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Virtual Posters
THE UK POLAR NETWORK AND ITS ACTIVITIES
Education and Outreach
IPY Oslo Science Conference, 8-12 June 2010 in Oslo, Norway
2010
One of the goals of the International Polar Year is to ensure that its legacy continues until the next IPY. As part of an effort to direct IPY activity at youth and early career researchers, the UK Polar Network (UKPN) was founded as the national branch of APECS but has also been represented in its own right on international scientific committees.
In this poster we present examples of past successful activities of the UKPN as well as events planned for the future. It is our hope that it will act as an inspiration for other early career scientists.
The aims of UKPN are 1) to provide networking between and support for early career polar researchers in the UK 2) to provide education and outreach regarding polar issues to young people and 3) to provide information via newsletters and the UKPN website (www.polarnetwork.org).
The network is run by volunteers at various career levels from different research institutions across the UK, and since its foundation has grown to over 260 members. Regular UKPN Network Days encourage polar early career researchers to get to know each other and share their science. In addition, the UKPN Education & Outreach team has been active in national science festivals, regional science centres, and local schools by hosting events as well as providing resources for outreach activities. A recent initiative has been the UKPN Career Skills Workshops, a series of three multi-day events (Polar Atmospheric Chemistry, Arctic Marine Sciences, and Cryospheric Sciences) aimed at the professional and scientific development of attendees through sessions dedicated to research, practical skills, and outreach skills. In the future, the UKPN hopes to continue this workshop series, expand the field skills training it provides, and continue to bring together polar scientists from the UK as effectively as possible.
In this poster we present examples of past successful activities of the UKPN as well as events planned for the future. It is our hope that it will act as an inspiration for other early career scientists.
The aims of UKPN are 1) to provide networking between and support for early career polar researchers in the UK 2) to provide education and outreach regarding polar issues to young people and 3) to provide information via newsletters and the UKPN website (www.polarnetwork.org).
The network is run by volunteers at various career levels from different research institutions across the UK, and since its foundation has grown to over 260 members. Regular UKPN Network Days encourage polar early career researchers to get to know each other and share their science. In addition, the UKPN Education & Outreach team has been active in national science festivals, regional science centres, and local schools by hosting events as well as providing resources for outreach activities. A recent initiative has been the UKPN Career Skills Workshops, a series of three multi-day events (Polar Atmospheric Chemistry, Arctic Marine Sciences, and Cryospheric Sciences) aimed at the professional and scientific development of attendees through sessions dedicated to research, practical skills, and outreach skills. In the future, the UKPN hopes to continue this workshop series, expand the field skills training it provides, and continue to bring together polar scientists from the UK as effectively as possible.
UK Polar Network, education, outreach, networking
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