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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 9h

All this, “universities have colleges and it kinda matters” is making me laugh

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Mike Prior-Jones @drmikepj.bsky.social · 4d

Every time I see this in academia, I’m reminded of an “alternative prospectus” produced by students at York, which featured the lines “Alcuin College is the best college, under a system of bestness that scores alphabetical order, height above sea level and proximity to the library”

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 3d

Everytime I need to submit a business case, I know it is about submitting a “bestness case”.

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 12h

I’ve only been climbing for 30 years but yeah, sure, please tell me how it’s done…

a man stands in front of a wall of advertisements including etihad

ALT: a man stands in front of a wall of advertisements including etihad

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 12h

I hate bouldering…but needs must sometimes 🧗🏾‍♂️

Awesome Walls in Stockport…ruined largely by some old white guy who told me that a route isn’t completely unless you put *two* hands on the finishing hold… 🔔🔚

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Mark Tingay @marktingay.bsky.social · 17h

⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!

The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).

Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.

Video source: @_yagha_

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 20h

CRISPS, IZZY, CRISPS. NOT CHIPS!!!!!!!

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 1d

Fours years ago today. One of the greatest moments of my life 🥺

A black packet of black pudding and English mustard crisps

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve tried ALL the crisps 😋

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 1d

Fours years ago today. One of the greatest moments of my life 🥺

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 1d

The ways in which various media outlets are reporting that 2001 fossil discovery is really quite striking…

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 2d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · 2d

I would love to know at what point the right wingers will finally accept that fossil fuels are dying, but never underestimate the power of obstinance I guess lol
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 2d

The folks who don't want students to use AI for coding statistics are spiritually aligned with the people in the 1980s who didn't want high school students using calculators.

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 2d

NEW PIN JUST DROPPED 😎

@canopyrobin.com 🏳️‍⚧️

A pin that says he/him. It’s attached to a piece of card. It’s from canopyrobin.etsy.com

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 2d

that hat was a gift when i left jacobs 🥹

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Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 4d

As an aside, "Excellence" must be the single-most overused, empty, boilerplate word used in academic bureaucracy and it's typically a stand-in for "We don't know what we want so you should do everything".

Berna Devezer @devezer.bsky.social · 4d

Admin email from university: "Share your ideas: Help shape operational excellence at U of I"

Soliciting ideas for how to improve operational processes.

Except...

The form doesn't work—the form created by the Operational Excellence team.

Yeah.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent letter from the Bishop of Birmingham to Robert Jenrick.

At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.

The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 4d

A remarkable transformation in @rsc.org prizes.
30% of prizes recognise teams rather than individuals (up from 5%).
36% of prize-winners are early-career (up from 4%)
38% of prize winners are women (up from 25%)
Twice as many prizes for work outside universities.
www.rsc.org/policy-and-c...

Reshaping recognition: evolving how we celebrate excellence

A multi-year journey to transform our prizes

www.rsc.org

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Sammie Buzzard @treacherousbuzz.bsky.social · 4d

I've been working on it for over a decade but the scale of the ice in Antarctica still 🤯
Look for the scale bar in the bottom right, 4km

Doug Johnson 🇨🇦🇺🇦🌦️🏞 @smikooman.bsky.social · 5d

Ice Calving, Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica
Late winter hi-res image of the glacier that flows into the Amundsen Sea, producing this spectacular calving event (ice floes). If Thwaites were to collapse from climate change, it could raise global sea levels by 65 centimetres.

Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-1 imagery acquired on 2 October 2025, reveals the ice tongue of Thwaites Glacier, along with newly calved ice fragments drifting nearby.

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 5d

My logic was that the conditions on the day of the race will be better than this…

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 6d

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 5d

Flawless 10/10

Cassetteboy @cassetteboy.bsky.social · 11d

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

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