Jane Francis

Jane Francis
Portrait of Jane Francis
Chancellor of the University of Leeds
Assumed office
9 July 2018
Preceded byMelvyn Bragg
Personal details
BornJane Elizabeth Francis
October 1956 (age 69)
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
Awards
WebsiteJane Francis at British Antarctic Survey
Scientific career
FieldsPalaeoclimatology
Institutions
ThesisThe fossil forests of the basal Purbeck formation (upper jurassic) of Dorset, Southern England (1982)
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Professor Dame Jane Elizabeth Francis, DCMG FRS (born October 1956) is a British paleoclimatologist who is the Director of the British Antarctic Survey. She previously worked as Professor of Palaeoclimatology at the University of Leeds where she also was Dean of the Faculty of Environment. In 2002 she was the fourth woman to receive the Polar Medal for outstanding contribution to British polar research. She is currently the Chancellor of the University of Leeds.