title: Marine tephrochronology: A personal perspective

authors: Lowe, David J.

abstract: This special volume on marine tephrochronology is remarkable, and timely, because it marks a concerted step towards what might be informally termed ‘phase 3’ of a revolution in Quaternary geosciences that began around 40 years ago. The 10 articles collectively represent a re-focussed examination of tephras and cryptotephras preserved in ocean sediments at various locations and the authors describe their significance for a range of subdisciplines. Eight articles provide a new understanding of the origin, distribution and ages of various tephra and cryptotephra deposits and their stratigraphic inter-relationships; how the terrestrial ages of the tephra/crypotephra deposits relate to those of enclosing sediments and inform the ongoing development of the marine radiocarbon time-scale; mechanisms for the emplacement, remobilization or bioturbation of the tephras or cryptotephras; and volcanic eruption history. Two further articles document the characterization of tephra-derived glass shards using microbeam techniques to analyse 30–40 elements from individual shards as small as 10 µm in diameter. The collection thus provides snapshots of many aspects of the latest developments and directions in tephra studies – volcanology, primary and secondary dispersal, stratigraphy, single-grain characterization, chronology – through the medium of marine sediments. My personal perspective reflects briefly on how this point was reached and identifies a few of the important milestones on the way from ‘phase 1’ to ‘phase 3’. I am privileged to write it. Marine science revolution As an undergraduate in the early-mid 1970s, I recall my first real ‘awakening’ regarding the dynamic nature of science, and of Quaternary geoscience in particular, when told about deep-sea core V28-238 from the equatorial Pacific Ocean (Shackleton & Opdyke 1973; >2650 citations, Google Scholar). Analogous to the opening notes of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, perhaps the most famous quartet of notes in history, the alpha-numerical assemblage ‘V28-2

text: Marine tephrochronology: A personal perspective This special volume on marine tephrochronology is remarkable, and timely, because it marks a concerted step towards what might be informally termed ‘phase 3’ of a revolution in Quaternary geosciences that began around 40 years ago. The 10 articles collectively represent a re-focussed examination of tephras and cryptotephras preserved in ocean sediments at various locations and the authors describe their significance for a range of subdisciplines. Eight articles provide a new understanding of the origin, distribution and ages of various tephra and cryptotephra deposits and their stratigraphic inter-relationships; how the terrestrial ages of the tephra/crypotephra deposits relate to those of enclosing sediments and inform the ongoing development of the marine radiocarbon time-scale; mechanisms for the emplacement, remobilization or bioturbation of the tephras or cryptotephras; and volcanic eruption history. Two further articles document the characterization of tephra-derived glass shards using microbeam techniques to analyse 30–40 elements from individual shards as small as 10 µm in diameter. The collection thus provides snapshots of many aspects of the latest developments and directions in tephra studies – volcanology, primary and secondary dispersal, stratigraphy, single-grain characterization, chronology – through the medium of marine sediments. My personal perspective reflects briefly on how this point was reached and identifies a few of the important milestones on the way from ‘phase 1’ to ‘phase 3’. I am privileged to write it. Marine science revolution As an undergraduate in the early-mid 1970s, I recall my first real ‘awakening’ regarding the dynamic nature of science, and of Quaternary geoscience in particular, when told about deep-sea core V28-238 from the equatorial Pacific Ocean (Shackleton & Opdyke 1973; >2650 citations, Google Scholar). Analogous to the opening notes of Beethoven's 5th Symphony, perhaps the most famous quartet of notes in history, the alpha-numerical assemblage ‘V28-2

year: 2014

title: First national consultation on physical literacy in England: Summary findings

authors: Duncan, MJ

abstract: The first national consultation on physical literacy aimed to capture current understanding and perceptions of physical literacy among key stakeholders in England, and to identify the challenges, needs and opportunities for supporting physical literacy among individuals/organisations.

One hundred and ninety-three individual stakeholders completed an online survey between 3rd May and 5th June, 2022. The respondents were drawn from a wide range of job roles and sectors, though the majority worked in education, sport and physical activity. Stakeholders who responded to this survey provided a range of responses in relation to the concept of physical literacy. Implicit in the responses appeared to be a general valuing for physical literacy as a concept and awareness of its importance for children and young people specifically, and through the lifecourse.

text: First national consultation on physical literacy in England: Summary findings The first national consultation on physical literacy aimed to capture current understanding and perceptions of physical literacy among key stakeholders in England, and to identify the challenges, needs and opportunities for supporting physical literacy among individuals/organisations.

One hundred and ninety-three individual stakeholders completed an online survey between 3rd May and 5th June, 2022. The respondents were drawn from a wide range of job roles and sectors, though the majority worked in education, sport and physical activity. Stakeholders who responded to this survey provided a range of responses in relation to the concept of physical literacy. Implicit in the responses appeared to be a general valuing for physical literacy as a concept and awareness of its importance for children and young people specifically, and through the lifecourse.

year: 2022

title: Donna Awatere’s Māori Sovereignty: Reflections on White Supremacy and the Racialization of Crime Control and Surveillance in Aotearoa New Zealand

authors: Dawson, Brian

abstract: Donna Awatere’s examination of whiteness within the Aotearoa New Zealand context, specifically white cultural imperialism, has largely been ignored in academic scholarship. For her, white culture, and its articulation through governance and policy, is the starting point and lens to understanding and addressing historical and contemporary Māori dispossession and ensuing strategies of racialized surveillance, control, and containment. In this essay, we argue that Awatere’s attention to past forms of genocide – mapping them to emerging forms of state confinement of Māori, which engender genocidal characteristics, and problematizing “whiteness” – situates the book Māori Sovereignty as an important text in the field of criminal justice, especially that which manifests in settler-colonial contexts.

text: Donna Awatere’s Māori Sovereignty: Reflections on White Supremacy and the Racialization of Crime Control and Surveillance in Aotearoa New Zealand Donna Awatere’s examination of whiteness within the Aotearoa New Zealand context, specifically white cultural imperialism, has largely been ignored in academic scholarship. For her, white culture, and its articulation through governance and policy, is the starting point and lens to understanding and addressing historical and contemporary Māori dispossession and ensuing strategies of racialized surveillance, control, and containment. In this essay, we argue that Awatere’s attention to past forms of genocide – mapping them to emerging forms of state confinement of Māori, which engender genocidal characteristics, and problematizing “whiteness” – situates the book Māori Sovereignty as an important text in the field of criminal justice, especially that which manifests in settler-colonial contexts.

year: 2023-07-27