Happy holidays from all of us at the Department of Earth Sciences! Wishing everyone a joyful and restful festive season, and we will see you in 2026 🎄

Looking to study a PhD in Earth Sciences? Take a look at our admissions page for advice and guidance - www.earth.ox.ac.uk/graduate/adm...

Our final Earth Sciences in Conversation interviewee for 2025 is Andrew Walker, Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Computational Geosciences! Check out the full article: buff.ly/gIBAYEE

Head on over to @scifri.bsky.social to hear Tamsin Mather field listeners' burning volcano questions!

Great to be featured on the University of Oxford’s Pulse today. It’s fantastic to see this piece highlighting Hal Drakesmith and the Drakesmith Lab at the #MRCWIMM, working with colleagues from Oxford Earth Sciences. www.ox.ac.uk/pulse/health... @ox.ac.uk

Read more about the collaboration happening between our researchers Jon Wade and Phil Holdship and the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine in this new feature article! www.ox.ac.uk/pulse/health...

We are hiring! Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Physiology of Calcification in Phytoplankton Please share with your networks! buff.ly/tzfKGID

New fully-funded DPhil project with Professor Richard Walker (@richardthomasw.bsky.social) researching the extent, timing, and cause of Quaternary uplift along the Atlantic margin of Morocco! For more information visit our website www.earth.ox.ac.uk/extent-timin...

We are hiring! Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Volcano Seismology More details and apply: buff.ly/5zCerzZ

Prof Erin Saupe (@eesaupe.bsky.social) has been awarded funding from the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants! The EXTINCT project will develop new ways of determining what causes marine invertebrates to die out. www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...

You can find detail of all our current PhD projects on our website. The deadline for funding applications is 28th January 2026 - www.earth.ox.ac.uk/graduate/pro...

Looking for a PhD in seismology based in Oxford @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social? Interested in global seismology, deep Earth processes, mantle dynamics and mineralogy, seismic imaging, inverse problems, or urban seismology, seismic deployments, seismicity? Please get in touch to discuss ideas! (1/n)

Find out what scientific questions motivate @eesaupe.bsky.social to come to work on a rainy winter's morning, along with a variety of other questions about her life and career, in our latest Earth Sciences in Conversation interview: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/eart...

If you are interested in studying for a PhD in Earth Sciences, have a look at what Oxford could offer. Detail on admissions are here - www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/appl...

New vacancy - Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Physiology of Calcification in phytoplankton More information and apply:

Thinking about applying for graduate study? Here’s a quick guide to the process: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsCc... Start your application now at www.earth.ox.ac.uk/graduate/adm...

We are delighted to share the latest In Conversation interview, featuring Prof Erin Saupe (@eesaupe.bsky.social)! In this feature, we discuss everything from the role of palaeontology in responding to climate change to the scientific inaccuracies of Jurassic Park... Read more: buff.ly/agbV4vg

Thinking about graduate study? Our department offers an inspiring environment for research and learning 🌏 Hear from current DPhil students Sofia and Brandon in this short video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnh2...

NEW: The best new science books for kids, recommended by Tamsin Mather, chair of the 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize judging panel fivebooks.com/best-books/b...

New research from Martino Foschi and Joe Cartwright has been featured as an editor’s highlight in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, which we are delighted to share here: eos.org/editor-highl...

The Department of Earth Sciences is delighted to announce that Professor Mike Searle has been awarded the Arthur Holmes Medal of the European Geosciences Union for 2026, in recognition of his fundamental contributions to Himalayan tectonics. buff.ly/KtBBj4q

New research from Oxford Earth Sciences' Sophie Gill, Ros Rickaby and Gideon Henderson provides important insights into the safe operational boundaries of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and the likely impacts on major calcifying organisms. Read the full article here:

New Earth Sciences in Conversation interview! Meet Darren Hillegonds, Research Fellow in Analytical Chemistry, and hear about his journey from Chemistry to Earth Sciences, and his love of noble gases... www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/eart...

In Summer 2024, a team of palaeontologists and geologists undertook an expedition to the Little Dal Group in the Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada. Their purpose was to uncover some of the oldest fossil ecosystems that record complex life.

Dr Ross was joined in Canada by DPhil student, George Wedlake, from @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social . They spent two weeks collecting over 100 rock samples which record an ancient tropical sea not unlike the Bahamas today, where early complex life likely flourished.

What's your favourite plate boundary? Find out Adina's favourite in part two of our In Conversation interview with her. You can read the full in depth interview here: www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/eart...

