The University of Oxford Compendium

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Leading Oxford Voices

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Tamsin Mather

Timothy Garton Ash

Hannah Skoda

Yadvinder Malhi

EJ Milner-Gulland

Rosemary Foot

Ankhi Mukherjee

Jonathan Wolff

Federica Genovese

Eugene Rogan

Helena Kennedy

Janina Dill

Tamsin Mather

Professor of Earth Sciences

Earth and beyond - The Royal Society Compendium (3)

The power of volcanoes

One thing that really inspires me about volcanoes is how important they have also been for the development and maintenance of our beautiful, habitable planet.

Being human - A Leverhulme Collection

Humans and volcanoes

There is a sense of looking to volcanoes and their power and recognising our own power as well, and with that power comes a great sense of responsibility.

New borders - A Leverhulme Collection

Volcanoes and the origins of life

We do not really understand how life got going on our planet. There are various candidates for where the first molecules of life might have evolved, and some of those candidates are deeply volcanic.

Tamsin Mather

Professor of Earth Sciences

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Earth and beyond - The Royal Society Compendium (3)

The power of volcanoes

Being human - A Leverhulme Collection

Humans and volcanoes

New borders - A Leverhulme Collection

Volcanoes and the origins of life

Tamsin Mather

Professor of Earth Sciences

Earth and beyond - The Royal Society Compendium (3)