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Live stream seismic data, showing three time series, at the top a green line and beneath red and blue lines. They have periodic wiggles showing seismic shaking.

Watch livestream seismic data from Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula

28 November 2023

The Cambridge Volcano Seismology Group are livestreaming earthquake data from Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula for the public to watch online in real-time. Earlier in November, a vast sheet of magma pierced through rocks beneath the Peninsula — triggering seismic shaking and forcing evacuations from the coastal town of...

MPhil in Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science launched

27 November 2023

A new MPhil in Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science will equip scientists with skills to work with environmental data and address the myriad challenges associated with climate change. Applications are now open , with the first cohort starting in October 2024. The 10-month cross-departmental programme, hosted by...

Career spotlight: Rob Theodore, Sedgwick Museum

24 November 2023

Rob Theodore, Exhibitions and Displays Coordinator at the Sedgwick Museum, has been interested in the natural world since he moved from Greater London to the Cambridgeshire Fens when he was four. Rob puts his love of all things palaeontology down to a book, the ‘Sainsbury’s Book of Dinosaurs’ , which his dad gave him soon...

New project to investigate how critical rare metals form

20 November 2023

Cambridge Earth Science’s Professors Sally Gibson and Sergei Lebedev have been awarded a £1 million NERC Pushing the Frontiers grant to explore the processes that create rare earth metals needed for modern technology. Rare earth elements are used in anything from smartphones and computers to products needed for green...

Assessing earthquake risk at the site of Indonesia’s new capital

14 November 2023

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Institut of Teknologi Bundung, in Indonesia, are working together to understand earthquake risk at the site of Indonesia’s new capital city, which is being relocated from Jakarta to Nusantra, in Indonesian Borneo. Their work could help build the new city in a way that is...

Volcano seismologist captures seismic data during unrest in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula

13 November 2023

Following a swarm of earthquakes on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, the country is now on high alert over a possible eruption. There have been three eruptions in the Reykjanes area in the last three years: one in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Scientists are carefully watching the unfolding seismic activity and ground deformation...

Listen in on the eerie sounds of our planet at the Sedgwick Museum

18 October 2023

This half term, visitors to Cambridge’s Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences will get a chance to listen in on the mesmerising and eerie sounds of our planet. The family-friendly installation and activities are free and will run from the 24th October to the 4th November. Conversations between whales in the oceans, the low...

Mineral resources for the energy transition

5 October 2023

The move from fossil fuels toward renewables is underway. But the energy transition requires large amounts of raw materials — such as copper, nickel and lithium — for use in anything from wind turbines to car batteries. How can research at Cambridge help in locating these critical supplies? Charlie Beard, postdoctoral...

Professor Richard Harrison appointed Head of Department

Richard Harrison is 2023 AGU Edward Bullard Lecture Recipient

14 September 2023

Professor Rich Harrison will be giving the Edward Bullard Lecture at AGU 2023. The Edward Bullard Lecture is presented at AGU’s annual meeting by a scientist who has made significant contributions in the field of geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, or electromagnetism. It is named to honor the work and life of geophysicist...

Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools

13 September 2023

A new study led by Cambridge University confirms that planting hedges between roadsides and school playgrounds can dramatically reduce children’s exposure to traffic-related particle pollution. The research , a collaboration with Lancaster University, found that hedges can act as protective barriers against air pollution...

Watch livestream seismic data from Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula

MPhil in Quantitative Climate and Environmental Science launched

Career spotlight: Rob Theodore, Sedgwick Museum

New project to investigate how critical rare metals form

Assessing earthquake risk at the site of Indonesia’s new capital

Volcano seismologist captures seismic data during unrest in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula

Listen in on the eerie sounds of our planet at the Sedgwick Museum

Mineral resources for the energy transition

Richard Harrison is 2023 AGU Edward Bullard Lecture Recipient

Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools

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