Palaeoclimatology and Palaeoceanography

Academic Staff

• Rebecca Bartlett
• James Bendle
• Ian Boomer
• Tom Dunkley Jones
• Kirsty Edgar
• Ian Fairchild
• Sarah Greene
• Peter Hopcroft
• Tom Pugh
• Steve Jones
• Ivan Sansom
• James Wheeley
• Martin Widmann

Honorary staff

• Haydon Bailey
• David Dominguez-Villar
• Liam Gallagher
• John Gregory
• Guy Harrington
• Matt Hampton
• Geraint Wynn Hughes

Postdoctoral Researchers

• Kewku Afrifa Yamoah
• Mariem Saavedra-Pellitero

PhD Researchers and Research Assistants

• Ulrike Baranowski
• Emma Hanson
• Amy Jones
• Michael McKnight
• Nicola Kirby
• Amy Thorpe
• Alice Hardman

Our research is funded through a diverse range of sources, including NERC, ERC, Marie Curie Actions, Leverhulme Trust, Royal Society, and the Palaeontological Association. We actively encourage external collaborations, as well as welcoming and supporting fellowship applications. In recent years we have hosted Royal Society, NERC, Leverhulme Trust and Royal Commission of 1851 Fellows. For further information please contact any relevant member of academic staff and see opportunities to get involved with the Earth Sciences community.

We offer a postgraduate programme in:

• MSc Applied Meteorology and Climatology - this course provides comprehensive training in understanding, modelling and prediction of atmospheric processes; as well as the collection, management, supply and application of atmospheric data for the needs of a variety of public and private sectors.

Research-informed teaching is a core part of our ethos, and we have a track record of helping our undergraduate and Masters students publish their research projects, present their work at conferences, and obtain funded PhD positions. 

The group includes a large, diverse and vibrant community of highly talented and motivated doctoral researchers, working on a broad range of field-, lab- and desk-based PhD projects. PhD opportunities are available annually through the CENTA doctoral training programme, and may also be advertised on an ad hoc basis as funding allows. We are always keen to talk to potential students about opportunities. We have an excellent track record of training our doctoral researchers for careers in paleoclimatology, industry, university and international research environments.

Public engagement represents a significant component of our work. The group has strong links to the Lapworth Museum of Geology, and played a key role in developing the new Museum exhibitions. We use the Museum’s temporary exhibition space to showcase our research. We frequently deliver public talks, events and educational sessions, in the Museum and further afield – please contact any member of academic staff if you are interested in having us come to talk to your group about our research

From March-June 2019 we featured the Mysteries of the Deep Exhibition at the Lapworth Museum of Geology. This exhibition tells the story of scientific ocean drilling and its role in helping  to better understand the oceans and their role in the Earth’s climate.

Free downloads of the exhibition and associated comic are available on the website.