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 […]
New publication on tropical peatland burning
Thanks to Yuwan Wang and team for this analysis of multiple paleofire records across tropical peatlands! The analysis builds included data generated during the EU funded REAL project from study sites in Kenya and Tanzania (Githumbi et al., 2018a and 2018b; Courtney Mustaphi et al., 2021a and 2021b; Wang et al., 2026). ABSTRACT Tropical peatland […]
Regional Scientific Meeting on Quaternary Geology 2026
Dear members & friends of CH-QUAT I have two pieces of information that you might like to know more about: Info 1: We received the 1st circular for the upcoming “8th Regional Meeting on Quaternary Geology: Early Quaternary Archives”, which takes place in Slovenia, Nov. 4-6, 2026. More info is available from their webpage: https://www.geo-zs.si/en/8-srecanje-rmqg-2026/ . The 1st […]
Olivier van Beemen: “Hey, Weren’t They the Good Guys?” – A Critical Look into Conservation in Africa
18 March 2026 18:15 – 20:15 Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel Organizer:ZASB | UNAM | BAB Colloquium Olivier van Beemen: “Hey, Weren’t They the Good Guys?” – A Critical Look into Conservation in Africa Namibian and Southern African Studies Research Colloquium The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and international scholars to […]