In this seminar, students learn to search efficiently for scientific literature and to present scientific findings orally and in written form.

Essentials of scientific citing and research ethics. Preparation of a short scientific proposal describing the Bachelor Thesis project. Presentation of the project in a poster.

The unit will investigate the geochemical approaches used to understand the dynamics of the surface Earth, with an emphasis on geochemical archives preserved in ocean sediments. The class will be organised into three themes, each treating a different aspect of surface Earth chemistry and how it is recorded in archives - mainly ocean sediments but also including others such as ice-cores and loess.