Dr Yani Najman is a Reader at Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University. She is a geologist who reconstructs ancient environments, and is currently focussing on understanding how the Himalayas formed and when the Nile River began.
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    The adventures of a Himalayan geologist

    Geologist Dr Yani Najman scours the Indian Himalaya, searching for evidence of when the mountain belt was formed. Scaling the mountains and finding the right rocks is only half the battle. 

  • Trekking and training in nature’s highest laboratory

    Dr Yani Najman organises a group of 32 scientists on a geological field trip across the Himalaya.

  • Unlocking the secrets of the deep

    What is a Himalayan geologist, typically acclimatized to working at altitudes in excess of 4000m, doing in the Bay of Bengal, bobbing around at sea level? Dr Yani Najman explains.

  • A love-hate relationship

    Himalayan geologist Dr Yani Najman reflects on the aftermath of the Nepal Earthquakes and  her mixed emotions about the world’s highest mountains

  • Secrets in the sands of Burma

    Himalayan geologist Yani Najman travels to a remote corner of Myanmar to reveal the history of the world’s highest mountains.

  • Geological research under extreme conditions: an expedition to Antarctica

    Dr Yani Najman joined 40 other scientists from around the world on an international expedition to research how climate change is affecting the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

  • How does topography grow?

    Geologist Dr Yani Najman explains how she travelled with researcher Dr Gwladys Govin to the remote kingdom of Bhutan to solve a Himalayan mystery - how the Shillong Plateau was formed

  • Discovering the age of the Nile

    At nearly 7000 kms long, the Nile is the longest river in the world, but when did it first start to flow? Dr Yani Najman explains how she and her colleagues found the answer.