Adina Pusok, Royal Society University Research Fellow, is the featured scientist in our latest In Conversation interview! Learn more about her career journey, her research fellowship, and her favourite type of plate tectonic boundary... Read the full interview: buff.ly/DKufvGe

New research by Oxford Earth Sciences’ Dr Rita Kounoudis, published today in Nature, challenges long-held assumptions about what controls the strength of Earth’s outer shell and its susceptibility to continental break-up. www.earth.ox.ac.uk/article/myst...

Professor of Earth Sciences @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social, Tamsin Mather, reflects on how volcanoes are portrayed in TV and film compared to real scientific understanding. www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4635

Tamsin Mather, professor of Earth Sciences @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social, reflects on her career studying volcanic plumes. She shares how recent research has taken her from monitoring emissions in volcanic plumes to identifying traces of ancient volcanic activity hidden in sediments. #PLPEXPeditions

We're excited to announce that Professor Helen Johnson was interviewed by Michael Rosen as part of the Hot Poets Ignite campaign! Hot Poets is an award-winning arts organisation working to communicate climate change science and action through spoken word poetry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytOH...

Tamsin Mather reflects on the power of volcanoes, how they interact with humans, and their role in the origins of life 🌋 Discover the collection on the EXPeditions website from the Leverhulme Trust: www.joinexpeditions.com/experts/4635... @expeditions.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk

Roger Close has been featured on Australian radio talking about his research investigating biodiversity through time! The Science Show on ABC invites scientists to speak about the latest scientific research and debate Listen now: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

For our second Earth Sciences in Conversation interview, we sat down with Phil Holdship to learn more about his work at the forefront of mass spectrometry, doing a DPhil part-time, and tackling anaemia with analytical chemistry! Read the full interview: buff.ly/ZYvzrCz

Associate Professor Julie Cosmidis has been awarded the distinguished 2025 European Mineralogical Union Research Excellence Medal in recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements. Many congratulations to Julie on this well-deserved honour! buff.ly/Xvmd6Uf

Tomorrow at 1pm online! Join our Q&A talking about Graduate Study in Earth Sciences. Ask about applications, funding, research opportunities and more! Register here - buff.ly/m4jl0vR

We're advertising a PhD project to investigate the hydrodynamics of Aldabra Atoll @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social! We are looking for a student with strong quantitative skills and interest in ocean modelling. Competitive funding available through ILESLA. Please share with anybody who may be interested!

Are you a new student at the University of Oxford? The Bodleian's Getting Started page has guides and resources to help you get the most out of the network of libraries that are available to you: buff.ly/KB0Cdjf

Ever wondered what a Planetary Scientist has on their wish list? Associate Prof James Bryson talks us through his dream cosmic samples in our latest Earth Sciences in Conversation interview! Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi

Our second year undergraduates recently returned from their Dorset field course, where they spent an exciting week sharpening their fieldwork skills!

Our 'Graduate Study in Earth Sciences' Online Q&A is next week! If you've ever thought of studying for a DPhil in Earth Sciences then join us for an hour long Q&A and ask our current DPhils any questions you have. Tues 28th Oct, 1pm-2pm.

🦕 We're back on the Jurassic Highway! The longest dinosaur trackway in Europe made by an individual sauropod dinosaur has been uncovered during further excavation work from the team co-led by OUMNH. 👇 Read more on the discoveries: www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Our Earth Sciences in Conversation series explores the lives and careers of the people behind our world-leading research. For our first issue, we sat down with James Bryson to mull over meteorites, delve into dust, and scrutinise science fiction! Read the full interview: buff.ly/PvZuvKi

Prof Tamsin Mather will chair the shortlisting panel for the 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, an annual celebration of the best science books for under-14s! Find out more on the Royal Society website: royalsociety.org/news/2025/10...

🌍 | Natural hydrogen, long overlooked as a viable energy resource, is emerging as one of the most exciting frontiers in sustainable energy. Discover how Oxford research is positioned firmly at the forefront of this global pursuit. ⬇️ @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social | #OxfordClimate

New research from Prof Hauke Marquardt has fundamentally redefined how scientists understand the behaviour of water under pressure, showing that it can crystallise and melt through multiple hidden pathways 🧊 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our 4th year undergrads just returned from their Greece field trip, with the last few days spent on beautiful Santorini. Highlights included a boat trip to the Kamini island in the centre of the submerged caldera and mapping the impressive caldera walls 🌋 🌊

Welcome to our DPhil Matriculation Class of 2025! We can't wait to see the exciting research that this group produces over the next few years!

Prof Mike Searle’s comprehensive new geological map of the Himalayas is now complete and has been handed over to his long-time colleague Marc St-Onge at the Geological Survey of Canada for digitisation! Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting project

We are delighted to announce that Professor Conall Mac Niocaill has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford earth.web.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...