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Recommendation 58
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Establish long-term monitoring to assess scientific impact of Antarctic infrastructure upgrades.
Recommendation
To quantify the value for money and scientific impact of the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Project, we recommend that the Natural Environment Research Council establish long-term monitoring to assess the effects of infrastructure upgrades. This should focus on key metrics, such as research output and citations of Antarctic fieldwork, to gauge the long-term benefits these improvements bring to UK Antarctic science. We recommend that the Natural Environment Research Council publish a comprehensive report on the outcomes of these upgrades, with the aim of releasing it by
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 September 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