British Antarctic Survey 🐧
@bas.ac.uk
We're the UK's polar research institute 👋 Uncovering the secrets of Earth's frozen places, doing science for a sustainable planet.
Looking for a seriously remote job? https://bas.ac.uk/vacancies
Looking for a seriously remote job? https://bas.ac.uk/vacancies
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British Antarctic Survey 🐧
@bas.ac.uk
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Hello! 👋
We're the UK's polar research institute. We do climate and ecosystems science in Earth's frozen places, because changes there affect all of us.
As we say at British Antarctic Survey: what happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica ⬇️
We're the UK's polar research institute. We do climate and ecosystems science in Earth's frozen places, because changes there affect all of us.
As we say at British Antarctic Survey: what happens in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica ⬇️
Rothera’s off to a flying start in 2026. The new Discovery Building is open and the community on station is keeping everything running smoothly!
If you fancy the full story, modernisation progress, heritage moments and collaboration then our latest Postcard update has you covered ❄️📬
If you fancy the full story, modernisation progress, heritage moments and collaboration then our latest Postcard update has you covered ❄️📬
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Rothera’s off to a flying start in 2026. The new Discovery Building is open and the community on station is keeping everything running smoothly!
If you fancy the full story, modernisation progress, heritage moments and collaboration then our latest Postcard update has you covered ❄️📬
If you fancy the full story, modernisation progress, heritage moments and collaboration then our latest Postcard update has you covered ❄️📬
To go under Thwaites Glacier, the only way is through ⬇️
This intrepid UK-Korean science team are tunnelling 1000m through one of the world's most unstable ice shelves.
They'll get daily data showing how warm ocean water is melting Thwaites from below - crucial for predicting sea level rise.
This intrepid UK-Korean science team are tunnelling 1000m through one of the world's most unstable ice shelves.
They'll get daily data showing how warm ocean water is melting Thwaites from below - crucial for predicting sea level rise.
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 PM
To go under Thwaites Glacier, the only way is through ⬇️
This intrepid UK-Korean science team are tunnelling 1000m through one of the world's most unstable ice shelves.
They'll get daily data showing how warm ocean water is melting Thwaites from below - crucial for predicting sea level rise.
This intrepid UK-Korean science team are tunnelling 1000m through one of the world's most unstable ice shelves.
They'll get daily data showing how warm ocean water is melting Thwaites from below - crucial for predicting sea level rise.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Wait... It's scientists with a thermal imaging drone! 🦭
The team at King Edward Point Research Station in South Georgia have been monitoring the population of Antarctic fur seals.
Why? Well, fur seal numbers can change due to food factors or disease...
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The team at King Edward Point Research Station in South Georgia have been monitoring the population of Antarctic fur seals.
Why? Well, fur seal numbers can change due to food factors or disease...
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January 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Wait... It's scientists with a thermal imaging drone! 🦭
The team at King Edward Point Research Station in South Georgia have been monitoring the population of Antarctic fur seals.
Why? Well, fur seal numbers can change due to food factors or disease...
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The team at King Edward Point Research Station in South Georgia have been monitoring the population of Antarctic fur seals.
Why? Well, fur seal numbers can change due to food factors or disease...
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Are you a UK researcher who wants to carry out a small-scale fieldwork project at our Antarctic research stations or on board our polar research ship?
📅 Deadline for applications is 4pm, 31 March 2026
Find out more on our website: https://ow.ly/aE5Q50Y3P5O
📸 Chris Walton & Nina Kinney
📅 Deadline for applications is 4pm, 31 March 2026
Find out more on our website: https://ow.ly/aE5Q50Y3P5O
📸 Chris Walton & Nina Kinney
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Are you a UK researcher who wants to carry out a small-scale fieldwork project at our Antarctic research stations or on board our polar research ship?
📅 Deadline for applications is 4pm, 31 March 2026
Find out more on our website: https://ow.ly/aE5Q50Y3P5O
📸 Chris Walton & Nina Kinney
📅 Deadline for applications is 4pm, 31 March 2026
Find out more on our website: https://ow.ly/aE5Q50Y3P5O
📸 Chris Walton & Nina Kinney
We promise his actual surname is genuinely Coolman.
Carpentry in Antarctica? It’s more likely than you think.
We’re currently advertising for our new Antarctic team, and lots of people asked "WHY do you need carpenters in Antarctica?!"
To answer your question, meet Phill Coolman, Antarctic carpenter ⬇
📸 by Maciej Piętowski
We’re currently advertising for our new Antarctic team, and lots of people asked "WHY do you need carpenters in Antarctica?!"
To answer your question, meet Phill Coolman, Antarctic carpenter ⬇
📸 by Maciej Piętowski
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
We promise his actual surname is genuinely Coolman.
Carpentry in Antarctica? It’s more likely than you think.
