Southeast Asia Research Group

Reconstructing Southeast Asia’s Dynamic Earth

News

We are delighted to have re-launched the SEARG website after a 3-year hiatus

May 2026: We are advertising a new PhD project looking at Cenozoic Palaeogeographies of Sundaland. Email a.gough@hw.ac.uk for more details.

May 2026: Amy Gough, Max Webb, Sam Holmes, and Isbram Hikmy attended EGU 2026. We chaired a session on ‘Source to Sink Systems in Asia and Oceania’

Dec 2025: Sam Holmes and Isbram Hikmy presented their PhD work at BSRG in London.

Basin Research

Please consider submitting to our Basin Research Special Issue: Source-to-Sink Systems in Asia and Oceania: Insights from Multi-Proxy Approaches across Geological Timescales. Deadline 31st December 2026

  • Welcome to the Southeast Asia Research Group

    The Southeast Asia Research Group carries out field and laboratory based studies aimed at understanding the tectonic development and geological history of this exciting, active, and beautiful region.

    Our research activities range from MSc, MRes, and PhD studies to major thematic programmes, all of which involve collaborations between UK and SE Asian universities, government institutions, and professional organisations.

    Our current research projects include using legacy data to refine tectonic reconstructions and build new palaeogeographic reconstructions, understand source to sink sediment routing throughout the region, provide insights into energy futures including CCS, natural hydrogen, and hydroelectric systems.

    If you are interested in joining the Southeast Asia Research Group Joint Industry Project 2026 – 2029 contact Amy Gough: A.Gough@hw.ac.uk