Professor David Drewry CGeog

Biography

Professor David Drewry is Honorary Fellow at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge where he was previously Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute. David has research interests in environmental science, particularly glaciology and climate change. He has published three books and more than 100 research papers (including in Nature and Science). He has led scientific expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. David holds a BSc in Geography with Geology from Queen Mary, University of London and a Doctorate in Geophysics from the University of Cambridge. He has honorary professorships at London University, Krakow Academy, Poland and Xiamen University, China. Professor Drewry is a Trustee of the Natural History Museum in London, Vice-President of the European University Association, chairing the Research Policy Group, and is Chair of the South Georgia Association. He was Vice-Chancellor of Hull University from 1999-2009 and previously Director of the British Antarctic Survey, Director-General of the British Council and Deputy Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council. He was elected President of the International Arctic Science Committee, Founding Chair of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, Vice-President of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. David has been awarded the Polar Medal, the United States Antarctic Service Medal, the Patron's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), the Prix de la Belgica Gold Medal of the Royal Academy of Belgium, and several honorary degrees from British and overseas universities. He has a mountain and a glacier named after him in Antarctica.