Geology and Geophysics
Geology and Geophysics

Research projects

Find out more about our current and past research projects.

NSFGEO-NERC: Quantifying evolution of magmatism and serpentinisation during the onset of seafloor spreading

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Professor Tim Minshull

Coastal hazards at UK nuclear sites

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Doctor Hachem Kassem, Mr Zehua Zhong, Professor Ivan Haigh

Toward enabling sustainable expansion of offshore wind while protecting marine benthic biodiversity and functioning (BEcoWIND)

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Professor Martin Solan

Using acoustic signatures to determine gas pathways through marine sediment

Status: Active
Lead researchers: Professor Jonathan Bull

EM4CO2

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Professor Tim Minshull

Advanced Analysis of Ocean Bottom Seismic Data from the Blackrock Site

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Professor Tim Minshull

An integrated geophysical and geological study of the Porcupine Basin

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Professor Tim Minshull

Arctic hydrate dissociation as a result of climate change: Determining the vulnerable methane reservoir and gas escape mechanisms

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Professor Tim Minshull

Australasian Colonisation Research: Origins of Seafaring to Sahul

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Doctor Helen Farr

Biogeochemistry, macronutrient and carbon cycling in the benthic layer - Solan - NERC

Status: Not active
Lead researchers: Professor Martin Solan