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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Sep 5

Accidentally left the kitchen door open. Two minutes later the kitten brings me the washing up sponge up to my office...

Cat Money GIF

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Sep 4

Finally #LevyOut - no doubt he gave the club its current foundations but hopefully now they'll raise the aspirations and risk appertite on and off the pitch. #COYS

Dr Linda Speight @lindasp8.bsky.social · Sep 4

p.s. if you've not heard of the UK Flood Hydrology Roadmap its a community initiative to ensure that "Society has improved hydrological information and understanding to manage flood hazard in a changing world”. www.hydrology.org.uk/Flood_Hydrol...

UK Flood Hydrology Roadmap

Summary page for the UK's 25-year Flood Hydrology Roadmap, including the Environment Agency's Flood Hydrology Improvements Programme.

www.hydrology.org.uk

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Dr Linda Speight @lindasp8.bsky.social · Sep 4

I would encourage anyone who works in, or with, UK Hydrology to join this @britishhydrosoc.bsky.social webinar

We'll be sharing project updates from the Flood Hydrology Roadmap and exciting news on how you can get involved

Tue 16th September | 1030 - 1200 BST

Register here: m.bpt.me/event/6696408

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Sep 4

It is my pride and joy.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Sep 4

And just like academia, they have the best toys.

A model of a steam engine used for a wargame. It is painted bright red and burnished gold.

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Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · Sep 3

I wrote a piece for the Guardian games newsletter this week on my PhD research into preserving play experiences, and why I think that the most archaeological games are those that that actually make you *think* like one 🏺

www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...

Forget Tomb Raider and Uncharted, there’s a new generation of games about archaeology – sort of

In this week’s newsletter: an archaeologist (and gamer) on why we love to walk around finding objects in-game and in real life

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Sep 3

I am craving a Hull pattie... Is there anywhere in York that can do me a pattie...

Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Sep 1

TBF, I guess there isn't much call for frozen custard ice cream at breakfast time.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Sep 1

I needed a cable for my camera and wanted a sweet treat for the last day on my leave.

The specialist camera shop didn't have the cable. My favourite crumble place was shut.

Ended up eating a McFlurry whilst browsing Amazon... Shop local folks.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 30

Frank's biggest challenge is to figure out how to get the players to turn up against mid-table opposition.

We've consistently been half-assed in these sorts of games for as long as I can remember #COYS

Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 30

Commentator: "There has to be a response by Spurs in this 2nd half".

Narrator: "There was never a response by Spurs".

#COYS

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Dr. Lucia Perez-Diaz @drlperezdiaz.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨 Science-y family event alert! 🚨

For children 7-10, September 20th, at the Geological Society of London. Spaces are limited, and I hear that two of my four workshops are fully booked...so if you want to join me don't wait too long!!

programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/4938

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Dr. Lucia Perez-Diaz @drlperezdiaz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Did you miss my @geolsoc.bsky.social Public Lecture? Well, it is now online! Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwnQ...

Maybe one for the #SciArt feed peeps (and the #EarthScientists too!)

Public Lecture - Lost in illustration: the art (and science) of communicating through graphics

YouTube video by The Geological Society

www.youtube.com

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 27

CODHEADS!!!

Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 27

BBC 5Live right now

youtube.com/shorts/12j2E...

Every Football Pundit Talking About Manchester United

YouTube video by Michael Spicer

youtube.com

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 24

Looking forward to our hearty and filling casserole this week, courtesy of the Tesco click and collect.

Teabag for scale.

A very small courgette barely bigger than a teabag.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 24

Now waiting for an email, that according to forums never comes, that will presumably include a link that will requires her to sign in.

Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 24

Last night Amazon locked my wife's account. She has instantly lost everything on our Alexa's, her kindle, her Audible etc. Looking like it has all been lost.

Now in a Kafke-esque nightmare of Amazon asking her to sign whilst also locking her from doing so.

Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 24

Last night Amazon locked my wife's account. She has instantly lost everything on our Alexa's, her kindle, her Audible etc. Looking like it has all been lost.

Now in a Kafke-esque nightmare of Amazon asking her to sign whilst also locking her from doing so.

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 23

Frank has shown here what he can do when he has the tools. We need to strengthen with quality depth though, will only take 1-2 injuries to scupper this #COYS

Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 23

Brilliant first half. Frank has got the balance spot on again. We can get a lot of change out of their keeper.

2nd half will be hard. Fatigue and subs might undo us #COYS

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 23

That was a clear foul on Kudos by Trafford? #COYS

Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 23

Our bench is so light... #coys

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 22

That 'Landscapes to Lifescapes' Digital Exhibition looks interesting. You should definitely take a look at that.

The Flood Hub @thefloodhub.bsky.social · Aug 22

‼️Next week, we'll be focussing on the 'Learning' section of #TheFloodHub 📲.

We will be sharing information about our:
💧#KS2 Flooding Lessons & Climate Change lessons
🌦️#KS3 Weather & Climate Lessons
📋#StormBabet #GCSE case study
⛈️UK #Storm Top Trumps
📝Low Crosby #GCSE case study
& more!

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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · Aug 22

The call for #session #proposals for the #EGU26 General Assembly is now open!
Submit short course ideas and/or proposals for Union Symposia and Great Debates by 16 September 2025.

👉 Submit your proposals here: egu.eu/60GYS7

Image description: A crowded conference hall with attendees. With text reading:" The call for session proposals for #EGU26 is now open! Apply by September 16, 2025."

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The Flood Hub @thefloodhub.bsky.social · Aug 22

‼️Next week, we'll be focussing on the 'Learning' section of #TheFloodHub 📲.

We will be sharing information about our:
💧#KS2 Flooding Lessons & Climate Change lessons
🌦️#KS3 Weather & Climate Lessons
📋#StormBabet #GCSE case study
⛈️UK #Storm Top Trumps
📝Low Crosby #GCSE case study
& more!

Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 21

Somehow, remarkedly, with my last pay cheque my student loan has been paid off!

Overpaid in fact...

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 20

This transfer window has been a shambles. Again. #COYS #LevyOut

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Aug 20

So @egu.eu General Assembly in Vienna one week, Eurovision in Vienna the week after. Logistical nightmare.

Tempted to book my hotel for #EGU26 now.

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Rolf Hut @rolfhut.bsky.social · Aug 20

And finally: the Easter egg. We do have a tradition of unpronounceable acronyms in science, so I had to slip this into the paper. Please click on the acronym in the abstract of our paper. 🧵🛑
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

More efficient reproducible research in hydrology: moving research down the academic career scale (MRDTACS) | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Hydrology faces critical challenges in reproducibility, accessibility and collaboration, limiting progress and innovation. This article introduces ‘moving research down the academic career scale’ (MRDTACS): the idea that work should be reproducible by ...

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