We are excited to have been awarded a NERC Isotope Geosciences Facilities Steering Committee grant to enable us to date some extra Ascension samples! The grant was awarded to Jenni, Darren and Katie so that they can investigate, in more detail, the timing and frequency of explosive eruptions on Ascension, using the ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar dating method, linked to the detailed fieldwork that has already been carried out.