PAGES - Past Global Changes

Land-cover compositional data

Details: Published: Tuesday, 03 April 2018 16:29

Members of the LandCover6k working group have constructed a hierarchical model for spatial compositional data to reconstruct past land-cover compositions for five time periods during the past 6000 years over Europe.

Behnaz Pirzamanbein et al.'s findings were published in a recent Spatial Statistics paper, titled "Modelling Spatial Compositional Data: Reconstructions of past land cover and uncertainties".

Access the paper here.

PAGES ECN blog launch

Details: Published: Tuesday, 20 March 2018 14:21

Attention early-career researchers! The new The Early Pages blog launched today.

The blog is an integral part of PAGES ECN and covers three main categories: Science Stories, Experiences, and Opinion pieces.

The first two posts are by Aleksandra Pospieszyńska and Stella Alexandroff.

Would you like to write about something close to your heart too? To contribute, contact the blog organizers: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Read the latest e-news

Details: Published: Wednesday, 14 March 2018 12:35

Read about the latest PAGES' news, meetings and opportunities from around the world in this month's e-news.

Highlights include the call for applications to join PAGES' Scientific Steering Committee, PAGES Early-Career Network updates and the first paper published in PAGES 3rd Young Scientists Meeting's special issue of Climate of the Past.

First paper - YSM special issue

Details: Published: Tuesday, 13 March 2018 15:38

A paper detailing the first high-resolution Lake Dojran pollen record for the last 12,500 years has been published today in Climate of the Past.

It is the first contribution to the "Global Challenges for our Common Future: a paleoscience perspective" special issue stemming from PAGES 3rd Young Scientists Meeting in 2017.

Lake Dorjan is a transboundary lake located on the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Propose a new working group

Details: Published: Monday, 12 March 2018 12:23

Does your heart pound for paleoscience? Know others who feel the same?

Propose a new PAGES' working group to address a scientific question in an internationally coordinated way. The application deadline is Thursday 19 April 2018 at 17:00 UTC.

You must contact a member of the PAGES Scientific Steering Committee to discuss your plans at least two weeks before you submit the proposal. Applications received without SSC member notification will not be looked upon favorably.

Financial support for meetings

Details: Published: Monday, 12 March 2018 12:21

mtg-support-img The next deadline for PAGES' workshop/meeting support applications is Thursday 19 April 2018 at 17:00 UTC.

Applicants must contact an SSC member at least two weeks before the deadline to explain the meeting plan and how it is relevant to PAGES.

The meeting or workshop should be scheduled to take place at least six months after the application deadline (i.e. preferably from October 2018 onwards).

PAGES offers meeting support under three categories of workshops:
- PAGES' working group meetings
- Educational meetings
- Open call meetings

Apply to be on our SSC

Details: Published: Monday, 12 March 2018 12:19

PAGES is calling for applications from scientists to serve on its Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) from January 2019.

The deadline for consideration is Thursday 19 April 2018 at 17:00 UTC. Read further for details on what's involved in being an SSC member and how to apply.

The SSC is the body responsible for overseeing PAGES' activities. New members are sought to fill the places of outgoing members (see the SSC Member History List).

Scientists who serve on the SSC normally do so for a period of three years, with the potential of renewing for an additional three-year term.