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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · 16d

Follow the co-authors & collaborators on Bluesky here: @emmalouisehorn.bsky.social
@danmclean.bsky.social
@volcrocks.bsky.social
@adrianoazovolc.bsky.social

And see more updates on the CAVES Africa Project here: caves.web.ox.ac.uk

Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · 16d

🌋 New paper led by Emma Horn & the CAVES Project!

We’ve characterised the glass geochemistry of 15 major Azores eruptions (~100 ka). This dataset provides fingerprints to trace Azores tephra across Europe, Africa & beyond. 🔎

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...

#Azores #Tephra #CAVESProject

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Danielle McLean @danmclean.bsky.social · 26d

It was great to join the INTIMATE network meeting in Cluj this week. 🦣❄️🕣 Some fantastic science coming soon!

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Commission on Tephrochronology @cot-iavcei.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔁📢 Call for papers - JQS Special Issue on distal tephra analysis
Sponsored by IAVCEI Commission on Tephrochronology (COT)
🗓Deadline: 2 Jan 2026

Danielle McLean @danmclean.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌋📢 Calling all #tephra researchers!
Join us in shaping this new JQS Special Issue.

"Beyond the #Eruption – Advances and Applications in Distal Tephra Analysis Across the Geosciences"

Deadline: 2 Jan 2026.

Further details below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Journal of Quaternary Science Call for Papers Beyond the Eruption: Advances and applications in distal tephra analysis across the Geosciences

<em>Journal of Quaternary Science</em> publishes papers on any field of Quaternary research, advancing understanding of earth's history over the last 2.58 million years.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Christine S. Lane @chslane.bsky.social · Aug 31

Visiting a friend from my @oxfordtephra.bsky.social days and here’s the cup my morning coffee came in! #tephratastic

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Danielle McLean @danmclean.bsky.social · Aug 29

🌋📢 Calling all #tephra researchers!
Join us in shaping this new JQS Special Issue.

"Beyond the #Eruption – Advances and Applications in Distal Tephra Analysis Across the Geosciences"

Deadline: 2 Jan 2026.

Further details below: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Journal of Quaternary Science Call for Papers Beyond the Eruption: Advances and applications in distal tephra analysis across the Geosciences

<em>Journal of Quaternary Science</em> publishes papers on any field of Quaternary research, advancing understanding of earth's history over the last 2.58 million years.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Victoria Smith @volcrocks.bsky.social · May 9

📣 Our recent paper, led by researchers at INGV, provides detail of the magmatic system that extends below the Campi Flegrei caldera, Naples, Italy. These data provide new insights into magma storage and ascent pathways beneath this restless and active caldera: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Aug 28

This summer Tom Burman, Rebecca Lawton and Jade Sands joined us through the UNIQ+ Programme. They worked on a variety of interesting tephra projects 🌋🥼🔬

UNIQ+ is a great way to experience research first-hand and recommended for anyone curious about postgraduate study.

www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

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Adriano Pimentel @adrianoazovolc.bsky.social · Apr 1

🌋 PhD and MSc students in Earth Sciences 🌋 Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the International Summer School on Geohazards in Volcanic Islands, held in Ponta Delgada, Azores from 28 May to 4 June. Please check ivar.uac.pt/summer-course/ Deadline for application is approaching, 30 April.

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Danielle McLean @danmclean.bsky.social · Apr 11

Love it! I would buy the complete set. 😍
Could we also have some lab group #lego sets? @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social @oxfordtephra.bsky.social

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Commission on Tephrochronology @cot-iavcei.bsky.social · Apr 9

CoT is seeking nominations for our executive and hosts for the next Tephra Conference (2028). Interested? Questions? Check out the flyer. Nominations are open until April 30.
@iavcei.bsky.social @oxfordtephra.bsky.social
@camtephra.bsky.social @tephrotastic.bsky.social @tephraportal.bsky.social 🧪🌋⚒️

CoT is having their elections and putting a call out for nominations, this image is a flyer that states all the details related to this - nominations open now and close April 30th. We will be in contact with nominees to have elections (online) starting in May 12th, closing May 30th. Reach out to us if you have any questions.

