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Arctic Adventures: Navigating to Nuuk to Advance Surface Temperature Science

Posted on: 23 June, 2026 Last updated on: 24 June, 2026 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: Blogs

In this blog, Abigail Marie Waring recounts her Arctic Adventure to Nuuk, Greenland. Alongside colleagues Dr Darren Ghent and Dr Jasdeep Anand from the Surface Temperature Group at the University of Leicester, as part of the research collaboration the team ware hosted by Asiaq having access to their workshop and offices to carry out their expedition!

Arctic Adventures: Satellite Science in the Northernmost Town on Earth

Posted on: 16 September, 2025 Last updated on: 16 September, 2025 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: Blogs

In this blog, Abigail Marie Waring recounts a remarkable scientific expedition to Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard — the northernmost permanent settlement on Earth. Alongside colleagues Dr Darren Ghent and Dr Jasdeep Anand from the Surface Temperature Group at the University of Leicester, the team was based at the British Antarctic Survey’s Arctic research station, a unique hub for collaboration and fieldwork.

Hazardous Weather

Posted on: 6 February, 2024 Last updated on: 6 February, 2025 Written by: fp86 Categorized in: Research Insights

In our changing climate, hazardous weather events such as storms, floods, wind, snow and ice, and fog events are expected to become more extreme. Our ability to manage these hazards is dependent on timely and accurate weather forecasts.