Projects (10)

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.

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... Read More about When and Why does it Rain in the Desert: Utilising unique speleothem and dust records on the northern edge of the Sahara.

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... Read More about Building solid ground for racial diversity in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences postgraduate research.

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... Read More about Barcoding Magmas: applying machine learning in zircon geochemistry to increase provenance accuracy.

SmartLapilli - Royal Society International Exchange Nov 2, 2022 - Mar 2, 2023
Funding for visit the PELE flume at the University of Massey, NZ.

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... Read More about Disentangling climate and pre-industrial human impacts on marine ecosystems (Q-MARE).

Death in the abyss: the Permian-Triassic mass extinction and recovery record of the southern oceans (New Zealand-Aotearoa) Mar 31, 2024 - Mar 30, 2027
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... Read More about CEFAS23-137 LA-ICP-MS analysis on Fish Otoliths.