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Palaeoenvironmental Change Research


Academic visits

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

Applications for 2012 intake studentships have now closed, but if you are interested in projects similar to these please do still get in touch.

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Projects for 2012 intake:
- CLOSED 31 JANUARY 2012 -

  • 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.