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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK

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One of the UK's top Earth Sciences departments, with undergraduate programmes in Geology, Environmental Geoscience, Climate Science, Geophysics and Geosciences.

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're hiring!
Join us as an Associate Professor in Sustainable Earth Energy 🌍 Lead research in low-carbon geoenergy & energy storage, at one of the UK’s top universities. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 on this link👉
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Associate Professor in Sustainable Earth Energy

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 3d

New in Durham? Or interested in rediscovering your City and your Campus?

Register now for a large series of webinars on How to apply to Durham, Q&A for International students, and so much more!

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Fred Worrall @fredworrall.bsky.social · 4d

What will be the impact of decarbonisation and the adoption of hydrogen power on water demand? New study by us and colleagues from Durham Engineering link.springer.com/article/10.1... @durhamearthsci.bsky.social

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 7d

Fantastic final day of Level 2 geological fieldwork in Assynt 🔨🌱

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Fred Worrall @fredworrall.bsky.social · 10d

Never been in to The Royal Institution before. @durhamearthsci.bsky.social

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Fred Worrall @fredworrall.bsky.social · 11d

Hanna's (Zihan Yang) first paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
paired data on 317 sewage works and 232 control reaches for 22 years to find out what impact of sewage has. What was getting worse or what was getting better with time and why? @durhamearthsci.bsky.social @jlaknapp.bsky.social

The Impact of Sewage Treatment Plant Discharges on the Water Quality of Receiving Rivers

With increasing human populations, the need for sustainable management of wastewater becomes an ever-increasing issue, yet studies that consider the impact of the final effluent on the receiving rive....

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 10d

A beautiful start to the Level 2 undergraduate trip - investigating the Lewisian gneiss at Achmelvich beach! 🏞️

Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 13d

PhD student Ella Richmond studied critical metal mobility in Weardale and Cornwall granites. With her supervisor, she presented results, visited key granite sites, toured the UK’s first geothermal plant, and collected granite samples for geochemical analysis in Durham!

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 15d

Visiting the department this week is Dr. Alexander Yates @asyates2.bsky.social from @ulbruxelles.bsky.social. Today, Alec started our VolcCoffee seminar series with a presentation on his research into seismic noises and how they can be used to improve our understanding of volcanic systems! 🌋🌐📈

Harnessing the Earth's Natural Vibrations: Applications in Subsurface and Volcano Monitoring, by Dr Alexander Yates

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 16d

The Durham University Earth Sciences department is proudly represented at the Solar and Storage conference in Birmingham by PhD candidate Joe! Visit stand B69 until Thursday to learn more about the future of energy! 🌼☀️🔋

#DUresearch #SolarStorageLive #DurhamUniversity #DurhamEnergyInstitute

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Fred Worrall @fredworrall.bsky.social · 18d

For a peat to form you don't just need wet conditions you also need stagnant conditions
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Our new study follows the thermodynamic profiles to show how fens and bogs significantly differ in when they become closed. @durhamearthsci.bsky.social

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 18d

Following last week's field trip, our geochemists were joined by the 3rd year students! They worked on a cross-section through the Alps in Italy and Switzerland as part of their module on Metamorphic Petrology! 🗻🏞️

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 20d

For the past week, Master's students Oscar and Freddie have joined Kevin and Kristijan in Zermatt and Saas-Fee's 3000m-high ophiolite complex, collecting samples for geochemical analysis of stable and radiogenic isotopes. Stay tuned to learn about the future outcomes of their research!

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 22d

Bronze and Iron Age farmers in the Middle East prioritised wine production over olive growing in times of climatic change. Researchers in our Department of Archaeology and @durhamearthsci.bsky.social analysed charred seeds and wood samples 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

Middle East Bronze and Iron Age cultures wine production - Durham University

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Fred Worrall @fredworrall.bsky.social · 23d

When we say sphagnum carpet I am not sure that you are supposed to be able to pick it up and fold it. This year's Sphagnum pioneers at Hatfield form a mat that dries out and detaches in ephemeral ponds. @durhamearthsci.bsky.social

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 23d

Four weeks in the Scottish Highlands? That has been Izzy's summer, collecting molybdenite & granite for U-Pb and Re-Pb dating to test genetic links between the mineralisation and granite formation. Lots of hiking, bogs, wild camping in storms, lost samples, Highland cows & swims in fairy pools!

