During a recent visit, Professor Mike Bentley and Professor James Osborn met with Australian and New Zealand partners to develop research collaborations in Antarctic research and Space and Satellite applications.
Professor Bentley is a leading polar geoscientist, based in our Department of Geography. Professor Osborn is Director of Durham University Space Research Centre.
They visited the University of Western Australia and The Australian National University to meet with Australian counterparts to explore research collaborations.
Professor Bentley also visited Monash University and the University of Tasmania whilst Professor Osborn visited UNSW Canberra. In addition, given New Zealand’s burgeoning space industry and as an associate member of Horizon Europe, Professor Osborn also met with the University of Auckland as well as government and business counterparts in Wellington.
A proud history of research engagement in Australia and New Zealand
From Antarctic research and climate change to space applications, satellite technology, and quantum, we have a long and proud history of research collaborations with Australia and New Zealand to tackle global challenges.
Professor Bentley and Durham Geographers are partner investigators of the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, a Special Research Initiative funded by the Australian Research Council and led by the Universities of Tasmania, New South Wales and The Australian National University. This has already led to prominent co-publications.
Professor Osborn’s colleagues in our Department of Physics have provided input into the development of the new Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Observatory. SKA is an international mega-science project to build the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. Headquartered in the UK, the SKA telescopes will be constructed and operated in Western Australia and South Africa.
Research excellence in Antarctic and space research
Professor Bentley, whose research has been used to inform policy on future sea levels, was awarded an OBE in The King’s Birthday Honours List, for services to Antarctic science. His work is used to ensure accurate satellite measurements of ice loss and to constrain models of how the ice sheet might contribute to future sea-level change. Prof. Bentley has been heavily involved in international collaboration in polar research, particularly with the international Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
Professor James Osborn is the Director of our newly launched Durham University Space Research Centre (SPARC). SPARC supports North East England’s growing space industry and leads on the sustainable exploration of the cosmos. Through interdisciplinary research and collaboration SPARC is driving sustainable space technology, operations and policy, ensuring responsible innovation that safeguards the future of space.
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