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The Geology of Skyrim: An Unexpected Journey

This is a piece I wrote for the European Geosciences Union blog, GeoLog, and can be found on their website. Back in January I did a talk at an event called Science Showoff, a comedy night based in London where scientists stand up in front of an audience in a pub and talk about funny stuff … Continue reading →

Amateur Science and the Apparent Lack of High Impact Geo-Comms

I was trawling through Twitter during my lunch hour the other day and came across a random blog on fossils by an amateur palaeontologist (I forget which blog, apologies) and it suddenly occurred me: in how many other sciences can you have people who call themselves amateurs? In geology, amateur collectors, fossil hunters, palaeontologists, mineralogists, petrologists (probably … Continue reading →

Questions on Scientific Literacy: Do we need to rethink our public engagement approaches?

When it comes to ‘scientific literacy’ we see the phrase thrown around by various academics and politicians normally in shock about the lack of it in society. We assume it to mean the amount of science that the average member of our population knows, from whether the Earth orbits the Sun, to what our table … Continue reading →

12 Top tips for doing your Geology Mapping Dissertation

As summer is around the corner and with it the holidays some may not be thinking of which adventure holiday they will go on next or trying to nag the ex boss for their job back. Some lucky people will be embarking on their 21 day minimum mapping dissertation field work. But don’t stress, sometimes … Continue reading →

Who Is My Favourite Science Writer?

This piece was featured in The Science World Daily on the 26th April 2012. One day I was thinking about a quote in Terry Pratchett’s novel Lords and Ladies describing elves: “Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. … Continue reading →

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September 23, 2013

From the bottom up: helping geologists lead the way for global development

Attached is an article I wrote for Geology for Global Development in GeoQ, The European Geosciences Union newsletter.

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