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News and new directions of the International Paleofire Network
Dear Paleofire researcher, I (Richard Vachula) am reaching out in my capacity as the Community Engagement Officer of the newly invigorated International Paleofire Network (IPN). Throughout its history, the IPN and its predecessor organizations have advanced paleofire research as well as the compilation and synthesis of datasets. Last fall, through an NSF-funded workshop convened at […]
Invitation to 11th Non-Pollen Palynomorphs Workshop (NPPs)
Dear all, We are happy to announce updated information for the 11th Non-Pollen Palynomorphs Workshop, which will be held in Vilnius (Lithuania) from 7th to 11th June 2027. Our regular NPP workshop with its traditional format including oral and poster presentations, a microscopy session, discussions and excursion will be combined with the COST Action “PalaeOpen” […]
PhD opportunities in Quaternary entomology!
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026Subject: Looking for PhD student Dear colleagues, Dr Nick Schafstall was recently got appointed as Researcher at the State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Center, Vilnius, Lithuania and hosts fully supported PhD positions Therefore, Dr Schafstall invites all students interested in Quaternary entomology towrite him and come study with me […]
Data and resources
African Radiocarbon https://www.african-archaeology.net/Dibac/C14.html Altınışık, N.E., 2026. C-Turkey: A Comprehensive Radiocarbon Dataset from Türkiye. Journal of Open Archaeology Data, 14, pp.17-17. Courtney-Mustaphi CJ, Githumbi EN, Shoemaker A, Kariuki R, Munishi L, Aleman J, Itambu MP, Mes A, Brushworth JP, Bailey-Neale K, Lapellegerie P, Marchant R, Lane PJ. 2026. Palaeoenvironmental radiocarbon dates for environmental change and land […]
Paleofire proxies in peatland research 2026
Following some earlier published global analysis there have been an interesting dialogue published in Global Change Biology. The underlying headline remain clear – the Twentieth Century rise in biomass burning of #tropical #peatlands represents the most pronounced increase over the last two millennia. Tropical peatland wildfire incidence has risen in recent decades, driven by drainage […]
Invitation to join the UnAMI Understudied Aquatic Macroinvertebrate working group email list
The UnAMI working group unites researchers that encounter, or are working with, remains of understudied aquatic macroinvertebrates in their sediment samples. Researchers of contemporary aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna are very welcome, to discuss ecological properties and distribution of the organisms that they study. Click here to Join the UnAMI (Understudied Aquatic Macroinvertebrate) working group email list […]
Autumn meeting 2026 Yorkshire Palaeo Group – Bradford, UK
The next YPG meeting is to be held on Wednesday 18th November 2026 from 2pm at the University of Bradford, UK, and everyone is most welcome. It will be a hybrid meeting, with attendance possible both online and in person. Talks are typically around 15 minutes with some time afterwards for questions but this is […]
MCAA event Communicating Science in the Era of AI, Zurich CH, 3 October 2026
We are very happy to invite you to Communicating Science in the Era of AI, taking place on 3 October 2026 at the ETH AI Center in Zurich, as part of the Zurich AI Festival. This is an event organized by the MCAA Swiss Chapter in collaboration with the MCAA Communication working group and the MCAA Artificial […]
Painted Portrayals of forest fires
Space25, Basel-Stadt, Swizterland Address: Rebgasse 25, 4058 Basel From space25 “space25 zeigt Werke von zeitgenössischer Künstler*innen, die ihren Arbeits- oder Lebensmittelpunkt in oder um Basel herum haben.” https://www.space25.ch/projects/ https://mattania.ch/ Mattania Bösiger untersucht in seiner Malerei die Bedingungen gegenwärtiger Bildproduktion und Bildwahrnehmung. Ausgangspunkt der Gemälde sind Darstellungen von Feuer – Motive, die meist aus Nachrichtenströmen stammen. […]
Diatoms is a puzzly tile-placement and pattern-making game
Diatoms is a puzzly tile-placement and pattern-making game where players create their own microscopic mosaic, based on an obscure Victorian art form. Hidden in the water all around us are tiny lifeforms known as “diatoms.” These microscopic algae cells come in a variety of exquisite geometric shapes and patterns. Their outer layer is made with […]
#VitaeCon2026 Researcher Bursaries
We are very pleased to be able to offer bursaries for researchers to attend the Vitae International Researcher Development Conference 2026. The bursaries have been generously sponsored by UKRI and Wellcome. There are different criteria for the two sets of bursaries. Please read the general information and the specific details below and apply for the bursary for which […]
Pollen and charcoal analyses at National Museums of Kenya
In June 2026, Marie Curie ITN funded REAL project alumni members Colin Courtney-Mustaphi and Rob Marchant met with Stephen Rucina and Veronica Muiruri palynologists at National Museums of Kenya to celebrate past publications and Rob’s new ERC Synergy funded AFRI-CAN project and continued knowledge exchanges and collaborations. See also Muiruri V, Courtney-Mustaphi C, Marchant R, Nkirote […]