this link to the full job advert

https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/7969

Claudia

Dr. Claudia Colesie

Lecturer in Physiological Plant Ecology

Webpage  |  Edinburgh Global Change Institute 

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.