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The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of St Andrews is a vibrant scientific community that studies the Earth and its neighbours in space. https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/earth-sciences/
Climate Dynamics Lab is visiting Schloss Ringberg this week for the inaugural "EUCLIDYAN" workshop, hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology! Lots of science, collaboration + building lasting connections with groups working on similar topics @earthscista.bsky.social
We are hiring a Chair in Earth Sci (Full Prof) @earthscista.bsky.social! Very limited teaching/admin for (at least) first 5 years. Atmosphere/oceans/climate firmly in remit. Reach out if you have questions! Deadline 23 March 2026
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Our third years headed to Arbroath to explore incredible fluvial sediments! ππͺ¨ From channels and point bars to paleosols, debris flows and crevasse splay deposits β stunning fluvial architecture on display ππ The only drama? A fast-moving tide that left a few soggy feet! πππ
Just over a month left to apply β¬οΈ
Well done everyone! Wonderful news to share. [8/8]
VOLTESSO will explore how volcanic eruptions shaped climate during the onset of the Little Ice Age, using cutting-edge geochemistry and polar ice core science π§ͺπ§ [7/8]
Congratulations to Seokhyun Ro on securing a Marie SkΕodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowship for the project "VOLTESSO" VOlcanic climate forcing over the onset of the Little Ice Age through TEphra geochemistry and Stratospheric Sulfate isotope analyses in polar ice cOres) πβοΈ π [6/8]
NITRO-MET will fund laboratory and field research, conference participation, and a 12-month laboratory technician at St Andrews. [5/8]
Congratulations to Sami Mikhail and Eva StΓΌeken on being awarded a Β£911k NERC Pushing the Frontiers grant entitled βNITRO-MET: Reactive Nitrogen Supply Driven by Orogenic Metamorphism" as co-Investigators with colleagues from Oxford Earth Sciences. ππ [4/8]
This three-year award will fund a new postdoc, support isotope analyses in the STAIG lab, ion probe work in Edinburgh, and the acquisition of a computer-controlled microdrill. π¬ [3/8]
Congratulations to Bob Steele on securing a Β£650k 3-year STFC grant for his project, βUnlocking the isotopic evolution of the early Solar System: evidence from chondrules.β ππ [2/8]
Lots of exciting School news with some big successes to celebrate! A thread of updates 𧡠ππ§ͺπ» [1/8]
Image of papers, writing implements, and an electronic device laid out ready for use.
πLaunching a new blog series for #LoveData26!
πCornerstone your project with good research practice: Data management plans = small document, big impact πͺπ tinyurl.com/dsofdata
#OpenResearch #RDM #FAIRdata @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social @earthscista.bsky.social @standrewssgsd.bsky.social
Job alert: #PhD position, fully funded on phosphorus cycling across the GOE, University of St Andrews (UK). Apply by 20 March.
More info: buff.ly/pG71lDE
@earthscista.bsky.social
π£ We seek to appoint a Chair (with rank of professor) within the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences. The successful candidate will be an outstanding scholar of international standing in the field.
π Closing Date: 23 March 2026
Full details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Are you interested in climate? Do you have a background in maths, physics, climate science, or a related field?
Would you like an office half a mile from the beach?
If the answer to most of those is yes, you might be interested in this PhD project at St Andrews.
@earthscista.bsky.social
Congratulations to Ed Stephens, who has been offered a position as Honorary Professor!
Ed joined St Andrews in 1972 and βretiredβ in 2005. But since then, his work on applying geochemical methods to tobacco research and exploring the health impacts of vaping, has had outstanding impact.
Screenshot of part of our paper "Increasing Frequency and Persistence of the Summertime Greenland High Regime Not Captured by a Seasonal Prediction Model Very Large Ensemble" in GRL
π£ New paper with Lorenzo Polvani published in @agu.org GRL!
Increasing Frequency and Persistence of the Summertime Greenland High Regime Not Captured by a Seasonal Prediction Model Very Large Ensemble
Open access: doi.org/10.1029/2025...
@earthscista.bsky.social @lamont.columbia.edu
Welcome to Bluesky @geobus-sta.bsky.social! π
Our very own Prof. Adrian Finch (www.adrianfinch.co.uk) has been visiting Greenland for more than 3 decades.
With Greenland and its mineral wealth now thrust into the spotlight, listen to Adrian talk about Greenland's 'rare earth elements' on BBC Inside Science www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
Open full Professor position in beautiful Scotlandβ¦
Heavy snowfall events will occur throughout the 21st century, despite global warming βοΈββ·οΈ
Reason is non-intuitive and relates to the existence of an 'optimal' temp for heavy snow that is insensitive to warming (details: www.nature.com/articles/nat...)
#climate #snow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tropical Temperature Distributions Over a Wide Range of Climates π‘οΈπ₯΅
Using theory + sims, we explore how temperature PDFs respond to climate change over land vs ocean. Work led by Josh Duffield! @earthscista.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ametsoc.org
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
Waves breaking onto the beach at East Sands, St Andrews, under a pastel-coloured winter sky at sunset
Fancy working somewhere with views like this less than a 10 min walk from your office?
Are you an outstanding scholar of international standing within the field of Earth and environmental sciences?
This could be the job for you: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
π¨Professorship at St Andrewsπ¨
We are recruiting a Professor in Earth Sci (incl atmos, oceans, climate) @earthscista.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Ideal candidate is a leading researcher with interests in impact/outreach. Deadline 23/3/26!
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Great department, beautiful spot!
Brand-new chaired professorship, in any subdiscipline, at our School. Limited teaching and admin responsibilities so you can focus on research and impact!
π£ We seek to appoint a Chair (with rank of professor) within the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences. The successful candidate will be an outstanding scholar of international standing in the field.
π Closing Date: 23 March 2026
Full details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Fossil coral boron isotope data used to reconstruct California Current pCO2. In a non-acidifying ocean, the data should fall on the grey 1:1 line. Instead they fall below, indicating an acidifying ocean, and show greater acidification at greater depths (symbol colour), consistent with model simulations (dashed lines) - a phenomenon explained on the next figure!
Upwelling zones, like the California Current System, experience amplified ocean acidification, as the anthropogenic CO2 taken up in the offshore waters - which then get subducted and go on to feed the upwelling zone - is added to by carbon from remineralisation. This means that the upwelling waters end up in a much more carbon-rich part of total alkalinity (TA) versus dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) space, where CO2 (and pH) contours are much closer together. The result is that 100 ppm carbon uptake offshore results in a nearshore pCO2 change of 300 ppm.
π¨Out today, acidification of the California Currentπ¨
Using corals and models we show regionally amplified acidification, due to the combo of CO2 uptake and remineralisation. This highlights potential risks to productive upwelling zones in an acidifying ocean ππ§ͺβοΈπ
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
π¨ New paper alert! βοΈ
We define a diagnostic of convective entrainment in GCMs and investigate how this diagnosed value is connected to CAPE extremes and moist heatwaves in the tropics.
You can find our paper in WCD, co-written with Marty Singh.
doi.org/10.5194/wcd-...