Hilary is the geological technician and Laboratory Suite Manager (geology). She gained a BSc in Geology at Luton University in 1995 and an MSc in Museum Studies from Leicester University in 2008.

Hilary is responsible for managing the geology labs and providing technical support to the geoscience projects.

She manages access to the rock and fossil collections both in Cambridge and off-site at British Geological Survey, Keyworth. She provides outreach material and coordinates the BAS presence at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival and handles loan requests from around the world.

1. Fossil database

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2. Managing South Orkney’s seafloor communities

   SO-AntEco was a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) led expedition undertaken in conjunction with an international team of scientists from the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR) AntEco research programme.

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3. Impact of global disturbances on evolution of polar life

   Why does global biodiversity show such a steep increase just as climates were deteriorating?

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4. West Antarctica wind strength and atmospheric circulation

   This project used ice core chemical and biological tracers, including marine diatoms swept onto the ice sheet by wind, to reconstruct 300 years of wind strength and atmospheric circulation patterns in West Antarctica.

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1. SHIP BLOG: Rhythm of the night

   Oh look it’s snowing/raining and getting dark… it must be time for the Night Shift. I’m Hilary, the night shift leader on the SO-AntEco scientific cruise to the South Orkney […]

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1. NEWS STORY: BAS at leading fossil festival

   British Antarctic Survey exhibits at Lyme Regis Fossil Festival Staff from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are displaying some amazing Antarctic fossil and biological collections at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival […]

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2. British Antarctic Survey at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival

   The annual Lyme Regis Fossil Festival took place last weekend (29 Apr – 1 May) with the theme ‘Marine Parade’ – celebrating the area’s marine fossil heritage. The festival included […]

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• Fellow, Geological Society
• Member, Geological Curators Group
• Member, Quaternary Research Association
• STEM Ambassador, STEMnet