Ethereal sun and clouds on Glen Etive in the Scottish Highlands.

Isabel L. Marshall, storyteller of this adventure.

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Fred Worrall @fredworrall.bsky.social · 25d

How do peats form? Our experiments compares how self-weight compaction compares degradation processes.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Spoiler - degradation is more important @durhamearthsci.bsky.social

The initiation of peat formation – The relative importance of self-weight compaction and decomposition

The early stages of peat formation have been assumed to be marked by: rapid loss of porosity, increasing bulk density, and decreasing permeability lea…

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Prof Col Macpherson @colinmacpherson.bsky.social · 28d

In 2019 @durhamearthsci.bsky.social welcomed Holmes's granddaughter (Mary, in scarf) and great granddaughter (Tahareh, plaid skirt) to the Arthur Holmes Building. Picture includes me (tallest) and Prof Jon Gluyas holding his copy of "Holmes". ⚒️🧪🧵1/2

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Fred Worrall @fredworrall.bsky.social · 29d

The World Peatland project team at Leicester Science Park having just finished our today workshop @durhamearthsci.bsky.social

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · Sep 4

Associate Professor in Sustainable Earth Energy

Click the link provided to see the complete job description.

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · Sep 1

Refreshing news to end the summer: PhD student Freya Alldred frosty tales from Greenland & Svalbard ❄️🌊. Aboard Le Commandant Charcot, Freya used an underwater drone to study the kelp's role in nutrient cycles, productivity & carbon storage. Fieldwork funded by @theexplorersclub.bsky.social & Ponant

Setting up the underwater drone for this season's harvest!

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · Aug 27

New publication, Check it out!

Andrew Valentine @apvalentine.bsky.social · Aug 27

🧪 Monte Carlo methods can help characterise unknown parameters within a physical model. But what if we have multiple competing physical theories? Trans-conceptual sampling may be the answer...

Just out in JGR, w/M. Sambridge & J. Hauser: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

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An illustration of three classes of ensemble representing an Earth model whose properties only vary with depth. The fixed-dimensional ensemble shows three Earth models each with three layers, whose thicknesses and seismic velocities all vary. The trans-dimensional ensemble is similar but with variable numbers of layers. In contrast, the trans-conceptual ensemble allows Earth models to have variable character as well. The first containing a single linear gradient, the second multiple layers and an inclined fault, while the third has undulating layers. Each ensemble class is a subset of those to its right. Fig 1 from Sambridge, Valentine & Hauser, 2025, JGR.

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · Aug 11

An ancient Bermuda stalagmite has revealed more about the past shifting of the Gulf Stream. Prof James Baldini, @durhamearthsci.bsky.social and PhD candidate Edward Forman @unisouthampton.bsky.social tell us more: bit.ly/46R8lz9

A Bermuda stalagmite reveals how the Gulf Stream shifted – and what it might do as the climate changes further - Durham University

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · Jun 30

Congratulations to Martin Smith and Stuart Jones in our Department, who have both been promoted to Professor!

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Prof Col Macpherson @colinmacpherson.bsky.social · Jun 28

Great day at Big Bang 2 event at Ushaw Historic House explaining Earth and lunar geology to County Durham families. @durhamearthsci.bsky.social collaborating with @ducollections.bsky.social and NASA South Carolina Space Grant. 🧪⚒️🚀☄️

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People talking to Durham University scientists about rock.

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Darren Gröcke @grockesibl.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our grass experiment is coming along very nicely in Cumbria. Rain and warm weather has helped. Now we leave it for a month and see what impact the soil amendments have had.

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