My PhD research tells the story of Halley research station from the IGY to present, utilising a combination of interviews and archival research to explore the history, science, politics, and people of this unique and important place.

Halley Station was founded by the Royal Society in 1956, in preparation for the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-58. The station was transferred to the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), the precursor to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), in 1959. Science undertaken at Halley has had global impact, most notably the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer in 1984. The station, currently Halley VI, remained in continuous operation until September 2017 when a crack opened in the Brunt Ice Shelf (NERC, 2017). The station has since been successfully automated throughout the 2019 austral winter. Halley's current scientific remit includes atmospheric sciences, space weather, and geology, including observation programmes that have been ongoing since 1956.