Fi Daisy G
@fidaisyg.bsky.social
Engineering Academic, Chartered Structural Engineer, Open University Staff Tutor, global citizen living in UK, Mum, she/her.
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"Marie Tharp charted the ocean floor before she had even sailed on its surface, and despite her theories being dismissed as 'girl talk'. Her pioneering achievements were only fully recognised after her death."
The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room
Marie Tharp charted the ocean floor before she had even sailed on its surface, and despite her theories being dismissed as ‘girl talk’. Her pioneering achievements were only fully recognised after her death
observer.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
"Marie Tharp charted the ocean floor before she had even sailed on its surface, and despite her theories being dismissed as 'girl talk'. Her pioneering achievements were only fully recognised after her death."
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How can schools support teachers with keeping up to date with children's literature? Is time prioritised for it and, if so, how? Or is it left for people to do in their own time? I understand the challenges around fitting it in, but it's valuable CPD and needs to be recognised as such.
February 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
How can schools support teachers with keeping up to date with children's literature? Is time prioritised for it and, if so, how? Or is it left for people to do in their own time? I understand the challenges around fitting it in, but it's valuable CPD and needs to be recognised as such.
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“Defra and the Ministry for Housing need to be working close together to make sure our housing targets aren’t preventing what we know is needed to protect future and existing homes from future levels of flooding.” #housing #flooding #England
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows
Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:41 AM
“Defra and the Ministry for Housing need to be working close together to make sure our housing targets aren’t preventing what we know is needed to protect future and existing homes from future levels of flooding.” #housing #flooding #England
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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BOYCOTT AMAZON
Love this so much, especially the juxtaposition of English folklore paths with an Amazon spokesperson going out of their way to deny a person driving their branded vehicle is an employee.
I followed the biggest story of the week: how an Amazon delivery van became marooned on the Broomway www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
February 17, 2026 at 7:35 PM
BOYCOTT AMAZON
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Yes!
(Although an AMOC breakdown could bring less winter rainfall, at least in southern Britain - and huge other impacts)
(Although an AMOC breakdown could bring less winter rainfall, at least in southern Britain - and huge other impacts)
UK rain: Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Yes!
(Although an AMOC breakdown could bring less winter rainfall, at least in southern Britain - and huge other impacts)
(Although an AMOC breakdown could bring less winter rainfall, at least in southern Britain - and huge other impacts)
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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“Geographical training and knowledge, in short, is more important than ever. We say this loudly and clearly, lest our universities forget.”
The UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearings
From climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
“Geographical training and knowledge, in short, is more important than ever. We say this loudly and clearly, lest our universities forget.”
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We've been on the Northern Line. The idea that it's 2000 years old seems completely reasonable.
February 17, 2026 at 9:18 AM
We've been on the Northern Line. The idea that it's 2000 years old seems completely reasonable.
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A great explanation from Prof Christina Pagel on the current situation with measles in the UK:
Where we are, how we got here and what we can do.
Well worth a read to get a deeper understanding.
Where we are, how we got here and what we can do.
Well worth a read to get a deeper understanding.
What’s going on with Measles in England?
An explanation of where we are, how we got here and what we can do
christinapagel.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 AM
A great explanation from Prof Christina Pagel on the current situation with measles in the UK:
Where we are, how we got here and what we can do.
Well worth a read to get a deeper understanding.
Where we are, how we got here and what we can do.
Well worth a read to get a deeper understanding.
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Good news alert: Just want to shout out Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Black woman in the Winter Olympics, who won her sixth medal and first gold tonight, AND is also one of the only 8% of hearing parents who learn to sign for her deaf kid. Badass through and through.🥇
February 17, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Good news alert: Just want to shout out Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Black woman in the Winter Olympics, who won her sixth medal and first gold tonight, AND is also one of the only 8% of hearing parents who learn to sign for her deaf kid. Badass through and through.🥇
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I've visited the Hope Valley twice in the last year, both by train. This will be a great improvement, opening up parts of the Peak District that I can't currently get to by train.
Fantastic to see my Mini Switzerland idea covered by the BBC.
It captures so many people’s imaginations because it’s both obvious, simple and yet - from where we are today - unspeakably radical.
Please share!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It captures so many people’s imaginations because it’s both obvious, simple and yet - from where we are today - unspeakably radical.
Please share!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Mini Switzerland' plan for Peak District transport network
The idea would see buses arriving before trains pull into stations to improve connectivity.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I've visited the Hope Valley twice in the last year, both by train. This will be a great improvement, opening up parts of the Peak District that I can't currently get to by train.
