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Quaternary Science & Palaeo-environments

People

Dr Tom Bradwell

Dr Tom Bradwell

Senior Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Anna Crawford

Dr Anna Crawford

Lecturer in Physical Geography, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Miss Jodie Geldard

Miss Jodie Geldard

Tutor, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Miss Anna Kurop

Miss Anna Kurop

Tutor, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Professor Ian Simpson

Professor Ian Simpson

Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Ms Heather Stewart

Ms Heather Stewart

PhD Researcher, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Eileen Tisdall

Dr Eileen Tisdall

Senior Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Clare Wilson

Dr Clare Wilson

Senior Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Outputs

Article

McCulloch RD, Mansilla CA, Roberts SJ & Tisdall EW (2023) Late Quaternary climatic inferences from southern Patagonia (∼53°S): A holistic palaeoecological approach to tracking the behaviour of the southern westerly winds. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 631, Art. No.: 111822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2023.111822


Article

Cuenca-García C, Aidona E, Wilson C, Jrad A & Sarris A (2023) Geophysical and Geochemical Proxies of Neolithic Sites from Thessaly: A Comparative Study on the Potential of Soil Magnetic Susceptibility and Phosphate Analyses for Minimally Invasive Location and Interpretation of Buried Features. Geosciences, 13 (1), Art. No.: 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13010003


Article

Clark CD, Ely JC, Hindmarsh RCA, Bradley S, Ignéczi A, Fabel D, Ó Cofaigh C, Chiverrell RC, Scourse J, Benetti S, Bradwell T, Evans DJA, Roberts DH, Burke M & Callard SL (2022) Growth and retreat of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet, 31 000 to 15 000 years ago: the BRITICE‐CHRONO reconstruction. Boreas, 51 (4), pp. 699-758. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12594


Book Chapter

Stewart H, Bradwell T, Carter G, Dove D & Gafeira J (2021) Geomorphology of the Offshore Continental Shelf. In: Ballantyne CK & Gordon JE (eds.) Landscapes and Landforms of Scotland. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 117-134. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71246-4_6


Book Chapter

Ballantyne CK & Bradwell T (2021) Wester Ross. In: Ballantyne C & Gordon J (eds.) World Geomorphological Landscapes. Cham, Zug, CH: Springer International Publishing, pp. 251-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71246-4_13


Article

Bradwell T, Fabel D, Clark CD, Chiverrell RC, Small D, Smedley RK, Saher MH, Moreton SJ, Dove D, Callard SL, Duller GAT, Medialdea A, Bateman MD, Burke MJ & McDonald N (2021) Pattern, style and timing of British-Irish Ice Sheet advance and retreat over the last 45 000 years: evidence from NW Scotland and the adjacent continental shelf. Journal of Quaternary Science, 36 (5), pp. 871-933. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3296


Book Chapter

Loureiro C & Ferreira Ó (2020) Mechanisms and timescales of beach rotation. In: Short AD & Jackson DWT (eds.) Sandy Beach Morphodynamics: Form and Process. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier, pp. 593-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102927-5.00024-2


Projects

Stabilisation of pyrogenic carbon in tropical grasslands (SPECTRAL)
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

An archaeological investigation into the collapse of Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: Australian Research Council

Changing Coasts, Connecting Communities with their Heritage
PI: Dr Clare Wilson
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council

Landscape and Waterscapes in Asia. Monsoon, Climate Anomalies and Social Dynamics in Medieval India
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: The Agence Nationale de la Recherche / French National Research Agency (ANR)

Soil Fertility Research Project
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: Scottish Wildlife Trust

Will more productive Arctic ecosystems sequester less soil carbon? A key role for priming in the rhizosphere ("PRIME-TIME")
PI: Professor Philip Wookey
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Southern Coastal Mine: Shoreline and Storm Erosion Modelling Review
PI:
Funded by: De Beers Group

NSFDEB-NERC:Mycorrhizal drivers of SOM formation and decomposition
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Dating, construction and function of cultivation terraces at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
PI: Dr Clare Wilson
Funded by: The British Academy

Reducing Disaster Risk to Life and Livelihoods by Evaluating the Seismic Safety of Kathmandu's Historic Urban Infrastructure
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: The British Academy

Synthesizing evidence of forest-to-bog restoration impacts on carbon emissions
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Scottish Government

Ben Lomond environmental study
PI: Dr Eileen Tisdall
Funded by: The National Trust for Scotland

Does lichenometry really work? Evaluating growth-rate variability in yellow-green Rhizocarpon lichens
PI: Dr Tom Bradwell
Funded by: Royal Geographical Society

Strengthening the Conservation and Management of Lumbini, The Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, UNESCO World Heritage Property (Phase II): Third Season of Field Activities (Jan-March 2016)
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: University of Durham

Environmental Reconstruction of Moredun Top Iron Age Hill Fort
PI: Dr Eileen Tisdall
Funded by: Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust

Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Sites
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: UNESCO Kathmandu

Can we rebuild the Kasthamandap?
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council

BRITICE-CHRONO
PI: Dr Tom Bradwell
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

SAGES Funding - ECR exchanges with Europe, North America, China, India
PI: Dr Eileen Tisdall
Funded by: Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society

Comparative Island Ecodynamics in the North Atlantic Project
PI: Professor Ian Simpson
Funded by: National Scientific Foundation