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From: Capper, Linda M.
Date: Thursday, 21 March 2013
Subject: New Director for British Antarctic Survey
To: "Capper, Linda M." <lmca@bas.ac.uk>
Message from Professor Alan Rodger, Interim Director of British Antarctic Survey
21 March 2013
Professor Jane Francis has been appointed as the new Director of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
I am delighted to inform you that Professor Jane Francis has been appointed as the 8th Director of British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Jane is currently Professor of Palaeoclimatology, Leeds University and Dean of the Faculty of the Environment. She already has very considerable experience of working for and with BAS, and has had many field seasons in both Polar Regions. Jane will take up her new post on 1 October 2013, at which time I will stand down.
Jane Francis, a geologist by training, is Professor of Palaeoclimatology at the University of Leeds where she is currently Dean of the Faculty of Environment. She has research interests in ancient climates, particularly of the Polar Regions, and has undertaken numerous scientific expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, working in collaboration with research teams from many other countries. In 2002 she was awarded the Polar Medal in recognition of her contribution to British Polar Science.
Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Professor Duncan Wingham said, "I am delighted to have Jane Francis join NERC as the new Director of the British Antarctic Survey. She joins us at a time in which our need to understand the Polar Regions has never been more important. Jane comes to us with an impressive track record of leadership and achievement in one of the outstanding UK university departments, and is a widely recognised and popular figure in the polar world. We very much welcome her to her new role."
Commenting on her appointment Jane Francis said, "I am very much looking forward to taking up this position in such a prestigious organisation as the British Antarctic Survey. Polar science is a really exciting area to work in and there are a lot of great opportunities for BAS, in partnership with the UK polar community, to lead the way in addressing some critical challenges to our understanding of how polar systems operate."
Jane's appointment is excellent news for BAS.
Alan
Professor Alan Rodger
Interim Director,
British Antarctic Survey
Linda Capper, MBE, MCIPR
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