First Online in The Holocene journal 29.04.2026 Three alumni researchers of the EU Marie Cure Action ITN funded ‘REAL project’ supported the analysis and dissemination of a new diatom, pollen and charcoal record from Erenderi, Marsabit, Kenya, led by Veronica Muruiri et al., 2026. References Muiruri V, Courtney-Mustaphi C, Marchant R, Nkirote M’Mbogori F, Minya A, […]
New priorities for peatland research
Abstract Peatlands are among Earth’s largest terrestrial carbon stores and are crucial for climate regulation, biodiversity conservation, and water security. Yet peatlands worldwide are deteriorating under pressures from climate change and human disturbance. Strategic, globally coordinated research is urgently needed to protect, restore and manage peatlands so they can continue to deliver essential ecosystem services. […]
Neotoma Paleofire at PSU
Paleofire researchers with an interest in open access data sharing through the Neotoma Paleoecology Database converged at Pennsylvania State University hosted by Sarah Ivory’s Department of Geosciences paleoenvironmental research group 20–23 April 2025 to build the Global Charcoal Database version 5 as a Neotoma constituent database.
Exciting publication drop from the PeatQuest project 28.04.2026!
About PeatQuest Peatlands only occupy 3% of the global land area but contain about 25% of global soil carbon – twice as much as the world’s forests. Despite their importance, peatlands and the carbon they contain are under threat including from climate warming, land-use change, wildfires, pollution and sea-level rise. There has been a large […]
MSCA-GLOPOL invites stakeholders to participate in the MSCA-Collaboration-Survey
The MSCA-GLOPOL project invites stakeholders to participate in a short survey on institutional collaboration under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). The MSCA-GLOPOL project aims tostrengthen international cooperation in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions with key partner countries and regions. Over 36 months, the project focuses on three core activities: The 20 countries and six regions that MSCA-GLOPOL targets have […]
Mapping Ancient Africa
Mapping Ancient Africa: Scientists March 31, 2026 on the Ecology of the Past website The Mapping Ancient Africa (MAA) research and writing workshop took place in South Africa during March 2026 (click here for more details). During the workshop four of the scientists participating were interviewed by MAA leader Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr to find out more about them, what they are […]
Funded PhD opportunities in paleoenvironmental research
2 PhD positions in Quaternary Palaeoecology / chironomid-base climate reconstruction100% / Possible date of entry: July 2026 The Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel invites applicati-ons for two PhD positions in the research group Geoecology. Where have warm-adapted ecosystems and organisms survived unfavorable conditions in thepast? What were the environments that characterized such refugial […]
Where is Nik now?
Since completing his MSCA ITN, Nik has been a curator for the Endangered Material Knowledge Programme at the British Museum where he helped set up a digital repository for preserving material and crafting knowledge; a MSCA fellow in Archaeology at Cambridge University where he researched the recent social and material cultural history of the Ilchamus […]
MCAA CH chapter meet up in Zurich
28 March 2026 The Marie Curie Alumni Association hosted a meet-up event for a chance to mingle with several members who live and work in CH, to plan the upcoming year of the chapter, and a chance to exchange with members who works in all industries. Past MCAA CH events have included picnic socials in […]
Free hard copy of the upcoming Past Global Changes Magazine
26 March 2026PAGES is committed to providing access to paleoscience in an accessible and informative way. Past Global Changes Magazine is a free magazine with this aim, published twice annually, and delivered in hard copy format, free of charge, to those who are interested. Each issue requires a new order via the webform. This helps […]
Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity 2025 annual report
Interdisciplinary research on biodiversity gains and losses in the Anthropocene, funded by The Leverhulme Trust. LCAB Highlights – Year 6 Our year 6 annual report has been approved by the Leverhulme Trust, and we are pleased to share the public facing version. Our early career researchers have excelled themselves, and we are proud to showcase […]
Upcoming webinar at Global Wildfire Collective on savanna fires
Hear from Dr. Abigail Croker at the upcoming Global Wildfire Collective webinar about fire in savanna ecosystems. Dr. Croker’s research applies a social-ecological systems framework to explore the opportunities for and challenges of decentralizing fire management across East and Southern African savanna-protected areas under future climate-socioeconomic change. Her research takes a historical institutionalist and ecological approach […]