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[press release] Warming Antarctic seas likely to impact on krill habitats 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Antarctic krill Antarctic krill are usually less than 6 cm in length but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining much of the life in the Southern Ocean. They are the primary food sou...
[news] Independent evaluation of British Antarctic Survey research excellence 5 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
The outcome of an independent evaluation of the research excellence within NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) Research Centres is published today. The evaluation provides NERC with unequivoca...
[press release] Evidence suggests Antarctic crabs could be native 3 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
King crab on the sea bed (Photo: Julian Gutt, AWI) A new study has cast doubt on the claim that crabs may have disappeared from Antarctica only to return due to warming seas. The theory surfaced two ...
[news] Lake Ellsworth project leader awarded international prize 2 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Martin Siegert Professor Martin Siegert, the principal investigator on the sub-glacial Lake Ellsworth project, has been awarded the 2013 Muse Prize. The award is in recognition of his innovative rese...
[news] Antarctic Twin Otter features in Duxford Education Day 21 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Around 600 schoolchildren from across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire attended a special STEMNET (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network) Education Day at the Imperial War Museum at ...
[news] BAS rated highly in research institution rankings 21 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
NERC’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and National Oceanography Centre (NOC) both feature among the world’s top 100 Earth and environmental science institutions, according to a study by Nature Publish...
[news] Staff celebrate Midwinter’s Day in Antarctic 21 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
The team at Halley Staff at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrate Midwinter’s Day today (21 June , 2013). Celebrated as the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, Midwinter’s Day is the sh...
[news] Space weather forecasting system used by satellite operators 9 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Weather forecasting is a tricky enough job on Earth, but doing it for the outer atmosphere and beyond is even more problematic. Yet, with more and more satellites orbiting the planet there is increasi...
[news] ATCM XXXVI Press Communique 30 May 2013 | 05:00 am
From 20th to 29th May 2013, Belgium hosted the XXXVI Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the XVI meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP). The meetings were jointly organised ...
[news] Honorary Professorship for BAS polar ocean expert Michael Meredith 22 May 2013 | 05:00 am
Polar ocean expert, Michael Meredith, has been made an honorary Professor by the University of the Highlands and Islands. The professorship recognises his 13 year career at British Antarctic Survey. P...
