There will be temporary road and pavement closures on campus 22 Jul - 4 Aug. From 5 Aug, Darwin Haul Road will reopen as a one-way construction (and service) access road, accessed via Max Born Crescent. See maps below for info⤵️

Did you know that #Geospatial #data is used everywhere, from delivery tracking to weather forecasting, fitness tracking to crop tracking for farmers. Sign up to a host of events and webinars in Edinburgh this August. The Data Lab Scot Gov Digital Location Data Scotland School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh

Sea level changes shaped early life on Earth, a new fossil study by researchers School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh has revealed. Researchers created a timeline of animal fossils from around 580–510 million years ago – an era which saw a dazzling explosion of biodiversity. edin.ac/46wiMG5

📣 Calling all GeoSciences postgraduate and PhD students Did you know that Edinburgh Earth Initiative are hiring x 4 Earth Fellows? See the post below for further information about the roles!

ClimateXChange are offering x 4 #postdoc research opportunities with the Scottish Government, informing policies in: diet and climate, the just transition to net zero, peat-free horticulture, or electricity market reform. Further information: ow.ly/B2qv50SQUJq

This experimental cell highlighted by Stuart Gilfillan is simple to construct, transparent enough for lab microCT instruments, and enables experimental durations of weeks to months, which are not feasible for studies at synchrotron tomography beamlines. School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh

Scientists School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh NINAnature in partnership with Scottish Association for Marine Science British Antarctic Survey 🐧 have produced the first continent-wide mapping study of #vegetation across #Antarctica & is set to inform conservation measures across the region 👇 edin.ac/3yvstYS

Our #postgrad students and staff spent two weeks in #Nepal working with @SIAS_southasia colleagues and visiting local initiatives and communities involved in issues centred around social inclusion and justice, learning about the country as well as themselves 🇳🇵

🔎Every word you search for on Google is auctioned to the highest bidder and this determines the results you see. Artist and researcher Dr Pip Thornton Pip Thornton explores the value of words, and why it matters! 📆 TOMORROW, 8th August, 13:40-14:40 🎟tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/you-c…

A green Antarctica? GeoSciences ecologist Dr Claudia Colesie recently published an article for the The Conversation reporting on her research team's development of the first map that fully charts the icy continent's vegetation extent. Find out more ⬇️ ow.ly/32Qy50SW0LF

A recent study by GeoSciences researchers suggests that exposure to higher levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation – typically found in sunlight ☀️ – was linked to improved health benefits in low-sunlight areas 🌥️ such as parts of the UK. ⬇️ ow.ly/36FF50SXywE #HealthScience

Congratulations to Beatriz Recinos on being awarded the prestigious Natural Environment Research Council Independent Research Fellowship 👏👏 Dr Recinos' project will cover "future sea-level rise and freshwater export from Antarctic Peripheral Glaciers and Ice Caps in a warming climate." #NERCIRF

Celebrate the incredible work of our College of Science and Engineering staff ⭐ Nominations for the CSE Staff Awards are now open to all across the College until September 30 🗓️ We are also looking for volunteer judges to help review the nominations! ow.ly/tz8e50T9JUr

Let's celebrate 🪨 Scottish 🪨 geology 🪨 It's #ScottishGeologyFestival: a month-and-a-bit-long event full of activities focused on #ScottishGeology! Take part: ow.ly/arf950SsNsj

Let’s Talk About Urban Planning! #20 Academics and community engagement in climate action with Connor Smith (School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh) cogitatiopress.com/wp/lta/academi…

Delighted to have presented my work with Teresa Armijos Burneo and Cristina in LatinMov organised by Latin American Geographies-UK at Queen Mary University of London! I had an amazing time discussing Latin American realities, dreams and possibilities and sharing experiences with some lovely people. Ixchel Project School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh

It's welcome week!! 🎉 We are so excited to welcome all our new and returning students back on campus! This week is full of fun activities (and exciting + important induction events, so check your emails) and we hope you make the most of it before classes start next week 📚

In 1834, the Beagle dropped anchor off of Patagonia. Charles Darwin went ashore and encountered big fossilized bones of a weird mammal unknown in Europe. It was a litoptern. And here Hans Püschel presents their family tree, from his School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh PhD! academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/art…

Discover the new world of palaeontology research into dinosaurs and their rich history in Scotland! Join GeoSciences Professor Steve Brusatte and students for a live panel discussion hosted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 🗓️ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 | 18:30 - 20:00 BST 🔗 ow.ly/nnZt50TkeiR

Will artificial intelligence be an improvement or detriment to our daily lives? In this STV Interview, Dr Pip Thornton (Pip Thornton) discusses the dangers of AI within the creative industries, and her generative AI creation, Lex 9000. news.stv.tv/east-central/d…