Newcastle University

Roles and Responsibilities 

Degree Programme Director for Single Honours BA and BSc Geography.

Research Interests

Palaeolimnology and recent environmental change, diatom-based environmental monitoring, numerical analysis of ecological and palaeoecology data, environmental databases.

Esteem Indicators

Member of Council for the International Society for Diatom Research

Associate Editor Journal of Paleolimnology 

Undergraduate Teaching

GEO2042: Aquatic Pollution
GEO2111: Doing Geographical Research
CEG2715: Advanced Study Skills for Physical Geographers
GEO2113: American Southwest Fieldtrip

Postgraduate Teaching

Analysis of environmental data using R

• Juggins S. Quantitative reconstructions in palaeolimnology: new paradigm or sick science?. Quaternary Science Reviews 2013, 64, 20-32.
• Juggins S, Anderson NJ, Ramstack Hobbs JM, Heathcote AJ. Reconstructing epilimnetic total phosphorus using diatoms: statistical and ecological constraints. Journal of Paleolimnology 2013, 49(3), 373-390.
• Birks HH, Jones VJ, Brooks SJ, Birks HJB, Telford RJ, Juggins S, Peglar SM. From cold to cool in northernmost Norway: Late-glacial and early Holocene multi-proxy environmental and climate reconstructions from Jansvatnet, Hammerfest. Quaternary Science Reviews 2012, 33, 100-120.
• Birks HJB, Lotter AF, Juggins S, Smol JP, ed. Tracking Environmental Change using Lake Sediments: Data Handling and Statistical Techniques. Dordrecht: Springer, 2012.
• Juggins S, Birks HJB. Quantitative environmental reconstructions from biological data. In: Birks, H.J.B., Lotter, A.F., Juggins, S., Smol, J.P, ed. Tracking Environmental Change using Lake Sediments: Data Handling and Statistical Techniques. Dordrecht: Springer, 2012, pp.431-494.
• Juggins S, Telford RJ. Exploratory data analysis and display. In: Birks, H.J.B.; Lotter, A.F.; Juggins, S.; Smol, J.P, ed. Tracking Environmental Change using Lake Sediments: Data Handling and Statistical Techniques. Dordrecht: Springer, 2012, pp.123-142.
• Smol JP, Birks HJB, Lotter A, Juggins S. The march towards the quantitative analysis of palaeolimnological data. In: Birks, H.J.B., Lotter, A.F., Juggins, S., Smol, J.P, ed. Tracking Environmental Change using Lake Sediments: Data Handling and Statistical Techniques. Dordrecht: Springer, 2012, pp.3-17.
• Kemp J, Radke LC, Olley J, Juggins S, DeDeckker P. Holocene lake salinity changes in the Wimmera, southeastern Australia, provide evidence for millennial-scale climate variability. Quaternary Research 2012, 77(1), 65-76.
• Juggins S. rioja: Analysis of Quaternary Science Data. [program]. Version 0.7-3CRAN, 2012.
• Pearson EJ, Juggins S, Talbot HM, Weckström J, Rosén P, Ryves D, Roberts S, Schmidt R. A lacustrine GDGT-temperature calibration from the Scandinavian Arctic to Antarctic: Renewed potential for the application of GDGT-paleothermometry in lakes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 2011, 75(20), 6225-6238.
• Reavie ED, Juggins S. Exploration of sample size and diatom-based indicator performance in three North American phosphorus training sets. Aquatic Ecology 2011, 45(4), 529-538.
• Harris P, Juggins S. Estimating Freshwater Acidification Critical Load Exceedance Data for Great Britain Using Space-Varying Relationship Models. Mathematical Geosciences 2011, 43(3), 265-292.
• Harris P, Fotheringham AS, Juggins S. Robust Geographically Weighted Regression: A Technique for Quantifying Spatial Relationships Between Freshwater Acidification Critical Loads and Catchment Attributes. Annals of The Association of American Geographers 2010, 100(2), 286-306.
