Exploring the Retreat of the Central British-Irish Ice Sheet
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Date
January 22, 2026
Location
University College London
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Join us for this seminar in the Palaeoclimate Seminar Series 2025/26, featuring Dr Alex Clark (Royal Holloway University of London), who will explore geomorphological and geochronological evidence for the rapid retreat of the central British-Irish Ice Sheet after the Last Glacial Maximum.
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Dr Clark will present new geomorphological mapping and geochronological data from northeast Ireland. The talk will examine how these records reveal the timing, pace, and drivers of the rapid retreat of the central British-Irish Ice Sheet following the Last Glacial Maximum, offering new insights into ice-sheet dynamics under full stadial conditions.
Key Speaker: Alex Clark
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