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Dr. Simon D. A. Clark
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Climate change, flooding & risk PhD | science | water nerd | bodybuilder | artist | warhammer | D&D | the last scholar of golb | neurospicy 🏳️‍🌈 They/Them - personal account.

#SciComm #SciPolicy #SciArt #LGBTQinSTEM

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TODAY @ 17:00 CET - support your LGBTQIA+ colleagues & learn about the tools needed to make a change
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🎥 TOMORROW @ 17:00 CET!

Join us for this #webinar with Sara Tremi Proietti, Mike Prior-Jones, and Jaz Millar, who will share their experiences and expertise on effective communication and actions to support #LGBT+ #equality.

📆 Wednesday, 26 November 2025 17:00 CET
👉 Register here: egu.eu/9P08T5
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November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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TODAY @ 17:00 CET - support your LGBTQIA+ colleagues & learn about the tools needed to make a change
egu.eu European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 1d
🎥 TOMORROW @ 17:00 CET!

Join us for this #webinar with Sara Tremi Proietti, Mike Prior-Jones, and Jaz Millar, who will share their experiences and expertise on effective communication and actions to support #LGBT+ #equality.

📆 Wednesday, 26 November 2025 17:00 CET
👉 Register here: egu.eu/9P08T5
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November 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Are you a 2025 #EGU member? If so, you can now take part in the autumn 2025 EGU #election!

You can #vote for Union President, General Secretary, Union representative of the Early Career Scientists and Division Presidents.

🗳️ Vote by 25 November 2025: egu.eu/6I2KT5

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November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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I was interviewed about this in early 2025

Basically: Water nerd + communication skills + a passion for science + impact

Interview here: blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2024/...
Screenshot of an interview. Text reads: You’ve had a diverse career in geosciences, project management, and science communication. What motivated you to pursue such a multifaceted path? I’ve always been drawn to multiple interests, and my career is a reflection of that—trying to catch as many as I can in one net! I love science, but I’ve always been curious about how it can create impact. This led me to expand from research into science communication and governance, all driven by the same question: Who are we reaching, what are we trying to achieve, and how can we best accomplish that? A key theme in my career has been my love of water. As a child, I was always drawn to puddles, rivers, and rock pools—partly for what lived in them, but also to understand their patterns and reflections. My fascination with water led to my research in disasters and fluid dynamics. Growing up neurodivergent, I struggled with communication, which drove me to break down and rebuild topics in ways I could understand. This survival mechanism evolved into a skill set for communicating complex ideas. Plus, my love of categorising and organising has shaped much of my professional path. These different interests may seem disconnected, but together, they form the flow of my career—leading me to my current role at EGU, where I get to bring all of these facets together.
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Me (gay): i'm gay

People: you aren't a real man

Me (non-binary): 🌈🥰✨️
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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You're in her DMs? I'm in her oven.

Help she's cooking me into a pie
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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This week was #LGBTQIAinSTEMDay & #TransgenderDayofRemembrance

As part of its observation, I highlighted some the incredible work achieved by the @egu.eu 's #LGBTQIA+ community this year!

Read more here: blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2025/...
On LGBTQIA+ Challenges and Allyship in STEM
During November, several important dates are recognised, including the International LGBTQIA+ in STEM Day on November 18. This month is also designated as Transgender Awareness Month, culminating in t...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Explaining I'm from Yorkshire in Germany is like:

Do you know Wuthering Heights? No? Ok..

The War of the Roses?
No, fair..

Do you know Game of Thrones?
You didn't watch it? Ok..

Yorkshire Terriers?
Not sure? Ok..

You know New York right? Well, let's walk it back a bit...
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Told my friend is used to speak Mandarin (poorly but passible)

They asked me to say something (they're Malaysian, and speak Mandarin)

Usually, I fill out words i don't know with English.

I accidentally used German.

Is this is linguistic win or am I spiralling?
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️ We’re back with paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!

Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? This is for you.

With @transhistoryweek.com we’re investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to make content for Trans+ History Week 2026.

Deadline 2nd Dec 2025, 11:59PM GMT 🗓️
🧵 Details 👇
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November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Join us for this #webinar with Sara Tremi Proietti, Mike Prior-Jones, and Jaz Millar, who will share their experiences and expertise on effective communication and actions to support #LGBT+ #equality.

📆 Wednesday, 26 November 2025 17:00 CET
👉 Register here: egu.eu/9P08T5
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November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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TODAY @ 16:00 CET - How can scientist respond to increasingly authoritarian governments?

Hosted by myself + policy officer Zsanett Papp, in this @egu.eu webinar Stephan Lewandowsky (@lewan.bsky.social ) explores how scientists can respond & safeguard themselves

More: www.egu.eu/webinars/646...
How Scientists Can Respond To Autocratisation
<p>We live in an era of democratic backsliding and autocratisation, in which science is increasingly under politically-motivated attack. This webinar will provide an overview of how scientists can res...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.

Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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My ADHD abhors routine: no matter the systems I have to keep me in check, inevitably the brain possess itself & i'm in the backseat with chaos at the wheel

So how do I reconcile ADHD with the consistency needed for bodybuilding?

I stopped beating myself up when I fell off routine & overcorrecting.
Mirror selfie at the gym. The subject is a tall, muscular, white invidual squatting on the tip of their toes. They are not squatting weights. They have dark brown stubble and hair. They are wearing a white gym tank top, white sports shorts, and black and white trainers. Their body is turned to the right of the image, and their head is tilted. Their left arm is curled, holding the camera in front of their chest. Their right hand is lightly touching the floor, keeping themselves balanced.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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egu.eu
Join us for this #webinar with Sara Tremi Proietti, Mike Prior-Jones, and Jaz Millar, who will share their experiences and expertise on effective communication and actions to support #LGBT+ #equality.

📆 Wednesday, 26 November 2025 17:00 CET
👉 Register here: egu.eu/9P08T5
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November 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Gorillas sing when enjoying their food
Mirror selfie in the gym. The subject is a masc, tall, muscular and white; they have dark brown stubble and hair. They are wearing a blue gym tank, blue and white camp sweatpants, and a chain necklace. They are looking into the mirror, whilst taking a photo from their phone, which is positioned in front of their chest.
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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This isn't just Jonathan Bailey as the first ever gay sexiest man alive

This is also ecohydraulics
Screenshot of the front cover of People Magazine, depicting actor Johnathan Bailey on the cover photo. Johnathon is directly facing the viewer, with his eyes looking into the camera. Only his head and upper torso are in frame. Only his head, upper chest and his right shoulder is visible; the rest is underwater, occluded by a wave that is washing over his shoulders from behind. Johnathon is white, late thirties and a man. His expression is ostensibly seductive, with his eyes slightly narrowed and lips lightly pouted. His wet dark hair is pushed back over his head. He has stubble, dark eyes, and is wearing a dark blue shirt. The title text is white and set behind his head, and reads: People. The text in the bottom left reads "sexiest man alive."
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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TODAY@16:00 CET: How do scientists make policy impact?

Go beyond data: engage with the values the motivate decisions

Join myself (EGU) & Mario Scharfbillig (EU Commission) as we explore strategies to help your message resonate with policy-makers

www.egu.eu/webinars/564...
#Science4Policy #SciComm
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November 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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"If you're non-binary, why don't you dress more androgenously?"

If you're a woman, why don't you dress more like a woman? If you're a man, why don't you dress more like a man?
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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How do scientists make policy impact?

Data is not enough - we must engage with the values behind the people.

