Emily Gillings

I am a PhD Researcher based in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at the University of Leicester. My project aims to develop and apply luminescence-based approaches for characterising catchment sediment fluxes in order to better understand the geomorphic controls on rates of sediment transfer through the landscape. This is funded by a competitive Future 50 Scholarship awarded by the University of Leicester. I am supervised by Dr Andrew Carr, Dr Mark Powell and Dr Joerg Kaduk.

Prior to starting my PhD, I received a BSc in Geography from the University of Leicester. My final year dissertation applied a luminescence-based approach to understand catchment sediment fluxes in the Mojave River, California. This was awarded the Bruce May Dissertation Prize for the best Physical Geography dissertation submitted by a final year student of an undergraduate programme in the Department of Geography.

GY1421 Working with Geographical Information - Demonstrator (cover).

GY1424 The Digital World - Demonstrator.

GY1431 Evolution of the Earth System - Marker.

GY2421 Geographical Information Science - Demonstrator.

GY2436 An Introduction to Past Global Climate Changes - Demonstrator.

Norman Pye Prize (2023) - awarded to the final year undergraduate student of merit in the Department of Geography at the University of Leicester.

Bruce May Dissertation Prize (2023) - awarded for the best Physical Geography dissertation submitted by a final year student of an undergraduate programme in the Department of Geography at the University of Leicester.

John H Paterson Prize (2022) - awarded to the second year Geography student at the University of Leicester achieving the highest mark for their dissertation proposal.

Leicester Award Gold (2022) - awarded for demonstrating a reflective and critical approach to professional development, and developing skills in career planning and commercial awareness.

Michael Read Memorial Prize (2021) - awarded for the best overall performance by a first year Geography student at the University of Leicester.

University of Leicester Centenary Scholarship for Excellence (2020) - awarded for achieving 160+ UCAS tariff points.

BSc (Hons) Geography (1st) - University of Leicester (2020-23)

• First Class Honours degree, with an overall credit-weighted average of 89.63%.
• Final year dissertation "A luminescence-based approach to understanding catchment sediment fluxes in the Mojave River, California" (95.00%).
• Final year credit-weighted average of 90.50%, with modules including Stable Isotopes in the Environment (100.00%), African Drylands (94.70%) and Understanding Ecosystems and Environments of the Distant Past (92.00%).
• Second year credit-weighted average of 87.88%, with modules including Data Analysis (97.50%), An Introduction to Past Global Climate Changes (95.10%) and Geographical Information Science (93.50%).
• First year credit-weighted average of 83.98%, with modules including Field and Laboratory Techniques for Physical Geographers (99.00%), Working with Geographical Information (95.70%) and Evolution of the Earth System (94.05%).