Nottingham Pollen Lab
@nottspollen.bsky.social
News and research updates for pollen lovers from the Nottingham pollen laboratory. Based in England, tweets have a Southern Hemisphere flavour: https://nottspollen.wordpress.com/
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And then to SE Australia to explore Holocene vegetation change and which models to employ for facilitating quantitative reconstructions with Alastair Wills
#QRA2026ADM
#QRA2026ADM
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
And then to SE Australia to explore Holocene vegetation change and which models to employ for facilitating quantitative reconstructions with Alastair Wills
#QRA2026ADM
#QRA2026ADM
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Ground-based validation is crucial ! Alastair Wills at @nottspollen.bsky.social shows how pollen-based vegetation reconstuctions (from 4 different models !) compare with vegetation survey data for SE Australia.
Well done Alastair on this pollen modelling overload for the #QRA2026ADM audience!
Well done Alastair on this pollen modelling overload for the #QRA2026ADM audience!
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Ground-based validation is crucial ! Alastair Wills at @nottspollen.bsky.social shows how pollen-based vegetation reconstuctions (from 4 different models !) compare with vegetation survey data for SE Australia.
Well done Alastair on this pollen modelling overload for the #QRA2026ADM audience!
Well done Alastair on this pollen modelling overload for the #QRA2026ADM audience!
Enjoying a couple of days of Brighton sunshine and Quaternary-dense conversations to start 2026 ! @quaternaryra.bsky.social
#QRA2026ADM
#QRA2026ADM
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Enjoying a couple of days of Brighton sunshine and Quaternary-dense conversations to start 2026 ! @quaternaryra.bsky.social
#QRA2026ADM
#QRA2026ADM
We are here ! 🥳💪🏼
Good morning, @lornalinch.bsky.social and the rest of us are here in Brighton ready to welcome you to the Quaternary Research Association conference.
Follow the hashtag #QRA2026ADM for Ice Age and recent environments and people. @quaternaryra.bsky.social
🏺🦣❄️
Follow the hashtag #QRA2026ADM for Ice Age and recent environments and people. @quaternaryra.bsky.social
🏺🦣❄️
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
We are here ! 🥳💪🏼
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Absolutely a pleasure to be in Brighton to attend QRA in flesh this year ! #QRA2026ADM
Superb session 1 at the #QRA2026ADM with talks covering human-environment interactions with a really wide spatial coverage and diverse range of proxies & timeframes.
January 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Absolutely a pleasure to be in Brighton to attend QRA in flesh this year ! #QRA2026ADM
See you in 2026 pollen people 🤩
May the next year be filled with smiles and success stories 🙌🏼
May the next year be filled with smiles and success stories 🙌🏼
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
See you in 2026 pollen people 🤩
May the next year be filled with smiles and success stories 🙌🏼
May the next year be filled with smiles and success stories 🙌🏼
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Are you going to #EGU26 and you'd like to present about past human-fire-landscape interactions?🔥
Check our session below !
⏰ Abstract deadline is on the 15th of January! ⏰
Check our session below !
⏰ Abstract deadline is on the 15th of January! ⏰
🔥 Call for Abstracts – #EGU26 Interdisciplinary Session: Cultural Pyroscapes Through Time ITS3.5/BG5.6 🔥 📅 Deadline 15/01/2026.
@gilromera.bsky.social @hcadd.bsky.social @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
👉[https://lnkd.in/eWYtRsge]
#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
@gilromera.bsky.social @hcadd.bsky.social @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
👉[https://lnkd.in/eWYtRsge]
#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
December 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Are you going to #EGU26 and you'd like to present about past human-fire-landscape interactions?🔥
Check our session below !
⏰ Abstract deadline is on the 15th of January! ⏰
Check our session below !
⏰ Abstract deadline is on the 15th of January! ⏰
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I feel like I am back to Kangaroo Island while counting these modern pollen samples 😍🔥 a lovely mixture of Acacia, Banksia and other Proteaceae 🤓
Sorry pics not to scale (shot using the phone camera on microscope technique) 😅
#kangarooisland #pollen #palynology #pollencounting #australia
Sorry pics not to scale (shot using the phone camera on microscope technique) 😅
#kangarooisland #pollen #palynology #pollencounting #australia
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I feel like I am back to Kangaroo Island while counting these modern pollen samples 😍🔥 a lovely mixture of Acacia, Banksia and other Proteaceae 🤓
Sorry pics not to scale (shot using the phone camera on microscope technique) 😅
#kangarooisland #pollen #palynology #pollencounting #australia
Sorry pics not to scale (shot using the phone camera on microscope technique) 😅
#kangarooisland #pollen #palynology #pollencounting #australia
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Today's sunset. No filter needed !
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today's sunset. No filter needed !
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
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🔥 Call for Abstracts – #EGU26 Interdisciplinary Session: Cultural Pyroscapes Through Time ITS3.5/BG5.6 🔥 📅 Deadline 15/01/2026.
@gilromera.bsky.social @hcadd.bsky.social @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
👉[https://lnkd.in/eWYtRsge]
#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
@gilromera.bsky.social @hcadd.bsky.social @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
👉[https://lnkd.in/eWYtRsge]
#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔥 Call for Abstracts – #EGU26 Interdisciplinary Session: Cultural Pyroscapes Through Time ITS3.5/BG5.6 🔥 📅 Deadline 15/01/2026.
@gilromera.bsky.social @hcadd.bsky.social @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
👉[https://lnkd.in/eWYtRsge]
#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
@gilromera.bsky.social @hcadd.bsky.social @thatpollenguy.bsky.social
👉[https://lnkd.in/eWYtRsge]
#Wildfire #Palaeoecology #Archaeology #ClimateChange #FireEcology
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Nuestro doctorando Kilian Jungkeit Milla finaliza su estancia en la Universidad de Nottingham financiada por la Fundación CAI-Ibercaja para
Mejorar la interpretación de paisajes en el pasado estimando la productividad de polen relativa.
Aprender la técnica FT-IR para diferenciar polen de gramíneas.
Mejorar la interpretación de paisajes en el pasado estimando la productividad de polen relativa.
Aprender la técnica FT-IR para diferenciar polen de gramíneas.
October 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
It's such a pleasure to have Kilian around ! Looking forward to collaborating further and seeing his novel work being published ! ✨
Our PhD student Kilian Jungkeit Milla is doing his research stay at the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social to:
Improve the interpretation of our past landscapes by estimating relative #pollen productivity.
Learn the FT-IR technique to differentiate between grass pollen grains.
#science #paleoecology
Improve the interpretation of our past landscapes by estimating relative #pollen productivity.
Learn the FT-IR technique to differentiate between grass pollen grains.
#science #paleoecology
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It's such a pleasure to have Kilian around ! Looking forward to collaborating further and seeing his novel work being published ! ✨
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Be sure to check out our key messages report, which not only covers our global findings but also includes a regional breakdown of the wacky wildfire events of the fire season.
stateofwildfires.com/latest-report/
stateofwildfires.com/latest-report/
October 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Be sure to check out our key messages report, which not only covers our global findings but also includes a regional breakdown of the wacky wildfire events of the fire season.
stateofwildfires.com/latest-report/
stateofwildfires.com/latest-report/
Not just Aussie pollen this time ! 😎
It was a great pleasure to host A/Prof John Tibby today for our Environmental Change Theme seminar series at the University of Nottingham School of Geography !
It's so nice to see more of Australia up on the screens in our School 🌏🤓🤩
It's so nice to see more of Australia up on the screens in our School 🌏🤓🤩
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Not just Aussie pollen this time ! 😎
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Post-work round of the #Paleo board game with fellow researchers of our @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social #paleoecology group - we survived the wolf pack attacks and made it to the next level 🐺🔥
October 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Post-work round of the #Paleo board game with fellow researchers of our @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social #paleoecology group - we survived the wolf pack attacks and made it to the next level 🐺🔥
You can't beat the company of 5 palynologists from 5 different countries 😎
It's such a pleasure to have Kilian Jungkeit-Milla from Zaragoza visiting our @nottspollen.bsky.social team this month ! It's great to hear about his fascinating work on Iberian pollen productivity and dispersal 🌟 💪🏼
September 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
You can't beat the company of 5 palynologists from 5 different countries 😎
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Our first research project based right in Nottingham city !🎉
Today we completed our #SneezingCity project mapping allergenic tree pollen in #Nottingham during spring 2025!
We collected data from over 50 #pollen traps across the rebel city and showcased our results using our amazing augmented reality display !
We collected data from over 50 #pollen traps across the rebel city and showcased our results using our amazing augmented reality display !
July 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Our first research project based right in Nottingham city !🎉
Our first research project based right in Nottingham city !🎉
Today we completed our #SneezingCity project mapping allergenic tree pollen in #Nottingham during spring 2025!
We collected data from over 50 #pollen traps across the rebel city and showcased our results using our amazing augmented reality display !
We collected data from over 50 #pollen traps across the rebel city and showcased our results using our amazing augmented reality display !
July 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Our first research project based right in Nottingham city !🎉
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This week we hosted @hcadd.bsky.social at the Nottingham Pollen Lab @nottspollen.bsky.social ! Lots of great discussions about present and future work to unpack 🔥, human activities and climate change through past millennia in Australia and beyond.
Homemade pistachio cake post-seminar was delicious!
Homemade pistachio cake post-seminar was delicious!
June 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This week we hosted @hcadd.bsky.social at the Nottingham Pollen Lab @nottspollen.bsky.social ! Lots of great discussions about present and future work to unpack 🔥, human activities and climate change through past millennia in Australia and beyond.
Homemade pistachio cake post-seminar was delicious!
Homemade pistachio cake post-seminar was delicious!
