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VENTuRE Cruise – Update No.2: Sea Sickness
I spoke too soon when I told you that nothing could dampen our spirits in the last update. I have 2 words for you… Sea Sickness. After passing through a relatively large swell over the past 2 days (average 7m … Continue reading
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Tagged geology, marine, VENTURE, work experience, zoology
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VENTuRE Cruise – Update No.1
Hey, my name’s Aaron Lim. I’m a 4th year Earth Science student at UCC. This summer I am lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to take part in the VENTuRE Cruise Survey assisting in the examination of Chemosynthetic ecosystems associated with … Continue reading
VENTURE Mission Q&A
BEES scientists are leading a major research expedition to the mid-Atlantic starting today. For more on the Venture Mission, see this BEES news item. The purpose of the mission is to study two major, deep-sea ecosystems in relation to: •   … Continue reading
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The BIG world of Geology
Dr. Andy Wheeler from the School of BEES writes that the Geosciences is one sector that is thriving: Despite a global economic recession, employment prospects for Geology graduates have rarely been better (as showcased in a recent Nature article). The … Continue reading
The small world of Geology
This very recent image shows 3 geologists in an excavated pit at Mulga Rock, east of Kalgoorlie, West Australia. They are, Professor Brad Pillans (left) of the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra and a former colleague … Continue reading
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Big Shakes on the Shaky Isles
The recent devastating earthquake in New Zealand was part of a series of aftershocks from an earlier event, writes Prof. John Gamble and Dr. Pat Meere from the School of BEES. At 4.35 am on Saturday 4th September 2010, most … Continue reading
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BEES research featured in Nature
BEES researchers Mieke Thierens and Andy Wheeler have had their research highlighted in a recent issue of Nature: The research article entitled Ice-rafting from the British–Irish ice sheet since the earliest Pleistocene (2.6 million years ago): implications for long-term mid-latitudinal … Continue reading