INQUA Early Career Researcher 2016

Posted on June 26, 2015 by tprg

A unique opportunity to learn how palaeo-observational and modelling can complement each other by top world leaders.

Make sure to let us know if you want to attend

For more information email inqua16@reading.ac.uk and like our facebook page

Prof Frank Mayle at the Dome

Posted on June 19, 2015 by tprg

Amongst the many other activities that our members of TPR do, enlightening young people about the great opportunity of studying environmental sciences is one of them.

Today we found our Principal Investigator Professor Frank Mayle (photo below) taking part in this important task.

With just some hours left before he goes on field trip Frank is found with hands on flyers and coffee and a large smile at the Dome, University of Reading

Open Days are great opportunities for young students that are considering to study with the university and that want to talk to the academics that teach and do research here. They can also find many current students of the university from the various qualifications offered to ask questions related to modules, living in reading, about social life and other activities.

A full-on and sunny day for Frank (who is due to leave to Fieldtrip in Bolivia 2016 in just some hours!)

The Dome at the University of Reading Open Day

Busy inside the Dome!

Display of flowers and their pollinators at the Dome

by Macarena Cardenas

NERC SCENARIO DTP First Conference

Posted on June 12, 2015 by tprg

My PhD is one of the projects in the first cohort of the NERC funded ‘SCENARIO‘ doctoral training partnership. On Tuesday 9th June, I attended the first SCENARIO DTP conference at the University of Surrey. The conference was a chance for the existing SCENARIO students and their supervisors to discuss their progress from their first year, and also to meet some of the new students that are starting in September. The conference was focused around three themes that reflect aspects of many of SCENARIO’s projects, each of which had a guest speaker that gave a talk on the importance of the research area and the challenges we face.

The first theme focused on “Fine-scale simulations”. Professor Peter Clark gave a talk in which he gave an overview to the scientific challenges and opportunities that arise from the recent step changes in simulation capability for atmosphere and ocean flows. The second theme focused on “Components of the Earth System”. Professor Sandy Harrison talked about the need for a multi-component, multi-scale, multi-disciplinary approach to Earth System modelling and the challenges that this brings. The third theme focused on “Remote sensing and satellite applications for environmental science”, with Dr Christine Chiu giving an overview as to the wealth of data that new satellite instruments are providing and how that data can be used. As well as these three talks, we also split into three workshop groups and discussed the three research themes. We talked about hot topics within each research theme and ideas for what future research is needed.

Throughout the day, posters from the first year SCENARIO students were on display (mine can be seen below). This was a great way to see what research the other students have been doing and facilitated a lot of discussion between the students and supervisors. Everyone was very enthusiastic about each other’s projects which encouraged us to speak confidently about our research area. This also gave the new students to engage with the existing students and ask question about the life of a Reading PhD SCENARIO student.

Overall it was a great day that helped put our research projects in context of the challenges and opportunities that we face in Earth system science.

Richard Smith