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Prof Debby Cotton
@profdcotton.bsky.social
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Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange at Plymouth Marjon University, UK. Interested in all things HE. Sustainability education and behaviour change researcher. Accidental AI expert. NTF.
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Finding a lot of the news very stressful at the moment. If you’re like me, please accept this quick reminder to breathe… Here’s a cute photo of a cat to help you.
Gorgeous fluffy tabby cat somehow manages to appear twice his length stretched out on the bed. He’s cute and he knows it!
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Spent the weekend painting holiday rental near Penzance, which we’re selling as my parents have just moved there. Set up for 6 people, currently run as holiday business. Get in touch if interested in buying.
Second bedroom: 2 single beds, plus the usual holiday house cushions! Lounge - also has a dining table out of view of this shot. Two sofas, one a sofa bed. Tv and side table. Main bedroom - pine double bed plus bedside cabinets. Dock and Bay towel for ‘wild swimming’! Kitchenette with new fridge, microwave and toaster. Small but functional.
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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That was clearly too much like hard work for him…
Fluffy tabby cat has now collapsed into a sleepy heap on the window sill.
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Coffee o’clock and watching one of my cats who is teaching me a lot about how to be idle… #Caterday
Fluffy tabby cat lies on window sill in sun next to a spiky plant which I can’t remember the name of… (Behind the photographer and out of sight is the fireplace I’ve just been painting!)
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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A bit quirky but this is one of my favourite pics from a recent trip to Kruger National park.
Sad-faced baby baboon nursing and cuddling mum
September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Happy lazy Sunday morning to you all. Pic from my trip to Costa Rica - an amazing place!
Photo of a sloth reclining on a branch, living its best life and looking super-cute!
August 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Sunny afternoon on campus. And I found the deer! @marjonuni.bsky.social
Brutalist artwork on the corner of the quad. Green grass, trees and blue sky 2 deer (though one of them is sleeping!) on the grass in the student village
June 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Spent much of my limited energy on hedge trimming today. Quite pleased with it but really need a ladder to finish the top! 🤨
Lawned garden with freshly trimmed privet hedge to right and blue-green garden seat at end. Blue sky - in England!
June 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Got so fed up with the useless ‘customer service’ from Morrisons, I asked if the emails were from an AI Chatbot…. I rest my case!
Reply reads: ‘I’m sorry that you feel that this is an AI chatbot. If you still have an issue with adding your More Card to your wallet, you can…’ (Readers, I wasn’t having a problem with that at all!)
May 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Happy Friday everyone! #EveryDayIsCaterday
Tabby cat squashed behind a sage green plant pot with (I think) a rhododendron growing in it. Sunny!
May 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Delighted to have another successful PhD completion today. Damien Hackney has written a brilliant thesis on Nature-connection for the Anthropocene. Expect big things from this guy! Thanks so much to his fantastic examiners. @marjonuni.bsky.social
Damien (middle) celebrating in the PGR hub with his examiners, Matthew Adams (to his right) and Alun Morgan (to his left)
April 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Really enjoyed acting as a judge for the south west final of FameLab this evening. Four brilliant finalists with fascinating talks about science. Hosted by @marjonuni.bsky.social
The finalists nervously waiting to start their talks with the organisers say to their left and the university photographer lurking behind!
April 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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We've got some great new posters to showcase our #research @marjonuni.bsky.social
This one is focused on @unieducator.bsky.social (Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope) whose research is influencing national and international policy to improve education equity for coastal and rural schools. #TeamMarjon
Photo of beach and buildings behind with the text: 'How can we turn the tide for coastal schools?' Marjon Research: We believe in a better world. Do you?
March 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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To make a change from #caturday here’s my favourite camellia, looking fantastic at the moment.
3 pink and white camellia blooms with more flowers (and shiny green leaves) in the background. I think it’s a ‘formal double’ type though I can never remember all the names!
March 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Did someone say #Caturday ? What is it about ginger cats? Are they all as mad as this one?
Chunky ginger and white cat exploring a tree in our garden. It’s a beautiful sunny spring day
March 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Listened to the @wonkhe podcast on the way in. The news on UKHE is dire but there’s still some brightness on the Marjon campus this morning lifting my spirits.
Early morning sunlight on campus, the trees casting long shadows over the sports’ pitches at Plymouth Marjon University.
February 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Just to make a change from US politics and cat pictures. Happy Sunday from Devon, UK!
Highland cow, head down, munching grass on National Trust land by the sea in Wembury, Devon.
February 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Timeline cleanse. My adorable, very serious-looking cat.
Head shot of beautiful tabby cat, long white whiskers, and adorably serious facial expression!
January 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Lovely celebration of another successful viva for Alison Milner at Plymouth Marjon University today. Interested in doing a PhD with us? More info here: www.marjon.ac.uk/research/pos... @unieducator.bsky.social
(L-R): Tanya Ovenden-Hope, Alison Milner, Helen Goodall celebrating by drinking sparkling wine in the PGR hub
January 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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New Routledge book available for pre-order! I co-authored a chapter on Redefining Assessments in the Age of AI with @benjane.bsky.social and colleagues.
For more details, check out: lnkd.in/eH7t9vnm
And you can pre-order here: www.amazon.co.uk/Teaching-Lea... (UK)
or here: shorturl.at/5DyOM (US)
Just a photo of Wembury beach and the Mewstone at sunset to cheer up your day
January 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Happy solstice everyone! Finished work yesterday and having an early Christmas Day with my daughter who has to work Christmas Day.
Very furry tabby cat poses grandly next to an overflowing stocking on a slate fireplace. Fire irons, wood basket and Christmas tree in the background.
December 21, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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My day… Is it the weekend yet?
Pen drawing of man with Text: my doctor asked me if I’d ever had a stress test. I replied, yes ..it’s called work.
December 11, 2024 at 9:59 PM
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This morning at Wembury #StormDarragh
Green vegetation in the foreground and a grey-blue sea at Wembury with the Mewstone in the distance. Some sad looking surfers waiting for bigger waves!
December 7, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Christmas dinner at work yesterday with fantastic colleagues from across the research and teaching divide!
A table laden with food, 4 women ready to eat - 2 staff from the research office Jo Holford and Claire Benwell, plus me and Jennie Winter, Dean of T&L at Marjon.
December 6, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Mewstone just emerging out of the mist this morning. Love my local beach…
Rocky shore and washed up kelp in foreground with a slightly misty, almost sunny sea view looking out to the Mewstone at Wembury in Devon.
November 30, 2024 at 12:48 PM