Dr Richard Bates Reader, Centre for Landscape Studies, Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland, Scottish Oceans Institute, St Andrews Sustainability Institute, School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Areas of expertise: applied geophysics; archaeology; marine surveyance; climate change; earthquakes and tsunamis
Associated posts

Viking waterway through the Orkney Mainland revealed
New research has revealed a lost Viking waterway running through the Orkney Mainland, connecting the North Atlantic and Scapa Flow.

St Andrews Botanic Garden hosts opera study day
Speakers unite environmental themes with Handel's Xerxes.

Picture this
New project to preserve legacy of historic sites

Geoscientists work to bring hidden underwater world back to life
St Andrews scientists help revolutionise archaeology

Ancient Britain ‘not cut off’ from Europe
DNA discovery reveals surprising connections 8,000 years ago

‘Super Henge’ Unveiled
Why Stonehenge will never be the same again

World’s oldest calendar found in a Scottish field
Researchers believe monument could pre-date previous time-measuring devices.

Ice scientists study the birth of an iceberg
Findings to be featured on BBC Two series Operation Iceberg airing this week.

Discovering drowned Doggerland
Scientists rebuild image of lost land under the sea.

Ethiopian drought may have caused the end of the Egyptian Old Kingdom
New research has found scientific evidence of a prolonged dry period 4,000 years ago.