Jane Francis
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Jane Francis is Professor of Palaeoclimatology at the University of Leeds
In 2002 became the fourth woman to receive the Polar Medal
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from the University of Southampton
, Francis was an NERC
Post-doctoral
student at Bedford College, London University.
, followed by 5 years as a Research Associate at the University of Adelaide. In 1991 she was appointed a Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Leeds
, Senior Lecturer in 1996 and Professor in 2004.
Leverhulme Trust
Senior Research Fellowship. She has additionally been awarded the President's Award from the Palaeontological Society and the US Navy Antarctic medal.
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
In 2002 became the fourth woman to receive the Polar Medal
Polar Medal
The Polar Medal is a medal awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It was instituted in 1857 as the Arctic Medal and renamed the Polar Medal in 1904.-History:...
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Education
After graduating with first and second degrees in GeologyGeology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
from the University of Southampton
University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...
, Francis was an NERC
Natural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.-History:...
Post-doctoral
Postdoctoral researcher
Postdoctoral research is scholarly research conducted by a person who has recently completed doctoral studies, normally within the previous five years. It is intended to further deepen expertise in a specialist subject, including acquiring novel skills and methods...
student at Bedford College, London University.
Academic career
From 1984 until 1986 she was Palaeobotanist to the British Antarctic SurveyBritish Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
, followed by 5 years as a Research Associate at the University of Adelaide. In 1991 she was appointed a Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, Senior Lecturer in 1996 and Professor in 2004.
Major awards
In 2003 Francis was awarded the Royal SocietyRoyal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
Leverhulme Trust
Leverhulme Trust
The Leverhulme Trust was established in 1925 under the will of the First Viscount Leverhulme, William Hesketh Lever, with the instruction that its resources should be used to support "scholarships for the purposes of research and education."...
Senior Research Fellowship. She has additionally been awarded the President's Award from the Palaeontological Society and the US Navy Antarctic medal.