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Cold Climate Careers
This is an online event
This event is aimed at anyone looking to turn their polar interest into a career. The event will be hosted by the UKPN - UK Polar Network (read more here: https://polarnetwork.org/about-ukpn/) - and will include specialist talks by polar experts working in a range of different fields. Each expert will provide a short introduction on themselves, their job and their background before we split into breakout rooms. Here you’ll have the opportunity to pick your polar career of choice and have an in-depth discussion about what it takes to reach your goal with an expert in the field.
What will you get out of this event?
Get a deeper understanding of the different sectors in the polar industry
Learn what skills, qualifications and experience are required for your very own polar career
Develop tangible ideas and possible options for your very own polar career
Get your questions answered by polar experts
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137398670121
Image credit: Alaska Sea Grant Photo of Anuszka surveying
Polar Evolution for Kids
This is an online event
Ever wondered how animals survive at the poles? Join the UK Polar Network for an informative session on adaptation and then create your own polar organism! It’s down to you whether you want to get the glue out or stick to pen and paper, but whatever form you create in, we’d welcome you to submit a photo so that we can share with our network after the event!
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137396732325
Image credit: Holly Jenkins
Stories & science from the extremes
This is an online event
Expeditions in the extremes can teach us so much more than simply the skills to survive. With stories from Mount Everest, the North and South Pole, you’ll discover some fascinating facts about why water doesn’t always boil at 100 degrees Centigrade, what’s happening to Antarctica’s 26,500,000 gigatons of ice, how medical research on Everest can help patients in intensive care and why there isn’t even a pole at the North Pole.
Suitable for families.
Tori & Ben are both Fellows of the British Exploring, the UK’s oldest youth development expedition charity. British Exploring is on a mission to create equal access to adventure. It delivers wilderness expeditions which provide young people with unbeatable preparation for adult life and which simultaneously deliver community benefit and positive environmental change.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137138122817
The White Ice Cycle
This is an online event
Following on from her talk earlier in the day, we will be showing Maria Leijerstam’s documentary, The White ice Cycle which shows not just the journey but the four years of preparation that led to her achieving a world record for being the first person in the world to cycle to the South Pole.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137169982109
Cycling to the South Pole (Book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cycling-South-Pole-world-first/dp/1999872002
White Ice Cycle Documentary: https://www.marialeijerstam.com/book-documentary
Burn Series Family Adventure Races: https://www.burnseries.co.uk
Introduction to Everything Polar
This is an online event
Come pick the brains of polar panellists. This event is welcome to everybody, from families with a fascination for polar bears to students with a love for ice to pensioners with a passion for Antarctic culture. The event will be hosted by the UKPN - UK Polar Network (read more here: https://polarnetwork.org/about-ukpn/) - and will consist of a series of short introductory talks on a variety of polar subjects, to expand the breadth of your polar knowledge!
What will you get out of this event?
Get an introduction to the different sectors in the polar industry
Learn from experts in their respective fields, from glaciologists to historians and everything in between
Get to know what a day in the life of somebody who works in the polar sector looks like
Get your questions answered by polar experts
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137397622989
Image credit: Holly Jenkins
Polar Penguins Pop-quiz
This is an online event
Come test your polar knowledge with the UK Polar Network! We’ve put together an interactive online quiz for the whole family, suitable for all ages, but especially the smallest penguins. We will end the session with a live polar origami demonstration so that you have something to take away with you as well as some new polar trivia!
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137405620911
Image credit: Anna Gebruk 2016 Walruses Vaigach Island
An Icy Cold Polar Adventure
This is an online event
Come along for a unique polar adventure which sees, Guinness World Record Holder, Maria Leijerstam from the Vale of Glamorgan, become the first person in the world to cycle to the South Pole. She’ll recount some of her toughest and most enjoyable moments, sharing with you incredible photos and footage from her journey, including a chance to ask some questions.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137169789533
Cycling to the South Pole (Book): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cycling-South-Pole-world-first/dp/1999872002
White Ice Cycle Documentary: https://www.marialeijerstam.com/book-documentary
Burn Series Family Adventure Races: https://www.burnseries.co.uk
Microscopy at home
This is an online event
Join the team from Discover Materials and enter the microscopic world with this introduction to microscopy. Discover the close-up secrets of ordinary objects in your home.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/137138343477