Bethan Davies (scientist)

Bethan Davies
Born
Bethan Joan Davies
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsGlaciology
Workplaces
ThesisBritish and Fennoscandian Ice-Sheet Interactions During the Quaternary (2009)
Websitehttps://www.antarcticglaciers.org/

Bethan Joan Davies is a British glaciologist and Professor of Glaciology at Newcastle University.[1]

Education

Davies studied geography at the University of Nottingham, graduating with a BA in 2001. She completed an MSc in Quaternary Science at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2004. She was awarded her PhD in Quaternary Geology from Durham University in 2009.[2][3]

Career

Davies joined Newcastle University in 2022 as Senior Lecturer in Glaciology. She was appointed to the chair in Glaciology in 2024. Her main research interest is the interaction between glaciers and climate over multiple timescales.[1]

She became an editor of Quaternary Science Reviews in 2025.[1]

Awards and honours

In 2024, Davies received the Richardson Medal from the International Glaciological Society for her contributions to glaciology.[4]

Selected publications

Journal articles

  • Davies, Bethan J.; Glasser, Neil F. (2012). "Accelerating shrinkage of Patagonian glaciers from the Little Ice Age (~AD 1870) to 2011". Journal of Glaciology. 58 (212): 1063–1084. Bibcode:2012JGlac..58.1063D. doi:10.3189/2012JoG12J026.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bethan Davies". Newcastle University. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "British and Fennoscandian Ice-Sheet Interactions During the Quaternary" (PDF). Durham University. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Alumni stories". The Hatfielder. 1 (1): 8. 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Glaciation expert awarded prestigious Richardson medal". Newcastle University. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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