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a bottle of whisky purported to be Talisker distilled in 1863

Everledger seals agreement with UofG to combat counterfeit Scotch whiskies

Everledger and the Scottish Universities Environment Research Centre (SUERC) of the University of Glasgow have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to join forces to tackle fraud within the whisky industry.

Everledger and the Scottish Universities Environment Research Centre (SUERC) of the University of Glasgow have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to join forces to tackle fraud within the whisky industry.
a selection of EARTHTIME standard solutions
a selection of EARTHTIME standard solutions

SUERC awarded the EARTHTIME 205Pb-233U-235U tracer solution

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:25:00 BST

Darren Mark, Anne Kelly and Vincent Gallagher application for the EARTHTIME 5-3-5 tracer solution successful. The tracer is expected to arrive at SUERC autumn 2020 and will allow for significant improvements in accuracy and precision for U-Pb ages owing to improved fractionation control during mass spectrometric measurement.

Ludlow Bone Bed
Ludlow Bone Bed

First SUERC high-precision U-Pb study published

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:20:00 BST

Darren Mark along with Vincent Gallagher and Anne Kelly have published the first high-precision zircon U-Pb age data collected at SUERC in our new geochronology suite. The CA-ID-TIMS measurements were made using our 205Pb-235U inhouse spike and provide age constraints for key fossil-bearing sequences within Wales.

Thomas Bayes - Bayes' Theorem
Thomas Bayes - Bayes' Theorem

SUERC Postgraduate Student, Jack Carter, has published his first paper from his PhD research.

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:15:00 BST

Jack along with Marissa Tremblay and Darren Mark present a Bayesian method for the analysis and interpretation of 40Ar/39Ar step-heating spectra that result from mixing of multiple components, where a component is defined by both its age and mineral composition. This is the first of three papers that Jack will publish in the next few months.

SELFRAG selective fragmentation equipment
SELFRAG selective fragmentation equipment

SELFRAG facility coming soon to SUERC

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:30:00 BST

Darren Mark and Dan Barfod have been awarded £300k by the Natural Environment Research Council for development of a SELFRAG facility at SUERC.

SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory Graphitisation Lab

Behind the Paper: Carbon Isotopes Fight Rise in Fraudulent Scotch Whisky

The history behind the SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory's recent work on detecting fake whisky.

The history behind the SUERC Radiocarbon Laboratory's recent work on detecting fake whisky.

News

  • 18 Dec

    Everledger seals agreement with UofG to combat counterfeit Scotch whiskies

    Everledger and the Scottish Universities Environment Research Centre (SUERC) of the University of Glasgow have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to join forces to tackle fraud within the whisky industry.
  • 25 Aug

    SELFRAG facility coming soon to SUERC

    Darren Mark and Dan Barfod have been awarded £300k by the Natural Environment Research Council for development of a SELFRAG facility at SUERC.
  • 25 Aug

    SUERC awarded EARTHTIME 5-3-5 tracer solution

    Darren Mark, Anne Kelly and Vincent Gallagher application for the EARTHTIME 5-3-5 tracer solution successful. The tracer is expected to arrive at SUERC autumn 2020 and will allow for significant improvements in accuracy and precision for U-Pb ages owing to improved fractionation control during mass spectrometric measurement.
  • 25 Aug

    First SUERC high-precision U-Pb study published

    Darren Mark along with Vincent Gallagher and Anne Kelly have published the first high-precision zircon U-Pb age data collected at SUERC in our new geochronology suite. The CA-ID-TIMS measurements were made using our 205Pb-235U inhouse spike and provide age constraints for key fossil-bearing sequences within Wales.
  • 25 Aug

    Jack Carter first paper

    Jack along with Marissa Tremblay and Darren Mark present a Bayesian method for the analysis and interpretation of 40Ar/39Ar step-heating spectra that result from mixing of multiple components, where a component is defined by both its age and mineral composition. This is the first of three papers that Jack will publish in the next few months.
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Athena SWAN Bronze Award

SUERC Awarded Athena SWAN Bronze Award in 2019

SUERC is proud to announce that we have received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in 2019.

SUERC is proud to announce that we have received an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in 2019.

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