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Comment: This journalist might be notable enough for an article based on the award listed (and the accompanying article has significant coverage). However, this is the only piece of significant coverage in the reference list that isn't connected to the subject (his writing, his employers). Also the article is written by a new account that has no contributions outside this article, raising COI concerns. I will hold off on approving or declining for now. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 14:22, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
Conor Purcell is an Irish science journalist and researcher.[1]. He holds a PhD in Earth Science from Cardiff University. Purcell is a two-time recipient of the European Meteorological Society's Journalistic Award (2021, 2025) and has been featured in publications including Scientific American and MIT's Undark. Earlier in his career, he co‑authored a study on abrupt glacial climate change published in Nature that received international media coverage.
Education
[edit]Purcell completed a PhD in Earth Science at Cardiff University[2]. His PhD work focussed on assessing the role of ocean currents in glacial climate change, with a particular focus on the Last Ice Age (also referred to as the Last Glacial Maximum).
Career
[edit]Purcell has worked internationally as a freelance science journalist, with a focus on climate change, sustainability, AI, and science policy. He has authored several articles for Scientific American[3] and Undark[4]
In 2014, he co-authored a study published in Nature, demonstrating that gradual changes in the height of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets can trigger abrupt glacial climate shifts.[5] The study received international media coverage, including reports in ScienceDaily[6] and Nature World News.[7]
In 2019, Purcell was a journalist-in-residence at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Germany.[8]
Alongside his science journalism, he was profiled in 2021 by the Irish Times’ “Me & My Money” series, which examined his views on lifestyle and finance[9].
Awards
[edit]- European Meteorological Society Journalistic Award, 2021 and 2025.[10][11][12]
Memberships
[edit]- Member of the Irish Science & Technology Journalists’ Association (ISTJA).[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Conor Purcell PhD Thesis". ORCA. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Author: Conor Purcell". Scientific American. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Conor Purcell, Author at Undark Magazine". Undark Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ Zhang, X.; Lohmann, G.; Knorr, G.; Purcell, C. (2014). "Abrupt glacial climate shifts controlled by ice sheet changes". Nature. 512 (7514): 290–294. Bibcode:2014Natur.512..290Z. doi:10.1038/nature13592. PMID 25119027.
- ^ "Minor variations in ice sheet size can trigger abrupt climate change". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Slight Ice Sheet Fluctuations May Cause Abrupt Climate Change". Nature World News. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "Journalist-in-Residence". Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony. "'Learning how to invest effectively is an important lesson'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ^ "EMS Journalistic Award 2021 – Conor Purcell". European Meteorological Society. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "EMS Journalistic Award 2025 to Conor Purcell". European Meteorological Society. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Barbosa, Isaac (2025-07-17). "RPN journalist scoops top journalism prize". Research Professional News. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Conor Purcell – ISTJA member profile". Irish Science & Technology Journalists’ Association. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2025.