Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Volcanology Research Group at the University of Bristol is one of the leading volcanology research groups in the UK.
The group aims to understand the physical processes underlying volcanic phenomena and to develop methods of hazard and risk assessment that can be applied to volcanoes world-wide.
Recent case studies and collaborators include the Met Office, Montserrat Volcano Observatory, Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland and INGEOMINAS in Columbia.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Emeritus Professor Willy P Aspinall
- School of Earth Sciences - Emeritus Professor
- Cabot Institute for the Environment
- Volcanology
Person: Member, Honorary and Visiting Academic
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Professor Jeremy C Phillips
- School of Earth Sciences - Professor of Volcanology and Natural Hazards
- Bristol Poverty Institute
- Cabot Institute for the Environment
- Volcanology
Person: Academic , Member
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Professor Alison C Rust
- School of Earth Sciences - Head of School, Professor of Physical Volcanology
- Cabot Institute for the Environment
- Geophysics
- Petrology (formerly BEEST)
- Volcanology
Person: Academic , Member
Research output
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Evaluating seasonal dynamics of land covers and the distribution of karstic dissolution holes using multispectral satellite and GEDI data in North Andros, Bahamas
Ting, K. K., Misiuk, B., Corlett, H. J. & Whitaker, F. F., 1 Apr 2026, In: Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. 42, 21 p., 101975.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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From magma to macrophage: the grand challenges of volcanic environments
Meriaux, C., Ntim Gasu, E., Nyagatare, G., Ruganzu, V., Ntivuguruzwa, P., Hogg, A. J., Davis, T., Rust, A. C. & al , E., 10 Feb 2026, In: Bulletin of Volcanology. 88, 3, 5 p., 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Imaging Point Source Groundwater Discharges in a Confined Coastal Aquifer Using Electrical Resistivity
Gómez‐Nicolás, M., Huitzilt‐Rodriguez, A., Iñiguez, E., Pacheco‐Castro, R., Pérez‐Flores, M., Salles, P. & Whitaker, F., 27 Apr 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Groundwater. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open Access
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Velocity controls on erosion in pyroclastic density currents
Cawkill, A. E. (Principal Investigator), Rowley, P. (Co-Investigator), Dowey, N. (Co-Investigator), Williams, R. (Co-Investigator), Phillips, J. C. (Co-Investigator) & Walding, N. (Co-Investigator)
15/09/25 → 14/09/26
Project: Research
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Investigating the erosive nature of the 2021 La Soufrière, St Vincent, effusive-to-explosive eruption transition
Korwin-Szymanowska, C. (Principal Investigator), Barclay, J. (Co-Investigator), Rust, A. C. (Co-Investigator) & Cole, P. (Collaborator)
1/09/25 → 1/10/26
Project: Research
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BGS Professor & Senior Research Fellow in Geophysics.
Werner, M. (Principal Investigator), Kendall, M. (Collaborator), Holmgren, J. M. (Researcher) & Cremen, G. J. (Researcher)
1/09/14 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
Student theses
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Assessment of CO₂ storage capacity in the Sureste Basin in Mexico.
Arellano Sanchez, J. (Author), Watson, M. (Supervisor) & Verdon, J. (Supervisor), 27 Sept 2022Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Causes and Consequences of Hazardous Lava-Water Interactions, with Particular Focus on Rootless Eruptions
Boreham, F. (Author), Cashman, K. V. (Supervisor) & Rust, A. C. (Supervisor), 21 Jan 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Detecting and characterising seismicity associated with volcanic and magmatic processes through deep learning and the continuous wavelet transform
Lapins, S. (Author), Kendall, M. (Supervisor), Cashman, K. V. (Supervisor) & Werner, M. (Supervisor), 2 Dec 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Prizes
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Award of Excellence, Universität Würzburg (Germany)
Hautmann, S. (Recipient), Feb 2006
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Bigsby Medal of The Geological Society
Blundy, J. D. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Distinguished Lecturer, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Blundy, J. D. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Other distinction
Datasets
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Universal rainfall loggers gekk0-r
Arestegui, M. (Contributor), Phillips, J. C. (Contributor), Cisneros, A. (Contributor) & Swayne Encalada, K. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 2023
DOI: 10.17632/h5ww5txhch.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/h5ww5txhch
Dataset
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gekk0-r
Arestegui, M. (Contributor), Phillips, J. C. (Contributor), Cisneros, A. (Contributor) & Swayne Encalada, K. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 2023
DOI: 10.17632/ffpj4dn8nk.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/ffpj4dn8nk
Dataset
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Dataset and Software: Heat Transfer in Pyroclastic Density Current - Ice Interactions: Insights from Experimental and Numerical Simulations
Vale, A. B. (Creator), Jenkins, L. T. (Creator), Phillips, J. C. (Creator), Rust, A. (Creator), Hogg, A. J. (Creator), Kilgour, G. (Creator) & Seward, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8278922, https://zenodo.org/record/8278922
Dataset
Activities
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Interpretation and Analysis of Projected Ice Sheet Contributions from a Structured Expert Judgement
Aspinall, W. P. (Contributor), Cooke, R. M. (Contributor), Kopp, R. E. (Contributor), Bamber, J. L. (Speaker) & Oppenheimer, M. (Contributor)
7 May 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
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Interpretation and Analysis of Projected Ice Sheet Contributions from a Structured Expert Judgement
Bamber, J. L. (Speaker), Oppenheimer, M. (Contributor), Kopp, R. (Contributor), Aspinall, W. P. (Contributor) & Cooke, R. M. (Contributor)
9 Dec 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion
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Remote training session on the LaharFlow model
Woodhouse, M. J. (Speaker) & Phillips, J. (Contributor)
15 Feb 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Stakeholder engagement