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Dr Rebecca Williams
@volcanologist.bsky.social
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Reader in Volcanology in Geology @Hull. Waffle about volcanoes, HigherEd, tea and occasional running. SFHEA & STEM ambassador. She/her.

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · Aug 2
It's about time I announced a project that I've been working on in the last year... I wrote a book!

'Volcanoes: 10 things you should know' published by @orionbooks.bsky.social Seven Dials will be out in September. It's available to pre-order now. Links: linktr.ee/volcanologist
A graphic of a book. The cover is a deep red and had a good line illustration of an erupting volcano.

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 1d
The most wonderful time of the year

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 1d
Merry Christmas! 🎉💐🎄

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Bipedal Meatbag @bipedalmeatbag.bsky.social · 2d
Kīlauea episode 39 #kilauea

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 2d
🚨Extremely short notice: Looking for prospective PhD or postdoc w/ geological engineering or modelling experience, w/ interests in mountain geohazards for project focused on landslide-triggered tsunamis in subarctic w/ me & @geocron.bsky.social 🧵 🧪⚒️ Pls share!

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Launch of new Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
As announced in Budget 2025 -
nserc-crsng.canada.ca

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 3d
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Peter Thorne, Kevin J. Anchukaitis , and 1 more

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St Andrews Earth & Environmental Sciences @earthscista.bsky.social · 3d
📣 We seek to appoint a Chair (with rank of professor) within the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences. The successful candidate will be an outstanding scholar of international standing in the field.

🗓 Closing Date: 23 March 2026

Full details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...
Chair in Earth Sciences - AC2672
Chair in Earth Sciences - AC2672, Earth and Environmental Sciences Salary: Grade 9/Negotiable Start Date: September 2026 , <p style="margin-right: 22.7pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: bl...
www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you! I don't get over seeing this in the wild 😁

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Pablo J. González @pablojglez.bsky.social · 4d
something I saw in Waterstones that Father Xmas or the Three wise men can bring to our nephews/nieces

cc @volcanologist.bsky.social

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · 5d
On the winter solstice, the Sun rises and shines down the length of the 5,100-year-old Newgrange passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland.

Remarkable designing and implementation by the Neolithic engineers who built it.
The Sun sets over Newgrange in this photo by Aidan Curran. The passage tomb is within a burial mound about 85 m across and 12 m high, and is situated within the rolling pasureland of Meath. The Sun shines through a "roofbox" within Newgrange, which is oriented so that sunlight penetrates into the burial mound and illuminates the inner chamber on the morning of the winter solstice.

Reposted by Rebecca Williams, Brooke Harrington

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Lili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 6d
My friends, I say this with all the love in my heart: Right now might not be the moment for “But we should be TOLERANT and NUANCED about the plagiarism machines!”

Your tolerance and “nuance” will be weaponised by the grifters and their apologists. Please respect yourselves more.

Reposted by Ruha Benjamin, Rebecca Williams, Dana R. Fisher

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense

How Local Activists are Interrupting Big Tech AI Investments

unicornriot.ninja/2025/data-ce...
Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense - UNICORN RIOT
As Trump’s Energy Secretary Chris Wright claims you should “build data centers” if “you want low electricity prices,” more than 200 environmental organizations have joined to “demand a halt to the bui...
unicornriot.ninja

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Eos @eos.org · 6d
Six caldera collapses are known to have occurred at basaltic volcanoes on land since the late 1960s, including most recently at Bárðarbunga in Iceland and Kīlauea on Hawaiʻi.
Lessons and Lingering Questions from Collapsing Basaltic Calderas - Eos
Research into the hazardous collapses of basaltic volcanoes has revealed common physical processes, but addressing remaining questions requires learning more from historical events.
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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 9d
This is the 10th time I've seen this reposted, each time I've stared at it for ages trying to figure out what on earth is interesting about it, and the first time I've got it. Finally. Blimey.

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 9d
It's the most wonderful time of the year!

When as an academic Mum I'm:
*Trying to remember what day Christmas Jumper Day is
*Trying to remember what day Christmas Party Day is
*See two different Christmas performances
*Finish all my work before break
*Cope without after school clubs
*Be joyful

Reposted by Rebecca Williams, Margot C. Finn

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 9d
If anyone out there wants to explore this avalanche database and write a blog post about it! Let us know!

