Baby fish vs. ocean currents: the ultimate survival challenge 🐟
New research by Dr Joanna Zanker reveals how young mackerel icefish around South Georgia are at the mercy of changing waters...
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Guidelines for ensuring meaningful engagement of early career researchers in scientific collaborations: recommendations from + for marine + polar scientists 🌊
Delighted to see this published! Massive thanks to @laurakaikkonen.bsky.social + team for your efforts! academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
⏰ Deadline reminder!
There's still chance to apply to join the UK Polar Network Committee for 2025/26! Fill in the application form by the 18th August. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Any questions, drop us a message! 👋
📣 Join the UK Polar Network Committee!
Are you interested in supporting polar ECR's through networking, education and outreach, and making polar science a welcoming, and inclusive place for all?
🚨 To apply, fill in the application form below by the 18th August 2025
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Congratulations Ryan!
1️⃣ Like a heartbeat driving one of the largest seasonal cycles on Earth, Antarctic sea ice is central to the global climate system and vital for unique ecosystems.
A group of 7 BAT stakeholders sat around a meeting table, with a wide video conferencing screen in the background with more online attendees
On Thursday, I attended the British Antarctic Territory's annual stakeholder meeting, representing @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social. It was a great opportunity to think about new collaboration opportunities to promote polar research, and share UK Polar Network's excellent work this year
Graphic for Polar fieldwork: navigating knowledge, impact and responsibility in Bangor
Apply now for networking event - ‘Polar Fieldwork: Navigating Knowledge, Impact, and Responsibility’
13th-14th March 2025
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bangor, Wales
Organised by: @ukceh.bsky.social, @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social & University of Cambridge
Graphic asking for UKPN volunteers for Nottingham and Cardiff science festivals
We are looking for volunteers for our upcoming UKPN events at Cardiff and Nottingham Science Festivals! Volunteers will:
Geek out about polar science
Show off our engagement material (i.e. BAS field kit and tactile ice sheet displays)
Optionally organize an activity of your choosing - with support
❄️It's that time of year again!❄️ The Antarctic Science International Bursary is open for applications!
£6000 bursaries available to ECRs anywhere in the world for #Antarctic science projects that extend the scope of current work. Deadline 21 March antarcticsciencebursary.org.uk/apply-for-an...
TL;DR ice shelves melt in weird and wonderful ways, most of which aren't represented in our ocean/ice sheet models (and should be!)
Proud to share our review in Annual Reviews Marine Science:
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
The Antarctic ice sheet is nearly twice the area of Australia and holds enough freshwater to raise global sea levels by 58 metres.
❄️New ice sheet modelling/observation PhD @northumbriauni.bsky.social for the Cryotipping project, available to UK and international students. Supervisors: Ronja Reese, Inès Otosaka and Torsten Albrecht. Deadline 31st Jan 2025. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Join the UK Polar Network Committee as EDI officer. Application deadline 3rd Jan 2025
I don’t think UK Polar Network is on here yet but we are re-recruiting for an EDI Officer for this year!
The deadline for applications is 3rd Jan - follow this link to apply.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
If you have any q’s about the role please reach out I did it for 2 years and it was great!
Spending the day experimenting with some very aesthetic (and strange) stratified shear flows for my first #FluidsFriday using BlueSky
