Dr Jack J Matthews
@jackjamesmatthews.bsky.social
🌍 Geoheritage, Geoparks, Geotourism | 🏛️ Academic in spare time | 🌳 Charity Trustee | Views are my own
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what a great crowd out to learn about #Charnia brasieri at the GeoCentre tonight and the celebratory cake from emthefairycakemother.
I can confirm that C. brasieri was delicious. I’ve decided that #Ediacaran organisms became extinct because they tasted so good.
I can confirm that C. brasieri was delicious. I’ve decided that #Ediacaran organisms became extinct because they tasted so good.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
what a great crowd out to learn about #Charnia brasieri at the GeoCentre tonight and the celebratory cake from emthefairycakemother.
I can confirm that C. brasieri was delicious. I’ve decided that #Ediacaran organisms became extinct because they tasted so good.
I can confirm that C. brasieri was delicious. I’ve decided that #Ediacaran organisms became extinct because they tasted so good.
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The Museum of Natural History is seeking contemporary art work for our upcoming exhibition, with a total budget of £7000. Please note that that this must include all costs including artist time, shipping, fees, production, and travel (if necessary).
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The Museum of Natural History is seeking contemporary art work for our upcoming exhibition, with a total budget of £7000. Please note that that this must include all costs including artist time, shipping, fees, production, and travel (if necessary).
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👉 Join us for a free online talk by Prof Duncan McIlroy, as he shares the story of Charnwood Forest's newest fossil: Charnia brasieri!
📅 Tuesday 9 December, 7.30pm
🌐 Book you place now: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/free-o...
📅 Tuesday 9 December, 7.30pm
🌐 Book you place now: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/free-o...
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
👉 Join us for a free online talk by Prof Duncan McIlroy, as he shares the story of Charnwood Forest's newest fossil: Charnia brasieri!
📅 Tuesday 9 December, 7.30pm
🌐 Book you place now: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/free-o...
📅 Tuesday 9 December, 7.30pm
🌐 Book you place now: www.charnwoodforest.org/event/free-o...
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⚓️ Charles Booth, the shipowner and social reformer, died on this day in 1916.
📕 Booth lived in Grace Dieu Manor, Thringstone for the last 30 years of his life, and is best known for his book 'Life and Labour of the People in London'.
📕 Booth lived in Grace Dieu Manor, Thringstone for the last 30 years of his life, and is best known for his book 'Life and Labour of the People in London'.
November 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
⚓️ Charles Booth, the shipowner and social reformer, died on this day in 1916.
📕 Booth lived in Grace Dieu Manor, Thringstone for the last 30 years of his life, and is best known for his book 'Life and Labour of the People in London'.
📕 Booth lived in Grace Dieu Manor, Thringstone for the last 30 years of his life, and is best known for his book 'Life and Labour of the People in London'.
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🌳 Stay connected with everything that's happening in Charnwood Forest Geopark.
📰 Sign up to our monthly newsletter now: www.charnwoodforest.org/newsletter-s...
📰 Sign up to our monthly newsletter now: www.charnwoodforest.org/newsletter-s...
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🌳 Stay connected with everything that's happening in Charnwood Forest Geopark.
📰 Sign up to our monthly newsletter now: www.charnwoodforest.org/newsletter-s...
📰 Sign up to our monthly newsletter now: www.charnwoodforest.org/newsletter-s...
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🔎 The Geopark and our partners are looking for 2 researchers to join exciting projects, funded by the Collaboratory Research Hub:
🌳 PhD on nature & wellbeing
🦖 Research Placement on public understanding of fossils
🌐 Deadline approaching! More info here: www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
🌳 PhD on nature & wellbeing
🦖 Research Placement on public understanding of fossils
🌐 Deadline approaching! More info here: www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🔎 The Geopark and our partners are looking for 2 researchers to join exciting projects, funded by the Collaboratory Research Hub:
🌳 PhD on nature & wellbeing
🦖 Research Placement on public understanding of fossils
🌐 Deadline approaching! More info here: www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
🌳 PhD on nature & wellbeing
🦖 Research Placement on public understanding of fossils
🌐 Deadline approaching! More info here: www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
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‼️New PhD project in Edinburgh: "Animals, traits, and oxygen in the Ediacaran Nama Group, Namibia". Supervised by Rachel Wood (Amelia Penny and I co-supervising) — big UK+Namibian team — help us understand early animal evolution! Apply by Dec 14th #paleontology
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
November 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
‼️New PhD project in Edinburgh: "Animals, traits, and oxygen in the Ediacaran Nama Group, Namibia". Supervised by Rachel Wood (Amelia Penny and I co-supervising) — big UK+Namibian team — help us understand early animal evolution! Apply by Dec 14th #paleontology
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
e5-dtp.ed.ac.uk/project?item...
