After finishing his BSc and MRes in Geology, specialising in ore deposits, at the University of Portsmouth, Will went onto read for a PhD in Mineral Exploration at Cardiff University, with a focus on optimizing exploration programmes for Ni-Cu-PGE deposits with Northern Shield Resources in Northern Quebec The world’s need for new resources demands that […]
Author: Anna Bidgood
Gold, Grit and Glory in Brazil with Connor Allen
Connor completed his Masters from the University of Portsmouth in 2017. He worked in the UK Geotechnical sector for a time, before emigrating to the emerald Isle to a position with the Geological Survey Ireland. Here I share some of my experiences during my Undergraduate mapping trip and Masters fieldwork programme in the Brazilian winters […]
Ancient Mud at the End of the World with Brooke Johnson
“Brooke received his BSc in Geology from Birkbeck College, University of London in 2015 after collecting rocks and fossils for most of his life. He is currently a PhD student at Hertford College, University of Oxford where he is studying the co-evolution of early eukaryotes and the earth surface environment with Dr’s Nick Tosca, Stuart […]
Lifting the lid of a mountain: field mapping among Precambrian eclogites in southern Sweden with Lorraine Tual
Lorraine is a postdoctoral researcher at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm. She completed a PhD at Lund University, Sweden and a MSc at Rennes 1 University, France. She has a general fascination for mountains, enjoys fieldwork and is thrilled by the sight of high-pressure rocks. The first time I landed on Swedish […]
Nobody’s Fault But Mine: Studying Himalayan Tectonics in Central Nepal with Jesse Walters
Jesse Walters recently received a MS from Boise State University where he worked with Dr. Matthew Kohn on a NSF funded project studying Himalayan tectonics. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Maine, and studies sulfur isotope systematics during subduction. We are all taught the scientific method at some point: a formulaic […]