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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK
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One of the UK's top Earth Sciences departments, with undergraduate programmes in Geology, Environmental Geoscience, Climate Science, Geophysics and Geosciences.
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Almost two years of seaweed study by @grockesibl.bsky.social from @durhamearthsci.bsky.social has prompted further investigation of water quality at #Scarborough

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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Our Prof Claire Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social led the GCRF-funded FACE-UP project on protecting children from urban air pollution. This new paper looks at children’s preferences for the style and design of respiratory protection.

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New study from @durhampsych.bsky.social found that kids prefer comfortable respirators with ear-loops, and younger children like colourful designs, while older ones prefer plain black or white.

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Children’s views could help shape better mask design - Durham University
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November 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Looking for your next professional adventure? Here's your opportunity! ✨

Apply for this Associate Professor position in Sustainable Earth Energy before the 31st Oct. 2025 and join the Durham University Department of Earth Sciences!
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Associate Professor in Sustainable Earth Energy
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October 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Today, we kicked off this term's department seminar series with Dr. Michael Pons (@michapons.bsky.social) coming from @gfz.bsky.social. He presented his research on geodynamic modeling of tectonic activity on Earth and Venus 🌍🌌

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October 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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New in Durham? Or interested in rediscovering your City and your Campus?

Register now for a large series of webinars on How to apply to Durham, Q&A for International students, and so much more!

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October 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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What will be the impact of decarbonisation and the adoption of hydrogen power on water demand? New study by us and colleagues from Durham Engineering link.springer.com/article/10.1... @durhamearthsci.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Fantastic final day of Level 2 geological fieldwork in Assynt 🔨🌱

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October 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Never been in to The Royal Institution before. @durhamearthsci.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Hanna's (Zihan Yang) first paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
paired data on 317 sewage works and 232 control reaches for 22 years to find out what impact of sewage has. What was getting worse or what was getting better with time and why? @durhamearthsci.bsky.social @jlaknapp.bsky.social
The Impact of Sewage Treatment Plant Discharges on the Water Quality of Receiving Rivers
With increasing human populations, the need for sustainable management of wastewater becomes an ever-increasing issue, yet studies that consider the impact of the final effluent on the receiving rive....
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September 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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A beautiful start to the Level 2 undergraduate trip - investigating the Lewisian gneiss at Achmelvich beach! 🏞️
September 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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PhD student Ella Richmond studied critical metal mobility in Weardale and Cornwall granites. With her supervisor, she presented results, visited key granite sites, toured the UK’s first geothermal plant, and collected granite samples for geochemical analysis in Durham!

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September 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Visiting the department this week is Dr. Alexander Yates @asyates2.bsky.social from @ulbruxelles.bsky.social. Today, Alec started our VolcCoffee seminar series with a presentation on his research into seismic noises and how they can be used to improve our understanding of volcanic systems! 🌋🌐📈
Harnessing the Earth's Natural Vibrations: Applications in Subsurface and Volcano Monitoring, by Dr Alexander Yates #DUresearch
September 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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The Durham University Earth Sciences department is proudly represented at the Solar and Storage conference in Birmingham by PhD candidate Joe! Visit stand B69 until Thursday to learn more about the future of energy! 🌼☀️🔋

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September 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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For a peat to form you don't just need wet conditions you also need stagnant conditions
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Our new study follows the thermodynamic profiles to show how fens and bogs significantly differ in when they become closed. @durhamearthsci.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Following last week's field trip, our geochemists were joined by the 3rd year students! They worked on a cross-section through the Alps in Italy and Switzerland as part of their module on Metamorphic Petrology! 🗻🏞️

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September 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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For the past week, Master's students Oscar and Freddie have joined Kevin and Kristijan in Zermatt and Saas-Fee's 3000m-high ophiolite complex, collecting samples for geochemical analysis of stable and radiogenic isotopes. Stay tuned to learn about the future outcomes of their research!
The Geochemist crew on site
September 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Bronze and Iron Age farmers in the Middle East prioritised wine production over olive growing in times of climatic change. Researchers in our Department of Archaeology and @durhamearthsci.bsky.social analysed charred seeds and wood samples 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
Middle East Bronze and Iron Age cultures wine production - Durham University
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September 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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When we say sphagnum carpet I am not sure that you are supposed to be able to pick it up and fold it. This year's Sphagnum pioneers at Hatfield form a mat that dries out and detaches in ephemeral ponds. @durhamearthsci.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Four weeks in the Scottish Highlands? That has been Izzy's summer, collecting molybdenite & granite for U-Pb and Re-Pb dating to test genetic links between the mineralisation and granite formation. Lots of hiking, bogs, wild camping in storms, lost samples, Highland cows & swims in fairy pools!
Another type of funky colleagues Ethereal sun and clouds on Glen Etive in the Scottish Highlands. Isabel L. Marshall, storyteller of this adventure.
September 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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How do peats form? Our experiments compares how self-weight compaction compares degradation processes.
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The initiation of peat formation – The relative importance of self-weight compaction and decomposition
The early stages of peat formation have been assumed to be marked by: rapid loss of porosity, increasing bulk density, and decreasing permeability lea…
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September 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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In 2019 @durhamearthsci.bsky.social welcomed Holmes's granddaughter (Mary, in scarf) and great granddaughter (Tahareh, plaid skirt) to the Arthur Holmes Building. Picture includes me (tallest) and Prof Jon Gluyas holding his copy of "Holmes". ⚒️🧪🧵1/2
Three women and three men standing in a group in an office space.
September 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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The World Peatland project team at Leicester Science Park having just finished our today workshop @durhamearthsci.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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We're hiring!
Join us as an Associate Professor in Sustainable Earth Energy 🌍 Lead research in low-carbon geoenergy & energy storage, at one of the UK’s top universities. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 on this link👉
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September 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Refreshing news to end the summer: PhD student Freya Alldred frosty tales from Greenland & Svalbard ❄️🌊. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, Freya used an underwater drone to study the kelp's role in nutrient cycles, productivity & carbon storage. Fieldwork funded by @theexplorersclub.bsky.social & Ponant
Funny little hairy colleague Setting up the underwater drone for this season's harvest!
September 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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New publication, Check it out!
apvalentine.bsky.social Andrew Valentine @apvalentine.bsky.social · Aug 27
🧪 Monte Carlo methods can help characterise unknown parameters within a physical model. But what if we have multiple competing physical theories? Trans-conceptual sampling may be the answer...

Just out in JGR, w/M. Sambridge & J. Hauser: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

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An illustration of three classes of ensemble representing an Earth model whose properties only vary with depth. The fixed-dimensional ensemble shows three Earth models each with three layers, whose thicknesses and seismic velocities all vary. The trans-dimensional ensemble is similar but with variable numbers of layers. In contrast, the trans-conceptual ensemble allows Earth models to have variable character as well. The first containing a single linear gradient, the second multiple layers and an inclined fault, while the third has undulating layers. Each ensemble class is a subset of those to its right. Fig 1 from Sambridge, Valentine & Hauser, 2025, JGR.
August 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM