Author: Justin Dix

Faults control the flux of water into the Earth during continental breakup

Gaye Bayrakci, Tim Minshull, Jon Bull and Richard Davy from the G&G group, with colleagues from six other institutions, have published a paper in Nature Geoscience this week, entitled “Fault-controlled hydration of the upper mantle during continental rifting”. This paper is the first to document a direct link between the fault activity and the amount… Read More Faults control the flux of water into the Earth during continental breakup

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Three New Fixed Term Positions Available

We have three new fixed term positions available that are associated with the G&G group: A Science Project Manager/Teaching Fellow position – full time for 3 years in Geology/Geochemistry https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=567715HN with a closing date for applications of the 8th June. A Teaching Fellow position in Coastal Morphodynamics/GIS – Part (50%) time for 2 years https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=567615HN with… Read More Three New Fixed Term Positions Available

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Southampton Geologists/Geophysicists study Boset-Bericha Volcano Complex, East African Rift

The G&G research group was recently (March 2015) joined by new PhD student Melanie Siegburg who will study the Boset-Bericha volcano complex in Ethiopia. Together with PhD supervisors Jon Bull, Tom Gernon and Derek Keir, and fellow PhD student Finn Illsley-Kemp, Melanie completed reconnaissance fieldwork, including some field sampling, in April-May 2015. “Boset” is the… Read More Southampton Geologists/Geophysicists study Boset-Bericha Volcano Complex, East African Rift

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Kate Rychert Awarded the 2015 Fowler Award by the Royal Astronomical Society

Kate Rychert has just been announced as the 2015 winner of the Fowler Award of the Royal Astronomical Society. This award is given to an individual who has made a particularly noteworthy contribution to Astronomy or Geophysics at an early stage of their research career. Kate has been recognised for her work on developing a… Read More Kate Rychert Awarded the 2015 Fowler Award by the Royal Astronomical Society

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REF2014 – A success for Ocean and Earth Science

The results of the REF2014 exercise (Research Excellence Framework – the periodic national assessment of the quality of research being produced in Universities) were released today and Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton have been ranked 4th overall in the country in our Unit of Assessment: “Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences” and… Read More REF2014 – A success for Ocean and Earth Science

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Two Marine Geoscience Post-Doctoral Positions Available: A joint collaboration between OES and NOCS Marine Geosciences Group

We are advertising two (2 year) Post-Doctoral positions in Marine Geosciences to further strengthen the strong research links between OES staff (Geology & Geophysics, Geochemistry and Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimate Research Groups) and the NOCS Marine Geosciences Group. We are looking for excellent candidates either in established areas of collaborative research or for new links between the… Read More Two Marine Geoscience Post-Doctoral Positions Available: A joint collaboration between OES and NOCS Marine Geosciences Group

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Carbon Capture and Storage: Geological storage of CO2 within the oceanic crust by gravitational trapping

Chiara Marieni (a second year PhD student undertaking research on “Seafloor mineral carbonation as a guide to improved geological CO2 storage” with Damon Teagle [Geochemistry] and Tim Henstock [G&G]) has recently had an elegant and innovative paper published in Geophysical Research Letters on Carbon Capture and Storage that identifies the regions of the ocean floor… Read More Carbon Capture and Storage: Geological storage of CO2 within the oceanic crust by gravitational trapping

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Shari Gallop awarded a Laurie Prandolini Fellowship Award

It has just been announced that Shari Gallop has been awarded a Laurie Prandolini Fellowship Award by the ANZSPAC Division of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (www.imarest.org). Only one Fellowship is awarded every year to a selected candidate judged to be of outstanding potential to enable a significant piece of work to be… Read More Shari Gallop awarded a Laurie Prandolini Fellowship Award

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GSNOCS part of NERC funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Oil & Gas Research

Today we can announce the Graduate School of the National Oceanography Centre Southampton’s (GSNOCS) participation in a new, NERC co-funded ÂŁ8 million Centre for Doctoral Training in geological and environmental research relevant to the oil and gas sector (see the full press announcement). As a consequence we have three funded PhD studentships on offer every… Read More GSNOCS part of NERC funded Centre for Doctoral Training in Oil & Gas Research

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