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Microplastics – The threat polluting our environment
As we mark the end of another Plastic Free July, our Carnegie Trust funded project on microplastics in the Aberdeen Bay is kicking off....
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Jul 28, 20203 min read
The Geo-SEW-ence of Wales
Lockdown evenings are doing wonders for progressing my cross-stitched Geo-SEW-ence map of the British Isles! This month I completed...
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May 17, 20203 min read
The Geo-SEW-ence of Ireland
Following on from my blog post about the Geo-SEW-ence of Scotland back in September, I have been busy stitching the rest of the British...
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Mar 31, 20204 min read
Tsunamigenic Submarine Landslides in Indonesia.
This month, the paper from my second postdoc (with P.I. Uisdean Nicholson, Heriot Watt University) was published in the 500th Special...
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Feb 5, 20205 min read
WATT will come next for Geoscientists in a net zero carbon World?
Last month marked an end to my time at Heriot Watt, before I move onto a position at another University. My last day coincided with the...
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Sep 13, 20193 min read
The GeoSEWence of Scotland
One winter evening sitting at home, I looked up to my framed poster of the Geology the British Isles. It was looking worse for ware. It...
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Apr 2, 20192 min read
Controls on the Structure, Stratigraphy and Prospectivity of the Mid North Sea High.
This month sees the 'open access' release of all the results of my two year postdoctoral research on the Mid North Sea High region...
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Aug 31, 20183 min read
Geo-Holiday on KERRERA
This month saw the accidental combination of two of my favorite pastimes: geology and kayaking! Located off the Highland town of Oban,...
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Jun 30, 20181 min read
My Favorite Geoscience Fact
This is my first delve into the world of vlogging, so please to bear with me! But BBC Earth is running a competition this summer which...
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Mar 30, 20182 min read
Milankovitch Poem
I recently came across my old PhD blog, and have thoroughly enjoyed reading back through my thoughts at the start of my research career!...
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Feb 28, 20183 min read
Glacial Edinburgh
This month saw the full force of winter arrive in Edinburgh. Dubbed "The Beast from East" the UK was battered by freezing winds and saw...
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Jan 31, 20182 min read
Geo-holiday in NORTHERN IRELAND
The Antrim coast of Northern Ireland boasts three of the Top 100 Great Geosites of the UK and Ireland (as defined by the Geological...
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Sep 30, 20172 min read
UK Plants of the Carboniferous
The Carboniferous Period (290-366 million years ago) was an important time for Britain which would ultimately lead to the industrial...
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Aug 31, 20175 min read
Geo-holiday to ORKNEY
This month I escaped the August Festival chaos of Edinburgh to visit the quiet island of Orkney. The island boasts fantastic geology...
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Jul 31, 20173 min read
Siccar Point - The Birthplace of Geology
Number 3 on the Top 100 Great Geosites of the UK, Siccar Point is a place all Geologists simple must make the pilgrimage to! Located just...
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Jun 30, 20173 min read
Carboniferous Coals and Centipedes
This month we go back in time to an important Geological Period for Edinburgh: and discover what Central Scotland and the UK would have...
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May 31, 20174 min read
Geo-holiday to UTAH!
Last month I fulfilled a long-held dream of visiting Utah. I think I must have been the last Geologist in the world to make the...
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Mar 31, 20174 min read
The Petroleum Industry in the Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth estuary separates Edinburgh and The Lothians from the Kingdom of Fife. It continues to play an important role in the...
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Feb 28, 20174 min read
Building Stones of Edinburgh
Edinburgh is famous for its spectacular volcanic rocks that tower over the city in the form of seven peaks. However, as alluded to in the...
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Jan 31, 20174 min read
Volcanic Edinbugh
Welcome to my blog about all things geology in the British Isles. What better place to start in the birthplace of modern geology:...
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