UK Antarctic Heritage Trust

18/06/2026

Even at the very end of a long, busy and exhausting season, the care never slips.

After months of intensive conservation work at Port Lockroy, carpenters Jo and Dan brought the same patience, precision and attention to detail to one of the season’s final jobs: replacing the Port Lockroy plaque on Bransfield House.

It may be a small detail, but every part of this historic site matters and every careful repair helps preserve its story for the future.

17/06/2026

Summer savings have landed ❄️☀️

From today until midnight on Friday 19 June, use code JUNE10 to get 10% off everything in our sustainable Teemill store – plus free UK shipping.

From Antarctic-inspired t-shirts to cosy layers, every purchase helps support our conservation work in Antarctica.

Shop our sustainable Antarctic t-shirts that support the planet as well as our polar heritage.

16/06/2026

As the climate changes, so too do the risks facing Antarctica’s historic places, even 3,000 metres beneath the Weddell Sea.

The Guardian features UKAHT’s work to help protect Shackleton’s Endurance and the remarkable underwater world it has become part of, ensuring this extraordinary site is safeguarded for future generations.

Amid fears the wreck will be more accessible to explorers – and new species – as the climate warms, conservationists want to create the region’s first underwater protected area

16/06/2026

For 70 years, Halley Research Station has been a beacon of polar science on the Antarctic ice, from its beginnings on the Brunt Ice Shelf to the 1985 discovery of the hole in the ozone layer.

Designed by UKAHT trustee Hugh Broughton Architects Halley VI continues a remarkable story of endurance, innovation and science that changed the world.

6,000 miles from home, on a shelf of ice that moves, cracks and occasionally breaks away, British scientists have been keeping watch for seventy years. What they've found has mattered to everyone.

15/06/2026

Exciting news! Our short film 'Blaiklock: The Refuge in Need of Rescue' has been selected to screen at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Summer Film Night in London on 8 July!

Filmed in Antarctica, the documentary follows our specialist team as they work to conserve Blaiklock Island Refuge, a unique piece of Antarctic heritage.

Hosted by National Geographic Explorer, conservationist and broadcaster Niall McCann, director Michael Duff and producer Sarah Blythe will take to the stage for a creator Q&A and panel discussion.

Join us for what promises to be an inspiring and thought-provoking look at the work of conservationists today.

Tickets on sale now: https://lnkd.in/dp7YqFfk

14/06/2026

We’re hiring: Freelance Metadata / Documentation Specialist

Help UKAHT shape the future of our digital heritage collections. We’re looking for a self-motivated specialist to enhance and prepare metadata for the rich digital data connected to the historic sites we care for in Antarctica.

Working with our XR Producer, Head of Buildings and Conservation and wider team, you’ll develop best practice recommendations, create collection-specific metadata templates, and apply these to selected 3D datasets and supporting 2D media.

This is a unique opportunity to support the long-term accessibility, management and public engagement of Antarctica’s heritage.

Help us preserve a unique place! The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust seeks a Freelance Metadata / Documentation Specialist to prepare and enhance metadata for a portion of our rich Antarctic digital data

14/06/2026

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13/06/2026

This season, your support helped protect one of Antarctica’s most remarkable historic sites. Here’s a recap of what we achieved.

This season, your support helped protect one of Antarctica’s most remarkable historic sites. Here's a recap of what we achieved.

11/06/2026

In the final episode of the series, Alok speaks with Zaria Forman, an artist who captures the beauty and fragility of Antarctica’s frozen landscapes in breathtaking pastel drawings.

🎧 Search ‘A Voyage to Antarctica' on all major podcast platforms

🙏 This season is kindly supported by HX Expeditions

10/06/2026

T-shirt weather has arrived ☀️🐧

From today until Tuesday 16 June, you can save 10% when you buy two t-shirts from our sustainable Teemill store.

Use code JUNE10 at checkout and wear your love for Antarctica this summer.

Every purchase helps support our work conserving Antarctica’s historic sites.

*Minimum spend £40.

Our new collection of sustainable Antarctic-inspired apparel uses a print-on-demand model, which dramatically reduces waste and ensures truly sustainable production