Palaeoceanography and Palaeoclimate

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Emeritus Professor Alan Kemp

Research interests

  • Diatom ecology and palaeoecology and the role of diatoms in biogeochmical cycling
  • High resolution records of palaeoclimatic and environmental change, especially from laminated sediments
  • Interannual to decadal scale climate variability
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Dr Alexandra Auderset

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Alfred Wilson

Research interests

  • The Green Sahara Problem
  • North African monsoon palaeoclimate
  • Biogeochemistry of the Palaeo-Mediterranean
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Miss Alice Booth

Research interests

  • Climate Sensitivity
  • Earth System Dynamics
  • Earth System Modelling
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Dr Alison Cribb

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Evolution of marine ecosystem engineering
  • Response of ecosystem engineers to climate-related stress
  • Marine ecosystem recovery after mass extinctions
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Dr Anya Crocker

Research Fellow in Palaeoclimatology

Research interests

  • Hydroclimate variability in North Africa and the Middle East through the Neogene.Millennial and orbital-scale variability in ocean circulation.Using radiogenic isotopes to fingerprint dust from source to sink.Exploring climatic influences on evolutionary outcomes of life on land.
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Dr Chuang Xuan

Associate Professor

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Mr Daniel Howcroft

Research interests

  • Palaeoclimate and geochemistry of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
  • Provenance and transport history of MENA dust.
  • The use of Pb isotopic relationships as a provenance tool.
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Miss Deana Vella

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