Richard Staff
@richardstaff.bsky.social
Academic - radiocarbon dating and Quaternary science; Dad; Occasional runner
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🚨New paper!
Our latest study, led by Sophie Vineberg, integrates proximal & distal tephra records to reveal the timing and dispersal of large explosive eruptions at Aso volcano (Japan) 🌋
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108436
#tephra #volcanology #Aso #Japan #LakeSuigetsu #tephrochronology
Our latest study, led by Sophie Vineberg, integrates proximal & distal tephra records to reveal the timing and dispersal of large explosive eruptions at Aso volcano (Japan) 🌋
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108436
#tephra #volcanology #Aso #Japan #LakeSuigetsu #tephrochronology
October 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🚨New paper!
Our latest study, led by Sophie Vineberg, integrates proximal & distal tephra records to reveal the timing and dispersal of large explosive eruptions at Aso volcano (Japan) 🌋
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108436
#tephra #volcanology #Aso #Japan #LakeSuigetsu #tephrochronology
Our latest study, led by Sophie Vineberg, integrates proximal & distal tephra records to reveal the timing and dispersal of large explosive eruptions at Aso volcano (Japan) 🌋
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2025.108436
#tephra #volcanology #Aso #Japan #LakeSuigetsu #tephrochronology
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👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re Radiocarbon, an international peer-reviewed journal (since 1959) dedicated to advancing radiocarbon research, from calibration and chronology to applications across archaeology, geology, environmental science, and more. We’re glad to be here. #Radiocarbon #Geochronology
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re Radiocarbon, an international peer-reviewed journal (since 1959) dedicated to advancing radiocarbon research, from calibration and chronology to applications across archaeology, geology, environmental science, and more. We’re glad to be here. #Radiocarbon #Geochronology
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Good news for those of us juggling busy schedules —
the deadline for submitting conference abstracts has been extended to April 22.
radiocarbon25.agh.edu.pl/en/about/inf...
the deadline for submitting conference abstracts has been extended to April 22.
radiocarbon25.agh.edu.pl/en/about/inf...
Deadlines
Radiocarbon 25 Conference, AGH University, Kraków, 29 June - 4 July 2025
radiocarbon25.agh.edu.pl
March 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Good news for those of us juggling busy schedules —
the deadline for submitting conference abstracts has been extended to April 22.
radiocarbon25.agh.edu.pl/en/about/inf...
the deadline for submitting conference abstracts has been extended to April 22.
radiocarbon25.agh.edu.pl/en/about/inf...
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Stable isotopes: Small atoms, big discoveries!
From ancient climates to modern ecosystems, stable isotopes reveal hidden stories in nature. Want to learn more?
Join Professor @meljleng.bsky.social for the Battarbee Lecture 2025 on 8 May.
🕔 5–6 PM | Free event
From ancient climates to modern ecosystems, stable isotopes reveal hidden stories in nature. Want to learn more?
Join Professor @meljleng.bsky.social for the Battarbee Lecture 2025 on 8 May.
🕔 5–6 PM | Free event
Recent Advances in the use of Stable Isotopes in Environmental Science
Professor Melanie Leng presents the Battarbee Lecture 2025 on advances in stable isotopes and their applications in environmental science.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Stable isotopes: Small atoms, big discoveries!
From ancient climates to modern ecosystems, stable isotopes reveal hidden stories in nature. Want to learn more?
Join Professor @meljleng.bsky.social for the Battarbee Lecture 2025 on 8 May.
🕔 5–6 PM | Free event
From ancient climates to modern ecosystems, stable isotopes reveal hidden stories in nature. Want to learn more?
Join Professor @meljleng.bsky.social for the Battarbee Lecture 2025 on 8 May.
🕔 5–6 PM | Free event
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We dated some charcoal for @timeteam.bsky.social, and it showed that the standing stone at Farley Moor was indeed Bronze Age. Lovely to see how the project came together! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtCM...
New Episode! | The Mystery of the Standing Stone | Time Team X Crew
YouTube video by Time Team Official
www.youtube.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We dated some charcoal for @timeteam.bsky.social, and it showed that the standing stone at Farley Moor was indeed Bronze Age. Lovely to see how the project came together! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtCM...
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A reminder that the deadline for the next application round to access NEIF facilities is the 26th March 2025. Applicants must discuss projects with the relevant NEIF laboratory prior to submission. Applications are submitted online via the NEIF Application Portal - www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html
How to apply - Project submission | National Environmental Isotope Facility
www.isotopesuk.org
March 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A reminder that the deadline for the next application round to access NEIF facilities is the 26th March 2025. Applicants must discuss projects with the relevant NEIF laboratory prior to submission. Applications are submitted online via the NEIF Application Portal - www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html
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For something a bit more lighthearted. www.bluey.tv/blog/watch-a...
www.bluey.tv
March 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
For something a bit more lighthearted. www.bluey.tv/blog/watch-a...