We’re currently advertising for our new Antarctic team, and lots of people asked "WHY do you need carpenters in Antarctica?!"
To answer your question, meet Phill Coolman, Antarctic carpenter ⬇
📸 by Maciej Piętowski
We’re currently advertising for our new Antarctic team, and lots of people asked "WHY do you need carpenters in Antarctica?!"
To answer your question, meet Phill Coolman, Antarctic carpenter ⬇
📸 by Maciej Piętowski
January 27, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Carpentry in Antarctica? It’s more likely than you think.
We’re currently advertising for our new Antarctic team, and lots of people asked "WHY do you need carpenters in Antarctica?!"
To answer your question, meet Phill Coolman, Antarctic carpenter ⬇
📸 by Maciej Piętowski
We’re currently advertising for our new Antarctic team, and lots of people asked "WHY do you need carpenters in Antarctica?!"
To answer your question, meet Phill Coolman, Antarctic carpenter ⬇
📸 by Maciej Piętowski
For anyone who was struggling with the link to our Antarctic jobs yesterday, sorry about that. We're launching a new website next month - our current one is a total maze.
Here's a link to the current vacancies page that actually works: www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...
Here's a link to the current vacancies page that actually works: www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 AM
For anyone who was struggling with the link to our Antarctic jobs yesterday, sorry about that. We're launching a new website next month - our current one is a total maze.
Here's a link to the current vacancies page that actually works: www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...
Here's a link to the current vacancies page that actually works: www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...
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For anyone put off by the tent, here's some pictures of our actually extremely comfortable research stations
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
For anyone put off by the tent, here's some pictures of our actually extremely comfortable research stations
It's that time of year again: we're looking for our next Antarctic team!
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
It's that time of year again: we're looking for our next Antarctic team!
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
If you can imagine a job that’s needed to keep a small, remote community safe and running, we have it.
Escape the ordinary and apply for the job of a lifetime in Antarctica ⬇️
We took Sky News to Rothera Research Station!
From underwater tsunamis to some seriously strange creatures, they've been sharing daily reports from down south.
You can catch up on their Antarctic adventures on YouTube 👇
https://tinyurl.com/4h5k5hvt
https://tinyurl.com/58fy3244
#ScienceNews
From underwater tsunamis to some seriously strange creatures, they've been sharing daily reports from down south.
You can catch up on their Antarctic adventures on YouTube 👇
https://tinyurl.com/4h5k5hvt
https://tinyurl.com/58fy3244
#ScienceNews
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
We took Sky News to Rothera Research Station!
From underwater tsunamis to some seriously strange creatures, they've been sharing daily reports from down south.
You can catch up on their Antarctic adventures on YouTube 👇
https://tinyurl.com/4h5k5hvt
https://tinyurl.com/58fy3244
#ScienceNews
From underwater tsunamis to some seriously strange creatures, they've been sharing daily reports from down south.
You can catch up on their Antarctic adventures on YouTube 👇
https://tinyurl.com/4h5k5hvt
https://tinyurl.com/58fy3244
#ScienceNews
Our very own Dr Liz Thomas is on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science this week! 🎙️
Tune in to hear her talk all things ice cores 🧊
Listen now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8txv
#InsideScience #IceCores #PolarScience
Tune in to hear her talk all things ice cores 🧊
Listen now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8txv
#InsideScience #IceCores #PolarScience
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Our very own Dr Liz Thomas is on BBC Radio 4's Inside Science this week! 🎙️
Tune in to hear her talk all things ice cores 🧊
Listen now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8txv
#InsideScience #IceCores #PolarScience
Tune in to hear her talk all things ice cores 🧊
Listen now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8txv
#InsideScience #IceCores #PolarScience
You’ve heard of tsunamis before, but we bet you didn’t know they could be underwater and created by calving icebergs? 🌊
Like icebergs, much of a glacier is hidden under water so huge chunks of ice can break off, or calve. And when they do, they send shockwaves throughout the water.
Like icebergs, much of a glacier is hidden under water so huge chunks of ice can break off, or calve. And when they do, they send shockwaves throughout the water.
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 AM
You’ve heard of tsunamis before, but we bet you didn’t know they could be underwater and created by calving icebergs? 🌊
Like icebergs, much of a glacier is hidden under water so huge chunks of ice can break off, or calve. And when they do, they send shockwaves throughout the water.
Like icebergs, much of a glacier is hidden under water so huge chunks of ice can break off, or calve. And when they do, they send shockwaves throughout the water.
Cut the ribbon: the Discovery Building is open!
From 1976 to today, Rothera Research Station has been the UK’s Antarctic gateway for 50 years.
The new building will power polar science for decades to come - and understanding Antarctica means understanding our planet.
#PolarScience
From 1976 to today, Rothera Research Station has been the UK’s Antarctic gateway for 50 years.
