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Phoebe Sleath

Phoebe Sleath is an artist and final year Geology PhD student at the University of Aberdeen with the GeoNetZero CDT. She is interested in geological interpretation - mainly as outcrop sketching - and how we communicate our understanding of fold-thrust structures through terminology and illustrations. Outside of research she is passionate about Scottish geology and landscape, a qualified Summer Mountain Leader, Winter Mountain Leader Trainee and Rock-Climbing Instructor Trainee. Phoebe’s art and geology work has been supported by the Geologist Association’s Curry Fund, the Geology Society, the Scottish Mountaineering Press, the History of Geology Group, the John Muir Trust, the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics and the Scottish Geology Trust.

Creativity and geology

and September 18, 2024
Creativity and geology
The first ever outdoor painting on PhD fieldwork! St Brides Haven, Pembrokeshire.

Phoebe Sleath, a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen, guides us through the intersection of art and geology. She shares how she got into watercolour field sketching, how it became a valuable companion during her PhD journey, and how it serves as a powerful tool for communicating science Why do you like doing geoscience? Throughout my undergrad degree, I would have said: because I like mounta ...[Read More]