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Dr Joanne Johnson
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Geologist @bas.ac.uk British Antarctic Survey, working mum, musician, knitter, art lover, Christian. UK Polar Medal 2023. Views my own.🪨🎻❄️🧪🎨
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Dr Joanne Johnson @geologicaljo.bsky.social · Jan 3
📢 New @bas.ac.uk podcast just out! Artist Rowan Huntley and I chat about our art-science exhibition in #Cambridge 👇

www.bas.ac.uk/blogpost/can...

❄️🇦🇶🧪🎨 #sciart #geology
Can art help communicate climate science? | Beyond the Ice - British Antarctic Survey
Artist Rowan Huntley and British Antarctic Survey Geochemist Dr Jo Johnson have been working together to translate polar science into art. Their exhibition at the Scott Polar Research Institute is Hun...
www.bas.ac.uk
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Some good news at last! Sediments have been recovered by @swais2c.bsky.social team from UNDERNEATH the #Antarctic ice sheet. Fantastic achievement and more to come 👏❄️🇦🇶🧪

#geology #drilling
swais2c.bsky.social SWAIS2C @swais2c.bsky.social · Jan 4
We’ve got our eyes on the prize 24/7, through blowing snow, lashing winds and sunshine. With more than 100 metres of sediment core retrieved, we’re more than halfway towards our target of 200 metres. Co-Chief Huw Horgan shares this expedition update from our deep-field camp at Crary Ice Rise.
January 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Reposted by Dr Joanne Johnson
astroroyalscot.bsky.social
How have I only just discovered google maps for space? If you, like me, did not know about this little piece of internet treasure, you must check it out! You can fly over moons and planets - and it's all real data 🤗 🔭🧪
👉: www.google.co.uk/maps/space/
👇: Dwarf planet Pluto!
A list of planets next to a labelled image of a dwarf planet (Pluto).
December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
📢 New @bas.ac.uk podcast just out! Artist Rowan Huntley and I chat about our art-science exhibition in #Cambridge 👇

www.bas.ac.uk/blogpost/can...

❄️🇦🇶🧪🎨 #sciart #geology
Can art help communicate climate science? | Beyond the Ice - British Antarctic Survey
Artist Rowan Huntley and British Antarctic Survey Geochemist Dr Jo Johnson have been working together to translate polar science into art. Their exhibition at the Scott Polar Research Institute is Hun...
www.bas.ac.uk
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I feel like art therapy could be useful in academia too, especially when things don't work out e.g. grant proposals fail, fieldwork challenges, general overwhelm. 🧪🎨
Art therapy could half burnout risk, study of London medics shows
London medics say taking time out to do art sessions is
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
More on art-science collaborations! Here artist Rowan Huntley describes her recent workshops at @scottpolar.bsky.social .

Our exhibition at the ❄️Polar Museum❄️ is open on Sat 20 Dec, then again from 6 Jan. 👇
www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhib...

www.rowanhuntley.co.uk/blog/worksho... 🧪🎨

@bas.ac.uk
workshopping — Rowan Huntley Contemporary
When designing creative workshops connected to my Through Ice and Fire exhibition at the Polar Museum, a major consideration was obvious - it would not be possible to use any form of heat in our makin...
www.rowanhuntley.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
More art from #sciart workshops at @scottpolar.bsky.social yesterday!

The exhibition, inspired by my @bas.ac.uk research, is open TODAY 12-4pm. Do visit 👇
www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhib...

🧪❄️🇦🇶🎨
A table with red covering. On it are paper plates covered in brightly coloured paint. The atmosphere is creative and messy (in a good way!). Artist Rowan Huntley is standing looking at a big screen displaying a powerpoint slide with photographs of rock formations. She is wearing blue dungarees and holding a piece of paper. A blue table with square painted tiles laid on it. The tiles are covered in brightly coloured painted abstract scenes, with swirls and blobs of colour.
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Art and science mix! Lovely creations inspired by our #sciart exhibition at @scottpolar.bsky.social Made during today's workshop with artist Rowan Huntley. 🎨🧪❄️🇦🇶 #geology #antarctica

More info 👇 www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhib...
November 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Reposted by Dr Joanne Johnson
us.theconversation.com
Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
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Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
A fascinating insight into all the weird and wonderful ideas people used to have about health 👇🥼

But don't forget your reading 👓 - I found the light rather dim making it tricky to see the details. #history #health #cambridge 🧪📚🔎
theul.bsky.social Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · Nov 17
🧪Hold on to your urine flasks, there are only a few weeks left to visit Curious Cures!

📍 Open until 6 December 2025 at the University Library
🔗Book your FREE ticket: https://loom.ly/kVqsPRY

Music by Vlad Bakutov from Pixabay
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
👀A lovely new stamp design for British Antarctic Territory by my @bas.ac.uk colleague Claire Allen!

Featuring diatoms - tiny algae 🦠 that have beautiful structures and are everywhere, including in toothpaste apparently 😂🪥

More info: www.iompost.com/our-news/ove...

#geology #Antarctica 🧪❄️🌊
Four square images, each showing a stamp. On each stamp is a close-up photograph of a diatom. The top left diatom is a triangular shape and has lots of dots all over it. It is shown on a pale yellowish background. The top right diatom is circular and has "spokes" radiating out from a small central circle. It is shown against a pale pink background. The bottom right diatom is oval and has a leaf-like structure with a line running down the middle like a stem. It is shown against a paleo green background. The bottom left diatom is round and has less fine detail than the other diatoms, with seven lines radiating out from the centre. It is shown against a pale blue background. Each stamp has a silhouette of the King's head in the top right corner.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reposted by Dr Joanne Johnson
ianhall.bsky.social
Your science is sound
Your press release says “Reef recovery”
The internet hears “Crisis over”

A study shows how well-intended optimism can fuel climate misinformation.

