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2015 PhD studentships

3 January 2015

The GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) has announced the latest Earth Science studentships which will start in October 2015.

Beth Taylor presenting a microscope to Hithadoo School, Laamu Atoll

Microscopes donated to Maldivian schools

16 December 2014

Marine geography graduate Beth Taylor is working in the Maldives for the Manta Trust.

Academia Europaea elects Dianne Edwards as a member

28 November 2014

Dianne Edwards has been elected to membership of the Academia Europaea in recognition of her international scholarship and sustained contribution to European research.

Excellence in Teaching 2014

24 November 2014

The Marine Geography Teaching Team has won the 'Excellence in Teaching’ award at the Cardiff University Celebrating Excellence Awards 2014.

Low awareness of ocean acidification

19 November 2014

The results of a major new survey show that the British public has a very low awareness of the issue of ocean acidification.

GW4 Alliance launched

5 November 2014

Ian Hall speaking at the GW4 launch at the House of Commons.

Sediment supply drives floodplain evolution in Amazon Basin

5 November 2014

A study of the Amazon River basin shows lowland rivers carrying large volumes of sediment meander more then those carrying less sediment.

Early Career Geologist Award

29 October 2014

Lisa Mol has won the 2014 Southern Wales Geological Society Regional Group's Early Career Geologist Award.

Marine geography graduate wins 2014 best dissertation prize

22 October 2014

Lucy Taylor, marine geography graduate, wins 2014 best dissertation prize

Programme scores 100% satisfaction in 2014 National Student Survey

10 September 2014

Cardiff Marine Geography ranked first in UK for student satisfaction

North Atlantic Circulation

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22 August 2014

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Minor variations in ice sheet size can trigger abrupt climate change

20 August 2014

Small fluctuations in the sizes of ice sheets during the last ice age were enough to trigger abrupt climate change, scientists have found.

International Studentship

5 August 2014

A fully-funded PhD scholarship (fees and stipend) has recently become available in the School for international students.

Solar activity influences climate change

Solar activity influences climate change, say scientists

7 March 2014

Sun’s energy influences 1,000 years of natural climate variability in North Atlantic.

Ice sheet

What you should know about climate change

28 February 2014

Podcasts get to grips with the science behind climate change.

GW4 studentship

New GW4 studentships boost postgraduate training

15 November 2013

Alliance pledges a further fifty multidisciplinary studentships.

operation ouch

Operation Ouch! - Take 2

4 November 2013

Cardiff University researchers star in CBBC series exploring the human body.

Penderyn

There's something in the water

5 August 2013

Cardiff University and Penderyn collaborate on geoenvironmental survey.

Linking climate change and human evolution

21 May 2013

Origins of human culture linked to rapid climate

Rapid climate change and the role of the Southern Ocean

8 April 2013

New clues to past rapid climate change.