The NERC Arctic Station event will take place on 8 February 2023. This will be held at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge and online. If you are a current user of the NERC station in Ny-Ålesund, or if you are considering applying to use the station in the future or just interested in finding out more about the Station, then we strongly recommend attending this informative event and meeting the team. Registration if free!
The Station provides excellent facilities and accommodation for researchers from across all UK universities, research institutes and other recognised organisations, and their international collaborators, wanting to carry out a range of environmental research which includes ecological, glacial/periglacial geomorphology, hydrology and atmospheric chemistry and marine research.
Please register to attend via this Eventbrite link: https://bit.ly/3jjHR2J
Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided to those attending in person. Please note, space is limited if attending in person so be sure to register early to book your place.
Programme for the day:
1030 – 1045 Registration
1045 – 1055 Welcome and Introduction – Henry Burgess, Head, NERC Arctic Office
1055 – 1120 NERC Arctic Research Station Overview – Iain Rudkin, Arctic Station Manager, BAS
1120 – 1130 Update on the Station Laboratories – Guy Hillyard, BAS
1130 – 1145 Demonstration of VR Platform – Pete Bucktrout and Jamie Oliver, BAS
1145 – 1200 NERC: Update on funding opportunities – Jess Surma, NERC
1200 – 1215 Svalbard Science Forum overview – Carina Leander and Marius Omland, SSF
1215 – 1315 LUNCH
1315 – 1415 Science talks from project teams
1315 – 1330 SUNSPEARS – Mihai O. Cimpoiasu, BGS and Zhou Lyu, Queen Mary University of London
1330 – 1345 Biogeochemical processes and ecosystem function in changing polar systems have global impacts (BIOPOLE) – Geraint Tarling, BAS
1345 – 1400 Plant, soil and lichen warming experiments at Kongsfjordneset – Claudia Colesie, University of Edinburgh and Kevin Newsham, BAS
1400 – 1415 Safe and effective fieldwork in the polar regions student course – Alistair Crame, BAS
1415 – 1430 Wrap up and close
Please note: Programme subject to change at short notice
If you have any questions, please contact arctic@bas.ac.uk
We look forward to seeing you on the 8th February!