Welsh Professor Awarded the Polar Medal, Like Scott

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A professor of glaciology at Swansea University is to receive the Polar Medal from the Queen, for outstanding achievement and service to the United Kingdom in the field of polar research.

Professor Tavi Murray, 42, is believed to be only the 8th woman to be honoured with the medal, which was established in 1857. Her award is for both Arctic and Antarctic research, which makes it doubly unusual.

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Welsh Professor Awarded the Polar Medal, Like Scott

And she joins a distinguished list of around 4,000 recipients, which includes Antarctic explorers Ca...

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