UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling

❄️ From equations to ice sheets: how an interest in maths and physics can lead you to Antarctica and Greenland.

Dr Inès Otosaka (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) shared her journey into polar science at @stemlearning.bsky.social's Mars Day 2026 yesterday 👇

cpom.org.uk/from-equatio...

Mars Day Join thousands for this exciting free virtual event adventure for everyone, presented by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) at STEM Learning and in collaboration with the European Space Agency (...

Great to see CPOM's Inès Otosaka (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) explaining how she went from studying maths at school in France to studying the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, as part of @stemlearning.bsky.social's Mars Day 2026 👇

🔗 www.stem.org.uk/primary/enri...

YouTube video by Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) Polar Science Careers

"Polar science at the moment is a great opportunity to use new technologies and new techniques to answer some really interesting questions."

📽️In this video, Dr Tom Mitcham talks about his career and why now is a great time to forge a career in polar science...⏰

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOy3...

Exciting Research Fellow position at @northumbriauni.bsky.social working on the @esaearth.esa.int -funded CryoTipping project.

Find out more and apply 👇

work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

Exciting Research Fellow position at @northumbriauni.bsky.social working on the @esaearth.esa.int -funded CryoTipping project.

Find out more and apply 👇

work4.northumbria.ac.uk#en/sites/CX_...

🔗More information on the CryoTipping project: cpom.org.uk/planning-for...

🔗More information on tipping points: cpom.org.uk/climate-tipp...

YouTube video by Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM) Marlena's PhD story

What can a PhD in polar science look like? 🧊

We followed CPOM PhD researcher Marlena Holloway (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) during the first year of her PhD to find out 👇

youtu.be/m5d7wYl5hRo

In a new review led by Prof @iceybethan.bsky.social we outline three possible futures for the Antarctic Peninsula.

The bottom line? Decisions we make in this decade will shape the region’s climate trajectory for decades and centuries to come. 🇦🇶❄️🧪

@cires.colorado.edu @colorado.edu

NEW – Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula

✍️ @giulianaviglione.bsky.social
💬 comments from @iceybethan.bsky.social @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social @tridatta.bsky.social @scottdoney.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/wELuQCm

Frontiers | The Antarctic Peninsula under present day climate and future low, medium-high and very high emissions scenarios The Antarctic Peninsula is warming rapidly, with more frequent extreme temperature and precipitation events, reduced sea ice, glacier retreat, ice shelf coll...

📣New article led by @iceybethan.bsky.social on how different future climate scenarios will impact the Antarctic Peninsula.

Co authors include CPOM's @alibanwell.bsky.social (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) and Tamsin Edwards (KCL).

www.frontiersin.org/journals/env...

CPOM PhD Researcher Marlena has just arrived in Norway for fieldwork and has already spotted the Northern Lights 👇

Great to see @esaearth.esa.int on Bluesky! 👇

🎉 International Day of Women and Girls in Science🎉

In this carousel, women from across CPOM share the moments that sparked their journey into STEM - from hiking holidays to university supervisors who helped build their confidence 👇

(Part 2 of 2)

🎉 International Day of Women and Girls in Science🎉

In this carousel, women from across CPOM share the moments that sparked their journey into STEM - from hiking holidays to university supervisors who helped build their confidence 👇

(Part 1 of 2)

📣 Submissions for papers for the International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR2026) hosted at @northumbriauni.bsky.social has been extended to 23.2.26.

🔗https://gpr2026.org/index.shtml

This NSF-funded project is studying the Ice Rumple Zone of the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica - a compressive region of the ice shelf characterized by undulating ice.

🔬Verifying GPR data with ice cores and refractometers

📹Here is the final instalment of our 5 part series from @alibanwell.bsky.social @cires.colorado.edu in #Antarctica

👏Thank you Ali Banwell, Ryan Cassotto, Michela Savignano and Allie Berry for sharing this incredible work with CPOM!

Lead and Floe Detection From CryoSat‐2 Radar and ICESat‐2 Laser Altimetry The CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 satellite altimeters provide invaluable data for resolving small-scale sea ice features across the Arctic Because CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2 differ in their geometric and r...

📣 New research by Rachel Tilling examines how different satellites track Arctic sea ice 'leads' and 'floes'. This is crucial for understanding how sea ice is changing seasonally and over the longer-term.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

❄️Part 4 - Ground Penetrating Radar🧊

CPOM's @alibanwell.bsky.social
(@cires.colorado.edu / @northumbriauni.bsky.social) recently visited #Antarctica as part of an NSF-funded project studying the Ice Rumple Zone of the McMurdo Ice Shelf.

Here is their most recent video update from #Antarctica 👇

🌨️How do scientists use automatic weather stations in polar research and what data to they capture?🌎

@alibanwell.bsky.social (@northumbriauni.bsky.social
& @cires.colorado.edu) is part of a research team using a range of observation technique in #Antarctica.

Part 4 coming soon!

The NSF-funded project is studying the Ice Rumple Zone of the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica - a compressive region of the ice shelf characterized by undulating ice.

Thanks to the team - Ali Banwell, Ryan Cassotto, Michela Savignano and Allie Berry - for sharing their images and science with us. We can't wait to see more! 👏

🌎What is Terrestrial Radar Interferometry? And how can it be used to study ice shelves?🧊

@alibanwell.bsky.social (@northumbriauni.bsky.social & @cires.colorado.edu) is part of a research team using a range of observation technique in #Antarctica.

Part 3 coming soon!

🖥️The BISICLES ice sheet model and Adaptive Mesh Refinement🌐

📽️Tom Mitcham and @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social talk about the BISICLES ice sheet model and why it's a really useful tool for studying Antarctica 👇

🔗Find out more: cpom.org.uk/from-monitor...

Fieldwork in Innsbruck - Part 2 🏔️

PhD researcher Marlena travelled 24 hours by train from Newcastle to Innsbruck to test drone-based mapping in alpine conditions.

This 60-second film shows the tough but amazing fieldwork experience in figures.

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This video explains the NSF-funded project to study the Ice Rumple Zone of the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Antarctica - a compressive region of the ice shelf characterized by undulating ice. @cires.colorado.edu and @cpom-uk.bsky.social Professor @alibanwell.bsky.social.

📢 Application Deadline Extended

The NZPS-DTP application deadline has been extended to 09.00 GMT Monday 12 January 2026.

The extension is due to a temporary website outage, but the website is now fully operational. If you were planning to apply or know someone who is, there's still time!

Thanks to the team - Ali Banwell, Ryan Cassotto, Michela Savignano and Allie Berry - for sharing their images and science with us. We can't wait to see more! 👏

Over the coming weeks we will be sharing updates from the team on their research, and the ups and downs of fieldwork in Antarctic.

Part 2 coming soon!