POTC. As this scene summarises various stages of my PhD beautifully! 🙈 Share a GIF of one of your favourite movies and nominate five others: Alastair Hodgetts @jhgeol Evangeline Kate Manalo Struan Henderson Lisa Schnetz

Bourbon, hands down! Right then Earth Sciences Bham, shoot me down...😜

Great excuse to practice graphics for our very own Daniel Cox and his new paper in #GEOLOGY. Palaeo turning to the dark side of volcanoes Earth Sciences Bham... (doi.org/10.1130/G47562…) 🖌️: moi

Normalize overly honest method sections. "Cells were spun down at 5000 rpm because the centrifuge makes a funny noise at higher speeds."

Paul is amazing person, a first rate lecturer and supportive, receptive role model to me and other PhD students. I’m gutted. Without him there’s a huge gulf in teaching Earth Sciences Bham to fill. Wherever he goes next, know he will be an asset and a credit to you.

Check out Dr Charlotte Bird’s fab animation on Cynodont brain morphology for the Lyme Regis Lyme Regis Fossil Festival here...

Fellow UK volcanologists! Do you have a colleague/friend/collaborator who helped you through the last year? Asking for VMSG's next newsletter: would love an informal feature of shows of solidarity. If you want to share a shout-out, reply below :) Happy Friday all!

This #FossilFriday, I'm premiering the animation I've created for this weekend's Lyme Regis Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, showcasing my CENTA PhD research at @Palaeo_Bham. I hope you enjoy and learn something new about fossil brains!

I saw my first kākāpō at Oxford University Museum of Natural History! I've just been reading about this unique flightless bird in Millie Kerr's new book 'Wilder'. The kākāpō has almost been wiped out in New Zealand due to a combination of habitat loss and threats... [1/2]

mostly from invasive species (think rats, stoats and cats) brought to the island by early settlers. But one exceptional caretaker, Richard Henry, took on the challenge to create a predator free environment for kākāpō to thrive again. #rewilding #conservation #WildforWilder [2/2]

Here are more reasons to read Millie Kerr's 'Wilder'. Discover rewilding projects for Argentinian jaguars, South African pangolins and Galápagos giant tortoises, as well as species reintroductions in the Global South and countries experiencing conflict.

Happy Christmas, #GAndDivas & Help I Sexted My Boss - the D is happy! 😆

🏆 Do you work with a phenomal technician deserving of the Times Higher Education 'Outstanding Technician of the Year' Award? Submit a nomination before the deadline on 10 June: techniciancommitment.org.uk/nominations-op…

I'll be hosting a special screening of some great science films in Oxford in a few weeks. If you're in the area, come along to the Begbroke Garden Party and discover some amazing research - from rhinos and clouded leopards to neuroscience and pandemics. See you there! 🎥🎬

The whole concept of time zones is actually pretty weird! Did you know that Oxford used to have its own time zone, 5 minutes behind GMT? Pretty cool stuff! This podcast teaches you time basics, plus why understanding time on the Moon is critical for upcoming space missions 👇

Rounding off a series of great talks today at Mineralogy and Museums 10 with tours of Amgueddfa Caerdydd’s meteorite collection and a poster session. #mineralogy #minerals #geology #earthscience

That brings to an end the Mineralogy & Museums 10 Conference Amgueddfa Caerdydd. A host of fab talks and posters were on show to highlight the importance and depth of minerals, mineralogy and gemmology to museums, researchers and the communities we strive to reach - here’s to M&M11.

Great to host old colleagues from Earth Sciences Bham today Amgueddfa Caerdydd to work on some fascinating fossil material - outside the norm for the lab! 🤩 @ButlerLabBham Luke Meade Cardiff Curator