The new building will power polar science for decades to come - and understanding Antarctica means understanding our planet.
#PolarScience
January 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Cut the ribbon: the Discovery Building is open!
From 1976 to today, Rothera Research Station has been the UK’s Antarctic gateway for 50 years.
The new building will power polar science for decades to come - and understanding Antarctica means understanding our planet.
#PolarScience
From 1976 to today, Rothera Research Station has been the UK’s Antarctic gateway for 50 years.
The new building will power polar science for decades to come - and understanding Antarctica means understanding our planet.
#PolarScience
Watch BAS scientist Ellen Bowler in Steve Backshall's Royal Arctic Challenge! 🗺️
She discusses the IceNet project which uses AI to predict sea ice 3 months ahead, helping protect caribou migration routes from ships. 🦌
📺 watch here: https://tinyurl.com/yk7y82hs
She discusses the IceNet project which uses AI to predict sea ice 3 months ahead, helping protect caribou migration routes from ships. 🦌
📺 watch here: https://tinyurl.com/yk7y82hs
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Watch BAS scientist Ellen Bowler in Steve Backshall's Royal Arctic Challenge! 🗺️
She discusses the IceNet project which uses AI to predict sea ice 3 months ahead, helping protect caribou migration routes from ships. 🦌
📺 watch here: https://tinyurl.com/yk7y82hs
She discusses the IceNet project which uses AI to predict sea ice 3 months ahead, helping protect caribou migration routes from ships. 🦌
📺 watch here: https://tinyurl.com/yk7y82hs
Congrats to Captain Will Whatley, Master of the RRS Sir David Attenborough, who has been awarded the Polar Medal! 🎖️
Will joined British Antarctic Survey in 2008 as 3rd Officer at the age of 19. He worked his way up, and did his first Antarctic season as Captain back in 2015.
Will joined British Antarctic Survey in 2008 as 3rd Officer at the age of 19. He worked his way up, and did his first Antarctic season as Captain back in 2015.
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Congrats to Captain Will Whatley, Master of the RRS Sir David Attenborough, who has been awarded the Polar Medal! 🎖️
Will joined British Antarctic Survey in 2008 as 3rd Officer at the age of 19. He worked his way up, and did his first Antarctic season as Captain back in 2015.
Will joined British Antarctic Survey in 2008 as 3rd Officer at the age of 19. He worked his way up, and did his first Antarctic season as Captain back in 2015.
Logo lift off! 🇦🇶
This is the moment we branded up the new Discovery Building. It's our new science and operations building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Discovery replaces several buildings which faithfully stood against elements during the 50 years of Rothera's history.
📸 Eliot Perez
This is the moment we branded up the new Discovery Building. It's our new science and operations building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Discovery replaces several buildings which faithfully stood against elements during the 50 years of Rothera's history.
📸 Eliot Perez
December 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Logo lift off! 🇦🇶
This is the moment we branded up the new Discovery Building. It's our new science and operations building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Discovery replaces several buildings which faithfully stood against elements during the 50 years of Rothera's history.
📸 Eliot Perez
This is the moment we branded up the new Discovery Building. It's our new science and operations building at Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Discovery replaces several buildings which faithfully stood against elements during the 50 years of Rothera's history.
📸 Eliot Perez
We’re back again with more of our 2025 highlights!
Ozone hole discovery anniversary – We marked 40 years since BAS scientists Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin discovered the ozone hole in 1985. Their findings led to the Montreal Protocol which prevented an additional 2.5°C of warming.
Ozone hole discovery anniversary – We marked 40 years since BAS scientists Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin discovered the ozone hole in 1985. Their findings led to the Montreal Protocol which prevented an additional 2.5°C of warming.
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We’re back again with more of our 2025 highlights!
Ozone hole discovery anniversary – We marked 40 years since BAS scientists Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin discovered the ozone hole in 1985. Their findings led to the Montreal Protocol which prevented an additional 2.5°C of warming.
Ozone hole discovery anniversary – We marked 40 years since BAS scientists Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin discovered the ozone hole in 1985. Their findings led to the Montreal Protocol which prevented an additional 2.5°C of warming.
Step into the polar regions this winter at Xscape Milton Keynes ❄️
From now until 11 January, families can explore Arctic Adventure – an immersive experience where snow, ice and imagination collide.
🎟️ Book tickets: https://mymk.cc/events/the-arctic-adventure
From now until 11 January, families can explore Arctic Adventure – an immersive experience where snow, ice and imagination collide.
🎟️ Book tickets: https://mymk.cc/events/the-arctic-adventure
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Step into the polar regions this winter at Xscape Milton Keynes ❄️
From now until 11 January, families can explore Arctic Adventure – an immersive experience where snow, ice and imagination collide.
