Alice Oates
@aliceoates.bsky.social
Evidence Manager at RNID. Previously an Antarctic geographer. Still probably spends too much time thinking about Antarctica. Views my own etc etc
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We've been waiting for this report from NSF for many months — results of a survey on sexual harassment at US Antarctic stations. The numbers aren't good, but at least this problem is out in the open & starting to be tackled. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Sexual harassment is rife at US Antarctic research bases, fresh survey finds
More than two-thirds of people polled had witnessed sexual harassment or assault on the ice.
www.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We've been waiting for this report from NSF for many months — results of a survey on sexual harassment at US Antarctic stations. The numbers aren't good, but at least this problem is out in the open & starting to be tackled. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The importance of long term records from multiple geographical points around the globe cannot be overstated. This is both sad and enraging
The Trump budget will shut down Mauna Loa climate observatory, ending the 70 year scientific project that produced the iconic Keeling curve showing the increasing carbon concentration in the atmosphere
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The importance of long term records from multiple geographical points around the globe cannot be overstated. This is both sad and enraging
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deliberate action to hide an inconvenient truth.
The Trump budget will shut down Mauna Loa climate observatory, ending the 70 year scientific project that produced the iconic Keeling curve showing the increasing carbon concentration in the atmosphere
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them
www.nytimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
deliberate action to hide an inconvenient truth.
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Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
July 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
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🚨 Job Alert:
We are currently looking for an Education Administrator to join our Professional Services team and work across our taught and research programmes. This is a full-time, permanent position - all details are available here:
http://bit.ly/447GzLV
We are currently looking for an Education Administrator to join our Professional Services team and work across our taught and research programmes. This is a full-time, permanent position - all details are available here:
http://bit.ly/447GzLV
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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June 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
🚨 Job Alert:
We are currently looking for an Education Administrator to join our Professional Services team and work across our taught and research programmes. This is a full-time, permanent position - all details are available here:
http://bit.ly/447GzLV
We are currently looking for an Education Administrator to join our Professional Services team and work across our taught and research programmes. This is a full-time, permanent position - all details are available here:
http://bit.ly/447GzLV
It's been a pretty great weekend 💍
May 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's been a pretty great weekend 💍
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Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
www.bloomberg.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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People sometimes think of Antarctica as being barren and devoid of life, but the ocean surrounding the continent is incredibly rich with wildlife and biodiversity.
Photos of new discoveries and insights from our wonderful Australian colleagues…
🧪🥼❄️🌊🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Photos of new discoveries and insights from our wonderful Australian colleagues…
🧪🥼❄️🌊🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sea pigs, icefish and trilobites: Antarctica’s mysterious marine life – in pictures
Characterised by darkness and cold temperatures, the extreme environment of Antarctica’s deep sea is largely unexplored. Now, after a special marine science voyage, a team aboard Australia’s national ...
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
People sometimes think of Antarctica as being barren and devoid of life, but the ocean surrounding the continent is incredibly rich with wildlife and biodiversity.
Photos of new discoveries and insights from our wonderful Australian colleagues…
🧪🥼❄️🌊🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Photos of new discoveries and insights from our wonderful Australian colleagues…
🧪🥼❄️🌊🦑
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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New book!! 📕
Antarctica is intimately connected to the rest of our planet, affecting climate, ecosystems, cultures and society. Our new book draws together international experts to explore this influence, and to understand what humans are doing to Antarctica (1/n)
www.routledge.com/Antarctica-a...
Antarctica is intimately connected to the rest of our planet, affecting climate, ecosystems, cultures and society. Our new book draws together international experts to explore this influence, and to understand what humans are doing to Antarctica (1/n)
www.routledge.com/Antarctica-a...
April 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New book!! 📕
Antarctica is intimately connected to the rest of our planet, affecting climate, ecosystems, cultures and society. Our new book draws together international experts to explore this influence, and to understand what humans are doing to Antarctica (1/n)
www.routledge.com/Antarctica-a...
Antarctica is intimately connected to the rest of our planet, affecting climate, ecosystems, cultures and society. Our new book draws together international experts to explore this influence, and to understand what humans are doing to Antarctica (1/n)
www.routledge.com/Antarctica-a...
