The Aurora Cambridge innovation initiative creates a space within British Antarctic Survey where new ideas, out-of-the-box thinking and new connections can lead to cross-science breakthroughs and new partnerships. Co-funded by NERC and University of Cambridge, Aurora Cambridge aims to generate new academic, business and policy partnerships that focus on excellent research and entrepreneurial activity in the areas of climate change, environmental stewardship and technologies for challenging environments. https://www.bas.ac.uk/science/science-and-innovation/aurora-cambridge/

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Innovation at
British Antarctic Survey
Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley
BAS Director of Innovation and Impact

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.. under some of the most extreme and
hostile conditions on earth.
This requires an innovative spirit in all
areas of work!
Our scientific, engineering and
operations staff constantly invent
ingenious solutions to help us
unlock the past
understand the present
predict the future.
Pushing the boundaries of knowledge..

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We strive to make our expertise available wherever
it can be applied – not only in the polar regions:
• Other cold places: Andes / Himalayas
• Other remote/inhospitable places: deserts, open
oceans, space research
• Transferable technologies: remote sensing, low
power applications
• Issues of global relevance: climate change, space
weather, biorenewable resources
..beyond the polar regions

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• We seek to make our technologies and expertise visible and
accessible to a wide spectrum of stakeholders, and find novel
applications.
• We seek partnerships with (interdisciplinary) collaborators from
academia, industry, policy and the 3rd sector - to expand benefit &
reach of our expertise.
• We aim to learn from others about how
to improve our work.
• A valuable tool for this is our
Innovation Centre “Aurora Cambridge”.
Innovation through partnership

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Innovation for Planet Earth
• An enabler for BAS to address issues of
global importance through partnership
• An opportunity for researchers,
government, industry and society to
• engage in BAS work
• form new links
• develop new collaborations
• generate wider benefit

6. Stage D Design of Innovation Centre

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Stage D Design

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Stage D Design

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Stage D Design
Ground floor
exhibition space

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Stage D Design
First floor
exhibition space

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Stage D Design
150 seater
lecture theatre

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Stage D Design
Collaboration
Centre

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Ground Floor
Reception /
Exhibition Space
1st Floor
Conference
Facilities &
Meeting
Rooms
Stage D Design of
Innovation Centre
Phase 1 –
launch 2017

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1st Floor
Collaboration
Centre
Stage D Design of
Innovation Centre
Phase 1 –
launch 2017

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Biology & Marine Engineering
+25°C to -30°C 0°C to -70°C
Experimental cold facilities
Draft; detailed design to be developed
Phase 2 - TBC

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If you are interested in collaborating
(be it on research or running events)
or in hearing more
– do get in touch!
beatrix@bas.ac.uk
01223 221523