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👍 Excellent story on the BBC about Charnwood Forest's newest fossil species - Charnia brasieri
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bradgate Park fossil named by researchers
Experts say the species lived on the seafloor around 560 million years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
👍 Excellent story on the BBC about Charnwood Forest's newest fossil species - Charnia brasieri
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Superb! A new species of Charnia - found in Charnwood Forest - has been named after Prof Martin Brasier 😊
🥳 NEW FOSSIL! Researchers from Canada have named a new species of fossil from the 560 million year old rocks of Charnwood Forest!
🌟 Its called Charnia brasieri, shaped like a frond, and could grow to a metre long.
🌐 Read more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/researchers-...
🌟 Its called Charnia brasieri, shaped like a frond, and could grow to a metre long.
🌐 Read more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/researchers-...
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Superb! A new species of Charnia - found in Charnwood Forest - has been named after Prof Martin Brasier 😊
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🧑🤝🧑 Our Geopartner Network brings together organisations across Charnwood Forest that want to celebrate their area and support the Geopark.
🌐 Find out more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopartner-n...
🌐 Find out more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopartner-n...
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🧑🤝🧑 Our Geopartner Network brings together organisations across Charnwood Forest that want to celebrate their area and support the Geopark.
🌐 Find out more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopartner-n...
🌐 Find out more on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/geopartner-n...
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🌍 Members of ProGEO (Priscilla Grew, Jack Matthews) shared their insights and experiences during the GSA Connects 2025 meeting — highlighting international collaboration in geoheritage research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yy6...
#progeo #geoheritage #GSA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yy6...
#progeo #geoheritage #GSA
🌎 Preserving Our Planet’s Story: Geoheritage at GSA Connects
YouTube video by Targeted Film
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🌍 Members of ProGEO (Priscilla Grew, Jack Matthews) shared their insights and experiences during the GSA Connects 2025 meeting — highlighting international collaboration in geoheritage research.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yy6...
#progeo #geoheritage #GSA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yy6...
#progeo #geoheritage #GSA
Team ProGEO Exec at #GSAConnects2025 - promoting geoheritage and geoconservation!
October 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Team ProGEO Exec at #GSAConnects2025 - promoting geoheritage and geoconservation!
Thank you to GSA for the invite to deliver a Pardee Keynote talk on the topic of UNESCO International Geodiversity Day at #GSAConnects25. Together, we can increase public engagement with the story of our planet.
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thank you to GSA for the invite to deliver a Pardee Keynote talk on the topic of UNESCO International Geodiversity Day at #GSAConnects25. Together, we can increase public engagement with the story of our planet.
At #GSAConnects this week, flying the flag for all things geoheritage, geoconservation, and geodiversity.
After years of online meetings, it's so nice to finally meet Priscilla Grew and Tom Casadevall in person!
After years of online meetings, it's so nice to finally meet Priscilla Grew and Tom Casadevall in person!
October 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
At #GSAConnects this week, flying the flag for all things geoheritage, geoconservation, and geodiversity.
After years of online meetings, it's so nice to finally meet Priscilla Grew and Tom Casadevall in person!
After years of online meetings, it's so nice to finally meet Priscilla Grew and Tom Casadevall in person!
🇮🇳 Many thanks to the Geological Survey of India for inviting me to remotely present a talk at today's special workshop on geoconservation. A fantastic event.
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🇮🇳 Many thanks to the Geological Survey of India for inviting me to remotely present a talk at today's special workshop on geoconservation. A fantastic event.
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Museum researcher Frankie Dunn has a funded research placement opportunity with @charnwoodforest.bsky.social ! Applications are now open!
The project is part time (14 hours per week) over 12 weeks and the researcher will be receive a stipend of £1,300
www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
The project is part time (14 hours per week) over 12 weeks and the researcher will be receive a stipend of £1,300
www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
Geopark and Partners Seeking to Recruit Two Researchers - Charnwood Forest Geopark
We’re looking for two researchers to join exciting and innovative projects that will help shape the future of our work in Charnwood Forest. Do you know someone who might be interested? Working with pa...
www.charnwoodforest.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Museum researcher Frankie Dunn has a funded research placement opportunity with @charnwoodforest.bsky.social ! Applications are now open!
