{"id":5662,"date":"2020-12-03T09:09:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T08:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/?page_id=5662"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:04:20","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-4 has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99cb2f66a750fff98ffaa77795ae0ee1 has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-4--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7f6f8cb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9ae7158f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-text-display has-roboto-slab-font-family has-xx-large-font-size is-style-text-display--2 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1782678455480\">\u201cWe will experience heatwaves that are longer, more frequent, and arrive earlier in the year\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">June 28, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1782678455480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">READ THE ARTICLE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1782678455480\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.unil.ch\/newsunil\/v1\/api-newsunil\/resources\/image\/1782678455480.M?2026-06-28T20:38:03.507\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--3\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4bb49aaa wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">See also<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1781168172832\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.unil.ch\/newsunil\/v1\/api-newsunil\/resources\/image\/1781168172832.M?2026-06-11T09:51:24.288\" alt=\"pluies torrentielles\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1781168172832\">Will the 2026 World Cup be the most polluting in its history ?<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Event\u2019s environmental impact with David Gogishvili, coordinator of the &#8220;Sport for the Planet?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1780039268944\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.unil.ch\/newsunil\/v1\/api-newsunil\/resources\/image\/1779984177083.M?2026-06-12T07:54:44.665\" alt=\"pluies torrentielles\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1749710255663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1780039268944\">Spring drought: &#8220;The trend will continue, and we will have to adapt&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Switzerland is experiencing one of its driest springs in 125 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-bottom:24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1769762439608\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.unil.ch\/newsunil\/v1\/api-newsunil\/resources\/image\/1769762439608.M?2026-01-30T09:12:21.872\" alt=\"pluies torrentielles\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1749710255663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1769762439608\">The Genesis project on the origin of life becomes a NCCR<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Federal Council has approved funding for the \u201cGenesis\u201d project on the origins of life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-default is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cdc356ac wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"box-shadow:none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-2 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9a371c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--4\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1779108343475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erosion linked to Natural Hydrogen Potential in Mountain Ranges<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The erosion plays a key role in the formation and accumulation of natural hydrogen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-2 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ababb639 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--5\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1763989486782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1774301342189\">Media coverage of collisions often stigmatizes cyclists<\/a><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In media reports on collisions involving cyclists, motorists are often downplayed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-2 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9a371c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--6\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1748960574369\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1768214586662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1768214586662\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1770649610530\">Glaciers in Retreat: Uncovering Tourism\u2019s Contradictions<\/a><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tourism in the icy landscapes is booming, adding pressure to vulnerable regions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-2 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ababb639 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-2--7\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/1752558508457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unil.ch\/news\/en\/1756129737378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A breakthrough in understanding the origin of Mount Etna<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In a new study, scientists shed light on the mechanisms  why Mount Etna is unique in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research in action at the FGSE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-section-2 is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-088ceb27 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid is-style-section-2--8\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-5931becb wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-11091 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-focus category-publishing category-research-at-work tag-guillaume-jouvet-en\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/01\/aletsch.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/01\/aletsch.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/01\/aletsch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2024\/01\/aletsch-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h4 style=\"line-height:1.5;text-decoration:underline;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/01\/alpine-glaciers-will-lose-at-least-a-third-of-their-volume-by-2050-whatever-happens\/\" target=\"_self\" >Alpine glaciers will lose at least a third of their volume by 2050, whatever happens<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Even if greenhouse gas emissions were to cease altogether, the volume of ice in the European Alps would fall by 34% by 2050. If the trend observed over the last 20 years continues at the same rate, however, almost half the volume of ice will be lost as has been demonstrated by scientists from UNIL&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2024\/01\/alpine-glaciers-will-lose-at-least-a-third-of-their-volume-by-2050-whatever-happens\/\">Read the article<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11712be1 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-template has-background has-base-background-color is-layout-flow 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width=\"1200\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ENGAGE4Sundarbans\u00a0: Social Resilience in the Sundarbans \u2013 India and Bangladesh\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/02\/sundarbans-768x355.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h6 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2026\/02\/engage4sundarbans-social-resilience-in-the-sundarbans-india-and-bangladesh\/\" target=\"_self\" >ENGAGE4Sundarbans\u00a0: Social Resilience in the Sundarbans \u2013 India and Bangladesh<\/a><\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b954b28ccb8a40effb892b65e716e6ec wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-06T14:30:53+01:00\">6\/2\/2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13376 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-in-the-field category-research-at-work category-travaux-detudiants\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9a371c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"><figure style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);aspect-ratio:auto\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/12\/where-rocks-transform-a-geological-immersion-in-eastern-canada\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where rocks transform: a geological immersion in eastern Canada\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/12\/terrain-canada-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h6 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/12\/where-rocks-transform-a-geological-immersion-in-eastern-canada\/\" target=\"_self\" >Where rocks transform: a geological immersion in eastern Canada<\/a><\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b954b28ccb8a40effb892b65e716e6ec wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T10:28:52+01:00\">18\/12\/2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-in-the-field category-research-at-work tag-gretchen-walters-en\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9a371c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\"><figure style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);aspect-ratio:auto\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/09\/a-transdisciplinary-field-school-for-understanding-how-past-human-activities-are-still-shaping-the-biodiversity-of-gabons-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A transdisciplinary field school for understanding how past human activities are still shaping the biodiversity of Gabon\u2019s ecosystems\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2025\/09\/gabon-1320x744.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h6 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/09\/a-transdisciplinary-field-school-for-understanding-how-past-human-activities-are-still-shaping-the-biodiversity-of-gabons-ecosystems\/\" target=\"_self\" >A transdisciplinary field school for understanding how past human activities are still shaping the biodiversity of Gabon\u2019s ecosystems<\/a><\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b954b28ccb8a40effb892b65e716e6ec wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-contrast-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-17T10:58:27+02:00\">17\/9\/2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-4 has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37a2ec9908f8942b789889aaaeb2c0b3 has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-section-4--9\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/files\/2026\/01\/theses.jpg&apos;);background-position:51% 88%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7f6f8cb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:65%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-text-display has-xx-large-font-size is-style-text-display--10\">The latest theses defended<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-11d5f179 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14810 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-thesis-defended\">\n<h6 style=\"line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2026\/07\/sediment-export-and-proglacial-area-change-at-outlet-glaciers-from-the-greenland-ice-sheet\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sediment export and proglacial area change at outlet glaciers from the Greenland Ice Sheet<\/a><\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">PhD in Environmental 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-thesis-defended\">\n<h6 style=\"line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2026\/01\/materialities-of-bigness-encountering-the-urban-politics-of-iconicity-with-the-european-solidarity-centre\/\" target=\"_self\" >Materialities of Bigness Encountering the Urban Politics of Iconicity with the European Solidarity Centre<\/a><\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">PhD in Geography <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13296 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-thesis-defended\">\n<h6 style=\"line-height:1.5;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/geoblog\/en\/2025\/12\/rockfall-hazard-from-observations-to-improved-runout-predictions-utilizing-detailed-terrain-models\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rockfall hazard: From observations to improved runout predictions utilizing detailed terrain models<\/a><\/h6>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">PhD in Earth Sciences <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13048 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-thesis-defended\">\n<h6 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