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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Aug 29

And an extra special congratulations to our presentation and poster winners Ellery Littlewood and Sena Inkaya! 🥳

Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Aug 29

This week we held our postgraduate symposium co-hosted by Reading and Portsmouth Universities. It was two days of fantastic talks by our postgraduate community. We discussed quaternary careers in both academia and industry, and enjoyed keynote talks from Prof Nick Branch and Dr Mark Hardiman.

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Jul 28

Just over a week left to register for the QRA PGR symposium hosted by Reading university. Don’t forget to sign up before the 6th August!

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lornalinch.bsky.social @lornalinch.bsky.social · Jun 23

SAVE THE DATE!! 5-8 Jan 2026 QRA Annual Discussion Meeting: “The Quaternary - Past Human and Environment Dynamics” at University of Brighton. Website and registration coming soon!! @quaternaryra.bsky.social

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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · Jun 3

Still a couple of spaces on our North Wales @quaternaryra.bsky.social field trip in October 2025. QRA Engineering Group: Field course in engineering geology and sedimentology of glacial and periglacial terrains

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · May 30

We are pleased to announce that this year's QRA Postgraduate Symposium will be held at the @uniofreading.bsky.social from the 27th - 29th August 2025, and is co-hosted by the University of Portsmouth. Tickets can be purchased here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1333917556...

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · May 22

Our new micromorphology guide to the microscale analysis of glacial sediments and processes, edited by the fantastic Emrys Phillips and John Menzies is now available at the QRA bookshop! Get your copy here www.qra.org.uk/bookshop/mic... (don’t forget your members discount!) 📖🔬

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · May 21

We had productive discussions about our latest publications, upcoming grants, and the future direction of the QRA. We couldn’t resist a trip to the Honours Wall, where a ladder was up to add the name of the new Busk Medal recipient: Prof Murray Gray. He joins an impressive list of past QRA winners!

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Cathy Delaney @mudswoman.bsky.social · May 14

Now available to buy at www.qra.org.uk ….

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Mar 21

🧵4/4: Cwm Idwal is a National Nature Reserve in Eryri National Park, N.Wales. The dramatic landscape here has been shaped by glacial activity. You can explore Cwm Idwal via the VR glaciers Cwm Idwal virtual field trip developed by Dr Des McDougall.

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Mar 21

🧵3/4: The Norfolk coast is dominated by glacial sediments, in particular till, which was deposited beneath the huge ice sheet that covered the landscape 0.5 million years ago. These tills contain minerals, providing high quality farmland, but are being increasingly eroded due to rising sea levels.

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Mar 21

🧵2/4: Lower Bann valley drumlin field, Northern Ireland: the last ice sheet to cover Britain and Ireland moulded the lowland landscape into extensive fields of streamlined hills known as drumlins. Drumlins provide vital clues about the direction of ice flow within former ice sheets. 📷Alex Clark

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Mar 21

🧵1/4: Coire Lagain, Isle of Skye is a well-developed glacial cirque, eroded over numerous glaciations. At this site, pioneering glaciologist James Forbes (1809-1868) applied his observations of modern glaciers in the European Alps to the glacial erosional landforms of the Cullins. 📷Dave Evans

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Mar 21

Today is the World Day for Glaciers, so we thought we'd showcase some of the excellent glacial landscapes preserved in the UK...🧵

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Mar 8

To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay we asked some women in quaternary science: "What sparked your interst in climate science?"
Here are their responses....🧵1/6

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Feb 11

Happy International Women and Girls in Science day from the QRA!

Today we get to celebrate the incredible scientific achievements of the women and girls in our quaternary community.

Comment and tell us about the women and girls who have inspired you! 👩‍🔬

#womeninscience #womeninstem

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Jan 9

The assessors commented very positively on the scope and quality of the 11 entries that were short-listed out of 47 eligible papers.

Congratulations to both Sean and Lucy! 🧵 4/4

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Jan 9

The runner-up is Lucy Blennerhassett from the Department of Geology at Trinity College Dublin, for her paper “Tephra detection without pre-separation in ashed peat” 🧵 3/4

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Jan 9

This examined historical climate impacts on communities in SW USA based on a computational approach underpinned by the concept of acute drought stress. Sean is Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming, having completed his PhD in Anthropology at Notre Dame University in 2023 🧵 2/4

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Quaternary Research Association @quaternaryra.bsky.social · Jan 9

**ECR Outstanding JQS paper award, 2024**

The Dorothea Bate Prize for an outstanding paper by an ECR in the Journal of Quaternary Science has been awarded to Sean Field for his paper “Climate and Community in Central Mesa Verde". 🧵1/4

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