Hugh Tuffen

Extract from the book #DomPhillips was writing at the time of his death: "How to Save the Amazon: A journalist's deadly quest for answers". theguardian.com/world/2025/may… @guardian A must-read for us all and out soon in the UK. The Dom Phillips institute: institutodomphillips.org.br/en/

TiVonne worked in close collaboration with Severine Moune of @UCA_Recherche and Thomas Christopher of @mvo_ms. Thanks to external examiner Marie Edmonds of @EarthSciCam and internal Peter Wynn! First PhD paper: doi.org/10.3389/feart.…

Hugely proud of @tivonnehowe of @LancsUniLEC for passing her PhD viva today, on CO2 and volatiles in Lesser Antilles volcanic systems. TiVonne funded by Government of Montserrat & well on way to becoming first female volcanologist from the island! @UKinMontserrat @mvoms

Super proud of my son Alec (no. 11, right) and all the @DallamSchool U16 boys football team for winning the Cumbria County Cup today 💥👏🏼⚽

@Amanda_louiseh Fantastic, well done and congratulations Dr Hughes!

PhD complete and officially a Dr! Thesis corrections have been approved which means I’m now suitably qualified to drink from my new mug, and to chew people’s ears off about magma in Iceland 🌋

Work in collaboration with @soufriere_hills of @mvoms, plus Severine Moune and Federica Schiavi of @UCAuvergne. TiVonne's PhD research is supported by the Government of Montserrat @UKinMontserrat

Almost all CO2 in melt inclusions is hidden in bubbles. TiVonne used Raman spectroscopy and ion microprobe analysis to provide the first measurement of total magmatic CO2 for Soufriere Hills #Volcano. Her results reveal transcrustal magma storage and quantify CO2 fluxes.

Congrats to @LancsUniLEC PhD student @tivonnehowe for publishing her first paper, on magmatic CO2 and storage depths at her volcano, Soufriere Hills, Montserrat. New insights into the depth of magma storage and CO2 systematics: frontiersin.org/journals/earth…

@Nemiwall Many congratulations Nemi. It was an absolute pleasure to read your thesis and you've achieved a great deal with all of your work on PDCs. Really well deserved and well done to you and all of your team.

@The_Volcano_Guy @marcreichow Brilliant, super well done Dr Ed! You're doing fantastic work on the Cumbrian volcanics and there's so much more you can do up there. Guide? Yes please ;-)

Achievement unlocked: Volcano Dr Yesterday I successfully passed my PhD viva, geochemically redefining the stratigraphy of Ordovician caldera-forming pyroclastic deposits in the English Lake District. Thanks to @marcreichow and Seb Watts (Birmingham) for an enjoyable viva 1/2

@LDR_Strasbourg @jeromerovolcan @fvergarapinto such an incredible place!

The Chile fieldwork team at the Shangri-La lavas! 🌋🇨🇱 Very impressive lavas! @jeromerovolcan @fvergarapinto

Over on #BlueSky I'm posting about our fantastic @LancasterUni #Volcanology #Masters students graduating and more bsky.app/profile/htuffe…

@jeromerovolcan @fvergarapinto @ici_uoh espectacular!

Collecting new data and samples from the San José volcanic complex (5,856 m asl) in the Central #Chile #Andes with the support of @fvergarapinto. Amazing landscape and beautiful ancient lavas. The Fondecyt Iniciación is progressing! @ici_uoh

Important new paper from scientists and critical thinkers Andy Jarvis (@LancsUniLEC) and @piersforster challenges us to recalibrate anthropogenic climate warming at a new preindustrial baseline and recognise we're already at 1.5C. Emphasises need for urgent climate action!

@Ferguson2Dr Shots from the camera of @jzhang_volc ....thanks David!

Hands down the best #northernlights #Auroraborealis I've ever seen from the UK - this was #Lancaster just after midnight

We’re delighted that early bird registration and abstract submission for #VMSG_MDSG25 are now open! Take a look at our website for full details of the scientific programme and registration details ➡️ vmsg-mdsg-2025.com @dublinmagma @vmsg_uk @MDSG_UK

In August 2024, I recorded 65 fatal landslides around the world, which claimed 414 lives. The total number of fatal landslides in 2024 continues to exceed any previous year by a significant margin, probably reflecting high global atmospheric temperatures. eos.org/thelandslidebl…

New paper! These authors look at the shape of volcanic domes and spines globally including how shape evolves with time during emplacement. doi.org/10.30909/vol.0…

IAVCEI is saddened to learn that Hans-Ulrich Schmincke passed away on 24/08/24 at the age of 86. He was SG of IAVCEI between 1983-1991, and awarded the Thorarinsson medal in 1993. During his mandate, he revamped the publication model of BV, a legacy that we profit from today