News Stories
2012
21 Dec 2012 - NERC seeks new Director for BAS
18 Dec 2012 - UK names part of Antarctica in honour of the Queen
30 Nov 2012 - British Antarctic Survey researchers part of landmark study to improve projections for future sea level
27 Nov 2012 - Antarctica Day - 1st December
19 Nov 2012 - British Antarctic Survey and Chilean Antarctic Institute sign agreement to strengthen science cooperation
02 Nov 2012 - Outcome of NERC Council meeting to consider proposal to merge BAS and NOC
29 Oct 2012 - The effects of microbial life on glaciers and ice sheets
29 Oct 2012 - Scientists discover new mechanism at work breaking-up icebergs
25 Oct 2012 - Antarctic Reception with Neil Carmichael MP at House of Commons
11 Sep 2012 - NERC consultation on proposal to merge BAS and National Oceanography Centre (NOC)
30 Aug 2012 - British Antarctic Survey scientists involved in NASA 'space weather' mission
20 Aug 2012 - Ocean sampling: Rothera, Antarctic Peninsula: last but not least!
06 Aug 2012 - Royal Navy's Antarctic patrol vessel, HMS Protector, pays a four-day visit to Ipswich
03 Aug 2012 - RRS James Clark Ross cruises Arctic waters
25 Jul 2012 - Rothera Station staff take part in 'All the Bells' to celebrate the Olympics
17 Jul 2012 - Scientists take part in BBC expedition ‘Operation Iceberg’
13 Jul 2012 - Challenges facing the future of Antarctica
26 Jun 2012 - Nunatak reunion at the Sanday Soulka festival on the Orkney Islands
20 Jun 2012 - Antarctica celebrating Midwinter's Day
07 Jun 2012 - NERC considers combined management of polar and marine science
04 Jun 2012 - Jubilee Celebrations in Antarctica
10 May 2012 - New studies improve scientists understanding of the potential contribution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to global sea level rise
03 May 2012 - BAS scientists at Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 4-6 May
16 Apr 2012 - BAS ship RRS Ernest Shackleton called to assist Brazilian navy vessel
10 Apr 2012 - New UK Antarctic Science Conference opens for registration
06 Apr 2012 - A tale of two hemispheres
04 Apr 2012 - BAS scientist talks about BBC Frozen Planet at Cheltenham Science Festival
03 Apr 2012 - New Laboratories arrive at Rothera Research Station
28 Mar 2012 - Staff remember Antarctic explorer at special commemorative service
08 Mar 2012 - Professor Eric Wolff awarded Lyell Medal
05 Mar 2012 - Science Minister returns from fact-finding visit to Antarctica
05 Mar 2012 - Antarctic visitors inadvertently seeding invasive species
28 Feb 2012 - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area to safeguard biodiversity
21 Feb 2012 - Scientists successfully complete Antarctic drilling project
17 Feb 2012 - Launch of new system for observing the Southern Ocean
16 Feb 2012 - New Gallery for Captain Lawrence Oates
03 Feb 2012 - Experience Antarctica in London and Plymouth
02 Feb 2012 - New study provides insight into Southern Ocean food web
31 Jan 2012 - New Non-executive Directors for British Antarctic Survey
17 Jan 2012 - This week is the centenary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's expedition to the South Pole
06 Jan 2012 - British Antarctic Survey staff awarded the Polar Medal
04 Jan 2012 - 'Lost world' discovered around Antarctic vents
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