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A two-day hybrid conference by the UK Palaeoclimate Society including a mixture of invited/chosen talks, posters and discussion/breakout sessions. There will be posters in each theme to facilitate in-depth discussion (subject to the number of abstract submissions in each session). Online posters will be available via padlet for discussion with both virtual and in-person attendees.

The conference will be of particular interest for early career researchers (PhD students and postdoctoral researchers) and academics with an interest in palaeoclimate and Earth System science.

Key dates and times

Registration deadline: 1 August 2023. Please note that registration will close as soon as the venue capacity (150 attendees) is reached. Please register early to avoid disappointment.

5 September: Registration from 12, lunch and dinner included

6 September: From 9am to 3pm with lunch included

Please see the 'PACS23 Program' attachment in the Downloads section (on the right of this page) for a detailed schedule.

Event details

The Earth’s climate has evolved over geological time due to a variety of external and internal forcing factors and their interactions. The geological record therefore contains evidence of change which can be exploited through application of new tools (such as proxies and/or models), integration of observation and model data as well as through multi-disciplinary approaches to gain new insights about past processes that improves our understanding of the Earth System. We can also identify evidence for how human activities have interacted with (and have been shaped by) their environment. The geological record of change and processes responsible for change could provide vital understanding of the Earth System operation and interactions. This process-based knowledge and understanding from the past could provide clues about the present/future changes that our Earth’s environment is experiencing.

This meeting aims to bring together different stories of palaeoclimate change to shed light on the key processes and their interactions operating on multiple timescales in the geological past. We propose the following sessions/themes for the meeting, which will allow us to compare and contrast a wide range of palaeoclimate interests and expertise:

• Palaeo-lessons for a warmer future

• Climate interactions within Earth System

• Human environment interactions

• Advances in Palaeoclimate research

• To bring together Palaeoclimate researchers working on multiple archives, timescales, and data types from millions of years in the past up to the present day and future. 

• To highlight new advances through new tools, data and knowledge of the past climate and Earth System interactions from the geological record.

• To facilitate information and knowledge sharing experiences and networking through peer-peer interactions of researchers, with particular effort to support early career researchers.

Keynote Speakers

Prof Joy Singarayer (Reading University)

Prof Mark Maslin (University College London)

Registration Fees

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