Dr Laura Hobbs' Outputs (35)

Science Hunters - using Minecraft as an engagement tool (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Science Hunters is an outreach project based in Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, which uses Minecraft to engage children in science learning and environmental science research. We offer opportunities across all year groups in schoo... Read More about Science Hunters - using Minecraft as an engagement tool.

Science fun for children with SEND: Hands-on practical activities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Practical and fun ways to engage children with SEND
with science learning, inside and outside of school.

Science fun for children with SEND: Engaging through computer games (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Practical and fun ways to engage children with SEND
with science learning, inside and outside of school.

Science learning through play (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Play is frequently associated with ‘just having fun’, giving it a bad reputation amongst learning practitioners. However, neuroscience and psychological research indicates that play is essential for human development and wellbeing. We argue that play... Read More about Science learning through play.

Play-based science learning (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Play-based science learning through Science from the Start

Science with under 7s (and not much budget) (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Engaging children under the age of 7 with informal science learning, and demonstrating how activities can be reproduced at home for low cost to encourage parental engagement.

Barriers to engaging: Families with under 5s (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Looking at the barriers to engaging families with children under the age of 5 with informal science learning and how to overcome them.

The effect on Icelandic glaciers of supraglacial deposition of tephra from the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The explosive eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland, between April and May 2010 deposited supraglacial tephra on the surfaces of glaciers across Iceland. While the initial effects of the eruption caused glacial melting, there may have been longer ter... Read More about The effect on Icelandic glaciers of supraglacial deposition of tephra from the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption.

The role of cold volcanic debris in glacier ablation. AGU fall meeting EP51B-0846 (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Debris deposits on ice can either enhance or hinder glacial ablation relative to a clean ice surface. The effect of debris on ice is dependent on whether its thickness is above or below a critical thickness. This is the thickness at which ablation of... Read More about The role of cold volcanic debris in glacier ablation. AGU fall meeting EP51B-0846.

The significance of volcanic ash fall for Earth’s glaciers (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Worldwide glacier mass changes are key indicators of global climatic change [1]. The effect of volcanic air fall, which may enhance or hinder ablation depending primarily on deposit thickness, is a potentially important driver of glacial change. Belo... Read More about The significance of volcanic ash fall for Earth’s glaciers.

Analysis of the LaMEVE database on global quaternary large magnitude explosive volcanism (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A database of Quaternary large magnitude explosive eruptions (M ≥ 4) is under development as part of the VOGRIPA project on global volcanic hazards and risk.
The database currently consists of 1929 entries from 481 Quaternary volcanoes. The database... Read More about Analysis of the LaMEVE database on global quaternary large magnitude explosive volcanism.

Using historical databases for the identification and analysis of future volcanic risk: VOGRIPA (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

VOGRIPA (Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project) originated as part of the Global Risk Identification Programme (GRIP under the auspices of the United Nations and World Bank. GRIP is a 5-year programme aiming at improving global know... Read More about Using historical databases for the identification and analysis of future volcanic risk: VOGRIPA.

Analysis of a global database on quaternary explosive volcanism (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Large volcanic eruptions, despite their low frequency of occurrence, have the potential to cause massive loss of life and affect the health of humans and animals and cause major economic losses. The knowledge of the evolution of past volcanic process... Read More about Analysis of a global database on quaternary explosive volcanism.

Partitioning of SO2 between dacitic melt and aqueous fluid phases (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sulphur dioxide has significant effects on global climate. By combining with atmospheric water molecules to form H2SO4 aerosols, which strongly backscatter sunlight, it can cause a potentially global net reduction in temperature following a large exp... Read More about Partitioning of SO2 between dacitic melt and aqueous fluid phases.

Global synthesis and analysis of large magnitude explosive volcanic eruptions (2008)
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Global synthesis and analysis of large magnitude explosive volcanic eruptions