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No matter how bleak their views, benches embody civil kindness | Emma Beddington
No matter how bleak their views, benches embody civil kindness | Emma Beddington
Bristol’s newest sit-down spot has been mocked for facing a brick wall – and there are plenty in my own town of York facing unlovely aspects. But sometimes we all just need a rest, writes Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:18 AM
No matter how bleak their views, benches embody civil kindness | Emma Beddington
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"Can The Student Loan Genie Be Put Back In The Bottle?"
www.politicshome.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
"Can The Student Loan Genie Be Put Back In The Bottle?"
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And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 PM
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Excellent blog via @theniceman.bsky.social.
February 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Excellent blog via @theniceman.bsky.social.
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Climate adaptation will be expensive and difficult whatever we do.
But definitely cheaper to plan for and invest in it than just keep letting crucial infrastructure wash into the sea.
And sometimes adaptation will mean moving stuff, sadly - not everywhere will get a Thames Barrier
But definitely cheaper to plan for and invest in it than just keep letting crucial infrastructure wash into the sea.
And sometimes adaptation will mean moving stuff, sadly - not everywhere will get a Thames Barrier
February 15, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Climate adaptation will be expensive and difficult whatever we do.
But definitely cheaper to plan for and invest in it than just keep letting crucial infrastructure wash into the sea.
And sometimes adaptation will mean moving stuff, sadly - not everywhere will get a Thames Barrier
But definitely cheaper to plan for and invest in it than just keep letting crucial infrastructure wash into the sea.
And sometimes adaptation will mean moving stuff, sadly - not everywhere will get a Thames Barrier
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The Dawlish - Teignmouth railway line feels like the absolute front line of climate adaptation in Britain (a test we are not passing so far).
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
Fresh fears for South West's rail link in Dawlish after storms
Taxpayer money has flowed into fixing the rail line connecting Cornwall with the rest of the UK - but the elements have other ideas.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The Dawlish - Teignmouth railway line feels like the absolute front line of climate adaptation in Britain (a test we are not passing so far).
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
And yet somehow, somehow, this article manages to go in-depth on the problems with the line without mentioning the climate once. The sea is literally higher!
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Sorry to say this isn't #history v. #Archaeology thing.
Archaeologists do this - I know at least 2 archs who have accepted significant 'rewards' for 'treasure' #Detected outside work hours.
Thanks to secretive #Treasure process we don't know how many - impossible to find out who gets paid what. 🏺
Archaeologists do this - I know at least 2 archs who have accepted significant 'rewards' for 'treasure' #Detected outside work hours.
Thanks to secretive #Treasure process we don't know how many - impossible to find out who gets paid what. 🏺
If the finder were an archaeologist this would be an unthinkable story, our training teaches us that artefacts represent a shared past. His training is in documents, he sees objects as something to be auctioned, a source of 'reward'
Is this an anomaly? Historian friends, how do you feel about this?
Is this an anomaly? Historian friends, how do you feel about this?
History professor finds huge Iron Age hoard. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Sorry to say this isn't #history v. #Archaeology thing.
Archaeologists do this - I know at least 2 archs who have accepted significant 'rewards' for 'treasure' #Detected outside work hours.
Thanks to secretive #Treasure process we don't know how many - impossible to find out who gets paid what. 🏺
Archaeologists do this - I know at least 2 archs who have accepted significant 'rewards' for 'treasure' #Detected outside work hours.
Thanks to secretive #Treasure process we don't know how many - impossible to find out who gets paid what. 🏺
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Coming Soon!
The World Cup of #TheArchers
The World Cup of #TheArchers
February 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Coming Soon!
The World Cup of #TheArchers
The World Cup of #TheArchers
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Last week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for
Wales needs a plan. Don’t we all
Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for Jim Dickinson reviews...
buff.ly
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Last week on Wonkhe: Jim Dickinson reviews a Welsh HE system too concentrated geographically, too thin in subject breadth, and too dependent on English demand to serve the students it's supposed to be for
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Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
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The other thing I've been thinking about that hoard - there was no opportunity, none at all, for the heritage community, the public to intervene to stop this. 1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Professor finds Iron Age coin hoard near Bury St Edmunds
Tom Licence says he feels a personal connection to the coins, which are to be auctioned.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
The other thing I've been thinking about that hoard - there was no opportunity, none at all, for the heritage community, the public to intervene to stop this. 1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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An appropriate song from our new episode - out now. The Brothers Gillespie take us across the shining sands to Holy Island, in the footsteps of centuries of pilgrims.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/38eac6
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/38eac6
February 15, 2026 at 10:06 AM
An appropriate song from our new episode - out now. The Brothers Gillespie take us across the shining sands to Holy Island, in the footsteps of centuries of pilgrims.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/38eac6
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/38eac6
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Tyneside morning, 1950, photo by Harry Morrison.
February 15, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Tyneside morning, 1950, photo by Harry Morrison.