The Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) Annual Meeting will be hosted by NOC and the University of Southampton, at our waterfront campus 5th - 7th January 2026. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Please see the meeting website for details and to register here: noc-events.co.uk/VMSG-volcani...

Most people I know got their grants on second submission. This new policy is bonkers and helps no one.

Really enjoying the “surveying oceanic volcanism & volcanic island geohazards” session at @iavcei.bsky.social 2025. Great talks and lots of fascinating work on volcanic tsunamis. Looking forward to the second half this afternoon.

Ahead of the @iavcei.bsky.social 'Challenges and opportunities for women scientists in volcanology Workshop' Thursday evening, I invite people to read our work "Volcanologists—who are we and where are we going?" #IAVCEI2025 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A really great end to this lahars focussed mini session at @iavcei.bsky.social by @mikeaclare.bsky.social from @noc.ac.uk presenting work on lahars offshore and their huge sediment loads funded by the Sustainable Blue Economies Program.

Jeremy Phillips @bristolvolcanology.bsky.social with a fascinating presentation on how important erosion is when modelling lahar related hazards @iavcei.bsky.social So much work still to do to understand the behaviours of lahars on and offshore.

Great talk by @sofiadellasala.bsky.social looking at hydrothermal records at Santorini in the @iavceisubmarine.bsky.social session. Convincing evidence of vigorous hydrothermal activity in the past preceding eruptions and a great demonstration of why we should look at hydrothermal records.

Our new paper on volcanoes and the subsea cable network, led by @mikeaclare.bsky.social, is out today in Bulletin of Volcanology. Get it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A great second day at SubOptic 2025, including a fascinating talk by @mikeaclare.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk on the challenges of cable fault attribution and how hazards are not always coincident with events.

Having a lovely time at SubOptic 2025 in Lisbon this week. Really enjoyed today’s masterclass on fibre sensing - some great reasons to be hopeful for the future of deep ocean measurements.

We’re hiring! Come and work wit @mikeaclare.bsky.social and me at @noc.ac.uk. We’re recruiting for an open-ended position in marine geohazards. careers.noc.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...

Check out an excellent interview with @isobelyeo.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk on BBC Radio 5 discussing recent eruptions at Axial Seamount, how new crust forms at mid ocean ridges, and a need to monitor submarine volcanoes -from 02:49 onwards www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Tickets are now LIVE for our #OceanOpenDay on #WorldOceanDay (Sunday 8th June)! 🎟️ This free event is perfect for families and learners of any age interested in knowing more about our ocean. Get your FREE tickets here ⏩ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-o...

Scientists investigated hydrothermal venting, from seeps that form underwater lakes of carbon dioxide, to bubbly venting at temperatures up to and exceeding 200ºC. NOC leads expedition to forecast and understand hazards posed by volcanic eruptions 👉 noc.ac.uk/news/scienti...

Listen to the much more fun than me @sofiadellasala.bsky.social from @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social talking about our Santorini expedition and her packing challenges here.

Really enjoyed being interviewed on @bbc5live.bsky.social this afternoon about @noc.ac.uk led @ukri.org funded work on submarine volcanic eruptions. If you want to hear more about underwater robots and my secret lair then give it a listen from about 2hrs 13 minutes in. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

If you’re interested in knowing more about our work in Santorini here is me talking for two and a half minutes about what we’ve been doing and hope to achieve. Put together by our magnificent Comms Team and filmed by the brilliant Dan Bourne. m.youtube.com/watch?v=6jFc... @noc.ac.uk @ukri.org

Our recent NERC funded expedition to study hydrothermal interactions with caldera volcanoes is in the news. Check it out here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... or from about 15 minutes in here www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis.... @noc.ac.uk @ukri.org

Pleased to have contributed to this new report published by UNEP-WCMC that looks at the interactions between subsea cables and the marine environment and opportunities for collaborations between industry and research www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/keep... @noc.ac.uk

Sediment flows from 2022 Hunga eruption travelled >100km to the west, entraining more sediment - revealed by ROV dives, sampling & detailed sediment analysis. New paper led by Marcus Chaknova at UninOregon w @isobelyeo.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk & more agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Great to see this paper out based on data acquired by @ukri.org funded research, showing how turbidity currents transport and concentrate microplastics in the deep sea

Recovering our final OBEM! We’ve deployed and recovered 67 instruments on this expedition and, while you never put anything you’re not willing to lose in the sea, it’s very nice to bring everything home. Special thanks to the crew for their support with operations. @ukri.org @noc.ac.uk

Science is a team sport and we’re not the only people working around Santorini. Today we collected and redeployed two seismometers to assist our colleagues @geomarkiel.bsky.social better monitor recent seismic activity. This is them before they went back into the water. @noc.ac.uk @ukri.org

Busy few days! Now we’re sampling the gasses, fluids and rocks of the Kolumbo volcano hydrothermal system to understand how these hydrothermal sites are outgassing the magmatic system. It’s bubbly! @noc.ac.uk @ukri.org

The @ukri.org RRS Discovery looking spectacular against the inside of the Santorini caldera. Incredible day sampling vents at a new site to understand how fluids circulate through a volcano for the @noc.ac.uk led HYDROMOX project.

