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2016 PhD projects announced

5 October 2015

2016 NERC GW4+ Doctoral Training Programme details available

Explore the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

24 September 2015

Who we are and what we do - a short video

A month in Svalbard

14 September 2015

Investigating sediment transport and algal activity in polar glaciers

Beach coastline

Fresh thinking needed for managing our coasts

4 September 2015

Adapting to climate change requires new coastal management approach, researchers suggest.

Marine Geography students in Greece

100% student satisfaction 3 years in a row

12 August 2015

NSS results show an increase in student satisfaction across EARTH degree schemes

Karen Holford with formula 1 car

Soapbox challenge for female scientists to get their message across

4 June 2015

Five Cardiff University scientists are stepping on a soapbox in Swansea to enthuse the passing public about their research.

Science and Sherlock

1 June 2015

Science and Sherlock

Ultramafics project summary

27 May 2015

PhD studentship on Archaean ultramafic rocks

TeaSe project summary

27 May 2015

PhD studentship on Se and Te in VMS systems

New PhD projects available

27 May 2015

Two new PhD projects available

Landslide probability predictions from ShakeSlide

27 April 2015

Model provides a rapid, first-order assessment of earthquake-triggered landslide hazards.

Iceberg in middle of sea water

Iceberg armadas not the cause of North Atlantic cooling

17 April 2015

Armadas of icebergs were probably not the cause of abrupt episodes of cooling in the North Atlantic over the past 440,000 years, according to new research published today in Nature.

Biscuits help resolve climate change controversy

28 January 2015

Implications for our understanding of climate processes.

REF 2014 results announced

5 January 2015

The results of REF 2014 and their analysis have been published.

2015 PhD studentships

3 January 2015

The GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) has announced the latest Earth Science studentships which will start in October 2015.

Beth Taylor presenting a microscope to Hithadoo School, Laamu Atoll

Microscopes donated to Maldivian schools

16 December 2014

Marine geography graduate Beth Taylor is working in the Maldives for the Manta Trust.

Academia Europaea elects Dianne Edwards as a member

28 November 2014

Dianne Edwards has been elected to membership of the Academia Europaea in recognition of her international scholarship and sustained contribution to European research.

Excellence in Teaching 2014

24 November 2014

The Marine Geography Teaching Team has won the 'Excellence in Teaching’ award at the Cardiff University Celebrating Excellence Awards 2014.

Low awareness of ocean acidification

19 November 2014

The results of a major new survey show that the British public has a very low awareness of the issue of ocean acidification.

Sediment supply drives floodplain evolution in Amazon Basin

5 November 2014

A study of the Amazon River basin shows lowland rivers carrying large volumes of sediment meander more then those carrying less sediment.