Bethan Langley

Email: b.langley.1@research.gla.ac.uk

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2927-8108

Research title: Carbon Burial in Arctic Marine Sediments: Responses to a Changing World

Research Summary

My research investigates carbon burial in Arctic marine sediments under a changing climate. I focus particularly on fjords, which are globally important hotspots for carbon storage. By combining molecular techniques, isotope analyses, and modelling, I aim to explore the mechanisms that drive carbon burial and remineralisation. This work will help us assess the future capacity of fjords to function as effective carbon sinks in a rapidly changing Arctic.


Photo credit: Thomas Juul-Pederson, Greenland Insitute of Natural Resources (GINR), taken during the GINR Annual Monitoring Cruise 2023.

Supervisors

Grants

2025: SAGES Small Grant. Conference Attendance. £300

2025: IAPATUS2 DTP Placement Scheme. £3600 & standard UKRI stipend.

2024: Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) Early Career Travel Grant. £690

2023: University of Glasgow Geography and Earth Science (GES) Conference Support. £350

2023: Scottish Arctic Network (ScAN) Early Career Travel Award. £700

2023: SAGES Small Grant. £2,500.

2022: SAGES Emerging Researcher. £9,140

2021: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Studentship, IAPETUS2 DTP

Conferences

Langley, B., Gutierrez, T., Cameron, K., Burdett, H., Slaymark, C., Juul-Pederson, T., & Kamenos, N. 2025. Who done it? Identifying carbon remineralisation in Arctic fjord sediments. MASTS ASM. ePoster. Glasgow, UK.

Langley, B., Rouillard, A., Cameron, K., Burdett, H., Slaymark, C., Juul-Pederson, T., & Kamenos, N. 2025. Arctic and sub-Arctic Marine Sediment Carbon Stocks. GNS Science Seminar Series. Oral. Wellington, New Zealand. 2025.

Langley, B., Cameron, K., Burdett, H., & Kamenos, N. 2025. Arctic Blue Carbon in a Changing World. Invited speaker - University of Otago, Geology Department Seminar Series. Oral. Dunedin, New Zealand.

Pinzner, A., Badgeley, J., Langley, B., Moret, S. 2024. Prep before you step: Evolving approaches to Greenland-based research through visualisation. Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW). 

Langley, B. 2024. Day in the Life Onboard an Arctic Research Vessel. IAPETUS2 Annual Student Conference. Glasgow, UK. Oral.

Langley, B., Rouillard, A., Cameron, K., Burdett, H., Slaymark, C., Juul-Pederson, T., & Kamenos, N. 2024. Arctic and sub-Arctic Sedimentary Carbon: Major Contributions to Global Marine Sediment Carbon Stocks. Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) – Scottish Arctic Network (ScAN) Research Spotlight Session. Edinburgh, UK. Oral.

Langley, B., Rouillard, A., Cameron, K., Burdett, H., Slaymark, C., Juul-Pederson, T., & Kamenos, N. 2024. Arctic and sub-Arctic marine sediment carbon stocks. Arctic Frontiers. Tromsø Norway. Oral.

Langley, B., Rouillard, A., Cameron, K., Burdett, H., Slaymark, C., Juul-Pederson, T., & Kamenos, N. 2023. Arctic and sub-Arctic marine sediment carbon stocks. MASTS ASM. Glasgow, UK. Poster.

Langley, B., Cameron, K., Burdett, H., Slaymark, C., Juul-Pederson, T., & Kamenos, N. 2023. A meta-analysis: Arctic and sub-Arctic marine sediment carbon stocks. UK Arctic Science Conference. Cambridge, UK. Oral. 2023.

Langley, B., Halloran, P.R., Power, A., Rickaby, R., Chana, P., Diver, P., Thornalley, D., Hacker, C., Love, J. 2020. The Hunt for Coccospheres: A New Method for Isolating and Analysing Coccospheres from Sediment. The EGU General Assembly, virtual. Poster.

Teaching

Geography Level 1

  • Workshops, tutorials & labs

Geography Level 2 

  • Urban Ecology
  • GIS and Statistics

Geography Level 4 

  • Past and Future Climates

Earth Science Level 1

  • Labs

Additional Information

Academic and Professional Service:

UK Polar Network (UKPN) Committee. Member-at-large. 2025-present

Scottish Arctic Network (ScAN) ECR Representative Steering Group. Scotland, UK. 2024-present

SAGES CryoExchange Forum. Communications Manager. UK. 2024-25.

UK Polar Network (UKPN) Committee. Communications Manager. 2023-25.

IAPETUS2 Student Conference. Organising Committee and Session Chair. Glasgow, UK. 2024.

Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW). Volunteer. Edinburgh, UK. 2024.

Awards:

Best ePoster. Marine Alliance for Science and Technology (MASTS) ASM. 2025.

Best Lightening Talk, IAPETUS2 Annual Student Conference. 2024.

SAGES Emerging Researcher Best Flash Presentation Award. 2024.