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Nick Cutler
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Physical geographer interested in long-term ecological change, particularly in soil and plant communities, and the ecological impacts of volcanic processes. Often in Iceland.
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Francis Crick, Nobel Prize winner who co-discovered the structure of DNA, "never had to teach or grapple with university administration: he applied for a grant only once in his life."

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

No information on the outcome of his application...
Sex, drugs and the conscious brain: Francis Crick beyond the double helix
A thoroughly researched account of the history and relationships that shaped the scientist who co-discovered the structure of DNA.
www.nature.com
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📢Are you interested in studying for a PhD in the environmental sciences?

👉🏻Consider joining our vibrant Physical Geography community at Newcastle University for a funded PhD studentship. We have 9 new exciting opportunities. See more details on our LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/posts/geogra...
This project would suit an applicant with a background in ecology, physical geography, or the biological sciences. Experience of – and enthusiasm for - ecological field survey/sampling (preferably in a forested biome) is highly desirable.
Full training in site survey and applied biological conservation to be provided by our CASE partners, Zulu Ecosystems during a 12-month internship.
New PhD project with me, Althea Davies and Louise de Raad of Zulu Ecosystems: "The legacy of lost woods: soil microbial communities and the regeneration of the Caledonian Forest".

Full details here: iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
The legacy of lost woods: soil microbial communities and the regeneration of the Caledonian Forest
iapetus.ac.uk
The flowers are the best bit!
Well, this looks interesting...and highly relevant to my @royalsociety.org International Exchange project with Dr Jenny Zambrano of @pullman.wsu.edu
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A sunny Sunday in Newcastle, along the Ouseburn
St Andrews, South Lopham looked very pretty in the moonlight
The Plough over Norfolk last night
At Churchill College for a brief visit. Wonderful to be back: like coming home.
OTD in 2010 I was fortunate enough to visit the cupola on top of the Radcliffe Camera during renovation works: a once in a lifetime opportunity. The views of Oxford were quite something.
A lot of great experiences on my recent trip to Australia. But swimming with humpback whales on the Ningaloo Reef was definitely one of the highlights.
You'll be missed, Andy: a terrific colleague and great geographer
That’s a wrap after 21 great years at Newcastle University! Although retired from full-time work I'll not be retiring from academia and am looking forward to working on a number of collaborative research projects.
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Thrilled to have received the Richardson Medal from the @igsoc.bsky.social at the IGS symposium last night. I’m so touched and thank you to everyone who nominated me ❤️
In addition to awesome old growth forests, western Washington State also has abundant marine life. Including a jellyfish that looks like...a fried egg?
Olympic National Forest. We paced-out this fallen Douglas Fir: it was >60 m long (and would have been taller when it was alive)
Loving the Evergreen State College campus: brutalist architecture in a temperate rainforest (it really works!)
Installation of experiment complete: 30 plots, 10 with 5 cm of tephra, 10 with 10 cm and 10 controls. Plus soil moisture/temperature probes and a collar for making soil respiration measurements. Tremendous assistance from our student helpers Jarrett, Maddy and Gates. Hard work, but great fun.
Beautiful Olympia
The Evergreen State College's wonderful experimental forest: heaven for lovers of ferns and bryophytes (and a great location for our tephra application experiments).
In Washington State, setting up an experiment to investigate the ecological impact of volcanic ash deposition.

Step 1: drive 400 kg of ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens from Pullman to the Evergreen State College's experimental forest in Olympia. Research supported by @royalsociety.org.
Time has been gentler on you!