Congratulations Jamie! 🍾 😊 🏆
@oxradiocarbon.bsky.social
@oxradiocarbon.bsky.social
Congratulations to Jamie Cameron, Senior Chemistry Technician in our #Radiocarbon lab who is a 2024 Science Council CPD Award Winner. @oxradiocarbon.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk
March 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Congratulations Jamie! 🍾 😊 🏆
@oxradiocarbon.bsky.social
@oxradiocarbon.bsky.social
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📢The School of Archaeology proudly presents: the #radiocarbon dating process - 🎞️⭐: Dr Rachel Wood, Jamie Cameron, Gary Lai, Shutong Jin, Silvia Tardaguila Giacomozzi & Nikta Sarie. #archaeologicalscience #womeninstem #lablife @ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk @graduate.ox.ac.uk youtu.be/xQka8ohWLFo?...
The Radiocarbon Dating Process - the Journey of a Sample
YouTube video by University of Oxford
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
📢The School of Archaeology proudly presents: the #radiocarbon dating process - 🎞️⭐: Dr Rachel Wood, Jamie Cameron, Gary Lai, Shutong Jin, Silvia Tardaguila Giacomozzi & Nikta Sarie. #archaeologicalscience #womeninstem #lablife @ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk @graduate.ox.ac.uk youtu.be/xQka8ohWLFo?...
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If Trump was President in 1940
March 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If Trump was President in 1940
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is thuggery from Trump and Vance, plain and simple.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
They are bullying the brave true patriot Zelensky into accepting a deal which effectively hands victory to Russia. Unless the UK and Europe step up, we are facing a betrayal of Ukraine.
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Registration for the Radiocarbon Short Course will close 28/02. Come along if you would like to learn a bit more about radiocarbon as a dating technique or as a tracer, or you would like some training on OxCal; conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/shor... @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
@isotopesuk.bsky.social
@isotopesuk.bsky.social
Short Course in Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis
Developed by the NERC Radiocarbon Facility, this course is aimed at researchers using radiocarbon and other techniques, including Quaternary geologists, palaeobiologists, archaeologists and marine geo...
conted.ox.ac.uk
February 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Registration for the Radiocarbon Short Course will close 28/02. Come along if you would like to learn a bit more about radiocarbon as a dating technique or as a tracer, or you would like some training on OxCal; conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/shor... @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
@isotopesuk.bsky.social
@isotopesuk.bsky.social
The thing about being a scientist, and a casual runner, is that the latter provides an opportunity to quantify the ageing process...
I.e., precisely "HOW MUCH SLOWER am I now, compared to when I was in my prime?", rather than just a qualitative feeling of "ooh, that didn't used to ache"... 🤨
I.e., precisely "HOW MUCH SLOWER am I now, compared to when I was in my prime?", rather than just a qualitative feeling of "ooh, that didn't used to ache"... 🤨
February 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The thing about being a scientist, and a casual runner, is that the latter provides an opportunity to quantify the ageing process...
I.e., precisely "HOW MUCH SLOWER am I now, compared to when I was in my prime?", rather than just a qualitative feeling of "ooh, that didn't used to ache"... 🤨
I.e., precisely "HOW MUCH SLOWER am I now, compared to when I was in my prime?", rather than just a qualitative feeling of "ooh, that didn't used to ache"... 🤨
A new season's best for the half marathon! 🥇🏃♂️
And yes, it still counts even though it's my first race of the year! 😝
#CarsingtonWater #RunThroughUK
And yes, it still counts even though it's my first race of the year! 😝
#CarsingtonWater #RunThroughUK
February 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A new season's best for the half marathon! 🥇🏃♂️
And yes, it still counts even though it's my first race of the year! 😝
#CarsingtonWater #RunThroughUK
And yes, it still counts even though it's my first race of the year! 😝
#CarsingtonWater #RunThroughUK
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📣 UGs in archaeology, geography and Earth science 📣 Considering a PhD? Join our lab @oxfordtephra.bsky.social this summer on a 7-week long research internship 🌋. Stipended & with accommodation. Deadline Feb 19th. Application details and eligibility criteria: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
February 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
📣 UGs in archaeology, geography and Earth science 📣 Considering a PhD? Join our lab @oxfordtephra.bsky.social this summer on a 7-week long research internship 🌋. Stipended & with accommodation. Deadline Feb 19th. Application details and eligibility criteria: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
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Excited to share that SUERC has successfully renewed its Athena SWAN Bronze Award from @advancehe.bsky.social This achievement reflects our ongoing commitment to advancing gender equality and fostering an inclusive environment for all at the Centre.
February 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Excited to share that SUERC has successfully renewed its Athena SWAN Bronze Award from @advancehe.bsky.social This achievement reflects our ongoing commitment to advancing gender equality and fostering an inclusive environment for all at the Centre.
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Does your project need some 14C dates? The next deadline for NEIF is 26th March. Please get in contact if you are thinking of applying. Open to PIs, post-docs and students. 1-99 dates. You can even come to the lab to work on your own samples if you'd like. www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html
January 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Does your project need some 14C dates? The next deadline for NEIF is 26th March. Please get in contact if you are thinking of applying. Open to PIs, post-docs and students. 1-99 dates. You can even come to the lab to work on your own samples if you'd like. www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html
I don't remember Newsweek taking that photo of me! 👇🤔
(Sorry! 🙄)
(Sorry! 🙄)
Hmm…better read the original publication…’Evolution Making Men More 'Sexy and Formidable', Scientists Claim’ www.newsweek.com/evolution-hu...