• Waelbroeck C, Paul A, Kucera M, Rosell-Melee A, Weinelt M, Schneider R, Mix AC, Abelmann A, Armand L, Bard E, Barker S, Barrows TT, Benway H, Cacho I, Chen MT, Cortijo E, Crosta X, de Vernal A, Dokken T, Duprat J, Elderfield H, Eynaud F, Gersonde R, Hayes A, Henry M, Hillaire-Marcel C, Huang CC, Jansen E, Juggins S, Kallel N, Kiefer T, Kienast M, Labeyrie L, Leclaire H, Londeix L, Mangin S, Matthiessen J, Marret F, Meland M, Morey AE, Mulitza S, Pflaumann U, Pisias NG, Radi T, Rochon A, Rohling EJ, Sbaffi L, Schafer-Neth C, Solignac S, Spero H, Tachikawa K, Turon JL, MARGO Project Members. Constraints on the magnitude and patterns of ocean cooling at the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature Geoscience 2009, 2(2), 127-132.
• Kelly M, Juggins S, Yallop M. Distribution and ecology of navicula claytonii (JR Carter) MG Kelly, Comb. Nov in Britain and Ireland. Diatom Research 2009, 24(1), 237-244.
• Curtis CJ, Juggins S, Clarke G, Battarbee RW, Kernan M, Catalan J, Thompson R, Posch M. Regional influence of acid deposition and climate change in European mountain lakes assessed using diatom transfer functions. Freshwater Biology 2009, 54(12), 2555-2572.
• Verleyen E, Vyverman W, Sterken M, Hodgson DA, De Wever A, Juggins S, Van de Vijver B, Jones VJ, Vanormelingen P, Roberts D, Flower R, Kilroy C, Souffreau C, Sabbe K. The importance of dispersal related and local factors in shaping the taxonomic structure of diatom metacommunities. Oikos 2009, 118(8), 1239-1249.
• Kelly M, Bennion H, Burgess A, Ellis J, Juggins S, Guthrie R, Jamieson J, Adriaenssens V, Yallop M. Uncertainty in ecological status assessments of lakes and rivers using diatoms. Hydrobiologia 2009, 633(1), 5-15.
• Yallop M, Hirst H, Kelly M, Juggins S, Jamieson J, Guthrie R. Validation of ecological status concepts in UK rivers using historic diatom samples. Aquatic Botany 2009, 90(4), 289-295.
• Battarbee RW, Monteith DT, Juggins S, Simpson GL, Shilland EW, Flower RJ, Kreiser AM. Assessing the accuracy of diatom-based transfer functions in defining reference pH conditions for acidified lakes in the United Kingdom. The Holocene 2008, 18(1), 57-67.
• Kelly M, Juggins S, Guthrie R, Pritchard S, Jamieson J, Rippey B, Hirst H, Yallop M. Assessment of ecological status in U.K. rivers using diatoms. Freshwater Biology 2008, 53(2), 403-422.
• Pearson E, Juggins S, Farrimond P. Distribution and significance of long-chain alkenones as salinity and temperature indicators in Spanish saline lake sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 2008, 72(16), 4035-4046.
• Battarbee RW, Monteith RW, Juggins S, Simpson GL, Shilland E, Flower R, Kreiser A. Palaeolimnological approach to the setting of reference pH and ANC conditions for UK acidified lakes. The Holocene 2008, 18(1), 57-67.
• Leach C, Wagner T, Jones M, Juggins S, Stevenson AC. Rapid determination of total organic carbon concentration in marine sediments using Fourier transform near-infrared spectroscopy (FT-NIRS). Organic Geochemistry 2008, 39(8), 910-914.
• Juggins S. C2 Version 1.5: Software for ecological and palaeoecological data analysis and visualisation. [program]. Newcastle upon Tyne: University of Newcastle, 2007.
• Vyverman W, Verleyen E, Sabbe K, Vanhoutte K, Sterken M, Hodgson D, Mann D, Juggins S, Van De Vijver B, Jones V, Flower R, Roberts D, Chepurnov V, Kilroy C, Vanormelingen P, De Wever A. Historical processes constrain patterns in global diatom diversity. Ecology 2007, 88(8), 1924-1931.
• Pearson EJ, Farrimond P, Juggins S. Lipid geochemistry of lake sediments from semi-arid Spain: Relationships with source inputs and environmental factors. Organic Geochemistry 2007, 38(7), 1169-1195.
