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Planetary Geology Book

Planetary Geology: An Introduction

A second edition of Planetary Geology: An Introduction book will be published by Dunedin Academic Press at the end of June 2013 More...

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Planetary Geology Book

Planetary Geology: An Introduction

A second edition of Planetary Geology: An Introduction book will be published by Dunedin Academic Press at the end of June 2013 More...

Published: May 15, 2013 4:19:39 PM

Katharine Giles

Dr Katharine Giles - An Appreciation.

It is with great sadness that we report that our talented friend and colleague, Dr Katharine Giles, died in a road traffic accident while cycling to work on the morning of Monday 8th April.  More...

Published: Apr 11, 2013 7:04:14 AM

Carbon in Earth Book

Carbon in Earth

On March 4th 2013, the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) launched their new landmark book “Carbon in Earth” at the US National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC.
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Published: Mar 8, 2013 2:43:02 PM

Climate change clues from tiny marine algae

Climate change clues from tiny marine algae - ancient and modern.

Microscopic ocean plankton called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both now and many millions of years ago.
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Published: Mar 4, 2013 1:46:51 PM

Impact! Pop-up Exhibition

Impact! Pop-up Exhibition

The Rock Room will be hosting a special one-off pop-up exhibition between 12.30 – 3pm on Friday, March 1st, curated by UCL and Birkbeck PhD students from the Centre for Planetary Sciences. More...

Published: Feb 27, 2013 1:09:36 PM

BP Ultimate Fieldtrip 2013

BP Ultimate Fieldtrip 2013

Congratulations to Earth Sciences Team Greenough which made it through to the semi-finals of the BP Ultimate Field Trip competition.
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Published: Feb 20, 2013 12:51:00 PM

Cryosat spots Arctic sea-ice loss in autumn

Cryosat spots Arctic sea-ice loss.

The dramatic recent decline in Arctic sea-ice cover is illustrated in new data from Europe's Cryosat mission combined with data from NASA ICESat mission. More...

Published: Feb 15, 2013 12:51:36 PM

Seymour Laxon

In Memory of Professor Seymour Laxon

It is with a profound sense of shock and deep sadness that we report the death of our friend and colleague, Seymour Laxon, aged 49, following an accident on New Year’s Day.
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Published: Jan 4, 2013 10:37:07 AM

Graduate Open Day

Graduate Open Day

· whether graduate study at one of the world's leading universities is right for you More...

Published: Dec 11, 2012 12:46:18 PM

Magnesium oxide might be liquid in super-Earths.

“If you squeeze and heat hard and high enough, everything becomes metallic,” says Professor Dario Alfè.
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Published: Nov 23, 2012 1:03:00 PM


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