Gino is a Dutch geologist, who obtained his PhD from the IPGP, Paris, and is now a postdoc at ISTerre in Grenoble. His current research aims at understanding sea-level history from tectonically uplifting coastlines worldwide. Here he shares his experiences from a recent fieldwork in Cuba. When I tell people I have to spend a […]
On the scent of the rising continents in the jungle of West Africa with Janne Liebmann
Janne is a PhD candidate at Curtin University studying the interaction between the atmosphere and lithosphere during the Archean/Paleoproterozoic boundary. You can read more about Janne’s Proterozoic adventures here. Our home planet went through a number of dramatic changes during its 4.5 billion year history. The young Earth was very different than today. It was […]
Get to the Chopper! Rock Hopping in Northern Quebec with Will Smith
After finishing his BSc and MRes in Geology, specialising in ore deposits, at the University of Portsmouth, Will went onto read for a PhD in Mineral Exploration at Cardiff University, with a focus on optimizing exploration programmes for Ni-Cu-PGE deposits with Northern Shield Resources in Northern Quebec The world’s need for new resources demands that […]
Survey – Social Media and Women in Geoscience with Erin Martin
In today’s world, most of our interactions are on a digital platform. We get all kinds of content – from news and entertainment to communication research and results. Social media provides a platform to receive all forms of digital content from people all over the world. Considering the gender imbalance in senior positions in STEM […]
Gold, Grit and Glory in Brazil with Connor Allen
Connor completed his Masters from the University of Portsmouth in 2017. He worked in the UK Geotechnical sector for a time, before emigrating to the emerald Isle to a position with the Geological Survey Ireland. Here I share some of my experiences during my Undergraduate mapping trip and Masters fieldwork programme in the Brazilian winters […]