Awards and collaborations
| Name | Medal/award |
| Professor Richard J. Aldridge | Coke Medal, Geological Society of London, 2012 |
| Professor Richard J. Aldridge | Lapworth medal of Palaeontological Association, 2011 |
| Professor Mark Purnell and Dr Sarah Gabbott | Shortlisted for Times Higher Awards Research Project of the Year, 2011 |
| Dr Rob Sansom | SET for Britain, Bronze Medal (Biological Science) 2011 |
| Mr Laurent Darras | Palaeontological Association Best Poster prize, 2010 |
| Professor Mark Purnell and Prof Paul Hart (Biology) | Shortlisted for Times Higher Awards Research Project of the Year, 2008 |
| Professor Mark Purnell | Hinde Medal of the Pander Society, 2006 |
Collaborators
- Yunnan University, China
- China University of Geosciences, Wuhan
- Ulm University, Germany
- Lyon University, Lille University, France
- Ghent University, Belgium
- Tartu University; Institute of Geology, Tallin, Estonia
- Yale University, USA
- Columbia University, USA
- University of Bath, UK
- University of Bristol, UK
- University of Birmingham, UK
- University of Central London, UK
- University of Southampton, UK
- University College London, UK
- Oxford University, UK
- British Geological Survey
- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Witwatersrand University, South Africa
- University of Tulear, Madagascar
- University de La Reunion, France
- Royal NIOZ, The Netherlands
- Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
- Curtin University, Australia
- University of Western Australia, Australia
- Curtin University Malaysia
- Australian Institute of Marine Science
- Kiel University, Germany
- FU Berlin, Germany
- Louisiana State University, USA
- Royal Ontario Museum, Canada
- United States Geological Survey, PRISM paleoclimate group