Senior Lecturer @uniexecges | Malta | Hazards & Society | Disasters & Islands | Geography & Geoscience pedagogy | FRGS | FHEA | Views my own.
Penryn, Cornwall (UK)
Joined May 2012
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You don't think it will ever happen until it does... Finding your intellectual property shared without due credit while doom scrolling on Facebook. I thought I recognised the map of Malta. Turns out I did. I'd drawn it & we'd published it!
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I'll be representing @uniexecges today @DiscoverUniExe in the Forum (12:30 in Forum 7,8,9 & 13:30 in Forum 4). Come and find out all about our amazing programmes in Geography, Environmental Science, & Marine Science! #discovercges #universitybythesea #university
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Looking forward to starting a new year of GEO3469 tomorrow with module intro and the first exploration of cities and risk. Lots of examples to consider in the seminar on Thursday and for students to reflect on in their journal notebooks!
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2024. The year I was promoted & celebrated the successes of my first Exeter tutees. Some great fieldtrips (yes, even the one that was rather washed out by the end!). Fab students. Just the last 2 months put a massive dampener on it all #academicprecarity #highered #HappyNewYear
The FINAL week of #geo2463! Two more sessions. This means the end-of-module simulation exercise is rapidly approaching. Will it be Monday, or will it be Tuesday? Oh the tension! All will be revealed in Monday's class! #researchledteaching
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Can't believe we're onto the penultimate(!!) week of #geo2463 @uniexecges starting tomorrow. This week? We're looking at sinkholes/dolines & then the social science theme of tourism & natural hazards. The 1st magical mystery tour? Somewhere famous for lobster (incl. in beer!)!
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In this coming week for #geo2463 students @uniexecges, we finish our look at hydrometeorogical/socionatural hazards before exploring the relationships between theodicy and natural hazards. Where will we go in our magical mystery tours though?
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Our Director of Education is at the @UniofExeter open day today with some of our students, eager to answer all your questions about our programmes @uniexecges @UniExeCornwall. Find them in the Great Hall! #geography #environmentalscience #marinescience
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In #geo1413 meanwhile, we explore the risk landscape of Cornwall. From a tsunami in 1014, to the deadliest Cornish earthquake, to the present & ongoing threat from coastal erosion & flooding. But which side of the lecture theatre will survive the hypothetical shark?
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Next week in #geo2463 @uniexecges we move on to consider the violence of wind in lecture 1 & flooding in lecture 2 with 2 great magical mystery tours! In our workshop, we discuss Hurricane Ian & some of our current research, hoping to inspire dissertations! #researchledteaching
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Looking forward to assessing applications again this year and seeing what our students get up to. Last year students used the fund to support trips to South Africa, Saint Helena, Tunisia & one student even learnt the art of Cornish hedging! #employability #skills #experience
We're delighted that the CGES Professional Development Fund for this academic year is now OPEN! Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Available to all undergrad and postgrad-taught students in CGES #employability #placements #volunteering #professionaldevelopment
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While another week on #geo2463 may have finished with a look at tsunamis, tomorrow I'm hosting an informal discussion on the recent hurricanes in the US @UniExeCornwall @uniexecges. All welcome to attend (subject to room capacity). PL Seminar 7, 3-4pm.
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1 week down of #geo2463. We've seen some of the dimensions of disaster & explored our 1st geophysical hazard: volcanoes 🌋! Next week we start the social science strand with an overview of core theory, which may include a clip from The Big Bang Theory, donuts, & a trip to the US!
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Looking forward to starting another year of #geo2463 @uniexecges! Tomorrow we begin by looking at the historic & geographic dimensions of disaster, before discussing recent events chosen by the students & considering the flooding of Derna in our first seminar #hazardsandsociety
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A fab 2 days in the capital at the @FIELDWORK_NTF showcase conference hosted by @RGS_IBG. Some great talks, great discussions & great colleagues exploring the enhancement & development of fieldwork pedagogy. Lots to digest & discuss within @uniexecges & @UoE_DEES #fieldwork
Looking forward to the Enhancing Fieldwork Learning conference over the next two days! Lots to hopefully take on board for our fieldwork practice in our Centre & wider Department. Plus looking forward to catching up with people! #fieldwork #pedagogy #learning
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Looking forward to the discussions next week @RGS_IBG @FIELDWORK_NTF on fieldwork teaching and practice in HE. Lots to hopefully input into our own practice and development in @uniexecges #fieldwork #pedagogy #geography #environmentalscience #marinescience
A fab research chat & catch-up with a colleague today on our conceptual paper. Meant to be 1hr, lasted almost 2! Looking forward to discussing the concept development in #geo2463 & #geo3469 this year @uniexecges (hopefully inspiring some dissertations too)! #researchledteaching
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I've been struggling over the last few days to word a critical section of a conceptual paper connecting different bodies of literature together. Of course, that connection came during a random conversation on the train with a stranger as we sped past Dawlish yesterday...
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Looking forward to chatting with prospective students today all about our Centre & flexible interdisciplinary programmes. If you're coming to @UniofExeter, we're in the Great Hall so come & have a chat! #universitybythesea #choosegeography #marinescience #environmentalscience