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Gill Plunkett is a Professor in the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen's University Belfast, where she conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of archaeology and palaeoecology. Her work focuses on human-environment interactions, particularly during the Holocene, with extensive fieldwork in Irish bogs and international collaborations in North America, Kamchatka, Southeast Asia, and polar regions. She is actively involved in teaching and supervising PhD students.
Her research expertise spans palynology, plant macrofossil analysis, tephrochronology, and wetland archaeology. She investigates prehistoric land use, climate change, volcanic impacts, and nitrogen cycling in past societies. Her work often integrates multiple proxies from peatlands, lakes, and archaeological sites to reconstruct environmental and societal dynamics.
The recent publications highlight a strong trend in tephrochronology, Holocene environmental change, and human impacts on ecosystems, with increasing focus on interdisciplinary methods involving geochemistry, archaeobotany, and climate science. Her research frequently appears in high-impact journals such as PNAS and Journal of Quaternary Science.
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Gill Plunkett actively mentors students and early-career researchers, as evidenced by her advisory role in recent conference presentations. She leads and co-leads externally funded projects, including AHRC and Swedish Research Council grants. Her collaborative network spans institutions in the UK, Sweden, USA, and China, reflecting her international research profile.
She is involved in significant research projects such as Waves of Colonisation in the Sea of Moyle and VolcVarve, and contributes to public engagement through media appearances, podcasts, and public lectures on topics like supervolcanoes and climate-society interactions.
