REPORT FROM THE NORTHUMBRIA SYMPOSIUM

摘要

The English have a phrase, `it's grim up north', which expresses the generally held southern view that everything in the north of England is grubby,uncouth and tough. It is, perhaps, actually a phrase devised by northerners to discourage too many unwelcome visits from southern softies, but it has persisted and tainted many views of our northern cities. Attendees of the International Symposium on Glaciology in the International Polar Year, at Northumbria University in Newcastle, were treated to an entirely different experience of the north.Newcastle presented itself as a cosmopolitan city,providing high-quality conference facilities and memorable cultural experiences. This was a truly excellent symposium, with wide-ranging talks and an abundance of exciting science.