News Archive - 2008

VOCALS-UK field measurements get underway
7.11.08. A team of scientists from the University of Manchester are currently in Arica, Chile, studying marine stratocumulus clouds are part of the VOCALS-UK field project.

Chemical Equator
24.09.08. A publication resulting from the Manchester led ACTIVE project in Darwin, Australia during 2005/6 has attracted worldwide attention from online news outlets.

European Aerosol Conference
28.08.08. Announcement - European Aerosol Conference to be held in Manchester during August 2011. This is the major annual European conference in this field.
Official opening of Latham Laboratories
01.09.08. The official opening and naming of the Centre's new laboratories in the Simon Engineering Building was performed by Professor John Latham on 19th August 2008.

GRIMM Sponsored Aerosol Seminar to be held in Manchester
17.07.08. Announcement - One day aerosol seminar featuring speakers from the Centre, other UK universities, and GRIMM Aerosol Technik GmbH to be held in Manchester on 9th September.
Studying the atmosphere from the Arctic to the Tropics
04.07.08. Scientists from the Centre for Atmospheric Science have recently participated in major field projects in the rainforest of Borneo and on Arctic sea ice.