Research Roundup: the bibliometrics of marine geoscience and oceanography
Research and impact 29th July 2020
Dr Neil Mitchell has recently contributed a research article to Scienceometrics, titled: ‘Comparing the post-WWII publication histories of oceanography and marine geoscience’. The article is a fascinating look at the distinctions and similarities between marine geoscience and oceanography. Dr Mitchell assesses the patterns in scientific publications within these subjects which can reveal trends that reflect changes in research style due to technological capabilities, economic and political factors.
International Experience at UoM: Xuexiao Shan
Student experience 20th July 2020
Xuexiao Shan has now completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at the University of Manchester. In this blog post Xuexiao shares her experiences of studying, volunteering and working as a Student Ambassador for the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Congratulations to 2020 Earth and Environmental Science graduates
Student experience 17th July 2020
We have created a video for our 2020 graduates to say good luck and congratulations, which you can watch within this blog post. Our graduates will be invited to the virtual celebrations on Wednesday 29th July at 10am and we will live stream this event on our social media channels: Facebook and YouTube. Please save the date, we hope to see you then – once again, congratulations to EES graduates on their success during this particularly challenging year.
In conversation with Dr Patricia Clay: UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellow
Meet the Department 13th July 2020
Dr Patricia Clay is a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellow with the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Patricia is an earth and planetary scientist and her research uses the noble gas and halogen elements to understand the chemical evolution of planets. In this interview, she tells us more about her role in the Department and her research.
Welcome to our postgraduate offer holders
Welcome to EES 10th July 2020
Congratulations on your offer to study with us, we are delighted you chose the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences for your postgraduate study. We realise that, given the current situation with COVID-19, it’s a bit of a strange time to be starting university, and we understand that you’ll have some questions about joining us […]
Meet our alumni: an interview with Tim Gregory
The next step 6th July 2020
Tim Gregory studied the MEarthSci in Geology with Planetary Science at the University of Manchester before completing a PhD at the University of Bristol. Tim now works for the British Geological Survey as a postdoctoral researcher in cosmochemistry. I spoke to Tim about his previous studies, his work sharing science in the media and his new book: Meteorite.
Intersections: geology and art
Student experience 26th June 2020
Bella Beney is a BSc Hons Geology student at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, currently progressing from her second to her third year of study. Bella is also a talented musician, and I asked her to share her music and her thoughts about how geology and the outdoors may have influenced her artistic pursuits.
Research Roundup: narrating climate changes
Research and impact 22nd June 2020
A recent blog post for Geoscience for the Future by Dr Emily Dearing Crampton-Flood, ‘How bacteria from a past greenhouse world can help to predict Earth’s future climate’, discusses the ways that organic geochemistry and computer modelling can help to reconstruct the story of our Earth.
Life in the lab: studying soil bioremediation with Klaudia Jedyka
Student experience 12th June 2020
BSc Environmental Science student Klaudia Jedyka talks us through the logistics of lab work for the dissertation – best practice, trial and error and research conversations…
Meet our alumni: an interview with Leonid Nichman
The next step 8th June 2020
Leonid Nichman is a Research Officer at the Flight Research Laboratory (FRL) in the Aerospace Research Centre (ARC), part of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). We caught up with him to find out how his previous studies have led him on a path to his current career.