Exploring the Retreat of the Central British-Irish Ice Sheet

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In-Person
Date: January22,2026
Location: University College London, United Kingdom
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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.

Participants & Organizers

UCL Social & Historical Sciences(Organizer, Host)

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