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Palaeoceanography and oceanography

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We take a multi-proxy approach to understanding modern and past Ocean and climate interactions of the Earth system.

Our research of today’s oceans involves establishing how the ocean interacts with the cryosphere, using robotic and remote sensing technologies in remote locations and developing inorganic and organic geochemical proxies for seawater properties such as temperature, salinity, and carbon dioxide and nutrient content.

These geochemical proxies are applied in the geological past to determine changes in the physical and chemical properties of seawater in response to biogeochemical perturbations in the Earth system.

The timescales we examine range from abrupt events to longer-term climatic evolution over the Cenozoic. By integrating (palaeo-)oceanographic data with climate modelling across varied temporal and spatial scales we aim to improve our understanding of the sensitivity of oceanic processes to wider changes in the carbon cycle and cryosphere.

If you have any questions or want to find out more please contact Pallavi Anand.

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Supporting students with dyslexia: an academic’s perspective

10% of the population are dyslexic. My name is Dr Anne Jay, and I am dyslexic. Dyslexia brings challenges that have a considerable impact on OU student success. A key struggle for people with dyslexia is written communication.

20th March 2023

Celebrating Graduation in Manchester

On 22 November Professors Clare Warren, Mark Brandon and Richard Holliman, and Dr Barbara Kunz travelled to Manchester for an OU Graduation Ceremony.

29th November 2022

EEES researcher to lead £800k project to improve global climate change predictions

An EEES researcher is leading a new Natural Environmental Research Council-funded project to improve our ability to predict climate change using cutting-edge analysis of fossilised algae molecules. 

15th November 2022
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