• Barrows T, Juggins S, De Deckker P, Calvo E, Pelejero C. Long-term sea surface temperature and climate change in the Australian-New Zealand region. Paleoceanography 2007, 22(2), -.
• Juggins S. Transfer functions. In: Gornitz, V, ed. Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer, 2007.
• Evans C, Cooper D, Juggins S, Jenkins A, Norris D. A linked spatial and temporal model of the chemical and biological status of a large, acid-sensitive river network. Science of the Total Environment 2006, 365(1-3), 167-185.
• Kelly MG, Bennion H, Cox EJ, Goldsmith B, Jamieson J, Juggins S, Mann DG, Telford RJ. An interactive CD-ROM for identifying diatoms. In: Proceedings of the 18th International Diatom Symposium. 2006, Międzyzdroje, Poland: Biopress.
• Weckström K, Juggins S. Coastal diatom-environment relationships from the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. Journal of Phycology 2006, 42(1), 21-35.
• Clarke A, Weckström K, Conley D, Anderson N, Adser F, Andrén E, De Jonge V, Ellegaard M, Juggins S, Kauppila P, Korhola A, Reuss N, Telford R, Vaalgamaa S. Long-term trends in eutrophication and nutrients in the coastal zone. In: History and Current Status of Eutrophication in Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems. 2006, Salt Lake City, Utah: Limnology and Oceanography, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.
• Ellegaard M, Clarke A, Reuss N, Drew S, Weckström K, Juggins S, Anderson N, Conley D. Multi-proxy evidence of long-term changes in ecosystem structure in a Danish marine estuary, linked to increased nutrient loading. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 2006, 68(3-4), 567-578.
• Ryves D, Battarbee R, Juggins S, Fritz S, Anderson N. Physical and chemical predictors of diatom dissolution in freshwater and saline lake sediments in North America and West Greenland. Limnology and Oceanography 2006, 51(3), 1355-1368.
• Jalba A, Wilkinson M, Roerdink J, Bayer M, Juggins S. Automatic diatom identification using contour analysis by morphological curvature scale spaces. Machine Vision and Applications 2005, 16(4), 217-228.
• Battarbee R, Monteith D, Juggins S, Evans C, Jenkins A, Simpson G. Reconstructing pre-acidification pH for an acidified Scottish loch: A comparison of palaeolimnological and modelling approaches. Environmental Pollution 2005, 137(1), 135-149.
• Kucera M, Weinelt M, Kiefer T, Pflaumann U, Hayes A, Weinelt M, Chen M, Mix A, Barrows T, Cortijo E, Duprat J, Juggins S, Waelbroeck C. Reconstruction of sea-surface temperatures from assemblages of planktonic foraminifera: Multi-technique approach based on geographically constrained calibration data sets and its application to glacial Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Quaternary Science Reviews 2005, 24(7-9), 951-998.
• Kucera M, Weinelt M, Kiefer T, Pflaumann U, Hayes A, Weinelt M, Chen M, Mix A, Barrows T, Cortijo E, Duprat J, Juggins S, Waelbroeck C. Reconstruction of the glacial Atlantic and Pacific sea-surface temperatures from assemblages of planktonic foraminifera: Multi-technique approach based on geographically constrained calibration datasets. Quaternary Science Reviews 2005, 24, 951-998.
• Barrows T, Juggins S. Sea-surface temperatures around the Australian margin and Indian Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum. Quaternary Science Reviews 2005, 24(7-9), 1017-1047.
• Telford R, Andersson C, Birks H, Juggins S. Biases in the estimation of transfer function prediction errors. Paleoceanography 2004, 19(4), 1-5.
• Chondrogianni C, Ariztegui D, Rolph T, Juggins S, Shemesh A, Rietti-Shati M, Niessen F, Guilizzoni P, Lami A, McKenzie J, Oldfield F. Millennial to interannual climate variability in the Mediterranean during the Last Glacial Maximum. Quaternary International 2004, 122(1), 31-41.
