Durham Glaciology
Glaciology research at Durham University on the past, present and future of our mountain glacier and ice sheet environments ❄️
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- It’s been a busy winter so far for us, with a selection of our activities recently highlighted in Durham University’s Global Research Newsletter: tinyurl.com/bdc88kk4 ❄️ Find out more about just some of what we’ve been up to across Arctic, Antarctic and mountain glacier regions! tinyurl.com/mshk3ute
- Reposted by Durham GlaciologyCaroline will explore glacier change in regions like the Andes & Himalayas, and what communities can do to adapt to a rapidly warming world. 📅 Mon 26 Jan 2026 🕑 2–3pm 📍 TLC106 or Teams 👉 lnkd.in/e2_jSwzp A must‑attend for anyone interested in climate resilience and Earth’s disappearing ice.
- Reposted by Durham Glaciology🌍 IHRR Seminar Join us for Dr Caroline Clason’s talk on the risks of glacier decline and what shrinking “mountain water towers” mean for global water, energy, and food security. 💧 “Thousands have lived without love, but not one without water.”
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- Congratulations to Cameron Powell who won the postgraduate poster prize at last week's @quaternaryra.bsky.social ADM in Brighton! There was lots of Durham palaeoglaciology research on show, including work by @hollyjenk.bsky.social and Molly Gath. 👇❄️ durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2026/01/12/d...
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- CONGRATULATIONS to @geogdurham.bsky.social's own Dave Roberts and Colm O'Cofaigh who have both been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal by the King in the 2026 New Year's Honours List. Such a well-deserved achievement for two excellent colleagues! ❄️🍾🥂 durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/p...
- @hollywytia.bsky.social has written a short, public-friendly blog post about her new paper in the Cryosphere about supraglacial (ice-surface) streams on Swiss glaciers. Learn more at the link below 👇 durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/r...
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- 🚨 Interested in the form and variability of the supraglacial hydrological system? @hollywytia.bsky.social et al. explore the controls on channel distribution and characteristics on Swiss Alpine glaciers in a new paper hot off the press at The Cryosphere! ❄️ tc.copernicus.org/articles/19/...
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- Durham glaciology's @carolineclason.bsky.social has contributed a chapter to a new UK National Commission for UNESCO report on Glaciers and Ice Sheets in a Warming World (and managed to get one of her photos on the front cover!). Find out more in the posts below and www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
- 📣 We are advertising a range of glaciology/polar PhD projects at @geogdurham.bsky.social funded by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social. ❄️ For more information on these projects, and info on eligibility, support for under-represented groups, and how to apply, visit durhamglaciology.wordpress.com/opportunities/
- The application deadline is 5th January 2026, and primary supervisors will be happy to help if you have any questions about individual projects. International (non-UK) applicants must contact potential supervisors by no later than 8th December 2025 if they would like to be considered.
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- Another great day of the IGS symposium, with a field trip visiting evidence of glaciation in upper Teesdale, Eden Valley drumlins at Brough Castle, the fluvioglacial landscape of the Brampton Kame Belt, and streamlined bedforms from Tyne Gap ice streaming (plus Roman archaeology) at Hadrian's Wall!
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- It's been a great first two days hosting the @igsoc.bsky.social symposium on ice streams and outlet glaciers. We've had excellent talks & posters spanning both contemporary and palaeo glaciology, and a sunny icebreaker in the courtyard of Durham Castle. ❄️🥂 Looking forward to tomorrow's excursion!
- We're really looking forward to hosting the @igsoc.bsky.social International Symposium on Ice Streams and Outlet Glaciers here at @geogdurham.bsky.social next week! ❄️ To learn more about glaciology research at Durham check out our brand new website! durhamglaciology.wordpress.com
- An exciting new study from our group, led by @polarguy.bsky.social, sheds light on the ancient pre-glacial landscape beneath East Antarctica and how an extensive network of fluvial surfaces has modulated subsequent ice sheet response to climate. Read more here! 👇❄️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Congratulations to @cristinabalaban.bsky.social who was back visiting Durham today for graduation! 🎓 Cristina's PhD research reconstructed the past glaciation of the Southern Carpathians, Romania, and she is now continuing her palaeoglaciological work as a postdoc in Prague. Well done Cristina! 👏❄️🍾
- Enjoying a glaciology group writing retreat this morning, with excellent cake provided by @hollywytia.bsky.social! ✍️🍰❄️
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- Matias Morgan, a budding student glaciologist at @geogdurham.bsky.social, has just won the inaugural Spine Sprint North, a 43 mile race along the northern end of the Pennine Way, at only 21 years old! Well done Matias! 👏
- Prof Chris Stokes presented his latest research during the Research Dialogues of the UN Climate Conference in Bonn today, explaining that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C may not be enough to protect the world’s ice sheets... www.nature.com/articles/s43...
- CONGRATULATIONS to our very own @mikebentley.bsky.social who has been awarded an OBE for his services to Antarctic Science! Mike has not only made an outstanding contribution to polar science, he is also a fantastic colleague and we are all delighted for him! ❄️🥳 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
- 📣 A new study by Harry Zekollari and others estimates that glaciers around the world will lose ~40% of their mass relative to 2020 even if we managed to keep warming at present-day levels (1.2°C above preindustrial). This committed loss would add 113mm to sea level. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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