About Us
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The Ocean Dynamics group at the University of St Andrews studies the ocean from the beautiful coastal town of St Andrews, in Scotland. We're based in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and participate as part of COASt (Climate, Oceans, and Atmosphere @ St Andrews). You can find lots of technical info about our group on our wiki page, or scroll on to learn more about our research, team members, and recent news!
Our Research
Physical and biogeochemical dynamics of the polar oceans
Explorations of processes shaping polar ocean circulation, mixing, and tracer transformation from mesoscale to microscale.
Ocean predictability and change
Quantifying predictability across time scales and diagnosing ocean responses to climate forcing and variability.
Climate dynamics and the oceans
Interactions between the global climate system and ocean circulation, heat and carbon uptake, and feedbacks.
People
Meet the researchers behind our work.
Alumni
News
- 🏅 Award for outstanding student research Feb 28, 2025
- 🎤 Seminar on ocean predictability Feb 20, 2025
- 🚢 Fieldwork season kicks off Feb 15, 2025
- 📄 New preprint on Southern Ocean tracer transport Feb 10, 2025
- 🌊 Welcome to the Ocean Dynamics site Feb 01, 2025
Publications
Here are some recent publications from members of the group:
- Water Mass Transformation Budgets in Finite‐Volume Generalized Vertical Coordinate Ocean Models
- The East Greenland Polar Front as a Mediator of Climate‐Ocean‐Ecosystem Variability Along Southeast Greenland
- Southern Ocean CO2 outgassing and nutrient load reduced by a well-ventilated glacial North Pacific
- Quantifying hydrothermal ammonium mobilization from sediment and implications for the marine biosphere: a case study from the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California
- Long Term Predictability of Southern Ocean Surface Nutrients Using Explainable Neural Networks
- Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Southern Ocean Ventilation
- Ross Gyre variability modulates oceanic heat supply toward the West Antarctic continental shelf
- Residence time distributions in unstable channel flow
- Connectivity between Siberian river runoff and the lower limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
- A switch in thermal and haline contributions to stratification in the Greenland Sea during the last four decades
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Join Us!
Collaborators
We work with colleagues across disciplines and institutions. If you’d like to explore a collaboration, please get in touch — we’re happy to discuss ideas and opportunities.
Postdocs
We periodically recruit postdoctoral researchers. Check this space for adverts, or reach out with your CV if you are interested in fellowships (e.g. NERC, Royal Society, MSCA).
Graduate students
We welcome enquiries from prospective MSc and PhD students with interests in ocean dynamics, climate, and geophysical fluid dynamics. We can advise on projects and funding routes.
Undergraduate students
We often have opportunities for undergraduate research projects and dissertations. Get in touch to learn about current topics and how to get involved.