• Fritz S, Engstrom D, Juggins S. Patterns of early lake evolution in boreal landscapes: A comparison of stratigraphic inferences with a modern chronosequence in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Holocene 2004, 14(6), 828-840.
• Weckström K, Juggins S, Korhola A. Quantifying background nutrient concentrations in coastal waters: A case study from an urban embayment of the Baltic Sea. Ambio 2004, 33(6), 324-327.
• Clarke A, Juggins S, Conley D. A 150-year reconstruction of the history of coastal eutrophication in Roskilde Fjord, Denmark. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2003, 46(12), 1615-1618.
• Oldfield F, Asioli A, Accorsi C, Mercuri A, Juggins S, Langone L, Rolph T, Trincardi F, Wolff G, Gibbs Z, Vigliotti L, Frignani M, Van Der Post K, Branch N. A high resolution late Holocene palaeo environmental record from the central Adriatic Sea. Quaternary Science Reviews 2003, 22(2-4), 319-342.
• Radke L, Juggins S, Halse S, De Deckker P, Finston T. Chemical diversity in south-eastern Australian saline lakes II: Biotic implications. Marine and Freshwater Research 2003, 54(7), 895-912.
• Bayer MM, Juggins S. ADIAC imaging techniques and databases. In: Du Buf JMH; Bayer MM, ed. Progress in Automatic Diatom Identification. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co, 2002.
• Davies S, Metcalfe S, Caballero M, Juggins S. Developing diatom-based transfer functions for Central Mexican lakes. Hydrobiologia 2002, 467, 199-213.
• Telford RJ, Juggins S, Kelly SM, Ludes B. Diatom Applications. In: Du Buf JMH; Bayer MM, ed. Progress in Automatic Diatom Identification. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co, 2002.
• Battarbee RW, Juggins S, Gasse F, Anderson NJ, Bennion H. N. European Diatom Database (EDDI): An information system for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. In: Proceedings of the European Climate Science Conference. 2002, Vienna.
• Reed JM, Stevenson AC, Juggins S. A multi-proxy record of Holocene climatic change in southwestern Spain: the Laguna de Medina, Cadiz. The Holocene 2001, 11(6), 707-719.
• Battarbee RW, Carvalho L, Jones VJ, Flower FJ, Cameron NG, Bennion H, Juggins S. Diatom Analysis. In: Smol JP; Birks HJB; Last WM, ed. Tracking Environmental Change using Lake Sediments. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001, pp.155-202.
• Ryves D, Juggins S, Fritz S, Battarbee R. Experimental diatom dissolution and the quantification of microfossil preservation in sediments. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 2001, 172(1-2), 99-113.
• Gibbins C, Dilks C, Malcolm R, Soulsby C, Juggins S. Invertebrate communities and hydrological variation in Cairngorm mountain streams. Hydrobiologia 2001, 462, 205-219.
• Engstrom D, Fritz S, Almendinger J, Juggins S. Chemical and biological trends during lake evolution in recently deglaciated terrain. Nature 2000, 408(6809), 161-166.
• du Buf H, Bayer M, Droop S, Head R, Juggins S, Fischer S, Bunke H, Wilkinson M, Roerdink J, Pech-Pacheco J, Cristobal G, Shahbazkia H, Ciobanu A. Diatom identification: a double challenge called ADIAC. In: ICIAP'99. 2000, Venice: IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, California.
• Guilizzoni P, Lami A, Juggins S. Evidence for short-lived oscillations in the biological records from Lago Albano (C. Italy) sediment cores during the last full glacial period (30-17 KYR BP). Journal of Paleolimnology 2000, 23, 117-127.
