At Sea with Young Sailors
I’m at sea aboard Pelican of London with 23 young sailors who share my interest in science and technology.
Royal Meteorological Society
When the Royal Meteorological Society invited me to write a guest blog about the Antarctic Quest 21 expedition for their MetMatters page, I analysed the daily SitReps provided daily from the Antarctic Peninsula by expedition leader Paul Hart… Read More
Expedition: Done ✓ The Science has only just started …
In his concluding situation report, Paul leaves it to others to judge whether Antarctic Quest 21 was a successful expedition. I’ll try to provide him with an answer for his Priority 3: Science
Antarctic Quest 21 – Team Science
As Antarctic Quest 21 draws to a close, the science team find time to send some video footage of what they have been doing.
Antarctic Quest 21 Science Reaches out to Schools with LikeToBe
It was such fun to do this webinar for school kids from different ages and I was truly astonished what well-considered and pertinent questions I was asked. Well done, all of you! There was one question I couldn’t… Read More
An Expedition beset by Gruelling Weather Conditions…
The Antarctic Quest 21 expedition I’m supporting as scientific advisor has been beset by most arduous weather conditions – storms alternating with snow blizzards and zero visibility… Nevertheless, the team are in good spirit and ingenious in repairing… Read More
Antarctic Quest 21 is on its Way
I have the feeling that the Antarctic Quest 21 team just sneaked out of the country before more stringent ‘omicron’-related restrictions made it even more difficult to get this expedition on its way.
The Start of the Antarctic Expedition is Near!
Simon Newton of Forces.Net covered the launch event of the Antarctic Quest 21 expedition on the Wellington with a short film. Watch it here: https://www.forces.net/video?video=50104
Science in Plain English
At the pre-departure event of the Antarctic Quest 21 expedition, I had the pleasure of explaining the scientific projects to the gathering.
100 years ago…
…Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail from Plymouth aboard Quest for the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic expedition with a strong scientific mission. The event is marked today by the Devon-Cornwall Polar Society with an all-day event in Plymouth, which is covered… Read More
Want to reduce uncertainty?
We all know that life is full of uncertainty and most of the time, we don’t notice it too much, let alone worry about it. We’re used to it. Yet for me, the covid pandemic has, once again,… Read More
Around Britain in a Tall Ship 2020
During the covid pandemic lockdown in August/September 2020, the sail training charity Seas Your Future and Darwin200.com achieved something remarkable: to organise a circumnavigation of the British Isles in the tall ship Pelican of London.
Challenging Habitat 