The “Curating Crises” project is led by Professor Jenni Barclay (University of East Anglia, UK), in collaboration with University of Oxford (UK), The Royal Society (UK) and The National Archives (UK), The Seismic Research Center (UWI-SRC) and the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO). It is funded through the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) ‘Hidden Histories’ research … Read More
The Members of the Scientific Advisory Committe (SAC) join Volcano Vibes host Winston ‘Kafu’ Cabey as they discuss SAC 27 preliminary statement. The statement draws on data and analysis produced by the MVO, which was discussed recently at the 27th meeting of the SAC, which was held October 31st – November 4th, 2022. Listen here:
On Friday May 7th, Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) took part in a careers talk with the third form students at Montserrat Secondary School. Alongside Dr. Gregory Julius, Director of Education (MoE), Ms Deonne Semple, Director, Policy & Planning (MFEM) and Mr Kurt DeFreitas Healthcare Development Manager (MoHSS), our education and outreach coordinator Kathleen Retourné spoke … Read More
As part of the Mountain Aglow junior project, MVO alongside their project partner Disaster Management Communication Agency (DMCA) ran a series of field trips with the grade 5 and 6 primary school students. In total we had 118 students and 12 teachers accompany us to Plymouth and Montserrat Springs Hotel. For many students this was … Read More
For Youth Month MVO went to Look Out Primary School to talk about our careers at the MVO. Volcanologist Dr. Karen Pascal spoke about her education and work as a volcanologist, while education and outreach coordinator Kathleen Retourné spoke about the importance of outreach and education to raise awareness of volcanic risk. We were so impressed … Read More
