Tue, June 16 - Thu, June 18, 2026
12:00 am - 12:00 pm
School of Physics & Astronomy - University of St Andrews
Conference Information:
The meeting will be divided into Past, Present and Future research themes. They seek contributions from those interested in:
- Volcanology and hazards
- Climate and volcanic proxies
- Observations and models
- Human impacts in history and archaeology
The workshop also has a number of specific objectives:
- Identify key knowledge gaps in proxy and historical datasets, and in our understanding of volcanic eruption (e.g. plume processes, atmospheric chemistry, or climate dynamics).
- Develop an integrated strategy for eruption targets and research activities to address these knowledge gaps. \
- Establish new collaborations with cross-disciplinary groups (e.g., economists and food scientists) to identify how VICS datasets and models can be applied to ‘real-world’ systems.
- Identify VICS community data needs (e.g., large eruption and/or impact databases) and agree a strategy on how to structure and deliver these.
Key Dates:
- Conference dates: Tuesday 16th June - Thursday 18th June 2026
- Call for abstracts and registration open: Early December 2025
- Abstract submission, travel grant application deadline: 13 April 2026
- Notification of abstract acceptance and presentation type: 1 May 2026
- Registration close: 23:59 (GMT) 15 May 2026
Keynote Speakers:
- Prof. Markus Stoffel (University of Geneva)
- Prof. Anja Schmidt (LMU Munich/DLR)
- Dr Mika Ichino (Center for Open Data in the Humanities, Tokyo)
- May Chim (University of Exeter)
- Ally Peccia (Columbia University)
- Imogen Gabriel (Australian National University)
- James Dalziel (Earth Risk Research Lead, WTW)
- Alex Mattin (Victoria University of Wellington)
Format:
The workshop will be held in person with online participation possible. The workshop will feature invited talks, oral and poster presentations.
For more information visit: Volcanic Impacts on Climate and Society Conference 2026