About us
Our mission is to promote a greater public engagement with Antarctica, through heritage conservation, storytelling and effective advocacy.
Through the care and conservation of six designated historic sites and monuments on the Antarctic Peninsula, we aim to engage, inform and inspire current and future generations with Antarctica’s heritage. We deliver and support a range of innovative public programmes to engage and inspire people of all ages with 250 years of British human endeavour in Antarctica.
Meet our Patrons, Trustees and Team
HRH The Princess Royal
Since our foundation as a trust, we have benefitted from exceptional support from our Patron,…
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Undoubtedly one of our greatest living explorers. Sir Ranulph has broken countless world records and…
Dr Dafila Scott
Dafila is one of our foremost wildlife artists. Her connection with the Antarctic stems from…
The Hon. Alexandra Shackleton
Alexandra has been a key figure in Antarctic matters all her life. As Sir Ernest…
Kim Crosbie
Kim has been working in the polar regions for over 25 years, including, formerly, as…
Jane Arthur
Jane has worked in the museums and heritage sector for over 35 years in Birmingham,…
Camilla Nichol
Camilla has worked in the museums and heritage sector for 20 years. She read Geology…
Tom Wright CBE
Tom Wright has extensive experience in the heritage sector as a Trustee of the National…
Jamie Anderson
Jamie’s love of everything polar led him to join the Royal Marines to get cold…
Sumit Paul-Choudhury
Sumit Paul-Choudhury is a writer and consultant specialising in science, technology and the future. Trained…
Clive Sanders
Clive started out in the commercial sector working on a range of global sporting events…
Victoria Snowden
Victoria has had an interest in Antarctica and its wildlife for several years, which following…
Claire Warrior
Claire read Social Anthropology at Cambridge and began her career at the Pitt Rivers Museum…
Hugh Broughton
Hugh is an architect and is considered one of the world’s leading designers of science…
Oliver Darke
Oliver has extensive experience delivering construction and building maintenance projects in the polar regions. A…
Mehmuda Mian
Mehmuda is a former solicitor, with significant non-executive regulatory and governance experience. She has been…
Mark Potton
Mark brings more than two decades of digital marketing experience and expertise, much of which…
Katrina Nurse
Katrina Nurse brings extensive experience as a CFO in the retail sector working for household…
Lorna Court
Lorna began her commercial career at leading high street retailer WHSmith’s before moving into the…
Sophie Montagne
Sophie runs the Trust’s activities in Antarctica and manages the seasonal teams at Port Lockroy.…
Rachel Wilkinson
Rachel is the Operations Officer at the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. Having previously worked in…
Ruth Mullett
Ruth is interested in understanding the historic environment through the stories of those who have…
Ruth Currell
Ruth is passionate about conservation and preserving history. Ruth has studied International Heritage Management, an…
Camilla Johns
Camilla is a fundraiser with a background in the arts, heritage and environmental sector. She…
Heather Barrable
Inspired in childhood by her great grandfather’s copy of The Great White South by Herbert…
Sarah Blythe
Sarah is responsible for growing the organisation’s public profile through the strategic delivery of communications,…
Peter Watson
Peter is a travel writer, photographer and founder of outdoor travel blog Atlas & Boots.…
Helen Langwick
Helen is at heart a storyteller with a passion for communicating the wonders of our…
Lesley Johnston
Lesley brings new digital innovation into the Trust. Using a broad range of technologies, Lesley…
Jessica Norman
Jessica is a writer and producer. She has over 10 years’ experience creating innovative programmes…
Claudine Maya
Claudine is a qualified accountant (CIMA) with 19 years experience working in the Pharmaceutical Industry.…
Tiago Figueiredo
Tiago trained as an industrial management engineer and has worked in the food industry for…
Amanda Barry
Amanda has spent over 30 years working in public relations and communications, and is the…
Alette Kattenberg
From a young age, Alette wanted to become an archaeologist. She studied archaeology, followed by…
George Clarke
After graduating with a Fine Art Degree, George started working in music events, originally in…
Jim Brearley-Ratcliffe
Jim is a carpenter and building conservator, an advocate for traditional crafts and a Fellow…
Jolyon Oliver
Jo’s language is wood – quite literally, according to the late sculptor Anthony Caro, with…
Daniel Cheetham
Daniel is a heritage carpenter and apprentice millwright. Working across the UK to restore historic…
Maggie Cooke
Maggie is a Conservation Accredited Structural Engineer with over 30 years’ experience working on listed…
Julian ‘Jules’ Knight
Jules is a time-served industrial electrician who began his career straight from school with an…
Mathew Speed
Mathew is a Senior IT Engineer, based in Cambridgeshire. He is on secondment to UKAHT…
Michael Duff
Michael is an Australian-born filmmaker with 20 years of experience across 30 countries producing documentary,…
Sally Owen
Sally qualified as a Dental Surgeon in 1987. A short service commission with the Royal…
Work for us
Join the UKAHT team
We have small dedicated teams in Antarctica and the UK who work hard to keep our operation going, preserving our Antarctic heritage and sharing it with the world. Each year we recruit a team to run and manage Port Lockroy in Antarctica and occasionally also have vacancies for other specialist roles in the UK. Job vacancies are advertised on this website and on social media. Check out our jobs page for up-to-date vacancies. We politely ask that you keep an eye on these pages for any updates rather than contact us directly.
Strategy and Anniversary Report
We want to hear from you
Here you can find our 2020 – 2030 strategy and our 30th anniversary report.
Impact reports
See what we do
Every year we publish an impact report along with a short video showcasing our activities and successes over the previous 12 months including during the austral summer season in Antarctica.
Our Supporters
We work very closely with our three main stakeholders British Antarctic Survey, International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, to ensure our strategies will ensure the best possible future for the historic sites in our care.
Become a member
Support our work
By becoming a member you help us to carry out critical conservation work in Antarctica, run the museum and ‘Penguin Post Office’ at Port Lockroy, and deliver our UK-wide engagement programme of exhibitions, events and talks to inspire more people about the history of this incredible continent.