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Peter Nienow
Peter Nienow
Nationality	British
	Scientific career
Fields	Glaciology
Institutions	University of Edinburgh

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Peter Nienow FRSE is a Professor in glaciology at the University of Edinburgh.^[1] His research focuses on how glaciers and ice sheets respond to climate change.

He was educated at Leighton Park School and Cambridge University where he gained a Blue for hockey.

He is a winner of the Polar Medal, an award given to British citizens in recognition of acquisition of knowledge about polar regions, and who have undertaken polar expeditions in extreme hardship.^[2]

Awards and honours

In 2019 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[3]

References

^ "Profile". The University of Edinburgh. 21 April 2021.
^ "Scientist wins royal award for work in Arctic". BBC News. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "Professor Peter William Nienow FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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[1] "Profile". The University of Edinburgh. 21 April 2021.

[BBC_News_2017-2] "Scientist wins royal award for work in Arctic". BBC News. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[3] "Professor Peter William Nienow FRSE". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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+'''Peter Nienow''' [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]] is a Professor in [[glaciology]] at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ed.ac.uk/geosciences/people/profile?person=618|title=Profile|website=The University of Edinburgh|date=21 April 2021 }}</ref> His research focuses on how [[glaciers]] and [[ice sheets]] respond to climate change.
+He was educated at [[Leighton Park School]] and [[Cambridge University]] where he gained a [[Blue]] for hockey.
 He is a winner of the [[Polar Medal]], an award given to British citizens in recognition of acquisition of knowledge about [[polar region|polar]] regions, and who have undertaken polar expeditions in extreme hardship.<ref name="BBC News 2017">{{cite web | title=Scientist wins royal award for work in Arctic | website=BBC News | date=2017-01-23 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-38723270 | access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref>
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 In 2019 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rse.org.uk/fellow/pete-nienow/|title=Professor Peter William Nienow FRSE|date=2019-03-15|website=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-15}}</ref>
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