Malcolm Grimston

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Malcolm Charles Grimston (born 1 May 1958) is a British advocate of nuclear power, and is also a scientific author, based at the Centre for Energy Policy and Technology at Imperial College London. [1] He has featured extensively on British television and radio in context of the latest new-build power stations for nuclear power in the United Kingdom.

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Early life

Grimston was born in Cleethorpes, now in North East Lincolnshire, then in Lindsey.[ citation needed ] He grew up in North Yorkshire, attending the independent Scarborough College. He studied natural sciences at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1979. [2] He subsequently took a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), again at Magdalene Cambridge.

Career

Grimston taught chemistry for seven years from 1980, at Stowe and Millfield schools. [3] From 1987-92 he was an information officer at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).[ citation needed ]

From 1992-95 he was an information officer at the British Nuclear Industry Forum (now called the Nuclear Industry Association).[ citation needed ] In 1995 Grimston joined Imperial College as a senior research fellow. [4]

In 1999 Grimston became a senior research fellow at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, also known as Chatham House. [5] He served as an associate fellow until 2015. [4]

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Personal life

Grimston lives in Wandsworth. He is a councillor on Wandsworth London Borough Council, [6] where he has represented West Hill ward since 1994. In 2014, he left the Conservative Party to sit as an Independent.

In 2018, he was re-elected with 4,002 votes. This was the highest individual result recorded for any candidate in Wandsworth and in Greater London.

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References

  1. Imperial College
  2. Lowry, David (6 May 2008). "Obituary: Tom Tuohy". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. "OSA Alumni Award 2020 – Malcolm Grimston – Scarborough College OSA". Scarborough College OSA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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  5. Chatham House
  6. Wandsworth Council Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine