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Iain Stewart is Professor of Geoscience Communication in
the School of Earth, Ocean & Environmental Sciences at
the University of Plymouth.
Iain graduated in 1986 with a degree in Geography &
Geology from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, and moved
to the University of Bristol to begin doctoral research
on the geology of earthquakes in the Mediterranean.
After finishing his PhD in 1990, Iain lectured
geoscience at Brunel University in west London until
2002, when left for an honorary Research Fellow post at
Glasgow University and the opportunity to get television
projects off the ground; he joined the University of
Plymouth in 2004.
Iain’s research interests in earthquake science and
geo-hazards featured in two BBC Horizon specials - The
Search of Ancient Helike and Earthquake Storms. In 2004,
after becoming the first geologist on the science team
in the fourth BBC2 series Rough Science, he explored
geology and culture of the Mediterranean world on his
BBC2/4 series, Journeys From The Centre Of The Earth.
This was followed by Journeys Into The Ring of Fire
(BBC2/4, 2006) and the BAFTA-nominated landmark series
Earth: The Power of the Planet (BBC2, 2007). Other
geoscience television appearances include Inside the
Ultimate Earthquake (Sky), Inside the Ultimate Volcano
(Sky), 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Volcanoes (BBC4),
Iain’s most recent work has focused on climate change.
Following Climate Catastrophe or Global Conspiracy
(BBC4, 2006) he presented the acclaimed science series
Earth: The Climate Wars (BBC2, 2008) and is currently
working on a landmark feature Future Earth (BBC1, 2009).
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