The FoSPRI Annual Polar Tribute to Professor David Vaughan OBE, FRGS

Schedule

Tue Jun 03 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) | London, EN

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The Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute special commemoration evening, paying tribute to the polar pioneer Prof David Vaughan OBE.
About this Event

The Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute invite you to join them for a special commemoration evening paying tribute to the polar pioneer and scientist Professor David Vaughan OBE, FRGS who passed away in 2023.

The evening will celebrate his lifetime achievements in the extremes of the Polar World.
As told by renowned explorer and broadcaster Paul Rose and friends of the late David Vaughan.

This is the story of a Cambridge University undergraduate who became Director of Science at the British Antarctic Survey.David spent his entire career committed to providing scientific information from extensive polar research in order to obtain scientific consensusfrom the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.Tragically David lost his life in 2023 after a battle with cancer.

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A pay bar will be available before and after the event.

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Proceeds from the event will raise much needed funds for the vital work of the Scott Polar Research Institute. Find out more about the work of the friends at www.spri.cam.ac.uk/friends


We look forward to seeing you there.

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Where is it happening?

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 25.00

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