🎟️ Book tickets: https://mymk.cc/events/the-arctic-adventure
From now until 11 January, families can explore Arctic Adventure – an immersive experience where snow, ice and imagination collide.
🎟️ Book tickets: https://mymk.cc/events/the-arctic-adventure
2025 has been a busy old time for British Antarctic Survey. Let’s take a look back on some of the best bits:
Extreme logistics – The RRS Sir David Attenborough completed an epic operation 600km from the nearest station, collecting kit and establishing logistics ‘hubs’ in the middle of nowhere!
Extreme logistics – The RRS Sir David Attenborough completed an epic operation 600km from the nearest station, collecting kit and establishing logistics ‘hubs’ in the middle of nowhere!
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
2025 has been a busy old time for British Antarctic Survey. Let’s take a look back on some of the best bits:
Extreme logistics – The RRS Sir David Attenborough completed an epic operation 600km from the nearest station, collecting kit and establishing logistics ‘hubs’ in the middle of nowhere!
Extreme logistics – The RRS Sir David Attenborough completed an epic operation 600km from the nearest station, collecting kit and establishing logistics ‘hubs’ in the middle of nowhere!
Looking for something to listen to while you prep your Christmas dinner? 🧑🍳
Tune in to Lloyd Peck, marine physiologist at British Antarctic Survey, on the Christmas special of The Infinite Monkey Cage.
🎧Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w
Tune in to Lloyd Peck, marine physiologist at British Antarctic Survey, on the Christmas special of The Infinite Monkey Cage.
🎧Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Looking for something to listen to while you prep your Christmas dinner? 🧑🍳
Tune in to Lloyd Peck, marine physiologist at British Antarctic Survey, on the Christmas special of The Infinite Monkey Cage.
🎧Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w
Tune in to Lloyd Peck, marine physiologist at British Antarctic Survey, on the Christmas special of The Infinite Monkey Cage.
🎧Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w
Meet Chef Ash and Station Support Assistant Katie 🎄
They're the team behind Christmas dinner at Halley Research Station!
We asked them what's on the menu? 🍽️ What's the best bit of a Christmas dinner? 🥧 And what does the big day actually look like in Antarctica? ⛷️
They're the team behind Christmas dinner at Halley Research Station!
We asked them what's on the menu? 🍽️ What's the best bit of a Christmas dinner? 🥧 And what does the big day actually look like in Antarctica? ⛷️
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Meet Chef Ash and Station Support Assistant Katie 🎄
They're the team behind Christmas dinner at Halley Research Station!
We asked them what's on the menu? 🍽️ What's the best bit of a Christmas dinner? 🥧 And what does the big day actually look like in Antarctica? ⛷️
They're the team behind Christmas dinner at Halley Research Station!
We asked them what's on the menu? 🍽️ What's the best bit of a Christmas dinner? 🥧 And what does the big day actually look like in Antarctica? ⛷️
Thousands of miles from home, but the festive spirit is exactly the same! 🎄Here's how people celebrate Christmas on the RRS Sir David Attenborough and at our research stations down south ☃️
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Thousands of miles from home, but the festive spirit is exactly the same! 🎄Here's how people celebrate Christmas on the RRS Sir David Attenborough and at our research stations down south ☃️
A white Christmas at the bottom of the world, what could be more festive? ❄️
Station Doctor, Dani Hawarden & Station Leader, Dan McKenzie, discuss festive traditions at Halley Research Station in this special Christmas episode of Iceworld.
🎧 Listen on your preferred podcast app.
Station Doctor, Dani Hawarden & Station Leader, Dan McKenzie, discuss festive traditions at Halley Research Station in this special Christmas episode of Iceworld.
🎧 Listen on your preferred podcast app.
December 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A white Christmas at the bottom of the world, what could be more festive? ❄️
Station Doctor, Dani Hawarden & Station Leader, Dan McKenzie, discuss festive traditions at Halley Research Station in this special Christmas episode of Iceworld.
🎧 Listen on your preferred podcast app.
Station Doctor, Dani Hawarden & Station Leader, Dan McKenzie, discuss festive traditions at Halley Research Station in this special Christmas episode of Iceworld.
🎧 Listen on your preferred podcast app.
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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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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December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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...
🧵 1/5
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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Congratulations, a superb win 👏A great image and a powerful reminder of the important science taking place in an extreme environment! ❄️🌎📸
Delighted that one of my Antarctic winter photos has won the 2025 Royal Society Photography Competition, Earth Science & Climatology category.
Captured during polar-night surveys of ocean conditions near Antarctic Peninsula glaciers.
royalsociety.org/journals/pub...
Captured during polar-night surveys of ocean conditions near Antarctic Peninsula glaciers.
royalsociety.org/journals/pub...
December 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Congratulations, a superb win 👏A great image and a powerful reminder of the important science taking place in an extreme environment! ❄️🌎📸