The origins of our orbicular granite
Once a year, a peculiar, polished slab of rock is hauled down from its home on a windowsill near the 1A lab and propped up on the lawn against a row of knees for the annual Sedgwick Club photo. The slab, with its striking black and white circular patterns, has featured in most annual photos …
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History and future of stone use in Cambridge
The time sequence of building stone use in Cambridge shows the competing influences of function, fashion and finance in the city’s historic fabric. Now natural stone is poised for a resurgence because of its strength, durability and low embodied carbon. Cambridge buildings display one of the UK’s best records of historic stone use. Never systematically …
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In Conversation with Marie Edmonds
Marie Edmonds, Professor of Volcanology and Petrology, was both an undergraduate and postgraduate in Cambridge from 1994-2001 and has been a lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences since 2006. Marie reflects on her career and new role as Head of Department with Erin Martin-Jones. One volcanic eruption kick-started your career as a volcanologist? Volcanoes …
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Listening in on the pulse of a mantle plume: IMPULSE Expedition 2024
Last summer, Cambridge PhD students Callum Pearman, Aisling Dunn and Philippa Slay joined an international scientific cruise to take the pulse of the Iceland mantle plume. Callum describes the science behind the expedition in the blog post below. What Did We Set Out To Find Out? The Iceland plume is a large column of especially …
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