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Palaeoenvironmental Change Research


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If you would like establish a research collaboration with the Palaeoenvironmental Change Research Group please contact William Gosling about the schemes avaliable from The Open University Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space & Astronomical Research (CEPSAR).

CEPSAR opportunities

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PhD studentships

Field work in tropical locations

CLOSING DATE 31 JANUARY 2012

We have now recruited students for four doctoral projects:

  • An isotopic and palynological approach to reconstructing South African palaeoenvironments over the past three million years
  • Utilising stable and radiogenic Sr isotopes to unravel palaeohydrologic changes in the Altiplano
  • The origins of subtropical forest biodiversity and its link to global palaeoclimate change during the Miocene
  • Environmental change in the Early Jurassic - A North African perspective


For further information on individual projects see links below:

Icon - Adobe Acrobat pdf document South African Quaternary palaeoclimates

Icon - Adobe Acrobat pdf document Palaeohydrology of the Altiplano

Icon - Adobe Acrobat pdf document Miocene biodiversity

Icon - Adobe Acrobat pdf document North African environmental change in the Jurassic

For further details on the department and how to apply follow the below link:

2012 PhD studentships Environment, Earth & Ecosystems

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WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO DISSCUSS POSSIBLE NEW PROJECTS so if you have any ideas for projects or funding please do not hesitate to contact group members directly.