Dear UKPN members,
We are now accepting applications for our MSc in Glaciology at Aberystwyth University, for a September 2015 start:
The MSc is a full-time programme taught over a 13-month period, and is supported by world-leading researchers and award-winning lecturers in the Centre for Glaciology, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. The Centre for Glaciology has recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, and DGES itself celebrates its centenary in 2017. Over the last 98 years we have created one of the largest, most vibrant, and most experienced Geography departments in the UK.
The MSc in Glaciology begins with a week-long trip to the European Alps in early September 2015, and throughout the MSc, students are exposed to diverse mix of critical themes in glaciology, including: glacier hydrology and glacier-surface characteristics; glacier dynamics; structural glaciology; microbiology; numerical modelling and empirical data collection; application of remote sensing and GIS in glaciology; aspects of glacial geology, sedimentology and geomorphology, and; ice-mass response to environmental change.
The course is taught through a combination of fieldtrips, seminars, workshops, laboratory classes and computer-based practicals, and culminates in an independent research project undertaken between May and September 2016.
As a graduate of the MSc in Glaciology, and DGES, you will emerge with broadened horizons, technological and theoretical expertise and proven field experience, critical for PhD research in the field of glaciology and cryospheric science, and for establishing a career in physical geography/environmental sciences.
For further information:
visit the MSc in Glaciology course page: http://courses.aber.ac.uk/postgraduate/glaciology-masters/
visit the Centre for Glaciology's website: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/research-groups/centre-glaciology/
If this course interests you, or could be of interest to someone you know, I encourage you to get in touch with me via email (toh08@aber.ac.uk) or on Twitter (@tom_holt).
DGES is holding a Postgraduate Information Event on the afternoon of 11th March 2015 (please contact me beforehand to discuss the finer details if you wish to attend).
Many thanks and best wishes,
Tom
MSc in Glaciology Scheme Coordinator
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Dr Tom Holt | Lecturer in Glaciology
Centre for Glaciology | Canolfan Rhewlifeg
Geography and Earth Sciences | Daearyddiaeth a Gwyddorau Daear
Aberystwyth University | Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DB
Phone: +44 (0)1970 628449
Twitter: @tom_holt @AU_CfG @AU_DGES
Weblink: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/staff/academic-staff/toh08/
