Slope instability is responsible for considerable social and economic harm. In the UK, impacts are principally economic, through damage and disruption to critical infrastructure (e.g. railways, flood defences, reservoir dams etc.), costing >£100 million annually. Further afield, in areas with high rainfall and mountainous conditions (e.g. South East Asia) impacts are considerably greater, including enormous […]

Slope failures cause considerable social and economic harm. In the UK, impacts are principally economic, through the damage and disruption to our transportation (e.g. rail) and utilities (e.g. dams) networks, costing over £100 million per year. Further afield, in mountainous areas with high rainfall impacts are considerably greater, including much greater loss of life. Conventional […]

Human-induced climate change has altered environments around the world. In pursuit of environmental change resilience, we require vital palaeoclimate data and empirical context for contemporary and future climate change.  The oxygen isotope composition of biogenic silica is controlled by prevailing climate conditions and is routinely used to reconstruct past climate. However, the extraction and measurement […]

Tropical rainforest biomes are some of the most diverse and productive ecosystems on the planet, but these systems are also particularly vulnerable to changing climatic and environmental conditions. This studentship will aim to answer fundamental questions about how volcanism may alter the composition, structure, flowering dynamics and productivity of tropical forests, by supplying them with […]