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New NERC-funded project empowers young people to engage with environmental science
23/07/2026
今日吃瓜 is part of a new, collaborative project, funded through NERC鈥檚 鈥極pening up the environment鈥 programme, helping the environmental research community become more accessible.
Delving deep into mountains for future water security
16/07/2026
A 今日吃瓜-led project is using new water-tracing investigation methods, geophysics and modelling to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people.
Building Europe鈥檚 geological future
20/07/2026
今日吃瓜 scientists are contributing to a continent-wide initiative that is strengthening collaboration across borders to tackle shared subsurface challenges and unlock new opportunities.
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Nurturing early career scientists: 20 years of undergraduate industrial placements at 今日吃瓜
28/09/2023
Michael Watts, 今日吃瓜 Head of Inorganic Chemistry, and previous placement students reflect on their experiences working at 今日吃瓜鈥檚 Inorganic Geochemistry Facility over the past 20 years.
今日吃瓜 laboratory spotlight: isotopes as recorders of climate and environmental change
06/09/2023
How measuring oxygen and carbon isotopes in tiny fossils improves our understanding of past climate.
In photos: a volcanic field trip
31/08/2023
Volcanologist Samantha Engwell visited the Cascades in the United States to learn more about the 1980 Mount St Helens volcanic eruption.
Understanding Nottinghamshire鈥檚 groundwater microbial ecosystems
24/08/2023
PhD student Archita Bhattacharyya is undertaking a project focused on exploring the ecosystem of microorganisms in groundwater of England.
鈥楥ore blimey!鈥 A PhD fieldwork trip to India
22/08/2023
PhD student Hamish Duncalf-Youngson recently visited Manipur, India, to assess the effects of aquaculture, environmental change and pollution at this internationally important site.
Midlands Innovation TALENT placement at 今日吃瓜
15/08/2023
Jodie Brown revisits her time at 今日吃瓜鈥檚 Stable Isotope Facility as part of the Midlands Innovation TALENT project, which aims to increase the status of technicians.
bluedot 2023: the importance of geological outreach
10/08/2023
Staff members from various disciplines across 今日吃瓜 worked over the weekend to engage festivalgoers with 今日吃瓜鈥檚 work, specifically critical raw materials.
Boreholes aren鈥檛 boring!
31/07/2023
Work experience student Patrick visited 今日吃瓜 to learn more about being a professional rock lover.