This is the latest publication from the ECRC: 

Birks, H.J.B. (2009) Svend Th. Andersen (1926-2009). Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 157: 189-191.

Research Councils UK Office in China: UK - China Joint Advanced Summer School A joint advanced summer school entitled Tracking Environmental Change in Dryland Regions Using Lake Sediments jointly organized by Professor Jonathan Holmes of the Environmental Change Research Centre (ECRC), Department of Geography, UCL and Professor Fahu Chen, Director, Centre for Arid Environment and Palaeoclimate Research (CAEP), MOE Key Laboratory of West China’s Environmental System, Lanzhou University, took place in Lanzhou University 27-31 July.

Anson Mackay, Tom Davidson and Richard Mazebedi presented results from their Darwin-funded project on the Okavango Delta at a final project meeting on Wednesday 15th April, in Maun, Botswana.

The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography has presented Rick Battarbee with the Ruth Patrick Award for outstanding research into the application of aquatic science to environmental problems.

Jonathan Holmes and Neil Rose have been appointed associate editors of Journal of Paleolimnology, Jonathan with immediate effect, Neil from February 2009. 

The proceedings from a one day meeting ‘Climate Change and Aquatic Ecosystems in the UK: science policy and management’ held at the Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London, Wednesday 16th May, 2007 have now been published.