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Josephine Handley

Josephine Handley

Dr

  • Laboratory Technician (Palaeoecology), Geography
 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-2742

  • TW20 0EX

Personal profile

Education/Academic qualification

Environmental Archaeology, PhD, Socio-economic responses to Late Holocene climate variability and environmental change in the Peruvian Andes, University of Reading

Award Date: 7 Jul 2022

External positions

Honorary Research Associate , University of Exeter

1 Jul 2024 → …

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  3. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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  • Pan-Arctic Peatlands Have Expanded During Recent Warming

    Handley, J., Fewster, R. E., Sim, T., Hodson, S., Parker, B., Crichton, K., Charman, D. J., Anderson, K., Garneau, M., Vӓliranta, M., Beilman, D., Swindles, G. T., Aquino-López, M., Blaauw, M., Comas, X., Levesque, E., Maire, V., Addis, H., Amesbury, M. & Fortier, D. & 2 others, Mleczko, M. & Gallego-Sala, A., Feb 2026, In: Global Change Biology. 32, 2, e70684.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Priority research questions in global peatland science

    Milner, A., McKeown, M., Ruwaimana, M., Gallego-Sala, A., Loisel, J., Menges, J., Roland, T. P., Ahiable, C., Akwany, L. O., Alarcon-Prado, P., Anshari, G., Alappat, L., Baird, A. J., Bąk, M., Bambuta Boole, J. J., Batten, S., Beaudoin, Y., Bechtold, M., Bu, Z.-J. & Murwani Budisusanti, S. P. & 85 others, Benavides, J. C., Chawchai, S., Chimner, R. A., Cobb, A. R., Cole, L., Connolly, J., Calvo Vargas, J. C., Courtney-Mustaphi, C., Davidson, S. J., de la Peña, A., Duley, E., Elshehawi, S., León, I. E., Finkelstein, S. A., Garneau, M., Girkin, N., Glen, E., Grover, S., Grundling, P.-L., Handley, J. N., Helfter, C., Hergoualc'h, K., Hoyt, A. M., Huang, X., Imani, G., James, A., Nzabandora, C. K., Kairumba, C. K., Kansiime, F., Kolka, R. K., Koren, G., Korhola, A., Krisnawati, H., Kumar, R., Lamentowicz, M., Lång, K., Larmola, T., Lewis, S. L., Lopez, O. R., López-Blanco, E., Lupascu, M., Maldonado-Fonken, M., Marchant, R., Marcisz, K., Mazei, N., Mazei, Y., Mbasi, M., Melling, L., Miles, L., Montanarella, L., Moss, P. T., Murgía-Flores, F., NGuyen, M.-K., Novita, N., Oliver, D., Akpo Orijemie, E., Osaki, M., Page, S. E., Pancost, R. D., Pandey, S., Hoeneisen, N. P., Quintana Zagaceta, C. H., Ratnayake, A. S., Reed, M. S., Rochefort, L., Saavedra, B., Samuel, J., Scheel, P., Schutten, H., Siegert, F., Signori-Müller, C., Strack, M., Stolle, F., Swindles, G. T., Tanneberger, F., Turetsky, M. R., Urciuolo, A. B., Väliranta, M., Verstraeten, G., Warren, M., Webster, K. L., Whinam, J., Young, D. M., Yu, Z. & Zhang, H., 28 Apr 2026, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 7, 349.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Satellite data indicates recent Arctic peatland expansion with warming

    Crichton, K., Anderson, K., Fewster, R. E., Charman, D. J., Garneau, M., Vӓliranta, M., Mleczko, M., Handley, J., Hodson, S., Parker, B., Swindles, G. T., Blaauw, M. & Gallego-Sala, A., 19 Jun 2025, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 6, 461 .

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Utilising Cultural Heritage to Improve Water Security and Agro-Pastoral Farming in the Peruvian Andes

    Lane, K., Branch, N., Handley, J., Meddens, F., Gonzalez, P., Walsh, D., Advincula, M., Herrera, A., Vivanco, C. & Moncada, W., 20 May 2025, Cultural Heritage, Community Engagement and Sustainable Tourism: Case Studies from Archaeological Sites in the Global South. Mithen, S., Rabbani, M. & Rabbani, M. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 248-265 18 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

    Open Access

  • Pre-Hispanic terrace agricultural practices and long-distance transfer of plant taxa in the southern-central Peruvian Andes revealed by phytolith and pollen analysis

    Handley, J., Branch, N., Meddens, F. M., Simmonds, M. & Iriarte, J., May 2024, In: Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 33, p. 375-391 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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