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PhD defence Karl Guy Romeo Purcell

Monday 15. December 2025 Karl Guy Romeo Purcell defended his PhD thesis "Reconstructions of southern South Africa hydroclimate during the last glacial cycle, and potential linkages to human behavioural development".

Karl Purcell
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Anders Bjørnsen Kulseng, UiB

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Opponents were Professor Erin McClymont, Durham University, UK, and Assosiate Professor Andrew Carr, University of Leicester, UK, whereas Assosiate Professor Stijn De Schepper was the internal member of the committee. The defence was led by Professor Anna Nele Meckle.

Supervisors have been Eystein Jansen (main), UiB, Margit H. Simon, NORCE, and Simon Armitage, Royal Holloway, University of London.