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Dr Rebecca Williams
@volcanologist.bsky.social
Reader in Volcanology in Geology @Hull. Waffle about volcanoes, HigherEd, tea and occasional running. SFHEA & STEM ambassador. She/her.
Yeah, it was amazing. We were on a boat on the water in the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador. It was curled up in a tree. Seemingly digesting something, so the guides said. So paid us no attention. It was huge.
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
So much fun. So silly. The was about 2001?
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Great, thank you! The explanation was particularly helpful!
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Great, thank you!
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I'm so sorry. It's so awful. I hope you're able to look after yourself and get support. It's a traumatic situation.
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I was just coming here to see if you were ok!
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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'11 universities expanded by more than 11,000 students over the past decade, while the three institutions with the biggest growth expanded by more than 20,000 students – BPP University (28,915 more students), Canterbury Christ Church University (22,410) and UCL (21,490).' 3/3
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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'Bols and Maguire trace the current financial problems higher education institutions are facing back to the government’s decision to remove the limit on student numbers in 2015-16 and deregulate student recruitment, while maintaining caps on tuition fees, thus limiting universities’ income.' 2/3
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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331 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️

Andalusite:
- An aluminosilicate mineral
- A polymorph of kyanite and sillimanite
- A common low grade metamorphic mineral
- Used in the production of high temperature ceramics
- Named after Andalusia in Spain #minerals
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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@xkcd.com on point again :D :D
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
❤️
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Thanks. It needs to be low cost, robust and available in UK. Without being crap.

It's so hard to tell what is good on Amazon.
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM