Sorcha McMahon – 3rd year PhD student “New insights into deep mantle melts and the carbonatite-meliliitite connection” 1) The Twitter challenge: Your PhD in 140 characters Investigating how strange igneous rocks called carbonatites may have formed, using both natural samples and high-pressure experiments
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Professionalism and Social Responsibility (6): Making the Most of Twitter
There are an ever-growing number of scientists using Twitter to disseminate their research, share articles and papers, and ask questions. Twitter, if used correctly, can be like an online conference, and participation can benefit your career in a multitude of ways. Professors and institutions that may be hard to approach in other circumstances are all easy to talk to on Twitter. Twitter can also b ...[Read More]
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Friday Photo (86): Wildlife in the Field – the Rock Hyrax
This little guy (can you spot him?!) is a Dassie, or “Rock Hyrax” – a familiar friend to many geologists in the field. These animals live in groups among large fallen blocks of rock, and will pop their heads up periodically to keep an eye on you as you go about your fieldwork. They can cause problems as they have designated ‘toilet rocks’, and their urine can cover a ...[Read More]
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Geology Photo of the Week #36
The highlighted photo for this week comes from my last trip to New Zealand for the AMS12 conference a few years ago. They were taken at the end of a hiking trail in the Mount Cook area, it is behind the clouds looking straight ahead but you can kind of make out some small glaciers in the distance. However, the interesting stuff is all in the foreground. These pictures highlight two really interest ...[Read More]
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Friday Photo (76): Geologists in the Field – Antarctic Research
Geologists hiding in their tents during a blizzard in Antarctica, as part of research carried our by the British Antarctic Survey. Credit: Rowan Whittle (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Geology Photo of the Week #26
The photo of the week is another great example of Pleistocene giantism in mammals. In the photo you see a recent (very) leg bone from a kangaroo held next to the fossilized leg bone of a Pleistocene kangaroo, known as Procoptodon. HUGE DIFFERENCE! The bone from the ancient kangaroo is at least 10-15cm longer and much, much thicker. Procoptodon, stood around 2m tall and weighed in at a massive 230 ...[Read More]
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Friday Photo (69): Geologists in the Field – on Top of the Fault
These two geologists are standing at the top of a fault in Greece. The large elevation has built up over successive earthquakes, each moving the right hand side a few meters higher than the downthrow side of the fault on the left. (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Friday Photo (68): Geologists in the Field – Reaching the Summit
This photo was taken in Jiangsu province, China. We had climbed up a steep hillside taking rock samples every few meters. This was the moment we reached the top of the cliff and stood still to catch our breath. Send us your favourite photos of geologists at work (or rest!) in the field (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Friday Photo (67): Geologists in the Field – Balancing in the Middle of a River
When the contact falls in the middle of a river, there’s only one thing for it… On the isle of Arran, 2008 (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
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Friday Photo (66): Earthquake Preparedness training in Bangladesh
Children being prepared to deal with the aftermath of an earthquake at a school in Bangladesh. This is part of a project run by the charity Concern. Credit: Susanne Sargeant. (c) Geology for Global Development