@varvacious

PhD Student at Manchester Metropolitan University studying past glacial lakes in the UK and using varved sediments to reconstruct past environments.

 Manchester, England
Joined September 2016
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Day two of @QuaternaryRA_UK @sheffieldgeog #QRA22 - time for @varvacious and his lovely lacustrine laminae @ManMetUni @MMU_NATSCI
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Drip, drip, drip 💧 Hear how #Manchester children feel about #glacier melt, #climatechange, and their #sustainability pledges for a brighter future, in our brand new #SciArt #COP26 video 💧Drip💧by @GailLightFest and @DrMeltwater @ManMetUni @MMUEcolEnv   mmutube.mmu.ac.uk/media/Drip…
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Hot off the press 🔥 Our super fun @NERCscience project using #storytelling for #Geography #climatechange outreach. Out now in @PiPGjournal Open access and packed with #scicomm tips and templates @glaciologytim @varvacious @Leonora_O @funkids journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

Enhancing physical geography schools outreach: Insights from co-production and storytelling...

Global environmental change is one of the most pressing issues facing future generations. Equipping schoolchildren with a clear understanding of physical geogra...

journals.sagepub.com
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Can anyone help with where to actually purchase wild, lead-free venison from in England? My understanding is that most for sale is farmed, and that it's near impossible to establish if it contains lead when wild shot. Would love to find a good source. theguardian.com/environment/…

Wild deer set to wreak havoc in UK woodlands as venison demand plunges

Unmanaged animals from Britain’s largest herds for 1,000 years are no longer needed with restaurants in lockdown

theguardian.com
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Matthew Carney retweeted
Kathryn Adamson@DrMeltwater5 Jan 2021
For teachers/parents/carers looking for #homelearning #science content, take a look at our free #climatechange podcast series ‘Climate Explorers’ with @NERCscience @funkids @glaciologytim 🌍 Hope you find it helpful! ☺️ funkidslive.com/learn/marina…
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Ready for a week of #BSGLOL qualifiers? Look no further than this thread! Four landforms from a subsection of #geomorphology will be put against each other with the top two from each day taking a position in the 2021 #BSGLOL tournament brackets 🥊🥊
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Bags of mud lovingly mailed out to 70 students, live 'Sofa Sedimentology' with our awesome @PhysGeogMMU @MMUGeog first years is GO! The most fun I've had for months!! @mudswoman @varvacious @ManMetUni
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Proud as punch @varvacious searching for proglacial lake 14C samples 😬 #needleinahaystack @PhysGeogMMU @MMUEcolEnv @MMUGeog
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Wow, what fantastic news, we’re blushing! 😊 Thanks to our brilliant students, *Physical Geography* has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Department of the Year’ at the @TheUnionMMU Annual Teaching Awards theunionmmu.org/articles/tea…

Teaching Awards shortlist announced @ Manchester Metropolitan University Students' Union

Teaching Awards 2020 shortlist has now been announced. Join us on 23 June to find out the winners.

theunionmmu.org
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Matthew Carney retweeted
Susie Dent
@susie_dent24 Apr 2020
While Toilet Duck and Dettol are trending, here's a reminder of the word 'ultracrepidarian': one who consistently offers opinions and advice on subjects way beyond their understanding.
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Our local line will be active from 10-3pm all week, managed by volunteers. Local Ardwick and Longsight helpline: 07930 261 920 For emergencies you can contact the Manchester City council line: 0800 234 6123
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Matthew Carney retweeted
SciBarMCR@SciBarMCR21 Feb 2020
Very excited for our February speaker Dr Chris Murgatroyd coming to The Pen and Pencil, Thursday the 27th February (6:30pm) to discuss the topic of Conversational Genetics🧬 Entry is free, so come on down if to learn about what makes each of us unique🧠👨‍🏫 #Manchester #SciComm
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Geomorphology in action today on the (very windy) first year @PhysGeogMMU Earth Surface Processes fieldtrip @mudswoman @varvacious @IestynBarr
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The first #BSGLOL semi final is between #TeamMeander and #TeamValley (U-Shaped). Which landform is best? Why does it belong in the final? Vote and tell us why below ⬇️⬇️ #LeagueofLandforms
58%Meander
42%U-Shaped Valley
540 votes • Final results
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Matthew Carney retweeted
SciBarMCR@SciBarMCR17 Jan 2020
Our next speaker for the 30th January is Dr Steve Barrett, who will be discussing image analysis of UFO sightings and whether they have any plausible explanations! Please get yourself down to @penandpencilnq on the last Thursday of this month- no ticket required!
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Matthew Carney retweeted
IQUA@Quaternary_Irl30 Jul 2019
Matthew Carney - See poster Number P-4864 "Reconstructing Retreat Dynamics of the Irish Ice Sheet Using Proglacial Lake Sediments" #INQUADUB19 #INQUADUB2019 @INQUADUB19
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Replying to @GeoBrentatlarge @mudswoman @varvacious
Matthew Carney @varvacious discussing his valves with "THE" Gail Ashley.
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Dreamteam @varvacious and @mudswoman doing what they do best - discussing varved sediments on the @INQUADUB19 #INQUADUB2019 #fieldtrip
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Kicking off our @INQUADUB19 #fieldtrip ‘Glacial Deposits of the Irish Midlands’ with some cracking sediments @mudswoman @varvacious #INQUADUB19 #welovegravel
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Some cracking posters at #BOGS2019 @ManMetUni on the use of biomarkers in proglacial lake sediments with @varvacious @sparkes_geochem @mudswoman @glaciologytim @UoM_GeogLabs @PhysGeogMMU Thanks for an excellent conference!
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