Time of their lives

Dr Jane Bunting M.J.Bunting@hull.ac.uk
Reader in Geography

Dr Michelle Farrell

GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
Since the 1970s, the Ebola virus recurrently emerges from the Afrotropics. The 2014 epidemic alone
affected around 40,000 people and cost over $5bn. As viruses cannot survive outside their host species, the transfer
from species that naturally harb... Read More about GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers.

Digital resources for practical learning in the GEES disciplines Jun 1, 2021 - May 31, 2023
Geography and Environmental Sciences (G&ES) programmes have diverse skill and method requirements needing specialized training ranging from spatial methods such as computer cartography and GIS via field and laboratory methods to qualitative and quant... Read More about Digital resources for practical learning in the GEES disciplines.

Virtual Palaeoscience (ViPs) Project: Collating, curating and developing virtual lab and fieldtrip resources for palaeoenvironmental teaching May 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2025
To create a shared archive of virtual palaeoscience teaching resources to support the learning and teaching of environmental change as both a short-term COVID19 response and for the longer-term improvement of learning, accessibility and outreach with... Read More about Virtual Palaeoscience (ViPs) Project: Collating, curating and developing virtual lab and fieldtrip resources for palaeoenvironmental teaching.

Development of the first global standard for airborne microplastic monitoring Nov 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023
Microplastics, of the size range 1 m to 2 mm, are ubiquitous in the environment, taken up by organisms, including humans, and accordingly are now categorised as a contaminant of emerging concern. It is well established that loess particles, charcoal... Read More about Development of the first global standard for airborne microplastic monitoring.