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Nick Barton

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Gender Male
Age 68
Date of birth August 30,1955
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born United Kingdom
Field Evolutionary biology
Academic advisor Godfrey Hewitt
Education University of Cambridge
University of East Anglia
Movies/Shows Swallows and Amazons
Green Eyed Monster
Kinky Boots
Calendar Girls
Awards Darwin–Wallace Medal
Darwin Medal
Erwin Schrödinger Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society
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ID575316

Evolution
Rock Quality, Seismic Velocity, Attenuation and Anisotropy
TBM Tunnelling in Jointed and Faulted Rock
Engineering in Jointed and Faulted Rock
Ice Age Britain
A Review of the Shear Strength of Filled Discontinuities in Rock: Review of a New Shear Strength Criterion for Rock Joints. N. Barton
Revealing Lateglacial Landscapes: The Re-peopling of Britain and Northwest Europe in the Late Pleistocene
The Influence of Joint Properties in Modelling Jointed Rock Masses
Numerical Modelling of the Hydro-mechanical Behaviour of Single Fractures
Recent Experiences with the Q-system of Tunnel Support Design
Cavern Design for Hong Kong Rocks
Predicting the Behaviour of Underground Openings in Rock
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Nicholas Hamilton Barton FRS FRSE is a British evolutionary biologist.

Birmingham Airport chief executive gets 49% pay rise

Jun 24,2022 1:55 pm

The Chief executive of Birmingham Airport has been given a 49% pay rise, angering trade unions.

Nick Barton 's annual wage has risen from £399,000 to £595,000.

It Comes as air travellers have been experiencing long delays and cancellations.

Jane Nellist, president of Coventry Trade Union Council, said the pay was " absolutely disgraceful" but airport board member John McNicholas said it was " paying the appropriate rate".

Staff shortages, among security staff in particular, have caused which received £12. 8m of public money from the government to support it during the Covid pandemic.

It also laid off 43% of its staff during the period, when The Business was forced to virtually shut down. It has been seeking to fill gaps as demand for travel returns.

Ms Nellist said Mr Barton's pay rise would make " millions of workers angry" and was " yet another example of workers being told to tighten their belts, while the fat cats take the cream".

She Said with inflation rising, workers were equally in need of better pay, adding: " If they want a pay rise it should be equal - we should all get a pay rise. "

The Airport is part-owned by A Number of councils in the region, including Coventry City Council, and Ms Nellist said it was wrong to pay The Airport chief executive more at a time when local authorities were being forced to make cuts.

Birmingham Airport said it hoped to be back to full staffing levels by August, and explained: " We pay our senior management In Line with market rates. "

Heathrow's chief executive has received an annual salary increase of 85% to almost £1. 5m a year, and The Boss at Manchester Airport Group had a pay rise of 25% to £2. 5m.

Mr McNicholas, who also sits on Coventry City Council, described Mr Barton as " a very dynamic person, full of great ideas" and as " someone absolutely perfect for Birmingham Airport ".

He Said : " It is paying the appropriate rate and while it may seem high for many, many people because of the current circumstance, we've also got to look to The Future and ensure we have The Right person in The Post . "

The Department for Transport said: " The aviation industry is responsible for making sure they have enough staff to meet demand, and we have been clear that they must Step Up recruitment to make sure disruption is kept to a minimum. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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