📣Missed the deadline to apply for our upcoming polar field skills course this winter? 📅 Don't worry, by request we've extended the deadline to THIS FRIDAY (September 12th 2025). For more details: polarnetwork.org/events/polar...

⏰ 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! 👋

📣 We are delighted to announce PolarSTEP, an intensive field-course for UK-based early career polar scientists and professionals! PolarSTEP will bring together ECR's and professionals for a field course designed to provide a mix of polar field skills! ⛺🧊 Apply here docs.google.com/forms/d/1aEK...

📣 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...

📝 The UK's Environmental Audit Committee report on the UK and the Antarctic environment for which UKPN submitted written evidence has been published. Read it here ⬇️

Congratulations to our talented Year 7 student, Ravidu, for winning @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social’s Antarctica Day Flag Competition! 🌟🇦🇶🐧 His incredible design was selected to travel all the way to Antarctica, where it was displayed at the Rothera Research Station by marine biologist, Pati Glaz. 👏

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

Check out what went down at the Nottingham and Cardiff Science Festivals earlier this year! 🧊 Thanks to the UKPN Festivals Team for hosting 2 fantastic events! 👏 Read our latest blog post here ➡️ polarnetwork.org/2025/05/uk-p...

✍️Join us for an online peer review workshop! A webinar aimed at helping ECRS navigate and better understand how to peer review journal articles successfully. 📍 Zoom bas-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98922453196 📅 Wednesday 7th May 2025 ⏰ 17:00-18:00 BST See you there!

Are you a secondary school student or teacher? Can you speak French? Would you like to write to Antarctica? UKPN & APECS-France are working in partnership to produce a Language Polar Pen Pals Scheme for a letter exchange scheme. Find out more here!

Early Career Research programme onboard R/V Skagerak to Greenland in August 2025! Apply now! 9-day science and ship-based training cruise to central-east Greenland, starting and ending in Reykjavik onboard the R/V Skagerak. Find out more here: www.polar.se/nyheter/2025...

A team of scientists and engineers will head to Greenland next month to test fly drones in the Arctic, in the hope of pioneering a new low-cost surveillance system that will transform monitoring of the ice sheets.

📰 Catch up with our latest news including: 🔥 Climate change amplifying UK fire risk ⛈️ New projects on early warnings of climate tipping points & storms 🎶 Musical tech meets moth activity 🧊 Antarctica fieldwork report 🪰 🐝 And get ready to count pollinators! buff.ly/H587YMp 🧪

Our partners have also announced opportunities for early-career professionals today: ➡️ COMNAP // Deadline: 1 June 2025: www.comnap.aq/early-career... ➡️ IAATO // Deadline: 1 June 2025: iaato.org/supporting-s... ➡️ CCAMLR // will open later this year: www.ccamlr.org/en/science/c...

🚨 Applications for the 2025 SCAR Fellowships are now open! 🚨 With up to $15,000 in funding and 4–5 fellowships available, this is your chance to collaborate internationally and advance your research. ➡️ Apply by 31 July 2025 scar.org/scar-news/20...

Lots of over-heating #penguins & melting #ice at #Nottingham Central Library #science day with UKPN\ @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social #polar #outreach #education #Antarctica #Arctic

Good times at the Cardiff Science Festival this weekend! Thanks to our wonderful volunteers ☺️ @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social festivals team ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Very artsy pictures for the Nottingham Science Festival team! Everyone who worked on the event, from the organisers to the library staff, were a dream to work with. And thanks to our volunteers! @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social festivals 🤩🤩

Built some great 'Polar Bridges' @ 6th International Workshop for @polareducators.bsky.social #PEI2025-USA in Boulder #assw2025 #icarpiv @scottpolar.bsky.social @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social @iasc-arctic.bsky.social @scar-antarctic.bsky.social

A great opportunity for ECRs to travel to South Korea for an international conference on Antarctica! Two more weeks to apply for AntClimNow BACO2025 Travel Grants!

Meet our social media team, Aimee, Anthony, Beth and Sarah!

This week, two of our glaciologists Jack Kohler and Geir Moholdt are attending the TerraDT kick-off meeting in Helsinki, Finland. TerraDT will develop a #DigitalTwin of the #cryosphere, land surface and aerosols to improve the representation of these key 🌎 components. #glaciology #polar

🔮 What does the future hold for our oceans and their ability to soak up carbon from the atmosphere? That's what a team of scientists are hoping to learn more about, as they embark on a 51 day voyage around the Southern Ocean. 🌊 It's time for a thread 🧵 /1

🆕 New article 🆕 Giving an overview of how CPOM combines expertise in land ice Earth observation 🛰️ with land ice modelling 👩‍💻 to better understand the past behaviour of the #Greenland ice sheet, as well as predict how it might behave in the future 👇 cpom.org.uk/observing-an...

Meet our Marketing Officer, Emily and Webmaster, Peter!

Fantastic to receive these photos of our Antarctica Day Flags in Antarctica! Thanks to @fiona-sheriff.bsky.social and @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social for organising. It definitely drew my students attention to polar careers and interest in learning more! 😊 #GeographyTeacher #Careers #AntarcticaDay

Hi Bluesky! We are the glaciology team who work at the Norwegian Polar Institute in Tromsø, Norway. Follow us here on @bsky.app for insights into our polar #research on glaciers in Svalbard and Antarctica. We look forward to sharing updates with you! ❄️ 🥼 🛰 #glaciology #ice Photo: Kenny Matsuoka

Meet our International Collaboration Officers, Nadia and Saule, and Conference Coordinator, Polina!

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

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

Meet our Vice-Presidents, Connor and Sam!

Meet the UKPN Committee! We're introducing you to the 2024/25 UKPN committee. This time, it’s our Presidents, Lucy and Louise!

❄️ Are you a UK-based early career researcher working on Polar-focused research questions? You are invited to apply for a UKCEH and @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social network event in March to explore ‘Polar Fieldwork: Navigating Knowledge, Impact and Responsibility’. 🧪 1/

This fantastic opportunity is closing for applications on Jan 13th! If you're looking for your next #academic #polarscience role get your application in this week... work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...