Thermo Scientific ARGUS VI noble gas mass spectrometer
Thermo Scientific ARGUS VI noble gas mass spectrometer

Super eruptions are millions of years in the making – followed by rapid surge, scientists find

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:00:21 BST

New research suggests that that super-eruptions occur when huge accumulations of magma deep in the Earth’s crust, formed over millions of years, move rapidly to the surface, disrupting pre-existing rock.

part of Omo Kibish rock formation, Ethiopia
part of Omo Kibish rock formation, Ethiopia

Earliest human remains in eastern Africa dated to more than 230,000 years ago

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:00:00 GMT

SUERC contributes to new study dating volcanic ash layers surrounding early human fossils.

NEIF COP26 Changing Planet Competition. Submit your videos from 01/09/2021 09:00 GMT #IfWeDontActNow #NEIFBOSCORFCOP26
NEIF COP26 Changing Planet Competition. Submit your videos from 01/09/2021 09:00 GMT #IfWeDontActNow #NEIFBOSCORFCOP26

What happens If We Don’t Act Now on climate change?

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:00:00 BST

Climate change researchers around the world are being encouraged to create videos addressing their environmental concerns and potential solutions ahead of the COP26 conference.

Dr. Annemarie Pickersgill of the University of Glasgow and co-author Prof. Simon Kelley with the Boltysh rock core discussing climate implications of a medium sized impact.
Dr. Annemarie Pickersgill of the University of Glasgow and co-author Prof. Simon Kelley with the Boltysh rock core discussing climate implications of a medium sized impact.

New research brings age of 65m-year-old meteorite impact into sharper focus

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 19:00:00 BST

State-of-the-art dating techniques place meteorite impact in Ukraine after extinction of the dinosaurs, with new insights on Earth's climate history.

a bottle of whisky purported to be Talisker distilled in 1863
a bottle of whisky purported to be Talisker distilled in 1863

Everledger seals agreement with UofG to combat counterfeit Scotch whiskies

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:00:00 GMT

Everledger and the Scottish Universities Environment Research Centre (SUERC) of the University of Glasgow have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to join forces to tackle fraud within the whisky industry.

a selection of EARTHTIME standard solutions
a selection of EARTHTIME standard solutions

SUERC awarded the EARTHTIME 205Pb-233U-235U tracer solution

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:25:00 BST

Darren Mark, Anne Kelly and Vincent Gallagher application for the EARTHTIME 5-3-5 tracer solution successful. The tracer is expected to arrive at SUERC autumn 2020 and will allow for significant improvements in accuracy and precision for U-Pb ages owing to improved fractionation control during mass spectrometric measurement.

Ludlow Bone Bed
Ludlow Bone Bed

First SUERC high-precision U-Pb study published

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:20:00 BST

Darren Mark along with Vincent Gallagher and Anne Kelly have published the first high-precision zircon U-Pb age data collected at SUERC in our new geochronology suite. The CA-ID-TIMS measurements were made using our 205Pb-235U inhouse spike and provide age constraints for key fossil-bearing sequences within Wales.

Thomas Bayes - Bayes' Theorem
Thomas Bayes - Bayes' Theorem

SUERC Postgraduate Student, Jack Carter, has published his first paper from his PhD research.

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:15:00 BST

Jack along with Marissa Tremblay and Darren Mark present a Bayesian method for the analysis and interpretation of 40Ar/39Ar step-heating spectra that result from mixing of multiple components, where a component is defined by both its age and mineral composition. This is the first of three papers that Jack will publish in the next few months.

SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory Graphitisation Lab
SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory Graphitisation Lab

Behind the Paper: Carbon Isotopes Fight Rise in Fraudulent Scotch Whisky

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:00:00 GMT

The history behind the SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory's recent work on detecting fake whisky.

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