Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Evolution of English Palaeogene land ecosystems
- Biomolecular Palaeobotany
- the geochemical characterisation of cuticles and propagules
- Use of oxygen isotopes from biogenic phosphates in palaeoclimate determination
- Taphonomy and the fate of plants, especially charcoal, in sediments
- Tertiary floras, vegetation and climate
- Palaeogene palynology
- Fern Palaeobiology
- Plant mesofossils (especially water ferns) at the K/T boundary
- Animal/plant interactions in the fossil record
- Global change across the K/T, Palaeocene/Eocene and Eocene/Oligocene boundaries
- Evolution and functional biology of ancient plants
- Evolutionary pattern in plant assemblages
- Biological self assembly
Teaching
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year courses in Palaeobiology, Palaeoecology & history of life
- Field courses - S. England
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):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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A tale of two morphs: developmental patterns and mechanisms of seed coat differentiation in the dimorphic diaspore model Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae)
Arshad, W., Lenser, T., Wilhelmsson, P., Chandler, J., Steinbrecher, T., Marone, F., Perez Suarez, M., Collinson, M., Stuppy, W., Rensing, S., Theißen, G. & Leubner-Metzger, G., Jul 2021, In: Plant Journal. 107, 1, p. 166-181 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chemical Characteristics of Macroscopic Pyrogenic Carbon Following Millennial-Scale Environmental Exposure
Ascough, P. L., Brock, F., Collinson, M. E., Painter, J. D., Lane, D. W. & Bird, M. I., 21 Jan 2020, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7, p. 1-15 15 p., 203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dark materials: Pre-Columbian black lithic carvings from St Vincent and the wider Caribbean
Brock, F., Ostapkowicz, J., Collinson, M. E., Bull, I. D., Dyer, C., Lane, D. W., Domoney, K. & Uden, J., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 32, p. 1-13 13 p., 102393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fracture of the dimorphic fruits of Aethionema arabicum (Brassicaceae)
Arshad, W., Marone, F., Collinson, M., Leubner-Metzger, G. & Steinbrecher, T., Jan 2020, In: Botany. 98, p. 65-75 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A biography and obituary of William G. Chaloner 1 FRS (1928–2016)
Riding, J. B., Scott, A. & Collinson, M., 22 Feb 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Palynology. p. 1-40 40 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Projects
- 8 Finished
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A tale of two morphs: bet-hedging survival strategies in the Brassicaceae as adaptations in unpredictable environments
Steinbrecher, T. (PI), Arshad, W. (PI), Collinson, M. (PI) & Leubner, G. (PI)
5/09/18 → 7/09/18
Project: Research
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Global and local effects of long-term environmental change-a turtles eye view
Collinson, M. (PI)
Natural Envt Research Council (NERC)
9/01/13 → 8/07/16
Project: Research
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Terrestrial methane cycling during Paleogene greenhouse climates
Collinson, M. (PI), Scott, A. C. (CoI) & Robson, B. (Student)
Natural Envt Research Council (NERC)
1/10/12 → 31/03/16
Project: Research
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Silbury remedial works 2007 Assessment. Preservation of organic materials
Collinson, M. (PI)
1/06/09 → 30/11/09
Project: Research
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The distribution of charcoal in coal: geological, palaeoecological and industrial significance
Scott, A. C. (PI), Hudspith, V. (CoI), Collinson, M. (CoI), Riley, G. (CoI) & Beeley, T. (CoI)
1/10/08 → 30/09/11
Project: Research