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Prof Kathy Cashman elected to the AAAS

18 April 2012

Visiting Professor Kathy Cashman has been elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS)

VMSG 2013 Bristol website

13 April 2012

The Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) annual meeting will be Meeting Highlightsin Bristol January 7-9, 2013

Article published in Science on monitoring volcanoes

19 March 2012

Prof Sparks and Dr Biggs publish an article in Science on the need for monitoring volcanoes

Professor Willy Aspinall wins William Smith medal

19 March 2012

Professor Willy Aspinall wins the Geological Society of London's William Smith medal for his services to applied geoscience

Prof Stephen Sparks appointed new Chair of ACME

3 February 2012

Professor Stephen Sparks has been appointed the new Chair of the Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education (ACME) as of 13 January 2012.

VUELCO consortium on volcanic unrest led by Jo Gottsmann

11 January 2012

A collaborative research project that could significantly improve our understanding of the processes behind volcanic unrest and our ability to forecast its outcomes has been awarded almost €3.5 million by the European Commission.

Underwater eruption off the coast of El Hierro

7 December 2011

An eruption has started off the coast of El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands. Dr Jo Gottsmann is interviewed about the activity.

Science writing award - current PhD student

1 November 2011

Elspeth Robertson was runner-up in the National Centre for Earth Observation article writing competetion. Her article entitled 'Africa's Awakening Volcanoes' will be published in a forthcoming issue of the NCEO Blue Marble Magazine.

Kathy Cashman comes to Bristol as an AXA Research Chair

19 October 2011

The Bristol Volcanology Group welcomes physical volcanologist Prof. Kathy Cashman from the University of Oregon. She will spend 3 years in Bristol thanks to a Research Chair funded by AXA.

Maria Janebo wins Curry MSc Prize

18 October 2011

Maria Janebo has been awarded the Curry Prize from the Geological Association for her MSc thesis