Bethan Davies

I am a glaciologist and glacial geologist at Newcastle University. I wrote and developed the AntarcticGlaciers.org website as part of an ongoing commitment to outreach, education and research impact. Read more about me at www.antarcticglaciers.org/bethan-davies.

Policy brief: The future of the Andes Water Towers

The Deplete and Retreat team are delighted to be attending the first ever celebration for International Day of the Glacier in Paris, at the UNESCO HQ, in March 2025. We will be hosting a side event, entitled “A vanishing mountain cryosphere and its importance to the water cycle under climate change“, aimed at informing stakeholders …

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International Day of the Glacier: Deplete and Retreat at the UNESCO celebration, Paris

We are delighted to announce that Deplete and Retreat will be represented at the first ever UNESCO World Day for Glaciers celebration in Paris, 20-21 March 2025. UNESCO state that this high level event, at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, will serve as a platform for dialogue and action regarding the state of the World’s …

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International Day of the Glacier: why are glaciers important, and what does it mean to preserve them?

It’s the first ever ‘International Day of the Glacier’ on 21st March 2025. This is part of the ‘International year of glacier preservation‘, being celebrated world-wide. Why is this being celebrated? Worldwide, glaciers are shrinking. Everywhere we look, glaciers are getting smaller each year; they are melting and losing more ice than they are gaining …

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How to organise a conference: advice and reflections from the 2025 Quaternary Research Association (QRA) Annual Discussion Meeting

By Christine Batchelor, Louise Callard, Becky Sanderson and Bethan Davies 1. Introduction Together with other colleagues from Newcastle University, we organised the Quaternary Research Association (QRA) Annual Discussion Meeting on 6 – 9th Jan 2025. The conference was attended by 130 people, and we had 100 submitted abstracts. There were 38 oral presentations, two keynote …

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PhD positions, Newcastle University, 2025 entry

There are a number of icy PhD positions available at Newcastle University for 2025 entry, through the IAPETUS DTP. Please get in touch with the listed supervisors if you’re interested. The deadline to apply is January 3rd 2025. IAP-24-046. Late Glacial and Holocene glacier dynamics in southeast Alaska / British Columbia IAP-24-062. Time-evolving hazard and …

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Free online event: Climate Change Impacts on the Arctic, Antarctic and High Mountain Glaciers: 8th May 2024

Please join us for this free, online event hosted by the Royal Meteorological Society: https://www.rmets.org/event/climate-change-impacts-arctic-antarctic-and-high-mountain-glaciers Date: Wednesday 8th May Time: 1300-1400 UK time Climate Change Impacts on the Arctic, Antarctic and High Mountain Glaciers Climate change is having rapid and dramatic impacts on glacier ice and snow on ice sheets and global mountain glaciers. In …

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