Iceland

An international group of researchers has dated a large volcanic eruption in Iceland to within a few months. The eruption, which is the oldest...

In 2014, Cambridge researchers monitored a series of seismic shocks which preceded Iceland’s biggest volcanic eruption in 200 years. The dramatic...

Scientists are using volcanic gases to understand how volcanoes work, and as the basis of a hazard-warning forecast system.

A team of researchers from Cambridge’s Department of Earth Sciences have recently returned from Iceland where, thanks to a bit of luck, they have...

Imagine the perfect storm. A series of severe volcanic eruptions engulf the globe, spewing ash and sulphur into the atmosphere, causing widespread...

Now mid-way through a year-long 21st-century pilgrimage to the settings of Iceland’s famous medieval Íslendingasögur (‘sagas of Icelanders’), Dr...

The recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland upset airline bosses and caused a lot of fuss, but they were trivial by comparison with what could happen...

A decommissioned Land Rover ambulance will be home to Cambridge University’s Dr Emily Lethbridge from December – as she begins an epic year-long...