This blog is written by Vera Uushona, a radiation physicist at the National Radiation Protection Authority of Namibia. Vera studied radiation science at the Centre of Applied Radiation Science and…
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Secrets of the Springs
This blog is written by Heike Wanke, a hydrogeologist at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Heike researches water in drylands like Namibia. Nature’s lifelines Springs have been…
Fossils for the Future
This blog is written by Liam Herringshaw. After 15 years as a university palaeontologist, Liam quit his lectureship in the middle of a pandemic to become Director of the Yorkshire…
5 reasons why studying Geoscience can help save the planet
This blog is written by the editor of Geoscience for the Future, Natasha Dowey. Natasha is a lecturer in Geoscience at Sheffield Hallam University, where she teaches students how the…
Tracking a trail of plastic pollution
This blog post is written by Mike Clare, Ian Kane and Elda Miramontes. Mike is a researcher at the National Oceanography Centre (UK) who measures deep-sea currents to find out…
How to experiment with the most dangerous flows in the world
This blog is written by Pete Rowley, a volcanologist who pours sand down chutes to see what it does. Sometimes he’s allowed out to play with real volcanoes. A churning…
Why geoscience needs gamers
This blog is written by Chris Skinner, a Researcher at the Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull, where he leads the SeriousGeoGames Lab and Earth Arcade projects. In 2018…
The important role women play in making the mining industry stronger, safer & more sustainable
This blog post is written by Stacy Hope. Stacy is ESG Director at Africa Matters and Head of Global Outreach Committee at Women in Mining UK. In 2020, Women in…
Next Gen Geoscience: Volcanoes, Video Games, and JEDI with Jazmin Scarlett
This week, Geoscience for the Future chats to Jazmin Scarlett, a scientist whose research combines volcanoes, history, society and video games! Identifying as Black, disabled and queer, Jazmin is passionate…
2020 round up…and a BIG thank you!
This editorial is written by Natasha Dowey and Hazel Beaumont of the Geoscience for the Future team. We love geoscience and want to promote our discipline far and wide! You…