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| British global warming scientist killed in cycling accident | |
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| A scientist who has done pioneering work on global warming has been killed in a road accident, it has emerged. | |
| Dr Katharine Giles, who worked at University College London (UCL), was involved in a collision with a lorry while cycling to work on Monday. | Dr Katharine Giles, who worked at University College London (UCL), was involved in a collision with a lorry while cycling to work on Monday. |
| The 35-year-old had carried out important research relating to the Arctic and Antarctic. | The 35-year-old had carried out important research relating to the Arctic and Antarctic. |
| Her death comes just three months after a senior colleague, Prof Seymour Laxon, 49, died in a fall, hitting his head and suffering a brain haemorrhage. | Her death comes just three months after a senior colleague, Prof Seymour Laxon, 49, died in a fall, hitting his head and suffering a brain haemorrhage. |
| The head of the earth sciences department, Prof Philip Meredith, told staff and students: "We are all left with a sense of the outrageous unfairness with which some of our best colleagues have been taken from us. | The head of the earth sciences department, Prof Philip Meredith, told staff and students: "We are all left with a sense of the outrageous unfairness with which some of our best colleagues have been taken from us. |
| "Katharine had a bright future ahead of her. She graduated with a first class degree in earth and space sciences from UCL, studied under Seymour for her PhD, and went on to forge her own career as a research fellow and most recently as a university lecturer." | "Katharine had a bright future ahead of her. She graduated with a first class degree in earth and space sciences from UCL, studied under Seymour for her PhD, and went on to forge her own career as a research fellow and most recently as a university lecturer." |
| Dr Giles had conducted experiments investigating sea ice thickness, and shown how winds affected the newly exposed Arctic Ocean. | Dr Giles had conducted experiments investigating sea ice thickness, and shown how winds affected the newly exposed Arctic Ocean. |
| Scotland Yard said the accident took place at the junction of Palace Street and Victoria Street, near Victoria Station, at 8.25am on Monday. | Scotland Yard said the accident took place at the junction of Palace Street and Victoria Street, near Victoria Station, at 8.25am on Monday. |
| Giles, from west London, was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of the HGV lorry stopped at the scene. He was not arrested. | Giles, from west London, was pronounced dead at the scene. The male driver of the HGV lorry stopped at the scene. He was not arrested. |
| Any witnesses were asked to call the road death investigation unit at Catford, south-east London on 020 8285 1574. | Any witnesses were asked to call the road death investigation unit at Catford, south-east London on 020 8285 1574. |
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