Venue: Henry Daysh Building, School of Geography, Sociology and Politics, Newcastle University

A full programme book is available, containing all abstracts.

Wednesday 8th January 2025

08:45 - 09:15 Coffee and registration

Session 4: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (Chair: Bethan Davies)

09:15 - 10:15 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion discussion panel. Panellists: Natasha Barlow, Rebecca McCerery, Martin Siegert and Clare Warren.

10:15 - 10:30 Navigating organisational structures and managing menstruation in remote regions and/or harsh environments: A Gendered perspective on Employment experiences. Motee, A., Sang, K., Maybin, J., Henning, A.

10:30 - 10:45 ‘Exploring Polar Environments’ day 2023 – a collaborative event to introduce secondary school-aged children to Polar Sciences. Mayfield, R.J.

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break

Session 5: Lakes, Epishelf Lakes & Isolation Basins (Chairs: Louise Callard & Chloe Snowling)

11:15 - 11:30 SCUBIDO – transforming proxy data to quantitative climate reconstructions. Boyall, L., Parnell, A., Lincoln, P., Tjallingii, R., Ojala, A., Brauer, A., Martin-Puertas, C.

11:30 - 11:45 A palaeo-reconstruction of post Little Ice Age ice shelf dynamics in northeast Greenland. Jenkins, H.J., Roberts, D.H., Lloyd, J.M., Smith, J.A., Callard, S.L.

11:45 - 12:00 New constraints on post-glacial relative sea-level change around the Minch, northwest Scotland. Best, L., Simms, A.R., Lloyd, J., Bradwell, T., Small, D., Bradley, S., Puckette, T.

12:00 - 12:15 Reconstructing Holocene lake mixing regimes in southern Finland: implications for future greenhouse gas emissions. Hocking, E.P., Pickering, L.O., Saarni, S., Mann, P.J., Wake, L.M., Kalliokoski, M., Van Hardenbroek, M.

12:15 - 12:30 Establishing the timing of deglaciation at Whitrig Bog, Scotland, using a multi-chronological approach. Beckett, A.R., Palmer, A.P., Matthews, I.P.

12:30 - 12:45 Tsunamis vs storms: diagnostic criteria in lacustrine deposits. Sharrocks, P.D., Peakall, J., Barlow, N.L.M., Hodgson, D.M.

12:45 - 13:45 Lunch and poster presentations

Session 6: Lacustrine Environments & Palaeoecology (Chairs: Emma Pearson & Neil McDonald)

13:45 - 14:00 Aquatic insect diversity patterns in Europe during the Holocene: millennial to multi-decadal comparisons from varved lake systems. Abrook, A., Inglis. G., Brauer. A., Lincoln. P., Mayfield, R.J., Ojala. A., Martin-Puertas. C.

14:00 - 14:15 Assessing human impacts in a protected tropical wetland (Loktak Lake, India). Duncalf-Youngson, H., Panizzo, V.N., Lacey, J.H., Kangabam, R.

14:15 - 14:30 Testing the limits of lacustrine faecal lipid biomarkers as tools to document human presence in the Alaskan landscape. Mackay, H., Bull, I.D., Whelton, H.L., Bigelow, N.H., Edwards, M.E., Reuther, J.D., Potter, B.A., Baldwin, E.A., Mayfield, R.J., Hardenbroek, M.

14:30 - 14:45 Reconstructing Holocene summer temperatures using plant sedaDNA and chironomids. Mayfield, R.J., Rijal, D.P., Brown, A.G., Alsos, I.G., Heintzman, P.D., Langdon, P.G., Karger, D.N.

14:45 - 15:00 Restoration and rewilding: the palaeorecord as help and hindrance to sound ecological management. Edwards, M.E.

15:00 - 15:15 Expanding the Chronological Toolkit: Testing the utility of ESR samples for amino acid geochronology of Mammalian Remains Across Europe. Dickinson, M., Herridge, V., Bonfiglio, L., di Patti, C., Insacco, G., Mangano, G., Duval, M., Penkman, K.

15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break

Session 7: Palaeoclimate & Future Climate Challenges (Chairs: Andy Henderson and Daisy Fallows)

15:45 - 16:00 Past methane availability in lakes in Alaska was higher during the Holocene Thermal Maximum. van Hardenbroek, M., Whiteside, J.H., Mayfield, R.J., Strandberg, N., Edwards, M.E., Davies, K.L., Wooller, M.J.

16:00 - 16:15 Changing zonal symmetry of the Southern Hemisphere Westerly Winds through the Holocene. Thomas, Z.A., Cadd, H., Turney, C., Wilmshurst, J., Halim, A., Gadd, P., Parker, R., Marjo, C., Carter, S., Brickle, P.

16:15 - 16:30 A cooler and drier climate in the South Central Pacific during the last glacial period. Peaple, M., Skinner, D.T., Inglis, G.N., Joshi, M., Langdon, P., Matthews, A.J., Osborn, T.J., Scaife, R., Meyer, J-Y., Sear, D.A.

16:30 - 16:45 Building a chronology for Quaternary Europe: a story of time and temperature. Nelson, E.F., White, D., Dickinson, M., Parfitt, S., Preece, R., Limondin-Lozouet, N., Maul, L., Meng, S., Szymanek, M., Wesselingh, F., Wheeler, L., Penkman, K.E.H.

16:45 - 17:00 Informing Future Coastal Recession Projections for a Radioactive Waste Repository. Stead, S., Shevelan, J., Taylor, F., Alkhateeb, K., Scheib, C.

17:00 - 17:15 Closing remarks