BAS Science strategy team

The BAS Science Strategy Team ensures that the organisation delivers world-leading science underpinned by a clear polar science strategy, that science in BAS is well-managed and has funding that is appropriate and secure.

Terms of Reference

• To develop, maintain and implement a science strategy that keeps BAS at the forefront of polar science, meeting the current NERC science strategy and delivering the BAS Vision
• To ensure the delivery of the BAS science programme, assessing progress, and ensuring excellent scientific outcomes
• To foster a vibrant and fertile intellectual environment within BAS, in which all scientists are challenged to develop bold and exciting scientific ideas, and to develop their personal and professional skills
• To ensure that BAS leads and participates in scientific initiatives that lead to major advances in knowledge and expertise
• To identify opportunities and ensure innovation, beneficial contact with stakeholders and to maximise the impact of BAS Science
• To identify and initiate opportunities to maintain, diversify and increase funding available to BAS science; agreeing any changes or adjustments required ensure the sustainable funding of crucial science activities
• To monitor performance of BAS’s science, and ensure its scientists perform in-line with the expectations of BAS and NERC, highlighting and praising excellence, and where required, implementing measures to improve performance
• To identify, and seek to overcome, impediments to scientific progress; reporting those that cannot be overcome to the BAS Executive