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💥 Job Alert 💥
We’re currently seeking a Heritage Science Technician to join us in the Department of Classics & Archaeology at the University of Nottingham.
Closing date July 24th 2025.
Details here:
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#archaeology #archaeologicalscience
We’re currently seeking a Heritage Science Technician to join us in the Department of Classics & Archaeology at the University of Nottingham.
Closing date July 24th 2025.
Details here:
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#archaeology #archaeologicalscience
Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Heritage Science Technician (Fixed term)
Following £1.6 million UKRI-investment in our Archaeological Science Laboratories, we are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to bring specialist technical expertise to our new AHRC-funded cl...
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June 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
💥 Job Alert 💥
We’re currently seeking a Heritage Science Technician to join us in the Department of Classics & Archaeology at the University of Nottingham.
Closing date July 24th 2025.
Details here:
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#archaeology #archaeologicalscience
We’re currently seeking a Heritage Science Technician to join us in the Department of Classics & Archaeology at the University of Nottingham.
Closing date July 24th 2025.
Details here:
jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
#archaeology #archaeologicalscience
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It was great to meet with pupils and parents from local schools to chat about 3D pollen and landscapes for the University of Nottingham Family Discovery Day! 🔥🌱🌼🌲
School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼
School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼
June 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It was great to meet with pupils and parents from local schools to chat about 3D pollen and landscapes for the University of Nottingham Family Discovery Day! 🔥🌱🌼🌲
School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼
School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼
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I had a wonderful time in Athens and the island of Euboea this week to discuss current and future research on Mediterranean palaeoecology and fire ! 🔥 🌲🌱🌼
Ευχαριστώ Katerina Kouli and Nikos Koutsias for everything (especially for your patience with my Greek – έμαθα πολύ και πέρασα ωραία!).
Ευχαριστώ Katerina Kouli and Nikos Koutsias for everything (especially for your patience with my Greek – έμαθα πολύ και πέρασα ωραία!).
June 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I had a wonderful time in Athens and the island of Euboea this week to discuss current and future research on Mediterranean palaeoecology and fire ! 🔥 🌲🌱🌼
Ευχαριστώ Katerina Kouli and Nikos Koutsias for everything (especially for your patience with my Greek – έμαθα πολύ και πέρασα ωραία!).
Ευχαριστώ Katerina Kouli and Nikos Koutsias for everything (especially for your patience with my Greek – έμαθα πολύ και πέρασα ωραία!).
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And that's a wrap ! We had a busy time in southeastern #Australia for my last expedition as part of the @leverhulme.ac.uk International Fellowship.
A journey from the arid inland shrublands to the wet temperate forests, I have learnt so much ! Thanks to all who helped (see below) 🙏🏼
#fieldwork2025
A journey from the arid inland shrublands to the wet temperate forests, I have learnt so much ! Thanks to all who helped (see below) 🙏🏼
#fieldwork2025
April 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
And that's a wrap ! We had a busy time in southeastern #Australia for my last expedition as part of the @leverhulme.ac.uk International Fellowship.
A journey from the arid inland shrublands to the wet temperate forests, I have learnt so much ! Thanks to all who helped (see below) 🙏🏼
#fieldwork2025
A journey from the arid inland shrublands to the wet temperate forests, I have learnt so much ! Thanks to all who helped (see below) 🙏🏼
#fieldwork2025
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Michela Mariani uncovers stories of ancient landscapes using cores of mud, and her own path to science was just as adventurous. New podcast episode out now!
#fires #scientists #research #scientist #Australia #paleoecology #climate
www.buzzsprout.com/2464891/epis...
#fires #scientists #research #scientist #Australia #paleoecology #climate
www.buzzsprout.com/2464891/epis...
Michela Mariani digs ancient wildfires (she's a paleoecologist) - Socializing with Scientists
As a child, Michela got lost in the mountains of Italy foraging for mushrooms. Adult Michela digs under deep Australian lakes searching for remnants of wildfire and ancient people, while raising her f...
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April 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Michela Mariani uncovers stories of ancient landscapes using cores of mud, and her own path to science was just as adventurous. New podcast episode out now!
#fires #scientists #research #scientist #Australia #paleoecology #climate
www.buzzsprout.com/2464891/epis...
#fires #scientists #research #scientist #Australia #paleoecology #climate
www.buzzsprout.com/2464891/epis...
Amazing PhD opportunity at the University of Adelaide to work on unpacking Kangaroo Island's past environments!
www.earthworks-jobs.com/climate/adel...
www.earthworks-jobs.com/climate/adel...
Climate / Meterology Jobs : Earthworks : PhD scholarship: Reconstructing Holocene fire regimes on Kangaroo Island, Australia, using organic fire biomarkers - Adelaide, Australia - University of Adelai...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Amazing PhD opportunity at the University of Adelaide to work on unpacking Kangaroo Island's past environments!
www.earthworks-jobs.com/climate/adel...
www.earthworks-jobs.com/climate/adel...