Our research focuses on the Earth's surface, including in and under its oceans, where life has evolved and profoundly affected environments over billions of years.

Geochemistry

Geochemistry

We examine the tracing of Earth system processes at both low and high temperature using geochemical methods.

Water sampling in the high Arctic

Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry

We study interactions between life, geology and environmental chemistry to unravel biogeochemical processes important for Earth’s habitability through Earth history.

Reconstruction of Devonian lycopod forest in Svalbard

Palaeobiology

We study the structure, morphology, growth and systematics of organisms and their interactions with each other and with the lithosphere, oceans and atmosphere.