Join myself & Mario Scharfbillig (EU Commission) as explore the strategies you can use to engage policy-makers

More here: www.egu.eu/webinars/564...
#Science4Policy #SciComm
Beyond SciComm 101: How to connect with policymakers
<p>We live in an increasingly polarised present: legislative decisions are built on systems of the past whilst today's political drivers are increasingly agenda-driven, fed by emotion, self-interest, ...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Are you attending #EGU26 and remember how overwhelming your first conference felt? Why not apply to the Peer Support Programme and help first-time attendees feel supported?
👉 More information about the programme: egu.eu/3YUO9G
📆 Register by 31 March 2026.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Me: lifting heavier. breaking PRs. pushing until failure. adjusting bag straps.

Also, me: but did you actually push until failure? maybe you gave up too soon. maybe you miscounted your reps. you could push harder. you definitely could be stricter with your diet.
Mirror selfie in the gym. The subject is masc, tall, white and muscular. They gave dark hair and light stubble. They are topless, and are wearing a chain necklace and camo-print sweatpants. The photo is in greyscale.
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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From Scooby Doo to the Legend of Zelda, the message is clear: swamps are spooky, dangerous places.

Science tells us wetlands are rich in diverse life, benefitting people & environment.

Why does our vision of haunted swamps persist?

Some takeaways, by me for @egu.eu

blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2023/...
Swamps may be considered spooky, but is there more than meets the eye?
Swamps are spooky. This is the prevailing notion from the depiction of wetlands – the saturated lands of swamps, bogs, and fens – in the media. From the folktales of Will-o’-the-Wisps guiding travelle...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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I had two interviews featured in October's @egu.eu newsletter:

- Elizabeth Case, hauntologist + glaciologist, who talked about how we are tangibly and psychologically affected by the ghosts of glaciers

- Thanushika Gunatilake, geodynamicist, who studies how earthquakes impact geothermal energy
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The LOUPE, #EGU #Newsletter, for October is now live!

Stay updated on all EGU events, activities and most important upcoming application deadlines– all in one place!

Check it out: egu.eu/1XRSW9

Are you an EGU member and haven't received the Union’s email newsletter?
Subscribe here: egu.eu/0C4R1R
Image description: Digital tablet displaying the cover of 'EGU - The October 2025 Issue' the Loupe newsletter. Text reads: 'It's spooky season here in Europe, and that means that ghost stories and folklore make their way into the light, but what happens if you are a professional 'hauntologist'?! Simon Clark spoke with Elizabeth Case, a researcher who studies the 'ghosts' of glacial landscapes. "It’s not all metaphorical: glaciers haunt from far away in time and space. Most people won’t go to Antarctica or Greenland; their interaction with ice is through sea level." Elizabeth comments. "Glaciers bring the past into the present by responding to climate over multiple timescales: long-melted glaciers haunt us, as terraformers that shaped the land." Read the full interview here. We also learned about how climate models are uncovering the shadows of past eruptions in a blog by Asmae Ourkiya on a recently published study on the Samalas volcanic eruption of 1257 in Indonesia, and the massive impact it had on global climate. This month we announced the winners of the Public Engagement Grants and the Science Journalism Fellowships, congratulations to all our winners! The EGU26 call for abstracts is now open - you have until 13:00CET, 15 January 2026 to submit your abstract, but if you want to apply for financial support the deadline for submission is 13:00CET, 1 December - so don't delay! You can also now apply to support your community at EGU26 by volunteering to our Peer Support programme that helps General Assembly novices navigate the meeting! Apply to take part by 31 March 2026.'
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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academia be like
Three-panel comic, by artist Clarice Tudor. An anthropomorphic pink rabbit in a black dress is talking to another in a white tshirt and glasses. The tshirt says "some guy". First panel: a speech bubble above the rabbit in black reads "says something as a silly joke." Second panel: the rabbit in white "do you realise what you just said? You are stupid. I am very funny for noticing this." The third and final panel shows the rabbit in black cringing, with a icon next to their face describing a decrease in their relationship. The icon is from the video game "the Sims", and shows to humsj figures in blue holding hands; next to them are two red minus symbols.
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM