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In 2005, project leader Gina Moseley graduated from the University of Birmingham, School of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, which is where she first developed a love for cave research. Professor Ian Fairchild passed on the good news about Gina’s career since then, culminating to date with the Ingeborg Hochmair Chair at the University of […]

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Chapter published in new book

Project leader Dr. Gina Moseley’s creative essay on caves in Greenland has been chosen for publication in a new book Cornerstones, Subterranean writings edited by Mark Smalley. The essay originally featured as a radio program on BBC Radio 3 on Mon 7th August, 2017. To hear the broadcast visit here. Description of the book Stories […]

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Meetings and Ceremonies in Vienna

On September 11th and 12th, project leader Dr. Gina Moseley was invited to two very prestigious events in Vienna, Austria. The first was an evening meeting hosted by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in which a select number of researchers were invited to discuss the future of research in Austria. The following evening, the Austrian Science Fund […]

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EAGRE18 Expedition Report

The EAGRE18 preliminary expedition report, including details on: the background and objectives, the expedition, permits, the route, a photographic diary, and the budget,  is available to download from here.

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Every expedition needs a good support team

Every expedition needs a good support team. For EAGRE18, our partner Clive Johnson of Polarsphere will be on the end of the phone if we need any assistance in the field. We will also have a support team based at the University of Innsbruck. These include: Katee Wendt and Hannah Zauner, who will be updating […]

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Far From Help Wilderness Medical Training Course

Things are slowly coming together for the #EAGRE18 expedition. Yesterday the boat went back in the water after many months of being in repair. Over the weekend a few of us went on a superb, information-filled Wilderness Medical Training Far From Help course, which was held in the woods in the Lake District. The last […]

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First of the expedition supplies arrives

We’re in the final countdown for our EAGRE 18 expedition and the first of the supplies have arrived. Lightweight crackers, powdered milk, tinned cheese, meats and bread. Delicious! Wish we could open some now to give them a try! @uniinnsbruck #expeditionfood #science #womeninpolarscience #womeninscience #womeninstem #stem #climate #climatechange #research #speleothems #Greenland #greenlandcaves #exploration #explorer #expedition […]

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Thanks Voltaic Systems for the solar power sponsorship

Once again, we have been supported by the extremely generous @voltaicsystems. We will be using the latest V88 Laptop Battery (boasting 24,000 mAh/88 Wh) to power our electrical equipment. We will be relying upon the performance of the latest lightweight foldable solar panels to charge a multitude of camera, video, drone and flashgun batteries in […]

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Project leader is awarded prestigious Austrian START prize

Our project leader, Dr Gina Moseley from the University of Innsbruck’s Quaternary Research Group has recently received one of this year’s prestigious Austrian Science Foundation (FWF) START prizes. The START programme is an Austrian initiative to support and strengthen outstanding research projects in science and humanities. Congratulations Gina! The €1.2 million START prize from the […]

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Sea ice changes

We’re busy preparing for our trip to East Greenland this year with the Top to Top Global Climate Expedition, and this includes monitoring the changes in sea ice using satellite images available from the Danish Meterological Institute. We’re using this information to help us plan when to sail from Iceland to Greenland, and hoping for […]

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