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University of Sheffield Geography MSc(Res) Polar and Alpine Change students. Follow us to find out about our field trip to Greenland in August.

Sheffield, England
Joined July 2017
Shout out to our course reps who are working hard to ensure minimal disruption to the Polar and Alpine Change Course!
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The ice is still melting and we’re still looking into it and will be for the foreseeable future. Nice to see some of our PAC students virtually getting together today to catch up and discuss our research projects !
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Today is the first day of our PAC Reasearch Proposal Conference, where we are discussing our projects for the upcoming year
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Another 2 presentations from Natasha and Aaron before the lunch break, some really cool (!) research being conducted both terrestrially and extra-terrestrially from this years’s cohort
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Final three presentations done and dusted by Savana, Hannah, and Rosie! Looking forward to the next round on 19th March
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The final of #LeaugeOfLandforms and #TeamDrumlin made it! So you know what you got to do!!!
Replying to @BSG_Geomorph
It's now time to crown our ultimate #landform. Will it be #TeamMeander or #TeamDrumlin? Only you, our passionate #geomorphology fanbase, can decide. So for the last time, Which landform is best? Tell us ⬇️ #LeagueOfLandforms #BSGLOLFinalDay
57%Meander
43%Drumlin
1,087 votes • Final results
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Celebrating #WomenInScience with a guest lecture from @Katie_Miles_851 on the findings from the EverDrill project as part of the @sheffieldgeog physical geography seminar series.
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Great day out in the Peak District today with some of my @SheffieldPAC coursemates, such a refreshing break from the library! Feeling like this might have to become a new tradition after every deadline 🏞
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Relieved to have submitted the research proposal for my MSc (Res)! Now it's time to get to the fun part in science and start the research!
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Bjorn be wild! Does it still count as dendrochronology if we’re throwing axes at the wood ?
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Are you an early career #STEM researcher or student from an underrepresented background (incl. #BAME #LGBTQ+ #disability)? Apply now to spend a week at BAS in March 2020 & discover what it's like to work in polar science: bit.ly/2YCxpVz
A quarter of the world’s population are at risk of water supply problems as mountain glaciers, snow-packs and alpine lakes are run down by global heating and rising demand theguardian.com/environment/…
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Fantastic way to end our Tuesday talks this semester, with a talk by Susan Conway on "glaciers and gullies on Mars" Join us in the University Arms @ 4:30pm 🍻
Exciting day for the PAC course, many of us presented our current issues project and then onto a talk from Andrew Sole about next years fieldtrip to Greenland ! Exciting stuff!
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Your hard work definitely payed off, and I hope you get a chance to rest before the next adventure! @sheffieldgeog @SheffieldPAC
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Just back from 10 days camping next to Russell Glacier in Greenland with the @SheffieldPAC students. Fantastic time looking at the geomorphology, ice dynamics and hydrology. @sheffieldgeog @arctic_glaciers
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It's goodbye from the 2017/18 cohort of PAC. Good luck to the PACcers that are succeeding us!
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