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We'd urge people not to panic - there will be lots of commentary coming out quickly that is likely to deliberately overstate the impact that this decision is going to have on all trans people's lives. We'll say more as soon as we're able to. Please look out for yourselves and each other today 💗🏳️⚧️
April 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We'd urge people not to panic - there will be lots of commentary coming out quickly that is likely to deliberately overstate the impact that this decision is going to have on all trans people's lives. We'll say more as soon as we're able to. Please look out for yourselves and each other today 💗🏳️⚧️
To anyone feeling hurt and scared by the supreme court decision today, you are seen, you are cared for, and this changes nothing about your right to live your life in dignity and without discrimination.
April 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
To anyone feeling hurt and scared by the supreme court decision today, you are seen, you are cared for, and this changes nothing about your right to live your life in dignity and without discrimination.
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*crosses out “planting flags” and replaces it with “putting tariffs”*
April 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
*crosses out “planting flags” and replaces it with “putting tariffs”*
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The promo continues! Thank you so much @brendanomeara.bsky.social for having me on The Creative Nonfiction Podcast to chat about the behind-this-scenes of "From Antarctica With Love" — you can listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5KQI...
Episode 454: Allegra Rosenberg's Tale of Love on Ice for The Atavist
open.spotify.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The promo continues! Thank you so much @brendanomeara.bsky.social for having me on The Creative Nonfiction Podcast to chat about the behind-this-scenes of "From Antarctica With Love" — you can listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5KQI...
What a story! It never fails to amaze me what still remains to be unearthed in archives and what we think are familiar histories
Two years ago, I discovered a love story hidden within Scott’s last Antarctic expedition—between two of his officers, Pennell and Atkinson. They survived the tragedy which took Scott’s life and shocked the world, but further dangers still lay ahead for them.
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
magazine.atavist.com/from-antarct...
The Love Story Hiding in a Legendary Tragedy
Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s doomed journey to Antarctica captivated the world. But hidden within the legend was a story that has never been told—a love affair between two of the crew who survived.
magazine.atavist.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
What a story! It never fails to amaze me what still remains to be unearthed in archives and what we think are familiar histories
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Sea ice in the Arctic and around Antarctica cool our climate, drive ocean circulation across the planet, and provide a unique habitat for polar ecosystems.
Sea ice amounts have now fallen to their lowest since we started measuring them. This is not good.
🌊🥼❄️🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sea ice amounts have now fallen to their lowest since we started measuring them. This is not good.
🌊🥼❄️🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
World's sea-ice falls to record low
The world's frozen oceans keep the planet cool, but they currently have less ice than ever recorded before.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Sea ice in the Arctic and around Antarctica cool our climate, drive ocean circulation across the planet, and provide a unique habitat for polar ecosystems.
Sea ice amounts have now fallen to their lowest since we started measuring them. This is not good.
🌊🥼❄️🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sea ice amounts have now fallen to their lowest since we started measuring them. This is not good.
🌊🥼❄️🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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RNID have launched a helpful toolkit to support people to use their #hearingaids. Will help those new to this and people they communicate with.
Please share widely with those who could benefit...
(Also features me on 1 of their clips on ‘living well with your hearing’) #HoH #deaf
Please share widely with those who could benefit...
(Also features me on 1 of their clips on ‘living well with your hearing’) #HoH #deaf
February 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
RNID have launched a helpful toolkit to support people to use their #hearingaids. Will help those new to this and people they communicate with.
Please share widely with those who could benefit...
(Also features me on 1 of their clips on ‘living well with your hearing’) #HoH #deaf
Please share widely with those who could benefit...
