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• 17: Julian Paren

Julian Paren

Julian obtained his doctorate for studies at the Scott Polar Research Institute in the University of Cambridge in 1970.  After a spell at the University of Birmingham, he joined the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in 1976 as a glaciologist, retiring in 2002 as Head of Archives and Information and taking over the role of Secretary to the BAS Club.  He held the post of Director's Assistant under four BAS Directors: David Drewry, Barry Heywood, Dougal Goodman and Chris Rapley. 

He made eight visits to the Antarctic between 1976 and 1990, drilling ice cores throughout the Antarctic Peninsula and studying the interaction between George VI Ice Shelf and the ocean.  In 1997 he accompanied the composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies to the Antarctic as he sought inspiration for his Antarctic Symphony commissioned by BAS.  In retirement Julian Paren is a Tutor for the University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education where he runs residential and e-Learning (internet-based) courses on Climate Change and Antarctica.