The project is part time (14 hours per week) over 12 weeks and the researcher will be receive a stipend of £1,300
www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
The project is part time (14 hours per week) over 12 weeks and the researcher will be receive a stipend of £1,300
www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
🌟 New research positions working with the Geopark - share with anyone you think might be interested:
🔎 The Geopark and our partners are looking for two researchers to join exciting and innovative projects, funded by the Collaboratory Research Hub:
🌳 PhD on nature & wellbeing
🦖 Research Placement on public understanding of fossils
🌐 More info on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
🌳 PhD on nature & wellbeing
🦖 Research Placement on public understanding of fossils
🌐 More info on our website: www.charnwoodforest.org/collaborator...
October 14, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🌟 New research positions working with the Geopark - share with anyone you think might be interested:
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🌟 We've assembled a Leicestershire SUPERTEAM and are now looking for a PhD researcher to take forward the 'Seasons of Wellbeing' project - looking at how people experience green spaces across the seasons.
🌐 Learn more and apply: collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/improving-we...
🌐 Learn more and apply: collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/improving-we...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🌟 We've assembled a Leicestershire SUPERTEAM and are now looking for a PhD researcher to take forward the 'Seasons of Wellbeing' project - looking at how people experience green spaces across the seasons.
🌐 Learn more and apply: collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/improving-we...
🌐 Learn more and apply: collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/improving-we...
🌟 We've assembled a Leicestershire SUPERTEAM and are now looking for a PhD researcher to take forward the 'Seasons of Wellbeing' project - looking at how people experience green spaces across the seasons.
🌐 Learn more and apply: collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/improving-we...
🌐 Learn more and apply: collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/improving-we...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🌟 We've assembled a Leicestershire SUPERTEAM and are now looking for a PhD researcher to take forward the 'Seasons of Wellbeing' project - looking at how people experience green spaces across the seasons.
🌐 Learn more and apply: collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/improving-we...
🌐 Learn more and apply: collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/improving-we...
I mean, I've known worse places to update the #GeodiversityDay website.
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I mean, I've known worse places to update the #GeodiversityDay website.
🚶♂️ Stage one of the Via Algarviana begins!
October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🚶♂️ Stage one of the Via Algarviana begins!
📅 5 years ago we had an online conference about geoheritage, and a few of us thought "wouldn't it be good if there was a special day for geodiversity".
🇺🇳 So we worked together to create it.
🏞 And now the world talks about geodiversity on Oct 6th.
😊 Happy #GeodiversityDay
🇺🇳 So we worked together to create it.
🏞 And now the world talks about geodiversity on Oct 6th.
😊 Happy #GeodiversityDay
🥳 Happy Geodiversity Day!
⭐ As we celebrate with the theme 'One Earth, Many Stories', read this message from the new UNESCO Chair in Geodiversity and Geoconservation:
🌐 www.geodiversityday.org/post/unesco-...
⭐ As we celebrate with the theme 'One Earth, Many Stories', read this message from the new UNESCO Chair in Geodiversity and Geoconservation:
🌐 www.geodiversityday.org/post/unesco-...
October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📅 5 years ago we had an online conference about geoheritage, and a few of us thought "wouldn't it be good if there was a special day for geodiversity".
🇺🇳 So we worked together to create it.
🏞 And now the world talks about geodiversity on Oct 6th.
😊 Happy #GeodiversityDay
🇺🇳 So we worked together to create it.
🏞 And now the world talks about geodiversity on Oct 6th.
😊 Happy #GeodiversityDay
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It's nearly #GeodiversityDay 2025, so we thought it was time to expand our social media presence!
October 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It's nearly #GeodiversityDay 2025, so we thought it was time to expand our social media presence!
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🎨 To help promote the benefits of geodiversity, a team from the Open University have worked with artscientist Dr Vicky Bowskill to produce this amazing new image!
🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...
🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...
Visualising the Benefits of Geodiversity
International Geodiversity Day 2025 is approaching, and many people worldwide have organised events based on their professional or personal connections with geodiversity; whether these be around under...
www.geodiversityday.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🎨 To help promote the benefits of geodiversity, a team from the Open University have worked with artscientist Dr Vicky Bowskill to produce this amazing new image!
🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...
🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...
An excellent ProGEO Symposium in Tulcea🇷🇴 - excellent presentations and so many wonderful people attending.
Honoured to have been re-elected onto the Executive as we continue to grow our International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage.
Honoured to have been re-elected onto the Executive as we continue to grow our International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage.
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
An excellent ProGEO Symposium in Tulcea🇷🇴 - excellent presentations and so many wonderful people attending.
Honoured to have been re-elected onto the Executive as we continue to grow our International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage.
Honoured to have been re-elected onto the Executive as we continue to grow our International Association for the Conservation of Geological Heritage.