New learning platform aims to boost geoscience for the UK and beyond

An online learning platform which aims to help researchers working in the earth and biological sciences develop new skills, share knowledge and build experience launches today (Tuesday 11 October 2022). The Geosciences Advanced E-Learning Academy, or GAEA , provides postgraduate education providers and the wider research community with a virtual educational space supported by the UK's NERC Facilities for geoscience. https://vimeo.com/752924636 GAEA was developed by researchers from the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) in partnership with colleagues from the National Oceanography Centre, the British Geological Survey, Oxford University, Bristol University and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. It was supported by funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UK Research and Innovation. GAEA brings together the facilities across the UK which make up BOSCORF, the UK's marine sediment repository and research facility, and NEIF, the National Environmental Isotope Facility. These NERC-funded research facilities use cutting-edge equipment to produce analyses of environmental, archaeological and geological materials, from the oldest materials to modern environmental processes, understanding deep earth processes through to the climate system. GAEA's digital training resource is aimed at researchers at all stages of their career and will be accessible to researchers around the world, providing a wide range of material to develop their knowledge of environmental science, technology and new ideas.