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The European Petrophysics Consortium (@uniofleicester and @umontpellier) brings downhole logging and core physical properties services to @ECORD_IODP

 Leicester, UK and Montpellier, France
le.ac.uk/iodp
Joined March 2016
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📣 Special Call: Join #IODP3 Expedition 507 #GLACENS! Expertise sought:
🔹 Macrofossils & malacology
🔹 Glacial sedimentology
🔹 Optically stimulated luminescence 🗓️ Apply by 30 July 2026, 23:59 GMT. 🔗 More info & apply: iodp3.org/special-call-exped…
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📣 Applications are open for Science Communicators to join IODP³ Expedition 507! Work alongside an international research team and help bring cutting-edge climate and geoscience to wider audiences. 📅 Apply by 21 August 2026 iodp3.org/call-for-participa…
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⛴️ For two weeks aboard the research vessel POLARSTERN, an endorsed #OceanDecade Contribution, 14 Master's students from West Africa gained first-hand experience of how ocean research is conducted. 👉Read their expedition highlights: ow.ly/llgz50ZfSqW
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 The ECORD Annual Report 2024–2025 is now online! Covering two transformative years for scientific ocean drilling, this report highlights the final phase of #IODP and the transition to #IODP3.  Read the full report here: ecord.org/resources/reports/…
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Still time to apply for two ECORD #Summerschools 2026 and secure a #scholarship📣 Great opportunities for students and early-career researchers in marine geoscience, more info and how to apply ➡️ecord.org/education/summer-s… And for ECORD scholarship ➡️ecord.org/education/scholars…
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Join us in Vienna for the ICDP & ECORD Joint Townhall Meeting at #EGU2026! 📍 Monday, May 4 at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the event will begin at 19:00 CEST (with guest arrival from 18:30). @icdpDrilling
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The Palaeontological Association has written to the President of the University of Leicester, requesting that the concerns of the PhD community over the planned redundancy of their supervisors are addressed. [1/3]
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In addition many support staff, including specialised technical roles are at risk of redundancy, in a review running parallel to changes made to the School
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Replying to @ThePalAss
[3/3] to help support them through this difficult time, beginning by addressing their open letter shorturl.at/df5kF You can read more about the School’s plight here: geoscientist.online/sections…
The PGRs of the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, have drafted an open letter to...

The PGRs of the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, have drafted an open letter to...

The PGRs of the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, have drafted an open letter to the senior leadership team at the University of Leicester, in response to their proposed merger with...

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New blog post: “Meanwhile in Bremen…”, building memories beyond science. Read the article here: expedition501.wordpress.com/… #IODP3NSF #Expedition501 @US_SciOD @anzic_iodp @EPC_Research @JAMSTEC_PR
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1st Scientific Drilling Forum Meeting about to start in beautiful Capo Granitola. #ScientificDrilling
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New Blog - glimpse into life offshore: Ship-2-Shore Event ➡️ expedition501.wordpress.com/… #ECORDScienceOperator #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling #OceanScience @TheJR @EPC_Research

Glimpse into life offshore: Ship-2-Shore Event

“What different jobs do people have on the platform?” was one of the manyquestions asked during the Q&A portion of the recent IODP³-NSF X501 ship-to-shore event that was hosted by the School of…

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🌍🌱Earth and Environment is recognised as one of @uniofleicester research strengths – our staff change the world for the better. Air pollution, environmental heath, deforestation and climate change affect us all. 🔎 Explore more: le.ac.uk/research/sustaining…
Earth and Environment | University of Leicester

Earth and Environment | University of Leicester

COP30 must deliver. The world cannot afford another lost decade - action and implementation are critical now.

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Research is a process. Read about the processes during #IODP3NSF #Exp501 pump tests in the latest blog entry. ➡️expedition501.wordpress.com/… #ECORDScienceOperator #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling #OceanScience
Pumping takes heart

Pumping takes heart

It’s 6:30 a.m. IODP3-NSF Expedition 501 Co-Chief scientist Rebecca (Becky) Robinson sits down next to me in the galley. Becky is midway through a 12-hour shift that hasn’t ever actually ended for t…

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📢🏆 The National Student Survey (NSS) results are out! We're proud to share that Earth Sciences (Geology) and Human Geography at Leicester have been ranked top in the UK for overall student positivity among universities offering these subjects.
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New publication! "Data report: gas hydrate assessment in Baffin Bay at #IODP Expedition 400 drill sites" by F. Naim et al. published 11 July 2025 doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.4… @TheJR @NSF #Exp400 #JRSO #NSFfunded
Location of Expedition 400 drill sites.

ALT Location of Expedition 400 drill sites.

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News | Silent witnesses: corals pinpoint the start of deforestation in Borneo 👉 le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/cora… #CitizensOfChange | @LeicesterGeog @GeologyLeics
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Tasting Science. And Root Beer. With Ice Cream? New Blog entry #IODP3NSF #Exp501 ➡️expedition501.wordpress.com/… 🔬🚢🧪#Oceanlove #ECORDScienceOperator #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling

One scoop or two?

Our ship is all abuzz about water testing. No one whispers a word about tasting, however. Could it be that I’m the only one on board the L/B ROBERT who’s tempted to sneak a sip of the well-aged stu…

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In 2022, @UPFLOWEU deployed our seismometers in São Jorge (Azores) following a seismic crisis. The seismic signals demonstrated migrating seismicity towards the centre of the island, resulting from melt guided by pre-existing fault zones. #SeismicSaturdays @NERCGEF @GeologyLeics
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#IODP3NSF #Exp501 Co-chief Becky Robinson explaining the manifold setup before pump testing begins. 📷Yakutchik@ECORD_IODP3_NSF #Oceanlove #ECORDScienceOperator #NewEngland #ScientificOceanDrilling #PictureOfTheDay
Co-chief Becky Robinson explaining the manifold setup before pump testing begins.

ALT Co-chief Becky Robinson explaining the manifold setup before pump testing begins.

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Live from @ECORD_IODP team including @uniofleicester colleagues in @GeologyLeics reporting from the amazing offshore drilling platform, that is how fun and exciting Geology is. Join July 5th Open Day @GeologyLeics and we show you a real size core replica that we use for teaching
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