In the News
Use of Arctic Ocean science by House of Lords
In the House of Lords on 24 January 2019, research by Dr Lenn on ocean circulation in the Barents Sea contributed to a debate on the effects of climate change in the Arctic. Read more
24 January 2019
Vegan at Sea-gan: The Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Institute have published a collection of work on \"Breaking the Arctic\'s Ice Ceiling\", highlighting the work of women living and working in the Arctic. Holly Jenkins of the DIAPOD project has contributed an article to this collection. Read more
22 January 2019
Life in the slow lane: Polar plankton march to their own beat
The world’s largest daily commute happens in our oceans, as fish and zooplankton – key components in the food web – travel up and down in the water column in response to the sun as it sets and rises. Read more
19 December 2018
Overall winner of the NERC Impact Awards: Uncovering the impacts of microplastics in the ocean
Pioneering research from this team of researchers has contributed substantially to public awareness of the problem of marine plastic pollution. Read more
04 December 2018
Scotland and the New North
The winter 2018 edition of \"The Geographer\" newsletter (Royal Scottish Geographical Society) is a special issue devoted to the Arctic. Read more
01 December 2018
UK scientists track environmental change on the seafloor of Europe’s Arctic backyard, the Barents Sea
The third and final scientific cruise of the 2018 summer season sails today to the Barents Sea in the Arctic Ocean. As part of the £16 million, UK flagship research programme the Changing Arctic Ocean, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), it supports UK scientists carrying out vital… Read more
10 July 2018