• Guilizzoni P, Marchetto A, Lami A, Oldfield F, Manca M, Belis C, Nocentini A, Comoli P, Jones V, Juggins S, Chondrogianni C, Ariztegui D, Lowe J, Ryves D, Battarbee R, Rolph T, Massaferro J. Evidence for short-lived oscillations in the biological records from the sediments of Lago Albano (Central Italy) spanning the period ca. 28 to 17 k yr BP. Journal of Paleolimnology 2000, 23(2), 117-127.
• Barrows T, Juggins S, De Deckker P, Thiede J, Martinez J. Sea-surface temperatures of the southwest Pacific Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum. Paleoceanography 2000, 15(1), 95-109.
• Juggins S, Cameron N. Diatoms in archaeology. In: Smol J; Stoermer EF, ed. The Diatoms: Applications in the Environmental and Earth Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
• Rose N, Juggins S, Watt J. The characterisation of carbonaceous fly-ash particles from major European fossil-fuel types and applications to environmental samples. Atmospheric Environment 1999, 33(17), 2699-2713.
• du Buf H, Bunke H, Droop S, Roerdink J, Juggins S, Cristobal G, Ludes B. Automatic Diatom Identification and Classification (ADIAC). In: 3rd European Marine Science and Technology Conference. 1998, Lisbon.
• Rose N, Alliksaar T, Bowman J, Boyle J, Coles B, Fott J, Harlock S, Juggins S, Punning J, StClair-Gribble K K, Vukic J, Watt J. The FLAME research project: Introduction and methods. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 1998, 106(3-4), 205-218.
• Flower R, Juggins S, Battarbee R. Matching diatom assemblages in lake sediment cores and modern surface sediment samples: The implications for lake conservation and restoration with special reference to acidified systems. Hydrobiologia 1997, 344(1-3), 27-40.
• Flower RJ, Juggins S, Battarbee RW. Matching diatom assemblages in lake sediment cores and modern surface sediments samples: the implications for lake restoration, management objectives and biodiversity. Hydrobiologia 1997, 344, 27-40.
• Battarbee R, Flower R, Juggins S, Patrick S, Stevenson AC. The relationship between diatoms and surface water quality in the Høylandet area of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Hydrobiologia 1997, 348(1-3), 69-80.
• Battarbee R, Allott T, Juggins S, Kreiser A, Curtis C, Harriman R. Critical loads of acidity to surface waters: An empirical diatom-based palaeolimnological model. Ambio 1996, 25(5), 366-369.
• Rose N, Juggins S, Watt J. Fuel-type characterization of carbonaceous fly-ash particles using EDS-derived surface chemistries and its application to particles extracted from lake sediments. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 1996, 452(1947), 881-907.
• Lancaster J, Real M, Juggins S, Monteith D, Flower R, Beaumont W. Monitoring temporal changes in the biology of acid waters. Freshwater Biology 1996, 36(1), 179-201.
• Juggins S, Flower R, Battarbee R. Palaeolimnological evidence for recent chemical and biological changes in U.K. Acid Waters Monitoring Network sites. Freshwater Biology 1996, 36(1), 203-219.
• Bennion H, Juggins S, John Anderson N. Predicting epilimnetic phosphorus concentrations using an improved diatom-based transfer function and its application to lake eutrophication management. Environmental Science and Technology 1996, 30(6), 2004-2007.
• Bennion H, Duigan C, Haworth E, Allott T, Anderson N, Juggins S, Monteith D. The Anglesey lakes, Wales, UK - Changes in trophic status of three standing waters as inferred from diatom transfer functions and their implications for conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 1996, 6(2), 81-92.
• Gasse F, Juggins S, Khelifa LB. Diatom-Based Transfer-Functions for Inferring Past Hydrochemical Characteristics of African Lakes. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 1995, 117(1-2), 31-54.