(Also features me on 1 of their clips on ‘living well with your hearing’) #HoH #deaf
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Adelie penguins on an a small bergy bit in Antarctic Sound
February 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Adelie penguins on an a small bergy bit in Antarctic Sound
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As promised, some Thoughts on this exhibition, so a brief thread. First of all, it was a really exciting exhibition – great to see historic photography from Sápmi and the images are so striking. 1/🧵
Went to see the exhibition of Sophus Tromholt's aurora sketches at @scottpolar.bsky.social - well work a look if you're in Cambridge
January 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
As promised, some Thoughts on this exhibition, so a brief thread. First of all, it was a really exciting exhibition – great to see historic photography from Sápmi and the images are so striking. 1/🧵
Taking advantage of an afternoon off work to go to a talk titled "can you hear the aurora borealis", excellent Wednesday
January 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Taking advantage of an afternoon off work to go to a talk titled "can you hear the aurora borealis", excellent Wednesday
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It’s the ciiircle of life 🎶🐧
This #PenguinAwarenessDay say hello to these fresh new gentoo penguin chicks.
Hatched in the Square Pond Colony near Bird Island Research Station, these penguins live on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. What a loud start to life!
🎥 Jess Callaghan
This #PenguinAwarenessDay say hello to these fresh new gentoo penguin chicks.
Hatched in the Square Pond Colony near Bird Island Research Station, these penguins live on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. What a loud start to life!
🎥 Jess Callaghan
January 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It’s the ciiircle of life 🎶🐧
This #PenguinAwarenessDay say hello to these fresh new gentoo penguin chicks.
Hatched in the Square Pond Colony near Bird Island Research Station, these penguins live on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. What a loud start to life!
🎥 Jess Callaghan
This #PenguinAwarenessDay say hello to these fresh new gentoo penguin chicks.
Hatched in the Square Pond Colony near Bird Island Research Station, these penguins live on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. What a loud start to life!
🎥 Jess Callaghan
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Something to celebrate on a Friday - my latest article is now available OA first view: on the challenges & findings of contagious human disease studies in Antarctica "From Operation Snuffles to the Killer Kleenex" inc. huskies, tragedies & *lots* of snot.
#histSTM �
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#histSTM �
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Germs, infections, and the erratic ‘natural laboratory’ of Antarctica: from Operation Snuffles to the Killer Kleenex | Medical History | Cambridge Core
Germs, infections, and the erratic ‘natural laboratory’ of Antarctica: from Operation Snuffles to the Killer Kleenex
www.cambridge.org
January 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Something to celebrate on a Friday - my latest article is now available OA first view: on the challenges & findings of contagious human disease studies in Antarctica "From Operation Snuffles to the Killer Kleenex" inc. huskies, tragedies & *lots* of snot.
#histSTM �
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#histSTM �
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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An Adélie penguin near Brown Bluff, Antarctic peninsula.
#bird 🪶 #adeliepenguin #penguin #brownbluff #antarctica
#bird 🪶 #adeliepenguin #penguin #brownbluff #antarctica
January 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
An Adélie penguin near Brown Bluff, Antarctic peninsula.
#bird 🪶 #adeliepenguin #penguin #brownbluff #antarctica
#bird 🪶 #adeliepenguin #penguin #brownbluff #antarctica
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About as succinct as it gets
January 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
About as succinct as it gets
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🚨 Calling all Antarctic researchers!
Contribute to C-CAGE 🌍❄️, SCAR's new programme exploring circumpolar ecosystem changes. Share your insights to guide this exciting initiative!
📝 Take the 10-min survey: forms.office.com/e/345VHHwT0Z
📆 Deadline: End of March 2025
Contribute to C-CAGE 🌍❄️, SCAR's new programme exploring circumpolar ecosystem changes. Share your insights to guide this exciting initiative!
📝 Take the 10-min survey: forms.office.com/e/345VHHwT0Z
📆 Deadline: End of March 2025
January 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🚨 Calling all Antarctic researchers!
Contribute to C-CAGE 🌍❄️, SCAR's new programme exploring circumpolar ecosystem changes. Share your insights to guide this exciting initiative!
📝 Take the 10-min survey: forms.office.com/e/345VHHwT0Z
📆 Deadline: End of March 2025
Contribute to C-CAGE 🌍❄️, SCAR's new programme exploring circumpolar ecosystem changes. Share your insights to guide this exciting initiative!
📝 Take the 10-min survey: forms.office.com/e/345VHHwT0Z
📆 Deadline: End of March 2025