Prof Sarah Davies
BA Geography, University of Sheffield; MRes, PhD, University of Edinburgh
Professor
Head of Department (Geography)
Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Contact Details
- Email: sjd@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0002-0994-0440
- Office:K12 Llandinam Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 2585
- Research Portal Profile (https://research.aber.ac.uk/en/persons/96e84f9b-6490-4f4b-aa2f-f56803b19940)
I joined DGES in September 2002 as a lecturer in Physical Geography and Environmental Science. I was appointed Senior Lecturer in October 2008, Senior Lecturer in 2014 and Professor in 2021. I was appointed as Head of the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences in 2019. I am also a member of Aberystwyth University Council (2024-2028) as an academic staff representative of Senate.
My research focuses on reconstructing climatic and environmental change using evidence from lake sediments. I am particularly interested in the interactions between people, climate and environment over a range of timescales. My research is interdisciplinary and I have worked on collaborative, international projects in Mexico, Ethiopia, South America and the sub-Antarctic region. Closer to home, I also work on sedimentary and historical records of climatic variability and extreme weather, climate change and coastal communities in Wales, the UK and Ireland. I teach across a number of modules on topics related to climatic and environmental change.
- AB2 Quaternary Environmental Change (GS23920)
Module Coordinator
- AB1 Advanced Earth Materials (GS22620)
- AB1 An introduction to Earth Materials (GS12520)
- AB2 Applied Environmental Management (GS31120)
- AB1 Arctic Hydrology and Climate Change (UNIS) (GS32230)
- AB1 Arctic Marine Geology (UNIS) (GS32430)
- AB1 Astudio Cymru Gyfoes (DA20820)
- AB1 Byw mewn Byd Peryglis (DA10020)
- AB1 Cementing Sociological Research (GS20620)
- AB1 Cenedlaetholdeb a chymdeithas (DA32220)
- AB1 Critical Thinking and Research Skills (GS01120)
- AB1 Debates in Climate Science (GS30520)
- AB1 Dissertation: Geography, Environmental Science, and Environmental Earth Science (GS34040)
- AB1 Dylunio Ymchwil a Sgiliau Gwaith Maes (DA25420)
- AB2 Earth Surface Environments (GS10520)
- AB2 Environmental Earth Science Level 3 Fieldwork (GS35320)
- AB1 Environmental Geochemistry (GS20720)
- AB1 Environmental Management (GS00420)
- AB1 Environmental geochemistry and biogeochemistry (GS30320)
- AB1 Everyday Social Worlds (GS33320)
- AB1 Fieldwork Skills (GS11320)
- AB1 Fundamentals of Geochemistry (GS22720)
- AB2 Genders and Sexualities (GS20220)
- AB1 Geography Joint Honours/Major Project (GS34220)
- AB1 Geoscience Laboratory Techniques (GS20120)
- AB1 Glacial and Fluvial Processes (GS25520)
- AB2 Glaciers and Ice Sheets (GS33420)
- AB1 How to Build a Planet (GS11520)
- AB1 How to Build a Sustainable Society (GS27920)
- AB1 How to be a Student 1 (GS09520)
- AB2 How to be a Student 2 (GS09320)
- AB1 Introducing Sociological Research (GS17120)
- AB1 Introduction to Humanities (GS09920)
- AB1 Introduction to Social Science (GS09720)
- AB2 Key Concepts in Sociology (GS16120)
- AB1 Landscapes of British Modernity (GS36220)
- AB2 Life on Earth (GS10720)
- AB1 Living in a Dangerous World (GS10020)
- AB2 Lleoli Gwleidyddiaeth (DA23020)
- AB2 Memory Cultures: heritage, identity and power (GS37920)
- AB1 Monitoring our Planet's Health from Space (GS32020)
- AB1 Nation, Society, & Space (GS33520)
- AB1 Newid a gwrthdaro: Cynhyrchu gofodau gwledig a threfol (DA10520)
- AB2 Place and Identity (GS14220)
- AB1 Placing Culture (GS22920)
- AB2 Placing Politics (GS23020)
- AB1 Pollution in the Arctic (UNIS) (GS31030)
- AB1 Practising Human Geography: Methods, Approaches, and Contexts (GS20920)
- AB1 Prosesau Rhewlifol ac Afonol (DA25520)
- AB1 Prosiect Daearyddiaeth Anrhydedd Cyfun/Prif Bwnc (DA34220)
- AB2 Quaternary Environmental Change (GS23920)
- AB2 Representing the Other: Cultures and Clashes (GS09820)
- AB1 Research Design and Fieldwork Skills (GS20020)
- AB1 Researching the World: data collection and analysis (GS13020)
- AB2 Rheoli’r Amgylchedd Gymreig (DA31720)
- AB1 Social Bodies (GSM9920)
- AB2 Sociological Research in the 'Field' (GS21220)
- AB1 Sociological Theory (GS25020)
- AB1 Sociology Dissertation (GS31240)
- AB1 Sut i Greu Planed (DA11520)
- AB1 The Quaternary History of Svalbard (UNIS) (GS32330)
- AB1 The city & the country: processes of conflict & changes (GS10220)
- AB2 The psychosocial century (GS30020)
- AB2 The ‘Othered’ Migrant: Social Science Perspectives (GS09620)
- AB1 Thinking Sociologically (GS15120)
- AB1 Traethawd Estynedig Cymdeithaseg (DA31240)
- AB1 Traethawd Estynedig Daearyddiaeth (DA34040)
- AB2 Understanding Change – Environment, People, Places (GS00820)
- AB2 Urban Risk and Environmental Resilience (GS37520)
- AB1 Visualisation and Analysis of Geographical Data (GS23620)
- AB2 Volcanic Activity: Hazards and Environmental Change (GS30420)
- AB1 Work Placement (GSS0260)
- AB1 Work Placement (GSS0360)
- AB1 Ymchwilio'r Byd: Casglu a Dadansoddi Data (DA10320)
- AB1 Advanced Research Skills 1: science communication and data analysis (EAM1120)
- AB1 An introduction to Earth Materials (GS12520)
- AB1 Dissertation: Geography, Environmental Science, and Environmental Earth Science (GS34040)
- AB2 Environmental Earth Science Level 3 Fieldwork (GS35320)
- AB1 Researching the World: data collection and analysis (GS13020)
Lecturer
In: Climate of the Past, Vol. 22, No. 2, 10.02.2026, p. 287-313.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
3D Imaging of the Environment: Mapping and Monitoring. 1st. ed. Taylor & Francis, 2023. p. 138-162.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
In: Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, Vol. 19, No. 4, 03.08.2023, p. 786-813.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
In: Quaternary Science Reviews, Vol. 321, 108346, 01.12.2023.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review