On the 17th of July 2023 Barry questioned Jane Rumble OBE, Head of the Polar Regions Department at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during an Enviornmental Audit Committee Sub Committee on Polar Research.
“It’s difficult for researchers to know how they can communicate their findings to policy makers”, argues Barry, asking Ms Rumble what work is being done to improve communications between research and those who can turn said research into policy.