Evolution making men more "sexy and formidable", scientists claim
"Men's gains in height and weight are more than double those of women's, increasing sexual size dimorphism," the researchers wrote.
www.newsweek.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I don't remember Newsweek taking that photo of me! 👇🤔
(Sorry! 🙄)
(Sorry! 🙄)
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What have we been up to?💥 Have you seen our recent publications...
Sophie Vineberg and the
#LakeSuigetsu Members have published a new detailed record of Japanese eruptions between 120 - 50 ka🇯🇵, with forty-one crypto/ #tephra layers (!!) characterised and dated 🕰️
See here: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...
Sophie Vineberg and the
#LakeSuigetsu Members have published a new detailed record of Japanese eruptions between 120 - 50 ka🇯🇵, with forty-one crypto/ #tephra layers (!!) characterised and dated 🕰️
See here: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...
January 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
What have we been up to?💥 Have you seen our recent publications...
Sophie Vineberg and the
#LakeSuigetsu Members have published a new detailed record of Japanese eruptions between 120 - 50 ka🇯🇵, with forty-one crypto/ #tephra layers (!!) characterised and dated 🕰️
See here: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...
Sophie Vineberg and the
#LakeSuigetsu Members have published a new detailed record of Japanese eruptions between 120 - 50 ka🇯🇵, with forty-one crypto/ #tephra layers (!!) characterised and dated 🕰️
See here: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...
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If you are interested in coming to do doctoral research in the #tephra group, apply for this fully funded doctoral program. bsky.app/profile/iles...
We have various research projects in a range of interesting locations and happy to discuss these so please get in touch if you are interested! 🌋🔬🥼🧑🔬
We have various research projects in a range of interesting locations and happy to discuss these so please get in touch if you are interested! 🌋🔬🥼🧑🔬
Two weeks to go until the application deadline for ILESLA. If you or anyone you know would benefit from full funding to carry out a PhD in Life and/or Environmental Science please visit/refer to our website page iles.web.ox.ac.uk/how-apply where you can see open day videos and get full guidance.
How to Apply and Funding
iles.web.ox.ac.uk
January 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
If you are interested in coming to do doctoral research in the #tephra group, apply for this fully funded doctoral program. bsky.app/profile/iles...
We have various research projects in a range of interesting locations and happy to discuss these so please get in touch if you are interested! 🌋🔬🥼🧑🔬
We have various research projects in a range of interesting locations and happy to discuss these so please get in touch if you are interested! 🌋🔬🥼🧑🔬
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Curious about doing a PhD? Looking to gain some laboratory experience?
Applications are now OPEN for 2025 UNIQ+ postgraduate research internships at Oxford University. Our lab has two fantastic tephra projects available! Application closing date is 19 February.
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
Applications are now OPEN for 2025 UNIQ+ postgraduate research internships at Oxford University. Our lab has two fantastic tephra projects available! Application closing date is 19 February.
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
January 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Curious about doing a PhD? Looking to gain some laboratory experience?
Applications are now OPEN for 2025 UNIQ+ postgraduate research internships at Oxford University. Our lab has two fantastic tephra projects available! Application closing date is 19 February.
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
Applications are now OPEN for 2025 UNIQ+ postgraduate research internships at Oxford University. Our lab has two fantastic tephra projects available! Application closing date is 19 February.
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
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The Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit have joined BlueSky! Very happy to be here. We'll continue to post a little on the other place (esp. NEIF deadlines and jobs), but hope to transition over here.
January 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit have joined BlueSky! Very happy to be here. We'll continue to post a little on the other place (esp. NEIF deadlines and jobs), but hope to transition over here.
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Are you interested in a research degree in life or environmental science? We offer 4 year PhD studentships which cover your course fees and provide a tax-free living grant plus funding for project costs and travel. Find out more & register for our virtual open day @ www.ilesla.ox.ac.uk
November 22, 2024 at 10:27 AM
Are you interested in a research degree in life or environmental science? We offer 4 year PhD studentships which cover your course fees and provide a tax-free living grant plus funding for project costs and travel. Find out more & register for our virtual open day @ www.ilesla.ox.ac.uk
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Looking for a #PhD in #Quaternary science, #loess & #luminescence
Check out this opportunity with the wonderful Dr Kaja Fenn & colleagues
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Check out this opportunity with the wonderful Dr Kaja Fenn & colleagues
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
ACCE+ DLA programme: TIMELOESS: Temporal Investigation of Moisture and Environmental change in the Tagus Basin using loess sequences at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - ACCE+ DLA programme: TIMELOESS: Temporal Investigation of Moisture and Environmental change in the Tagus Basin using loess sequences at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Looking for a #PhD in #Quaternary science, #loess & #luminescence
Check out this opportunity with the wonderful Dr Kaja Fenn & colleagues
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Check out this opportunity with the wonderful Dr Kaja Fenn & colleagues
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...