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

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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?

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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

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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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Fieldwork in Nepal diary: Langtang Glaciological expedition

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By Gunjan Silwal, OnePlanet Doctoral Student I am undertaking a PhD in glaciology at Newcastle University, focusing on quantifying glacier disconnection, fragmentation, and separation, and assessing their impact on glacier mass loss and ice flow in the Himalayas. My PhD involves high altitude fieldwork in inaccessible regions in Nepal. In November 2024, I conducted glacier …

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PhD positions, Newcastle University, 2025 entry

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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

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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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Ida Pfeiffer Professor 2024

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The University of Vienna is now advertising again two Ida Pfeiffer Professor positions. The application deadline is the 8 March 2024. The specialist focus is on Cosmos and Earth. Employment period should be the beginning of September 2024 to the end of February 2025. https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Visiting-Professor/1016010601/ https://fgga.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/ida-pfeiffer-professorship/ Please circulate in your networks!

Activity report, AntarcticGlaciers, June 2022-June 2023

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Dear readers, I felt that it was an appropriate time for a brief report on users of AntarcticGlaciers in the last year. This deep dive into Google Analytics helps me and my colleagues to see where the traffic comes from, and how best to target the traffic to ensure the peak usability. It is useful …

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