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A hub of #Arctic and #Antarctic researchers from @UniofOxford, facilitating collaboration and knowledge-sharing within the university and beyond.

Oxford, UK
Joined December 2014
Phew! What an intense three days at the Arctic Horizon Scan 2022 Workshop. We are beyond grateful to all of the incredible contributions made by the delegates; each brought a unique set of experiences to the table. 1/
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New Polar Pod episode! 🎉 Come and explore the ice-age mammoth steppe with us and discover why it has been dubbed a Serengeti of the North, and how the dynamics of this ecosystem led to so much carbon being stored in permafrost today. 🦣🦣🦣 buzzsprout.com/1977380/share
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Snippet from the episode in which Dr Jeppe Kristensen tells about how plants trade carbon with nutrients in the soil. This is an important way in which carbon enters the ground...
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We are delighted to join the @uarctic network - working together to promote research and education in the Arctic region 🤝
UArctic welcomes 17 new members to the network! The #UArcticAssembly just voted in 8 Arctic and 9 non-Arctic institutions.
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🎧LISTEN: interested in #polar #research 🐻‍❄️❄? Want to hear more about the big questions its experts are tackling today? Polar Pod is a new podcast series created by @UniofOxford's @OxPolar covering exactly that. For more info & how to tune in, visit👉 geog.ox.ac.uk/news/2023/2305…
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Thanks to the KE seed fund for funding @OxPolar Polar Pod episodes that centre indigenous stories. ox.ac.uk/research/research-i…
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Oula-Antti Labba spent much of his childhood in Finnish Sámiland helping his family with the traditional reindeer herding work. But this traditional livelihood is under dual threat: from climate change and industrialisation of Sámi lands. 1/
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@OxPolar @oxfordgeography @UniofOxford developed a podcast featuring indigenous Arctic peoples, to help protect their lives and livelihoods in discussions about the Arctic @sambcornish ox.ac.uk/research/research-i… buzzsprout.com/1977380/12528…
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Rainy weekend? Why not stick on Polar Pod and learn about permafrost carbon. We've got three 25 min episodes for you. Featuring experts, original music and sound design, and lots of food analogies 🍝 buzzsprout.com/1977380/share
Bc I've been moving around so much this year, Polar Pod has had to come with me... sometimes requiring a little creativity with the environs to ensure good sound. This duvet tent was for recording a few final cuts for podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Thank you everyone that responded! Genuinely feeling quite touched by the feedback 🙏 the survey has now closed, but our DMs or those of @sbcornish are always open for Polar Pod feedback... More episodes coming soon!
Have you listened to Polar Pod? buzzsprout.com/1977380/share We'd really appreciate your feedback to help a) improve and b) keep our funders happy Do a good 2 min deed today: oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/p… Thanks! /Sam
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We're driving up the Steward River near village of Mayo in NW Canada with permafrost scientist Prof Chris Burn. It's a warm summer's day and we're looking at the vegetation on the river banks. As we round the corner, we see something unexpected. buzzsprout.com/1977380/share
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If the amazon rainforest was a dog, what would it be? 🐶 Well, viewed through the lens of carbon storage, Dr Jeppe Kristensen's answer might surprise you. Listen to the whole episode on permafrost carbon: buzzsprout.com/1977380/share
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Have you listened to Polar Pod? buzzsprout.com/1977380/share We'd really appreciate your feedback to help a) improve and b) keep our funders happy Do a good 2 min deed today: oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/p… Thanks! /Sam
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1 week to go for the deadline to apply to the 'Research Fellow in Arctic Climate Risk and Adaptation' opening @PriestleyCentre jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp… @OxPolar @Arctic_Office @SoGLeeds @SEELeeds
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#arctichorizonscan2022 in Oxford was intense. I met Arctic researchers and made new friends. I advocated for #Indigenous perspectives, lands, and Knowledge as well as for #participatory and co-production approaches to research! To a brighter future for #Arctic #research!
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Collectively agreeing on a set of research priorities, and ways to address those priorities, was always going to be immensely challenging. But the way participants rose to the task, and were prepared to hear and make way for other perspectives, was inspiring. 2/
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Here are our in-person delegates (minus a few who had to leave early) looking determined as we headed into our final day. Not shown are the brilliant online attendees who lent their hand to the task despite inconvenient hours and the odd technical hitch. We're super grateful. 3/
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