Ben Merrick - Diversity, leadership and how to bring people on the journey with you

Ben Merrick, Her Majesty’s Commissioner for the British Antarctic Territory and Director of the Overseas Territories Directorate at the Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office, is registered blind. He acts as Deputy Disability Champion for the UK Civil Service, and he is one of the UK’s leading disability role models.

Ben Merrick shares from his rich experiences and will discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, as well as mechanisms to both address and overcome barriers.

Diversity in UK Polar Science is an initiative funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, hosted at British Antarctic Survey, with the aim of improving minority representation and diversity in UK Polar science. Diversity in UK Polar Science will be hosting a series of online public talks to explore the challenges and achievements of people from underrepresented groups in roles linked to Polar Science, and to look at activities to facilitate greater representation in future.

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