Universities · researchers · field teams
University fieldwork training
Over the years, Antony has delivered leadership training for universities including King Abdullah University in Saudi Arabia, the University of the West of England and Plymouth University. His programmes bring expedition experience into practical learning, helping participants develop communication, teamwork and judgement outdoors.
Residential preparation for students, researchers and teams heading into remote or challenging environments. Programmes connect practical skills with the communication, judgement and teamwork needed to work confidently in the field.
- Planning, navigation and practical field preparation
- Campcraft, expedition equipment and living in the field
- Risk awareness, communication and team resilience
Course content is agreed around the destination, research needs and participants’ existing experience.
Remote fieldwork preparation
Connect practical skills with team judgement
Planning & navigation
Explore preparation, navigation and the practical decisions involved in working away from familiar support.
Equipment & campcraft
Build familiarity with expedition equipment, organising a camp and the demands of living in the field.
Risk awareness & teamwork
Practise clear communication, shared responsibility and reviewing plans as conditions change.
Case study · Clean Planet Foundation · Dartmoor · 2023 to 2024
From Dartmoor to the Polar Regions: Preparing Scientists for Fieldwork
In 2023 and 2024, Antony brought his polar expedition experience to Dartmoor to help early career scientists prepare for the practical demands of research in remote environments. Working on the Clean Planet Peninsula programme, he connected expedition skills with leadership, communication and teamwork.
The challenge
Scientific expertise needs practical preparation alongside it. Researchers heading into remote environments must also be ready to navigate, live in the field and work effectively as a team.
Antony’s role
Antony helped deliver the 2023 pilot alongside the UK Polar Network and returned as lead instructor in 2024. He drew on his experience of leading expeditions and travelling to both Geographic Poles to help participants prepare for life and work in the field.
Learning in the field
Antony’s teaching connected practical expedition preparation with the decisions teams face outdoors: navigating, organising a camp, using equipment and supporting one another when conditions change. Dartmoor’s rain, wind and poor visibility gave participants opportunities to practise, alongside specialist sessions delivered by the wider training team.
Participant perspective
The leadership and teamwork exercises helped connect preparation with participants’ own research plans. In feedback published after the 2024 course, one participant described feeling more confident about preparing for polar research.
BBC coverage · 2023
The 2023 course Antony helped deliver attracted coverage from BBC Breakfast, BBC News and BBC Spotlight. The reporting explored the programme’s preparation for polar fieldwork, including health workshops delivered by the wider team.
Fieldwork safety & preparation
Agree the scope before delivery
Course planning starts with your field destination, research activities, group experience and institutional requirements. We discuss practical objectives, access needs, equipment and the support your team needs to prepare.
Health and safety responsibilities, any specialist instruction and any assessment or certification requirements are discussed explicitly when defining the programme.
Antony’s polar guiding and expedition leadership experience informs his approach to field preparation. Explore the residential course overview for the wider training offer.
Plan training around your team
Share your objectives, group size, preferred dates and location. Content, timings, accessibility and practical requirements are agreed during the enquiry.
Discuss your programme