Personal statement

Dr. Kimberley Davies is a Lecturer in Physical Geography within the School of Sciences. 

She is a Quaternary Scientist specialising in using palaeoecological proxies to understand long-term environmental change with a particular focus on cold environments. 

Academic qualifications

  • PhD, University of Southampton
  • MSc in Quaternary Science, University College London and Royal Holloway
  • BSc (Hons) in Physical Geography, University of Southampton

Professional memberships

  • Quaternary Research Association (QRA) 

Teaching specialisms

Dr Kim Davies currently teaches core geographical skills and advanced specialist environmental methods across a number of programmes in the School of Sciences, including Geography, Environmental Sciences and Global Development and Sustainability. 

She is also the leader on the following modules: 

  • Environmental Change
  • Geographical Research Methods
  • Disaster Risk Reduction .

Research and academic outputs

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Developing transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability challenges: the need to model socio-environmental systems in the longue durée
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Silva, F et al (2022) 'Developing transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability challenges: the need to model socio-environmental systems in the longue durée.' Sustainability, 14 (16). e10234. ISSN 2071-1050

Ancient DNA, lipid biomarkers and palaeoecological evidence reveals construction and life on early medieval lake settlements
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Brown, A. G, Van Hardenbroek, M, Fonville, T, Davies, K, Mackay, H, Murray, E, Head, K, Barratt, P, McCormick, F, Ficetola, G.F, Gielly, L, Henderson, A.C.G, Crone, A, Cavers, G, Langdon, P.G, Whitehouse, N.J, Pirrie, D and Alsos, I.G. (2021) 'Ancient DNA, lipid biomarkers and palaeoecological evidence reveals construction and life on early medieval lake settlements.' Scientific Reports, 11 (1). e11807. ISSN 2045-2322