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SUMMARY:Professor Lloyd Peck: “Life in Antarctic seas: the unexpected\, 
 the unbelievable and the bizarre” - Professor Lloyd Peck\, British Antar
 ctic Survey\, Wolfson College
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CONTACT:Dr Kate Sanders
DESCRIPTION:*Dive into the mysterious world of Antarctica's Southern Ocean
 \, where 20\,000 species of marine life have evolved extraordinary adaptat
 ions to thrive in Antarctica’s icy waters over millions of years.*\n\n*T
 ime:* 18:00 (refreshments available from 17:45)\n\n*Location:* Lee Hall\, 
 Wolfson College\n\n*The event is open to all and free to attend - book you
 r place here:* https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-lloyd-peck-life-in
 -antarctic-seas-tickets-1303138906549\n\n\n*Overview:* \nAs part of Wolfso
 n's 60th anniversary celebrations\, hear from leading polar marine biologi
 st and Wolfson Fellow\, Professor Lloyd Peck\, as he shares insights into 
 life in Antarctica’s waters.\n\nSurprisingly\, the Southern Ocean around
  Antarctica is home to a vast array of biodiversity\, with around 20\,000 
 species of marine invertebrates and fish living there. The cold but very s
 table marine temperatures and extreme seasonality that we see today have e
 xisted in places around Antarctica for at least 20 million years. This has
  been long enough to allow life to evolve adaptations not seen elsewhere a
 nd many seem bizarre. There are giants\, there are unique animals biologic
 ally different from anything anywhere else.\n\nThis presentation will desc
 ribe the environment and the adaptations we have described so far and will
  discuss the how and the why they have come into existence.\n \n*Speaker:*
  Professor Lloyd Peck is a scientist at the forefront of investigation int
 o animal adaptations in extreme environments. He leads a dedicated\, innov
 ative team of polar biologists evaluating how species live in the coldest\
 , driest\, windiest\, most isolated place on earth. Lloyd has had 20 field
  visits to Antarctica in his over 30 years studying life in polar regions\
 , and over 25 years experience of media presentations and interviews. In 2
 024\, Lloyd was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society—one of the most
  prestigious honours in science.\n \n
LOCATION:Lee Hall\, Wolfson College\, Barton Road\, Cambridge CB3 9BB
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