WeThaw project timeline

Outreach about climate change in a primary school
Outreach about climate change in a primary school

On April 27th 2019, the WeThaw team has participated to an action from the TADA association to talk about climate change in a primary school in Brussels, Belgium. TADA is very active and seeks for contributions if different areas, so feel free to contact them.

Sharing data and ideas about permafrost within the group
Sharing data and ideas about permafrost within the group

On Monday 25th March, training session with PhD students, postdoc and MSc stduents from the permafrost group to share data and ideas and help the MSc students to select the way to present their data

Workshop on ‘mineral-organic interactions in permafrost soils’
Workshop on ‘mineral-organic interactions in permafrost soils’

On Monday 18 March at 11 – 12.30 (room C129, Mendel, UCLouvain), we have the pleasure to welcome two guests scientists to give talks. Julien Fouche (University of Liѐge): Organo-mineral associations evolution from soils to rivers in Arctic headwater catchments affected by permafrost degradation Lisa Bröder (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam): Characterising

Splitting frozen permafrost
Splitting frozen permafrost

Loïc is splitting frozen permafrost during his MSc thesis to set up a thaw experiment

Participation of the group member to the walk for the climate in Louvain-la-Neuve
Participation of the group member to the walk for the climate in Louvain-la-Neuve

A walk organized in Louvain-la-Neuve was massively attented by scientists together with highschool students. Members of the lab were interviewed on TV.

“EMPOWHER”, an experience in science
“EMPOWHER”, an experience in science

Catherine Hirst has been interviewed about her experience in science for the Red Cross charity in the UK.

Women in the Arctic and Antarctic

Highlight on a Woman in the Arctic, Catherine Hirst from the WeThaw project on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11th February)  

7 January 2018 – Symposium “Non-traditional stable isotopes in glacial and non-glacial environments”
7 January 2018 – Symposium “Non-traditional stable isotopes in glacial and non-glacial environments”

You want to learn how stable isotopes can trace environmental processes? Monday 7 January 2019, 9h-17h Here is the full program. Registration here before Monday 10th December 2018.          

2 December 2018 in Brussels: « J’peux pas, j’ai climat ! »
2 December 2018 in Brussels: « J’peux pas, j’ai climat ! »

Claim the Climate by walking on 2nd December 2018 in Brussels. Departure at 12h Gare du Nord.

November 2018 – Research stay at AWI Potsdam
November 2018 – Research stay at AWI Potsdam

Arthur and Elisabeth are in AWI Potsdam for a research stay, as part of a collaboration on Yedoma deposits.