Terry V. Callaghan CMG is Professor of Arctic Ecology, University of Sheffield, and Tomsk State University, Russia (currently on hold), and is Honorary Doctor of Oulu University, Finland, Lund University, Sweden, Tomsk State University, Russia and Khovd State University, Mongolia.
He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. Over 56 years, he has done research in every Arctic country. With over 460 scientific publications, he is a “Most Cited and Influential Researcher” and “World-leading Researcher” (according to Web of Science and Research.com).
He was Lead Author to IPCC assessments, the United Nations Environment Panel on Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Effects, the Arctic Climate Impacts Assessment and others. He played important roles in establishing the UK research station on Svalbard and 3 research stations in Siberia. He directed the Abisko Research Station in Sweden for 14 years and developed the Climate Impacts Research Centre. He works with Indigenous People and founded INTERACT and co-founded the Siberian Environmental Change Network.
Terry is one of the founders of the University of the Arctic. He is Patron of the UK Wicked Weather Watch charity for school education and gives advice to National Governments. Medals and awards include part of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to IPCC in 2007, the International Arctic Science Committee Medal, the Vega Medal by the King of Sweden, and the polar Medal and Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St. George by the Late Queen of England.
