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Overview
What you will study
The first two days of the Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis programme offered by University of Oxford will cover key aspects of radiocarbon dating including sample selection, laboratory processes and Bayesian analyses of radiocarbon dates. Various aspects relating to the production and interpretation of radiocarbon dating will be taught by members of the NERC Radiocarbon Facility, based at both Oxford and East Kilbride. This course aims to become a core component of practical radiocarbon training in the UK.
The third day of the course will expand on this to look at the construction of Bayesian chronologies more generally, including those that rely primarily on other dating techniques. In this third day there will be a focus on using chronologies for environmental records. This day of the course will be suitable for those participating in the INTIMATE (Integrating ice core, marine and terrestrial records) initiative.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Archaeological projects
- Environmental projects
- What can go wrong in radiocarbon dating
- Sediment, soil, reduced carbon, carbonates and waters
- Calibration
- Hands-on calibration workshop
- Radiocarbon as a tracer
- AMS radiocarbon measurement
- Case study: Using radiocarbon to study the Carbon Cycle
- Radiocarbon applications, calibration and Bayesian analysis
- Organic samples - wood, plants, bone
- Compound specific dating
- Stable isotopes
- Reservoirs and reservoir correction
- Dealing with reservoir offsers in humans
- Hands-on: reservoir effects/own data
- Bayesian age modelling
- Simple age models
- Hands-on: Bayesian model building
- Bayesian analysis and the environment
- Age-depth modelling
- Calibrating sediment sequences
- Lab tour: sampling and pre-treatment
- Lab tour: stable isotopes and graphitisation
- Lab tour: AMS measurement
- Using different dating methods
- Case study: Suigetsu
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
- Part-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus, Online
Disciplines
Chemical Engineering Biochemistry View 8 other Short Courses in Chemical Engineering in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is aimed at researchers using radiocarbon and other techniques, including Quaternary geologists, palaeobiologists, archaeologists and marine geoscientists.
Tuition Fee
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International
520 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 520 GBP for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
520 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 520 GBP for the full programme during 3 days.
Living costs for Oxford
939 - 1530 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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