On International Women’s Day I’d like to take the opportunity to highlight women’s contributions to this project and marine science. This expedition couldn’t run without our geophysicists, geologists, ROV pilots and crew, many of whom are women. They’re inspirational. @noc.ac.uk

It’s a beautiful day for sampling the fluids that circulate through a volcano with the @noc.ac.uk ROV Isis. @ukri.org

ROV is in the water and deploying seismometers to measure fluid flow and earthquakes for the @ukri.org @noc.ac.uk HYDROMOX project. Worked with this ROV on my first expedition in 2008. Still find driving around on the seafloor thrilling.

Great 24-hours deploying the geophysical equipment that will collect the seismic and electromagnetic data inside and outside the Santorini caldera. This information will help us to map hydrothermal fluid flow and earthquakes for the @noc.ac.uk @ukri.org funded HYDROMOX project. Photo: Dan Bourne

Excited to be offshore to see the first seafloor instruments being deployed as part of the @ukrio.bsky.social expedition offshore Santorini as part of the HYDROMOX project led by @isobelyeo.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk

Tomorrow we head to Santorini on RRS Discovery to study volcanic hazards for the @ukri.org @noc.ac.uk HYDROMOX project. So grateful for support from a brilliant science team, officers, crew and our logistics teams and thrilled this expedition, 5+ years in the making, is happening.

Cold but productive day sampling fluids from hot springs on the Kameni Islands to complete characterisation of hydrothermal circulation in this amazing volcano for the @noc.ac.uk @ukri.org HYDROMOX project. Couldn’t have asked for a better field team @gemmaportlock.bsky.social and Dr Katie McFall.

The @noc.ac.uk @ukri.org HYDROMOX project will be in Santorini with RRS Discovery next week, helping to measure seismic activity nearby and investigating fluid circulation at this incredible volcano. Before that, we’ve been sampling vent systems too shallow for the ship - BRR!🥶

SORTED, a new project enabled by funding from @aria-research.bsky.social, will combine AI, ocean observations and modelling to detect and monitor the signs of Subpolar Gyre collapse. ⚠️ Project lead Dr Alejandra Sanchez-Franks tells us more in #NewsSplash 📺 youtu.be/Fil8oOmdFf4?...

Great end to the day at Submarine Networks EMEA with @mikeaclare.bsky.social of @noc.ac.uk and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) and John Wrottesley of the ICPC and European Subsea Cable Association discussing unintentional impacts of human activity on marine infrastructure.

Full Ocean Fibre, a new project enabled by funding from @aria-research.bsky.social, will target the use of undersea cables as seafloor sensors to help further our knowledge of the deep ocean. 🔌 Project lead Dr Carl Spingys tells us more in #NewsSplash 📺 youtu.be/avJQYZ61N0A?...

Delighted funding is announced for our project by the ARIA tipping points program - using fibre optic cables to monitor ocean climate change & hazards noc.ac.uk/news/noc-awa... w @isobelyeo.bsky.social & many more at @noc.ac.uk & NPL

This is an absolutely fascinating hour on everything you might want to know about the subsea cables that support the internet (and probably some extra things you’ve never considered). Also some top volcano chat.

NEW: Santorini, and several other Greek islands, are being rattled by a swarm of strong earthquakes. What’s going on? Is a major volcanic eruption about to happen? For now, no. But it’s still quite the mystery… Here's all you need to know, for NatGeo: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

Great article by Robin Andrews that captures some of the recent findings and uncertainty around current activity at Santorini. www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

❔❕ Questions and answers about the #earthquakes near #Santorini GEOMAR and GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences Potsdam @gfz.bsky.social classify the current events in eight questions and answers. 🔗 www.geomar.de/en/news/arti...

Calling all prospective PhD students: Join our PhD Interview Advice Session! 17th Feb 2025, 11:00AM (30mins) Zoom: zoom.us/j/94106049496 We'll share tips, experiences & answer your questions on PhD interviews. Open to all; spread the word! For queries, reach out to @volcdoc9.bsky.social

Really great two days hosting the European Subsea Cable Association Cable Awareness Workshop at @noc.ac.uk. I think everybody learned a lot and I got to touch some of the most broken bits of cable I’ve ever seen. Props to @mikeaclare.bsky.social for doing all the work and giving me half the credit.

Two cracking talks from @noc.ac.uk colleagues @mikeaclare.bsky.social and Jacob Nash on the last day of a great #VMSG_MDSG25 conference. Great examples of why understanding volcano-ocean interactions are essential and how the ocean record of volcanic hazards can help us plan for the future.

First results from deep seafloor drilling in nearly 3000m of water on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to examine fluid flow and SMS deposit formation on oceanic core complexes (led by the brilliant Andrew Martin) published just in time for Christmas. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We have now created our VMSG starter pack, feel free to share amongst your networks & keep adding your suggestions for students, staff & alumni to include!

There’s a great talk on Jan 23rd at Imperial College London and online AND it’s free. Come along if you like the ocean, volcanoes, fast moving sediments and/or speakers interrupting each other. Good pubs within walking distance. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eage-londo... with @mikeaclare.bsky.social

We've compiled our annual list of VMSG-related PhD & MSc by Research projects, viewable below & on our website. We continue to keep this list updated, so please get in touch if you have any new UK-base or international opportunities you would like adding: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

New paper led by Lucy Bricheno and @isobelyeo.bsky.social w many others assessing the threats posed globally to subsea telecoms cables by natural hazards and how to enhance resilience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Sad that fieldwork in Tonga had to end but excited to work on the samples and data. One part of the study examines preservation of 2022 tsunami deposits. As humbling pictures of a resort before/after the tsunami and now show, there’s been change. @mikeaclare.bsky.social @volcanocronin.bsky.social