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Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research

Commons Select Committee

The Environmental Audit Sub-Committee on Polar Research has been set up by the Environmental Audit Committee to consider the contribution of UK science to understanding climate and environmental change in the polar regions.

 

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Past events

Wednesday 8 May 2024
2:00pm Private
2:15pm Public
The UK and the Antarctic Environment - Oral evidence 8 May 2024
2:15pm
  • David Rutley (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories) at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
  • Jane Rumble OBE (Head of the Polar Regions Department at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
  • Andrew Griffith MP (Minister of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation) at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Monday 18 March 2024
4:00pm Private
4:15pm Public
The UK and the Antarctic Environment - Oral evidence 18 March 2024
4:15pm
  • Dr Joanne Johnson (Geochemist at British Antarctic Survey)
  • Dr Ines Otosaka (Co-Director of Science at Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM), and Lecturer at Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University)
  • Professor Michael Bentley (Professor at Department of Geography, Durham University)
  • Professor Ian Willis (Professor of Glaciology at Scott Polar Research Institute, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge)
5:15pm
  • Professor Dame Jane Francis DCMG (Director at British Antarctic Survey)
  • Dr Iain Williams (Director of Strategic Partnerships at Natural Environment Research Council (NERC))
  • Nigel Bird (Director of Major Programmes and Resources at Natural Environment Research Council (NERC))
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Monday 26 February 2024
4:45pm Private
5:00pm Public
The UK and the Antarctic Environment - Oral evidence 26 February 2024
5:00pm
  • Dr Kim Crosbie (Chair at Noble Caledonia Ltd)
  • Camilla Nichol (Chief Executive at UK Antarctic Heritage Trust)
  • Dr Christy Hehir (Senior Lecturer, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at University of Surrey)
  • Amanda Lynnes (Director of Environment and Science Coordination at International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO))
5:45pm
  • Mark Brownlow (Creative Director, Natural History at Plimsoll Productions)
  • Dr Elizabeth White (Executive Producer at BBC Studios The Natural History Unit)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Monday 5 February 2024
4:00pm Private
4:15pm Public
The UK and the Antarctic Environment - Oral evidence 5 February 2024
4:15pm
  • Professor Klaus Dodds (Executive Dean for the School of Life Sciences and Environment at Royal Holloway, University of London)
  • Dr Adrian Howkins (Reader in Environmental History at University of Bristol)
  • Dr Daniela Portello Sampaio (Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Alfred Wegener Institute)
5:15pm
  • Dr Susie Grant (Chief Officer, UK, Standing Committee on the Antarctic Treaty System at SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research), and Marine Biogeographer at British Antarctic Survey)
  • Dr Oliver Hogg (Senior Ocean Scientist at Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS))
  • Matt Spencer (Polar Oceans Specialist at WWF UK)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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