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 …
We write in solidarity with our colleagues in the USA and internationally, who are suffering as efforts to increase equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are systematically eroded and destroyed. It is imperative to defend EDI principles at the national and the international level. Without efforts to diversify polar science, we will lose the best and …
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 …
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 …
Newcastle University Geography Department are proud to host the annual QRA Discussion Meeting in January 2025. Abstract deadline: 11th November Early bird registration: 30th November Registration closes: 11th December
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 …
Dear friends, colleagues, I’m delighted to write that I have just been informed that as of 1st August 2024 I will be awarded a Personal Chair and will become Professor Bethan Davies. I’m truly delighted to have been awarded this and will seek to use my new position to continue to support and work with …
In this post, I thought it might be interesting to outline some of the typical work tasks for me as a mid-career academic. Hopefully this is not too self-indulgent; I thought that if you’re an early career researcher or student considering future careers, this may be of interest to you. Perhaps you’re an international academic, …
Day 2 Today is another day in the office. On office days I’m usually busy with meetings, teaching, emails and administration. I try and keep a couple of days clear a week for more thoughtful work, and try and work from home, but it’s not always possible. 0800: I’m in the office bright and early, …
Day 1 This is an example of one typical day at work for a mid-career academic. This semester I’m teaching a couple of undergraduate courses, a postgraduate course, and teaching a field class abroad. I’m supervising 5 PhD students and 1 MRes student, and am currently Director of Research and REF2029 lead for the Department …
