Centre for Glaciology Research Activities
The Centre for Glaciology is committed to providing high-quality outreach and public engagement concerning the processes and responses of the Earth's past and present ice masses. Here's just a selection of our outreach activites:
Television
Led by Prof. Alun Hubbard, CfG researchers have guided and featured in several TV documentaries, most notably Frozen Planet and Operation Iceberg, that detail the response of the Greenland Ice Sheet to climatic variability.
Frozen Planet – Official BBC site and BBC News report featuring comments by Alun.
Operation Iceberg – Official BBC site and BBC Blog of the expedition
Newspapers and online reports
CfG research undertaken in Greenland, Patagonia and Svalbard, for example, has been reported in several UK-based and international newspapers – read some of the reports here (external links):
NY Times - In the Mountains of Patagonia, a Harbinger of a Rising Ocean – Prof. Neil Glasser’s research into the recession of the Patagonial Icefields since the Little Ice Age
Daily Mail - The Crack in the Roof of the World: ‘Yes, global warming is real – and deeply worrying’ – a report by Michael Hanlon on the Greenland Ice Sheet featuring Prof. Alun Hubbard’s ongoing research.
Western Mail - Welsh scientists unlock secrets behind glacier melting – Dr. Tristram Irvine-Fynn’s research has led to reports than tiny microbial communities accelerate the rate of glacier melting.
BBC News (selected stories) - 'Gob-smacking' scale of Petermann Glacier break-up; Greenland ice sheet future grim, says Aberystwyth study; Aberystwyth University studies threat to ice sheet; Polar expedition to study Antarctica's climate history; Aberystwyth team studies Antarctic boulders in research; Glaciers in Chile 'melt at fastest rate in 350 years'.
Channel 4 News - Scientists who'll be spending Christmas in the Arctic
ITV News - Glaciers "harbour a wealth of microbial life"
Books
CfG staff members have authored many academic textbooks, but did you know that we’ve also contributed to some Popular Science books, too? Here are some of the most popular books currently on offer (external links):
Islands of the Arctic – Dowdeswell, J.A. and Hambrey, M.J. 2002.
Glaciers – Hambrey, M.J. and Alean, J. 2004 (2nd edition).
Earth's Pre-Pleistocene Glacial Record - Hambrey, M.J. and Harland, W.B. 2011
Gletscher der Welt – Alean, J. and Hambrey, M.J. 2013.
Glacial Environments – Hambrey, M.J. 1994.
Glacial Geology: Ice Sheets and Landforms – Bennett, M.R. and Glasser, N.F. 2009 (2nd edition).
Field Techniques in Glaciology and Glacial Geomorphology – Hubbard, B. and Glasser, N.F. 2005.
Websites
Glaciers Online – co-founded by Prof. Mike Hambrey, the Glaciers Online website is world’s most comprehensive repository of glacially-inspired photographs, indexed via an incredibly useful photoglossary! (External Link)
Antarctic Glaciers – Created by Dr. Bethan Davies, the Antarctic Glaciers website is a one-stop shop for all things glacial, stretching far beyond what the title suggests. Regular blogs and regular updates = a great read! (External Link)
Greenland Ice Sheet – A research-driven website full of facts and figures concerning the current state of the Greenland Ice Sheet, with stunning photography and videos to boot!