Jacob a 3rd year undergraduate doing internship with me on community engagement @ unveiling of a plastic river monster abbey park Leicester!

😮 This is some of the "staggering" amount of litter left on river banks after flooding in the East Midlands. The picture was taken by a uni professor who said she was shocked at the sight of plastic hanging from trees and bushes. More here: bbc.in/3RTauBr

In Sicily with Mgeol's. Today on lava flow from Mt Etna erupted 1991-1993! Spectacular.

At last good news on wildlife:BBC - Snow leopard no longer 'endangered' bbc.com/news/world-asi… -meanwhile UK to exterminate its badgers!

BBC News - Plate tectonics: When we discovered how the Earth really works bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Latest from the lab: we resolve the relationships of the fundamental land plant lineages and resolve the nature of their ancestor - with @markybiology @tomwilliamsevo The Interrelationships of Land Plants and the Nature of the Ancestral Embryophyte cell.com/current-biolog…

A message to our students re the strike. Or "Lots of Red Pen: Marking the VC's Statement" UCU #strikeforuss Bristol Young Labour Bristol SU CEO of Yelling Dylan Woodward

I just want to say how privileged I have been to have been taught by some amazing lecturers, who more often than not have supported me academically and personally. They inspired me and I've wanted to lecture all of my adult life. Thats why I support the #ucustrike #USSstrike

I’m going to miss the palaeolab group at Leicester: Sarah Gabbott @chrispyducks @ThomasHearing Leah Nolan PalaeozoicJapan✊🕊️🇵🇸 #FreePalestine lifeonourplanet @rhgoodall Neil Adams (et al. not on twitter) Give them a #follow, there is some awesome science coming out of this lab group🔬

Today I am on strike. I believe these issues at stake are really important, and explain why here: russellgarwood.co.uk/strike/ #UCUstrike #USSstrike

Impromptu demo on university road #drummersonpicketlines #USSstrike

BBC News - University pension boss's £82,000 pay rise bbc.co.uk/news/education…

This is super well written Russell Garwood. #USSstrike x.com/Katie_H_Joy/st…

See you on the pickets line tomorrow! #USSstrike #strikeforuss bbc.co.uk/news/education…

If you look at the economics, it's completely reasonable for university lecturers to strike over pension changes independent.co.uk/voices/univers…

My (prize winning) The PalAss talk is now on Youtube. If you've ever wanted to know about pterosaur diets, now's your chance. Thank you Palaeocast! Geology at Leicester youtube.com/watch?v=Kn20as…

Unraveling the lost history of loss with decay experiments, in my latest Oxford University Museum of Natural History blog #Taphonomy #Fossils x.com/morethanadodo/…