Jane Rumble OBE FRGS is the Head of the Polar Regions Department for the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[1][2][3] She is also the acting Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory, by virtue of being the Deputy Commissioner.[4]
Jane Rumble | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Exeter |
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| Institutions | Polar Regions Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK |
Early life and education
editRumble graduated with a BSc degree in geography from the University of Exeter.[citation needed][5]
Career and impact
editRumble was appointed to the position of Head of Polar Regions Department in January 2007, having been Deputy Head since 2003.[1][6] She began her civil service career in the UK's Department of Environment, where she held a number of roles dealing with corporate and environmental policy, including policy on the health and safety of genetically modified crops.[6] She then worked for the cross-Whitehall Teenage Pregnancy Unit before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where she began to work on polar policy. Rumble is the fourth Head of the FCDO's Polar Regions Department since 1943.[1][6] During her time as the Head of Polar Regions, she has been involved in shaping policy relevant to Arctic and Antarctic protection.[7][8][9]
Awards and honours
editRumble is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and was awarded the Back Award in 2023 [1]. She is also a Policy Fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy of the University of Cambridge.[6]
She was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List.[10] In July 2018 she was awarded an honorary DSc degree by Leeds University.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Emblow, Chris. "Arctic Frontiers - Jane Rumble, Head of Polar Regions Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK". www.arcticfrontiers.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean" (PDF). House of Commons. 2013.
- ^ "British Antarctic Territory" (PDF). jncc.defra.gov.uk/. Polar Regions Unit, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and British Antarctic Survey.
- ^ "Who We Are". British Antarctic Territory. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Jane Rumble". LinkedIn. Retrieved 11 December 2019.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Jane Rumble - Sciences & technology in the service of society". www.csap.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Lavelle, Marianne (21 September 2013). "Forum on Arctic 'Science of Change' Focuses on Decisions at the Top of the World". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ Environmental Audit Committee (20 September 2012). Protecting the Arctic. Vol. 1. House of Commons. ISBN 9780215048394.
- ^ "Why Does Antarctica Matter?". www.rgs.org. Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B23.
- ^ "Jane Frances Rumble". University of Leeds. July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.