About the Uranium Decay Geochronology Course
Understand the fundamentals of U-Pb and U-Th geochronology.
Explore the range of geological materials that can be dated and the geological processes these can be related to.
Outline both high precision and high spatial resolution analytical approaches, evaluating their pros and cons, and how to combine them most effectively.
Learn to process, evaluate, interpret, present and report your data, to maximise their benefit to your own project and the wider Earth Science community.
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Program details
Fully online
Study at your own pace at a time to suit you.
Support
Community support from facility staff for each course.
CPD
Downloadable certificates of learning available for each method.
Lifelong access
Once you have completed the course, revisit the modules as needed.
What you need
A computer, internet access and a .ac.uk email address, enthusiasm and c. 20 hours per course.
What you don’t need
Your own data, an approved grant application to a facility, to do the course in one sitting, a PhD.
Open for enrolment Spring 2023
The Uranium Decay Geochronology course is currently under development, led by the Geochronology and Tracers Facility. We are currently recording the videos and capturing field and laboratory footage. You can follow our developments on Facebook and Twitter @GAEAcademy. Each of these steps will be demonstrated using a series of recent case studies highlighting the issues in practice. Whilst this course is focussed on U decay systems and methodologies, many of the principles and issues covered will be applicable to other radio-isotope dating systems