• Bubier JL, Moore TR, Juggins S. Predicting Methane Emission from Bryophyte Distribution in Northern Canadian Peatlands. Ecology 1995, 76(3), 677-693.
• Jones VJ, Juggins S. The construction of a diatom-based chlorophyll a transfer function and its application at three lakes on Signy Island (maritime Antarctic) subject to differing degrees of nutrient enrichment. Freshwater Biology 1995, 34(3), 433-445.
• Rose NL, Juggins S. A Spatial Relationship between Carbonaceous Particles in Lake- Sediments and Sulfur Deposition. Atmospheric Environment 1994, 28(2), 177-183.
• Rose N, Juggins S, Watt J, Battarbee R. Fuel-Type Characterization of Spheroidal Carbonaceous Particles Using Surface-Chemistry. Ambio 1994, 23(4-5), 296-299.
• Fritz SC, Juggins S, Battarbee RW. Diatom Assemblages and Ionic Characterization of Lakes of the Northern Great-Plains, North-America - a Tool for Reconstructing Past Salinity and Climate Fluctuations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1993, 50(9), 1844-1856.
• Ammann B, Birks HJB, Drescherschneider R, Juggins S, Lang G, Lotter AF. Patterns of Variation in Late-Glacial Pollen Stratigraphy Along a Northwest-Southeast Transect through Switzerland - a Numerical-Analysis. Quaternary Science Reviews 1993, 12(5), 277-286.
• Jones VJ, Juggins S, Ellisevans JC. The Relationship between Water Chemistry and Surface Sediment Diatom Assemblages in Maritime Antarctic Lakes. Antarctic Science 1993, 5(4), 339-348.
• Terbraak CJF, Juggins S. Weighted Averaging Partial Least-Squares Regression (Wa-Pls) - an Improved Method for Reconstructing Environmental Variables from Species Assemblages. Hydrobiologia 1993, 269, 485-502.
• Fritz SC, Juggins S, Battarbee RW, Engstrom DR. Reconstruction of Past Changes in Salinity and Climate Using a Diatom-Based Transfer-Function. Nature 1991, 352(6337), 706-708.
• Stevenson AC, Juggins S, Birks HJB, Anderson DS, Anderson NJ, Battarbee RW, Berge F, Davis RB, Flower RJ, Haworth EY, Jones VJ, Kingston JC, Kreiser AM, Line JM, Munro MAR, Renberg I. The Surface Waters Acidification Project Palaeolimnology Programme: Modern Diatom / Lake-Water Chemistry Data-Set. London: ENSIS, 1991.
• Munro MAR, Kreiser AM, Battarbee RW, Juggins S, Stevenson AC, Anderson DS, Anderson NJ, Berge F, Birks HJB, Davis RB, Flower RJ, Fritz SC, Haworth EY, Jones VJ, Kingston JC, Renberg I. Diatom quality control and data handling. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 1990, 327(1240), 257-261.
• Birks HJB, Line JM, Juggins S, Stevenson AC, Terbraak CJF. Diatoms and pH reconstruction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 1990, 327(1240), 263-278.
• Bennion H, Kelly MG, Juggins S, Yallop ML, Burgess A, Jamieson J, Krokowski J. Assessment of ecological status in UK lakes using benthic diatoms. Freshwater Science 2014.
• Davis BAS, Zanon M, Collins P, Mauri A, Bakker J, Barboni D, Barthelmes A, Beaudouin C, Bjune AE, Bozilova E, Bradshaw RHW, Brayshay BA, Brewer S, Brugiapaglia E, Bunting J, Connor SE, Beaulieu J-L, Edwards K, Ejarque A, Fall P, Florenzano A, Fyfe R, Galop D, Giardini M, Giesecke T, Grant MJ, Guiot J, Jahns S, Jankovská V, Juggins S, Kahrmann M, Karpinska-Kolaczek M, Kolaczek P, Kühl N, Kunes P, Lapteva EG, Leroy SAG, Leydet M, Lopez-Saez JA, Masi A, Matthias I, Mazier F, Meltsov V, Mercuri AM, Miras Y, Mitchell FJG, Morris JL, Naughton F, Nielsen AB, Novenko E, Odgaard B, Ortu E, Overballe-Petersen MV, Pardoe HS, Peglar SM, Pidek IA, Sadori L, Seppä H, Severova E, Shaw H, Swieta-Musznicka J, Theuerkauf M, Tonkov S, Veski S, Knaap WO, Leeuwen JFN, Woodbridge J, Zimny M, Kaplan JO. The European Modern Pollen Database (EMPD) project. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 2013.