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Gavin Kane @gavrkane.bsky.social · Feb 4

(L) The end of my UNIQ+ internship @oxfordtephra.bsky.social in 2022, and (R) two weeks ago in the 2nd year of my PhD (and in the chaos of #StormÉowyn), continuing to analyse tephra from Campi Flegrei. An insightful experience for those considering PhD life! 🔬🌋

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Gavin Kane @gavrkane.bsky.social · Feb 4

📣 UGs in archaeology, geography and Earth science 📣 Considering a PhD? Join our lab @oxfordtephra.bsky.social this summer on a 7-week long research internship 🌋. Stipended & with accommodation. Deadline Feb 19th. Application details and eligibility criteria: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 21

A great day for us ✨ - introducing the MSc Archaeology Science students to our #tephra -tastic world 💥🔍🌋

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 17

And more recently, PhD student @gavrkane.bsky.social gave his conference debut at the @vmsg.bsky.social conference in Dublin 🟩 👏🏻 🧪

Gavin presented glass chemistry that can be used to synchronise eruption records between the Campanian Ignimbrite and NYT 🇮🇹

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 17

@danmclean.bsky.social also visited the #LakeSuigetsu Fukui Varve Museum in November to give a guided #tephratastic tour of the layers. 🌋🇯🇵

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 17

@danmclean.bsky.social is leading a new project to identify cryptotephra in varved lakes in Central America. She was in Japan last year to carefully sub-sample the LL-channel cores for investigation 🔎🕵🏻‍♀️

More to come soon at: www.arch.ox.ac.uk/volcanism-an...

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 17

We are also excited that Elo Wilkinson-Rowe has started her PhD and will be a new valuable member of the CAVES Project. See more here: caves.web.ox.ac.uk

📸 Here is Elo with fellow PhD Student @gavrkane.bsky.social during our sampling trip at Bremen Core Repository 👍🏻👍🏻

PhD students Gavin (left) and Elo (right) at Bremen Core Repository sampling marine cores

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 17

The CAVES Project Team have also been working hard to locate widespread #tephra layers suitable to link archaeological & climate records in NW Africa 🌊🌋🦴

Read more about the opportunities of widespread eruptions from the Azores, Canaries and Cape Verde in their new article: doi.org/10.1017/lis....

Opportunities to synchronise and date archaeological and climate records in Northwest Africa using volcanic ash (tephra) layers | Libyan Studies | Cambridge Core

Opportunities to synchronise and date archaeological and climate records in Northwest Africa using volcanic ash (tephra) layers

www.cambridge.org

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 17

What have we been up to?💥 Have you seen our recent publications...

Sophie Vineberg and the
#LakeSuigetsu Members have published a new detailed record of Japanese eruptions between 120 - 50 ka🇯🇵, with forty-one crypto/ #tephra layers (!!) characterised and dated 🕰️

See here: doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...

A photo of Lake Toya - the caldera-forming eruption has been dated using the Lake Suigetsu sedimentary sequence to 108.1 ± 3.9 ka (±1σ)

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 16

If you are interested in coming to do doctoral research in the #tephra group, apply for this fully funded doctoral program. bsky.app/profile/iles...
We have various research projects in a range of interesting locations and happy to discuss these so please get in touch if you are interested! 🌋🔬🥼🧑‍🔬

ilesla.bsky.social @ilesla.bsky.social · Jan 16

Two weeks to go until the application deadline for ILESLA. If you or anyone you know would benefit from full funding to carry out a PhD in Life and/or Environmental Science please visit/refer to our website page iles.web.ox.ac.uk/how-apply where you can see open day videos and get full guidance.

How to Apply and Funding

iles.web.ox.ac.uk

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 15

Read more about how past UNIQ+ students have found the scheme and working in our lab here: www.arch.ox.ac.uk/hear-from-ou...

Hear from our UNIQ + Research Interns

www.arch.ox.ac.uk

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 15

Curious about doing a PhD? Looking to gain some laboratory experience?

Applications are now OPEN for 2025 UNIQ+ postgraduate research internships at Oxford University. Our lab has two fantastic tephra projects available! Application closing date is 19 February.

www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

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Oxford Tephrochronology Group @oxfordtephra.bsky.social · Jan 9

Hello, and happy 2025! 🎉 The Oxford Tephrochronology Group have joined Bluesky 👋 Looking forward to an exciting year of #tephratastic research 🔬 🌋🥼👩🏻‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬

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