The Godwin Laboratory for Palaeoclimate Research

The Godwin Lab's Senior Technical Officer celebrated 25 years of long service in a small ceremony with the Head of Department and Vice Chancellor. First starting as a Laboratory Technician, James has worked his way up and now oversees the running of the lab.

The former site of the Godwin Laboratory has been excavated by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit. Although reported in the Cambridge News, you can see their findings on the link below. We may not have skeletons in the closet but they were under the basement!

Finding clues to our past is a complex process. Our ocean cores are processed in the Sedimentary Laboratory. Learn more about how our sleuthing scientists extract cores from the ocean floor and how we process them here.

Mike Hall worked closely with Nick Shackleton and helped pioneer many of the techniques we use today. Check out his extensive memoirs on life, the universe and everything (palaeoclimate related) stored at the British Library below.

We sadly regret the passing of Prince Philip on 9 April 2021 and acknowledge his dedicated service to the country. Among his 22,219 solo engagements since 1952 was a visit to the Godwin Laboratory in 1982.