Ecological response to environmental change in the Boreal Realm and the origins of three mass extinction events Aug 1, 2013 - Jan 31, 2020
Since the Cambrian Explosion of life on Earth, about 540 million years ago (Ma), ecosystems have been suffered repeated mass extinctions. There have been at least five major extinctions since then, most recently the famous event 65Ma, that wiped out...
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Projects (20)
Volcanic and climatic impacts on Permian biota across Russian ecological zones Aug 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2017
This project will reconstruct the Permian palaeoenvironmental history from field sites in Russia. The aim is to test the multiple effects of repeated episodes of “large igneous province” volcanism (which is linked to cooling, warming, oxygen depletio...
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The Devonian Mass Extinctions: cataclysm or death by a thousand cuts? Nov 1, 2020 - Oct 31, 2024
NERC Standard Grant (January 2020 round) led by Sheffield. David Bond as Co-I, but on Sheffield's JeS form.
Analysing the mobility of metals and Rare Earth Elements during deformation in calcite within the Flamborough Head Fault Zone Sep 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2021
Dating faults and fractures can provide critical information on when faults moved and when and how fluid flowed through them. This is often critical information for the energy industry from determining maturity of many different types of reservoirs....
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When and Why does it Rain in the Desert: Utilising unique speleothem and dust records on the northern edge of the Sahara Apr 19, 2022 - Oct 18, 2025
Tropical semi-arid regions are key to understanding global climate telecommunications, and populations living in these areas are highly sensitive to climate change. An increase in aridity would result in serious famines, economic collapse, conflict a...
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QR-GCRF 20.21.PPF13 - Strengthening Geoscience Education for Sustainable Development in Kenya May 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2021
Geoscientists are fundamental to tackling many global challenges. Increasing resilience to environmental hazards (SDGs 1, 9, 11), access to clean water and safe sanitation (SDG 6), and the availability of renewable energy (SDG 7) requires an understa...
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Environmental change, evolution and extinction in the Triassic of northwest Pangaea Jun 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2024
This project examines “Environmental change, evolution and extinction in the Triassic of northwest Pangaea”. The Triassic period started unfavourably for life, with an unusually long and protracted recovery from the greatest biotic crisis in Earth h...
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Decolonising UK Earth Science pedagogy - from the hidden histories of our geological institutions to inclusive curricula Jan 4, 2022 - Oct 3, 2023
The dominance of western Earth Sciences (i.e. geology and geosciences) discourses continues to (re)appropriate the contributions of the 'Other-indigenous' populations. At the end of the 18th century rocks, minerals and ores were considered part of th...
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GeoCoLab Dec 15, 2021 - May 31, 2022
The foundations of a discipline shape the way in which knowledge is created, by whom, for what, and dictate who is allowed to generate knowledge. Geoscience as an academic pursuit was born from colonialism, allowing for Western knowledge and scientis...
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Building solid ground for racial diversity in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences postgraduate research Dec 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022
There is a well-documented racial diversity crisis in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) subjects in the Global North, which leads to inequities in who does environmental research1,2. This project aims to increase participation and re...
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Barcoding Magmas: applying machine learning in zircon geochemistry to increase provenance accuracy Nov 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2024
Provenance studies analyse minerals in sedimentary successions to ascertain the source of that material in order to reconstruct past environments & climate as well as assessing the suitability of the sediment for resource exploration or carbon captur...
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SmartLapilli - Royal Society International Exchange Nov 2, 2022 - Mar 2, 2023
Funding for visit the PELE flume at the University of Massey, NZ.
Extension of Decolonising UK Earth Science Pedagogy Mar 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Disentangling climate and pre-industrial human impacts on marine ecosystems (Q-MARE) Aug 1, 2023 - Jun 22, 2024
Disentangling anthropogenic effects on ecosystems from the effects of natural fluctuations and climate-derived processes requires long timescale data on change from paleontological, paleoclimatic, archaeological, and historical archives. Integrating...
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Death in the abyss: the Permian-Triassic mass extinction and recovery record of the southern oceans (New Zealand-Aotearoa) Mar 31, 2024 - Mar 30, 2026
This project explores the record of Earth's greatest mass extinction in the unique, southern ocean record preserved in New Zealand-Aotearoa.
CEFAS23-137 LA-ICP-MS analysis on Fish Otoliths Nov 30, 2023 - Sep 30, 2025
Title: CEFAS23-137 Request for Quotation for LA-ICP-MS analysis on fish otoliths
Cefas (The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) the ‘Authority’, is an Executive Agency of the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food...
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International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 396 Moratorium Award Mar 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2025
Moratorium award to support post-cruise research following Exp 396.
Enhancing diversity in the academic ‘marzipan layer' Feb 10, 2025 - Jul 31, 2025
Quantifying the Sedimentation of Ignimbrites Sep 1, 2017 - May 31, 2026
Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are flows of hot gas, ash, pumice and lithic blocks that form during volcanic eruptions. These gravity driven currents transport up to thousands of cubic kilometres of debris and have caused approximately 100,000 d...
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