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

Posted on 07/05/2024 by Bethan Davies

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

Posted on 17/01/2024 by Bethan Davies

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!

PhDs in Glaciology advertised (2024 entry)

Posted on 28/11/2023 by Bethan Davies tagged PhD

I am pleased to announce three PhDs being advertised in the IAPETUS DTP that I am involved with. These are for 2024 entry, with a closing deadline of January 5th 2024. Information on how to apply here. #1. Palaeoglacier and Palaeoclimate reconstructions in the Chilean and Argentinian Lake District, Patagonia link here Rationale During past …

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Activity report, AntarcticGlaciers, June 2022-June 2023

Posted on 14/06/2023 by Bethan Davies tagged blogging, science communication

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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Deplete and Retreat: future of the Andes Water Towers

Posted on 23/11/2022 by Bethan Davies tagged andes blog

We are delighted to announce a major new project. Our team has been awarded a major £2.5 million NERC highlight topic, to study the impacts of climate change upon water resources in the Andes. The Andes act as a natural water tower, storing water that around 90 million people rely upon. As our world warms, …

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PhD in glaciology advertised (2023 entry, now closed)

Posted on 11/11/2022 by Bethan Davies tagged Andes, andes blog, Juneau

Dear all, please note applications are now closed for this post. I am advertising a PhD in glaciology at Newcastle University, with the One Planet DTP. Projects are funded, with research expenses, and are open for students to develop in line with their own interests. I have advertised a potential project here, please get in …

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Menstruation in the field

Posted on 28/09/2022 by Bethan Davies tagged Fieldwork, women in science

Bethan Davies and Becky McCerery This article is aimed at both people who menstruate, and also fieldwork leaders who wish to better support their team. Menstruation is still sometimes seen as a taboo topic but it is something a menstruating person will have to consider when planning or undergoing fieldwork in remote environments. We need …

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Safety on Glaciers and Icefields: Juneau Icefield, Alaska

Posted on 25/08/2022 by Guest tagged careers, Fieldwork, Juneau

In 2022, Bethan Davies participated as faculty in the Juneau Icefield Research Program in Alaska. Here, Sofia Guest, a student on the program, reflects on her experience and how she learned about safety in hazardous mountainous environments. My name is Sofia, and I am a recent Environmental Sciences graduate from the University of Alberta. A …

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Film making on Juneau Icefield

Posted on 25/08/2022 by Guest tagged Juneau

Recently, Bethan Davies participated as faculty in an expedition across Juneau Icefield with the Juneau Icefield Research Program. In this blog post, Caroline Wexler, a student on the program, reflects on her experiences on the icefield and how it has helped her towards her goal of a professional science communicator using the medium of film …

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Moving on again: Newcastle University

Posted on 18/08/2022 by Bethan Davies tagged careers

Friends, some personal news – really pleased to say that I have moved from Royal Holloway University of London to Newcastle University. I’m excited to move to a new institution and the new collaborations and opportunities that this provides. I’ll be in the Department of Geography at Newcastle. New email: bethan [dot] davies [at] newcastle …

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