PhD in Antarctic Studies

The British Antarctic Survey is one of the world's leading environmental research centres and is responsible for the UK's national scientific activities in Antarctica. We are part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and provide a national capability for Antarctic science and logistics, carrying out cutting-edge scientific research, long-term observations and surveys that cannot be done by anyone else in the UK. Their eight Polar Science for Planet Earth teams consist of Atmosphere, Ice & Climate , Biodiversity, Evolution & Adaptation , Ecosystems , Geology & Geophysics , Ice Dynamics & Palaeoclimate , Palaeo Environments, Ice Sheets & Climate Change , Polar Oceans and Space Weather & Atmosphere , covering a broad spectrum of science. All research students registered at British Antarctic Survey have a BAS supervisor and a University supervisor in a cognate department; progression and examination requirements are as for research students in the partner department.