Scott Polar Research: University of Cambridge

Established in 1920 as a memorial to Scott, who died returning from the South Pole, the Institute is well known internationally for its interdisciplinary research in Arctic and Antarctic regions. their principal research activities fall into both the social and physical sciences, and they are particularly keen to sponsor projects that bridge these.

Key research areas:

• Polar social sciences
• The human, economic and governmental aspects of development in the Arctic regions; the anthropology of circumpolar cultures; ethnographic studies of scientific communities; and the environmental and imperial histories of the polar regions (M Bravo and P Vitebsky)
• Polar physical sciences

Glaciology and relationships between glaciers, climate and sea level; glacier hydrology; polar marine geology and geophysics; ice-sheet interactions with the ocean; satellite remote sensing of ice dynamics and surface-elevation change (NS Arnold, P Christoffersen, JA Dowdeswell, WG Rees, IC Willis)

Research collaborations:

Some students can be registered with external co-supervisors if required. It is possible to arrange research into other aspects of polar studies that require extensive use of facilities within the Institute but with co-supervision from other departments and faculties.

Further information:

• www.spri.cam.ac.uk/prosp.htm (the online prospectus)
• or email enquiries@spri.cam.ac.uk for printed information