Our Guidelines for Contributors: niche-canada.org/guidelines-f...

#envhist #cdnhist

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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 9d
AI isn’t coming to publishing—it’s already here. PW’s new AI for Publishing Bootcamp gives teams the tools and workflows to keep up.

First session is Feb 11. Early Bird pricing is now open.
👉 buff.ly/jTdumKC

Reposted by Rebecca Williams, Ian Butler, David Stott

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9d
Police investigate after white-tailed eagles go missing across UK
Police investigate after white-tailed eagles go missing across UK
Conservationists appeal to public for help after rare birds disappear in suspicious circumstances One of the first white-tailed eagles to fledge in England for hundreds of years has vanished in suspicious circumstances, alongside two more “devastating” disappearances of the reintroduced raptor. Police are appealing for public help as they investigate the disappearances, which is a setback to the bird’s successful reintroduction. Their disappearance is being investigated by several police forces and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. Continue reading...
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Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Rebecca Williams

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 9d
Nominations for the Royal Society's medals and awards are still open. Help us celebrate excellence across the sciences and across the world, with nominations open to both individuals and teams. Find out more: #RSMedals

https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/nominations/

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 9d
The trouble with all these Sam -I-Am poems about AI slop is that at the end, Sam-I-Am is eventually forced to try it and realises that he really actually loves Green-Eggs-And-Ham and now he's going to eat it all the time.

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Kimberly A. Prather, Joe R. Feagin , and 18 more

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 9d
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
Russ Vought (piss man) tweet about doing piss man shit: The National Science Foundation will be breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country. A comprehensive review is underway & any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location.

Reposted by Rebecca Williams, Nancy K. Baym

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Margaret Mitchell @mmitchell.bsky.social · 9d
Was really challenging to participate in this, but I think I was able to pen something real, important, and personal to my experience in AI. Remember that GenAI is not *all* of AI nor all of what it should be.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 9d
I don't even consider AGU anymore.

1) Hostile immigration processes
2) Extortionate cost
3) Size is overwhelming

I only get 1 international conference every couple of years, so I need to choose wisely. I get more out of specialist events. And where I feel safer travelling to.
alexwitze.bsky.social Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 9d
Attendance at US-based science conferences is bouncing around this year but generally down. #AGU25 has ~10k fewer this year! I explored these trends for @nature.com — including solutions to keep conferences local & productive:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🧪
Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
Researchers are devising creative ways to get together as Trump’s policies curb travel to US gatherings.
www.nature.com

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 9d
Eurgh,I feel this so bad

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 9d
Ouch, that's rough.

Some people really do suck.

Reposted by Andreas J. Bäumler, Jesse M. Shapiro, Philippe Huneman , and 7 more

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 9d
Just decline the peer review invitation.

What are you people even doing?
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
A survey of 1,600 academics found that more than 50% have used artificial-intelligence tools while peer reviewing manuscripts.
www.nature.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9d
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – is expected to be announced on Wednesday as part of the UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels. The final details of the announcement were agreed by the two sides on Tuesday, with a plan to allow UK students to participate in the EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Valerie M. Delmotte, Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Andy Baker , and 5 more

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 9d
Attendance at US-based science conferences is bouncing around this year but generally down. #AGU25 has ~10k fewer this year! I explored these trends for @nature.com — including solutions to keep conferences local & productive:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🧪
Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
Researchers are devising creative ways to get together as Trump’s policies curb travel to US gatherings.
www.nature.com

Reposted by Rebecca Williams

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Nature Geoscience @natgeosci.nature.com · 9d
Comment: Unearthing autistic voices in geosciences, an overlooked minority hidden in plain sight [free to access (via a free Nature account) for one month]

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 10d
I've had stinkng reviews for a paper
and a grant proposal because I dared to mention a volcanic system that I presumably wasn't allowed to be working on*

* I wasn't actually working on it - this is not a 'working with local researchers' issue.

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Dr Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 10d
Yep. I was advised from going on field trips led by Profs "because they'll bully and harass you throughout because you're a student of x" whilst a PhD student. From people who'd experienced it.