David Small

My mind has been returning to this video all weekend

Was equally silly when they played at Hampden tbf

Yes that’s the one. We speculated that the ones we saw might be related to sediment washing into supra-glacial ponds, like mini ice walled lake plains without the topography.

Yes, mapped similar things in some dry valleys in Antarctica (2021 paper in Antarctic Science). There is a reference in there to Circular Moraine Features (can’t recall authors) observed in Scandinavia as well which you might find useful.

Yikes 🤦‍♂️

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It’s been constant down here. Like living in a cloud!

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Dear Sir Paul, Re: Royal Society Code of Conduct I am sure that many scientists have written to you about the specific question of Elon Musk’s Fellowship and whether, under the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct, his retaining that Fellowship is appropriate. I will not rehash these issues. Instead, as a female scientist with extensive experience of activities aiming to increase equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering and physical sciences sector, I am writing to you (in a personal capacity) to ask you to reconsider the statements you have recently made in this context to the UK press about the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct and how it is applied. A 2018 report from the joint National Academies of the United States of America, concluded that “sexual harassment is common in academic science, engineering, and medicine” and that “greater than 50 percent of women faculty and staff and 20–50 percent of women students encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia”. This report described codes of conduct that make clear that sexual harassment is unethical and will not be tolerated as a “powerful incentive for change”. The authors also noted that sexual harassment can have significant and damaging effects on the integrity of research. In my own praxis, I have found that clear and consistently-implemented codes of conduct that address these issues make female scientists and engineers safer, and allow them to focus more effectively on their research. For codes of conduct to have such a positive effect, it is vital that sanctions for actions which transgress the code are meaningful and substantial.

I was hence aghast to realise that in an interview with the Financial Times published on 9/1/26, you appear to have suggested that the Royal Society “should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective””. Moreover, in a further interview with the Guardian on 11/1/26 you suggested that the code “may need to be looked at again”, with the implication that your aim would be to remove the option of sanctions on Fellows for reasons not strictly related to faults or defects in their research. I suggest that changing the Royal Society’s code of conduct so that the likelihood of serious sanctions for sexual harassment is reduced, would directly endanger women who interact with the Royal Society at events or otherwise, and would provide a licence to harass to the already powerful people on whom the Society bestows fellowship. The implications of your words - that under your leadership the only infringements of the code which are likely to receive the sanction of the Fellowship being removed are those related to research misconduct - already risk empowering harassers. You stated, in the Financial Times interview, that “there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances”. Given this awareness of the possibility of bad actors in our scientific community, it is wholly irresponsible to suggest that the Royal Society would not act to sanction these people if they harass more vulnerable scientists. I am hence writing to request that you retract any suggestion that the Society’s Code of Conduct should be changed so that the only reason a Fellow might be sanctioned by the removal of their Fellowship is “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective” research. This action is necessary to safeguard female scientists, a requirement placed on the Society by safeguarding legislation and UK statutory guidance. Yours sincerely, Professor Rachel A. Oliver.

Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.

This is great James!! Got some new modules to think about and can see so many ways to bring this in. Pints owed!

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Closes 19th Jan. Queries via email.

Just bamming us up at this point. Soft play beckons…

Polar Medal for two Durham glacial geologists We are delighted to announce that Professors Colm O’Cofaigh and Dave Roberts have been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal in the King’s New Year Honours list, which recognises outstanding achievem…

CONGRATULATIONS to @geogdurham.bsky.social's own Dave Roberts and Colm O'Cofaigh who have both been awarded the prestigious Polar Medal by the King in the 2026 New Year's Honours List. Such a well-deserved achievement for two excellent colleagues! ❄️🍾🥂

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I’ve seen metasediments, metagreywackes and turbidites, in Antarctica that look pretty similar.

An Alaskan coastal environment with vegetated beach ridges and a calm sea

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Distribution and characteristics of supraglacial channels on mountain glaciers in Valais, Switzerland Abstract. Supraglacial channels form a key component of glacier hydrology, transporting surface meltwater to englacial and proglacial positions, which impacts ice flow dynamics, surface mass balance a...

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Congratulations Dr Turner. Fuck the haters.

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I am also recruiting multiple PhD students (see below)

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Easier to “comb the desert” with that resolution.

Hey ice sheet types! 👋

The memes about the insane number of starter packs on this thing motivated me to create one more.

Please let me know who I am missing from the ice sheet world. 👇

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You say ice shelf, I say ice plain…

A person standing on a moraine which is in front of a mountain. The mountain is in East Antarctica, with a small glacier between the mountain and moraine. The person is using a saw to collect a rock sample from the surface of a boulder on top of the moraine.

A photo taken from a mountain in East Antarctica, with moraines and blue ice in the foreground, and the vast East Antarctic Ice Sheet extending to the horizon. Some small mountains (nunataks) are poking out above the surface of the ice sheet at varying distances.

Applications are now open for a Glasgow-based Iapetus DTP project centred on using in situ 14C to study glacier histories in East Antarctica! tinyurl.com/3ddvynn2 @stever60.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @iapetusdtp.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk

Opportunities matching 'earth' Search 4 Careers available at University of Calgary.

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Optimo (Espacio)’s JD Twitch has died The DJ, producer, promoter and label head was a celebrated icon of UK dance music

Awful news. Had so many amazing Optimo nights in Glasgow (and Edinburgh)

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Australia and Japan launch plan for joint Antarctic research - AAPP Japan and Australia working together in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean

What happens when 80 Antarctic scientists from Australia and Japan get together to discuss future research?

This 👉 aappartnership.org.au/australia-an...

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Smert as. Might treat myself.