Institute Staff
Our academic staff comprises Cambridge University teaching officers and grant-funded post-doctoral researchers, together with graduate students. In addition, we have a large complement of library and archival personnel and an administrative support team. This year, Dr Neil Arnold received a Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching. Charles Swithinbank, was awarded a second clasp to his Polar Medal by HM The Queen.
Senior Academic and Related Staff
- Professor Julian A. Dowdeswell, Director
- Dr Neil Arnold, University Lecturer
- Dr Michael Bravo, University Lecturer
- Mr Robert Headland, Archivist and Curator
- Mr William Mills, Keeper and Librarian
- Professor Elizabeth Morris, OBE, NERC Arctic Science Advisor (seconded from BAS)
- Dr Gareth Rees, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Beau Riffenburgh, Editor, Polar Record
- Dr Andrew Shepherd, University Assistant Lecturer
- Dr Piers Vitebsky, Assistant Director of Research
- Dr Ian Willis, University Lecturer
- Professor Peter Wadhams, Professor of Ocean Physics
Research Staff
- Mr Toby Benham, Research Associate
- Dr Marcelle Chabot, Research Fellow
- Dr Bruce Denby, Research Associate
- Mr Martin Doble, Research Associate
- Mr Nick Hughes, Research Associate
- Mr Arthur Kaletsky, Research Associate
- Dr Colm Ó Cofaigh, Research Associate
- Dr Olga Tutubalina, Research Fellow
- Mr Jeremy Wilkinson, Research Associate
Library Staff
- Ms Sharon Banks, Library Assistant
- Ms Naomi Boneham, Assistant Archivist
- Mrs Frances Cramp, Library Assistant
- Ms Caroline Gunn, Archives Assistant
- Ms Lucy Martin, Manager, Picture Library
- Mr Jonathan Pinhey, Nordic Bibliographer
- Ms Shirley Sawtell, Information Assistant
- Ms Rebecca Stancombe, Library Assistant
- Ms Hilary Shibata, Antarctic Bibliographer
- Mrs Isabella Warren, Russian Bibliographer
Support Staff
- Ms Bryony Amesbury, Administrator
- Mrs Liz Crilley, Director's Assistant
- Mrs Jennifer Dale, Receptionist/Secretary
- Ms Francesca Franco, Shop Manager
- Mrs Judy Heath, Senior Accounts Clerk
- Mr Martin Lucas-Smith, Web Technician
- Mr Stanley Chapman, Maintenance
- Mr Brian Smith, Maintenance
Research Students
- Ms Tanya Argounova
- Mr Yevgeni Aksenov
- Mr John Ash
- Mr Mark Dwyer
- Ms Daniela Flocco
- Mr Adrian Fox
- Ms Stephanie Irlbacher Fox
- Ms Susanna Grant
- Mr Joachim Otto Habeck
- Mr Richard Hall
- Ms Ingibjorg Jonsdottir
- Mr John Lin
- Mr Sean Maher
- Ms Anna Nelson
- Mr Richard Powell
- Mrs Lena Khlinovskaya Rockhill
- Mr Steven Sawhill
- Mr Niobe Thompson
- Mr Sam Van Vactor
- Ms Emma Wilson
- Mr Kostas Zorbas
MPhil Students
- Ms Jennifer Anderson
- Mr Andrew Faas
- Ms Janne Flora
- Ms Caroline Gunn
- Mr Huw Lewis-Jones
- Mr Liam Parfitt
- Ms Sarah Robinson
- Ms Olga Ulturgasheva
- Ms Elana Wilson
Institute Associates
- Dr Valerie Alia
- Dr Lawson Brigham
- Dr Hugh Brody
- Dr Liz Cruwys
- Dr Debra J. Enzenbacher
- Mr Michael Gorman
- Dr Colin Harris
- Dr John Heap
- Mr Keith Hill
- Dr Neil Kent
- Mr Harry King
- Mr Oliver Merrington
- Professor Mark Nuttall
- Dr Simon Ommanney
- Dr Philip Pugh
- Dr Gordon de Q. Robin
- Dr Clive Smallman
- Mr Peter Speak
- Dr Bernard Stonehouse
- Dr Charles Swithinbank
- Dr Janet West
- Professor Peter Williams
Other organisations based at SPRI
World Data Centre for Glaciology, Cambridge
- Mrs Sally Stonehouse, Manager
- Mr Oliver Merrington, Website Manager
International Glaciological Society
- Mr Simon Ommanney, Secretary General
- Mrs Linda Gorman, Assistant to the Secretary General
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Dr Peter Clarkson, Executive Secretary
- Mrs Mandy Dalton, Senior Clerk