When I began this Master’s degree, I knew that any dissertation I did would involve tephra - I had completed an undergraduate dissertation creating a tephrostratigraphy for a site in Scotland and just absolutely loved it. I knew that I wanted to take these skills forward to my Master’s dissertation but I also wanted to …
...and from geomorphology to sedimentology and chronology. Chris has chosen to complete his MSc. degree on a part-time basis over two years. During this time he has also worked in the labs at Royal Holloway as an research assistant, gaining additional valuable work experience, some of which he has taken forward into this dissertation project. Enjoy his …
Continue reading MSc Quaternary Science 2015-2016: Christopher Francis
Being my first blog for the CQR, I’ll start by introducing myself . I’m Alison MacLeod, Lecturer in Physical Geography in the department but for the next three years I have a full-time research position funded by the Leverhulme Trust. I also run a 3rd year lecture course on Glacial Environments. The main focus of …
By Jacob Bendle (PhD student) Patagonia boasts breathtaking and beautiful scenery that excites and intrigues geographers and non-geographers alike. However, Patagonia’s vast landscapes also contain important strands of evidence with which we can unravel the history of past glaciers and ice sheets. This landscape provides the basis for my PhD research into the glacial history …
Continue reading A “palaeo” perspective on Patagonian glaciers
QuatSciBlog 