warfare makes pollution :(
10.03.2026 12:41
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warfare makes pollution :(
The daytime darkness and overhead smoke reminds me of the so called "high fog" (in fact pollution) that hung over UK cities through the late 19th and early 20th century. Indicative of really severe air pollution.
for various reasons I am not exercising at pool and sports centres at the moment. Restarted my seated workout routine which I did when I was waiting for my ankle replacement. V pleased Paul Eugene's seated workouts are still going as they are great!! #activelife
youtu.be/a70ZtAGiJi0?...
One for all the scientists and medics! 🧪🥼
The burst of green light emanating from this orange crystal when it is gently placed into a bed of silica gel is a dramatic demonstration of how a material’s surroundings can change its properties. Read more: cen.acs.org/materials/Ch...
#FluorescenceFriday #CENChemPics #chemsky 🧪
we are starting a interest group for #ammonia #sensors for outdoor ambient monitoring. This is assoicated with my work on the CEN Standards working group 42 Ambient air - Air quality sensors. If you are interested get in touch. Hopefully first online meeting in March or April. #airquality
This amazing bus is the Moon Palace - a wonderful project between art and Physics to create a space to inspire people how the universe works. If you’re in London over 20-21 Feb, drop into the courtyard outside Royal Astronomical Society and take a look eps.leeds.ac.uk/faculty-engi...
Black-and-white historical photograph of renowned Chinese-American physicist Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu. She stands confidently in a white lab coat, facing the camera with a calm, poised expression and direct gaze. Her dark hair is elegantly styled. Behind her is a large, complex rack of mid-20th-century electronic equipment, including tangled cables, multiple control panels, dials, switches, and connectors. Prominently visible is a device labeled "CU1721" (a linear amplifier), with additional markings such as "GUIDANCE CONTROL," "FOR AC ANALYSIS," "TIME CONTROL," input/output ports, and other technical labels typical of nuclear physics instrumentation from that era. The setting captures the intensity and precision of experimental nuclear research in the post-WWII period.
Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu died #OTD in 1997.
She conducted the Wu experiment (proving parity isn't conserved) for which her male colleagues won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics. Her role wasn't publicly honored until she was awarded the inaugural Wolf Prize in 1978. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect
Listen on SoundCloud to the #podcast #interview we had with James Rowson in 2019 on the #LTE #CorsFochno, #Wales
bit.ly/3wCtGcZ
It’s a #climate experiment that is being run at this #bog site 🌏
Job reminder: lectureship in Marine Conservation available at Hull. Deadline is the 19th. We're friendly and you can still buy a house on an academic salary here. 🧪 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQF022/l...
There's beauty in age! 🌱
Ever wanted to turn your passion for the environment into real impact?
Our MSc in Environmental Change and Policy at the University of Oxford equips you to tackle today’s biggest environmental challenges.
Watch the full video 📽️https://youtu.be/N0iXuhhy6DA
Our new ditch GHG paper now online in final view. A great team effort led by @tksilver.bsky.social with contributions from an all-star cast of supporting authors.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
In 2016, an intrepid group of scientists stepped onto the #Greenland Icesheet and setup a camp to collect the most comprehensive dataset ever made. They made simultaneous measurements of microbiology, glaciology, geochemistry, atmospheric parameters and remote sensing for 6 weeks.
Oxford skyline.
Paid summer research internships in Oxford! Work with me on biodiversity in school grounds (or with someone else on another project).
🧪 #UNIQplus is open to UK undergraduates from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds.
📆 Applications due 18 Feb:
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
🌍 #AcademicSky
Pablo Espina Martin led this new study testing market available ammonia in air sensors..
Are Ammonia sensors ready for outdoor use? Not quite there for routine use yet.
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Isle of May avian ecologist #job #seabirds - come join our team, we’d love to chat if you have questions, please just get in touch ⬇️
#clouds are up, and birds #eastlothian coast. Happy new year!
I had wondered what the Little-Robin Geranium was called - they pop up in the cracks of the pavement and are one of my favourite "street flowers" (unless it is a realtion of them of course).
PhDs being offered across the Iapetus DTP for an October 2026 start:
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Please broadcast details of our Diversifying Talent Scholarship scheme too:
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
@ukri.org #BlackAFinSTEM #firstgen
New Nature study finds sub-Saharan Africa has lost 24% of its biodiversity.
ECI’s Dr Nicola Stevens co-led the plant assessment as part of a major African-led effort mapping where biodiversity is being lost — and where it remains.
More in our news story ⬇️
www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/sub-sah...
We’re proud to be a founding member of the newly launched
@nro-group.bsky.social – uniting UK research centres to #MakingResearchMatter for people, communities & the economy. 🤝
Read more here: noc.ac.uk/news/making-...
A ground beetle, Carabus problematicus. Photo by Roy Anderson
PhD opportunity using long-term data & experimental results to develop a model to predict ground beetle species responses under woodland management scenarios. With @uniofreading.bsky.social ding.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...
sending hugs x
There are several extreme historical UK & Ireland windstorms which are of interest to insurance companies to understand wind risks, e.g. January 1884 dropped to <930mb over Scotland.
Postdoc position in Reading (working with Aon & QBE) to explore these risks: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Places are filling up fast for December's Air Quality in the 21st Century at the Royal Society of Chemistry.
It's a science adventure from the work of AQEG to net zero, health gains from air pollution actions, UFP, shipping, inequalities in exposure the ULEZ and more.
www.rsc.org/events/detai...
PhD available!
To address the intersection of restoration ecology and biodiversity policy
by developing spatially explicit, realistic restoration strategies using scenario-based modelling
to generate tools & support effective biodiversity planning
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Organisations running ECN terrestrial sites are @hutton.ac.uk, @rothamsted.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social, @ukceh.bsky.social, NRW, @afbini.gov.uk and DSTL.
Collecting a water sample for chemical analysis.
We had a great meeting today with our wonderful, dedicated terrestrial site managers 👏. We shared updates from our ECN long-term #environmental research and #monitoring sites. It was an opportunity to share successes and challenges and to keep our network going. #research #data #LTER
