Data centre contacts

The UK Polar Data Centre (UK PDC) coordinates the management of Arctic and Antarctic environmental data with a team of data managers responsible for discipline-specific areas. Primary contacts are listed below, while any general data enquiries can be directed to PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk. The data centre works with other groups within BAS that manage data and information – to find out more, see BAS data teams and the data section at Contact BAS.

General data enquiries

• PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk

Acting Head of Information Services

• Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley

Head of UK PDC

• Helen Peat

Physical sciences data management (includes cryospheric, atmospheric, and space weather)

• Peter Kirsch
• Tim Barnes
• Paul Breen

Data, systems, and software (RRS Sir David Attenborough)

• Alex Tate
• Mike Crosier

Biological sciences data management

• Mari Whitelaw 
• Sarah Manthorpe
• Lucy Stephenson

Marine data management

• Petra ten Hoopen

Geophysical data management

• Alice Fremand

Data management planning

• Katy Buckland
• Lucy Stephenson

Scientific data assistance

• Alysa Fisher
• James Lucas 
• Claudette Lopez (Marine Geospatial)
• Viola Panigada (Wildlife from Space)

User feedback and complaints

The UK PDC welcomes feedback from our users – please forward any comments or suggestions to PDCServiceDesk@bas.ac.uk. Any formal complaints on provision of data and information services should be directed to complaints@bas.ac.uk for referral to the Head of Information Services. Please view the BAS complaints page for more information on this process. Our postal address is as follows:

UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey
High Cross
Madingley Road
Cambridge
CB3 0ET
UK