Context matters...

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Steering Great Barrier Reef climate science narratives through the mediasphere in a time of misinformation - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Steering Great Barrier Reef climate science narratives through the mediasphere in a time of misinformation
www.nature.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Hosting MP Ian Sollom at @bas.ac.uk as part of @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme! Chats with #geology colleagues and visit to our new Polar Sediment Core Facility.

We all enjoyed that Ian was so interested and engaged with our work. Thankyou @iansollom.bsky.social and #pairingscheme2025 !🧪🔬❄️
A man in a grey suit looking to the right at a map on a white wall. A lady wearing black with a white bag is pointing at the map. Three people wearing dark clothes all looking at a piece of paper with coloured images on it, leaning on a wooden table. The person in the middle is pointing at the paper and explaining something. They are looking focused. A lady in dark blue top is pointing at a plastic bag held by a man wearing a maroon jumper and grey jacket. On the right is a lady in black with blonde hair, smiling. The mood is happy and they are smiling. A man in black on the left is pointing at a piece of paper with three people looking on. On a white table in front of him is a long tube full of mud with a yellow end cap. The people are looking serious and interested in what the man in black is saying.
October 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Artist 🎨 Rowan Huntley and I share more about our recent Tea & Talk at @scottpolar.bsky.social 👇

www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/news/...

🧪❄️🇦🇶🔬 #geology @bas.ac.uk
Two ladies dressed in black trousers and smart tops standing in front of a glass exhibition cabinet. Inside the cabinet are colourful artworks. They are smiling.
October 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Such fun working with @bas.ac.uk and @ucl.ac.uk colleagues on this paper! Started as coffee table discussion about where the #Antarctic boulders came from. Ended bringing together geology, geomorphology and geophysics 🪨🔬🛩️ Def more than the sum of their parts! 👇
www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/h... 🧪❄️🥼
Hidden giant granite discovered beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet - British Antarctic Survey
Pink granite boulders scattered across the dark volcanic peaks of the Hudson Mountains in West Antarctica, have revealed a vast buried granite body.
www.bas.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Ever wondered what lies beneath the fastest melting glacier in #Antarctica? Read on….

🔥New paper just out🔥led by my brilliant @bas.ac.uk colleague Tom Jordan: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Combining #geology & #geophysics, we discovered a huge granite beneath Pine Island Glacier! 🧵 below…. 1/n
🧪❄️🥼
Subglacial geology and palaeo flow of Pine Island Glacier from combining glacial erratics with geophysics - Communications Earth & Environment
A nearly 175 Ma granite body in West Antarctica reveals ice flowed across the southern Hudson Mountains at the Last Glacial Maximum, resulting in erratics derived from local subglacial bedrock, as rev...
www.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Reposted by Dr Joanne Johnson
royalsocietypublishing.org
We are pleased to announce that throughout Open Access Week, from 20 – 26 October, all Royal Society journal content is freely available. Explore our journals here: royalsociety.org/Journals/ #OAWeek #OAWeek25
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Lots of talking today! This morning recorded a podcast at @bas.ac.uk about our new #sciart exhibition.🧪❄️🇦🇶
This afternoon spoke with the artist at Tea & Talk at @scottpolar.bsky.social ☕️🎨 Nice to get out of the office! #geology
Two women sitting at a round table surrounded by microphones and wires. They are wearing headphones and smiling animatedly. The woman on the left is wearing a pink cardigan and white top, and the woman on the right is wearing a green striped top and black dungarees.
October 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
I'm super proud of my @bas.ac.uk colleagues who have worked so hard on this! 👇 🧪🇦🇶❄️🥼
bas.ac.uk British Antarctic Survey 🐧 @bas.ac.uk · Oct 2
🧊Our researchers have just finished analysing ancient Antarctic ice spanning 1.2 million years of climate history!

The Beyond EPICA project extends the ice core climate record by 400,000 years, helping us to understand long-term climate patterns and improve future predictions.
October 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Dr Joanne Johnson
bas.ac.uk
In three days, our iconic red planes will take off from Canada to make the epic journey across the world to Antarctica.

These flights mark the start of a new polar science season.

BUT ALSO that means there's three days left to send your name to Antarctica with us! tickettoantarctica.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
📢Our #sciart exhibition 'Through Ice & Fire' at @scottpolar.bsky.social is officially open! Last night, artist Rowan Huntley and I hosted friends and family for a preview. A lovely celebration of all the hard work 🎉

Do come!👇 www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhib...

@bas.ac.uk #geology 🧪❄️🖌️
Lots of people sitting on wooden benches in front of a screen, on which the exhibition logo (in blue and orange) is displayed. Three people are standing in front of the screen, giving a presentation. A girl with red hair looking at wooden objects in a glass cabinet. To the right of the image is a bluish grey painting on a white all, and a wiry sculpture attached to the wall in the centre of the image.
September 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Excitement building at @scottpolar.bsky.social for the upcoming #sciart exhibition, opening Friday 12 Sept! 🧪❄️

Free to visit, all welcome 😆 Audio clips and grab sheets will be available if you need. Come and find out about my @bas.ac.uk science 🔬

More info: www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhib...
A room with white walls and colourful paintings on the walls. In the foreground a woman dressed in navy trousers and taupe T-shirt is assembling sculptures made of wood and metal. They are tall and resting on a white plinth. A room with white wall that has two bluish paintings hanging either side of a wiry sculpture. Below them are two glass cases containing small items such as sketchbooks and a wooden collector's case.
September 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Live in #Cambridge (UK) and fancy meeting a real artist🎨?

Come along to @scottpolar.bsky.social *this Friday 12-2pm* to chat with Rowan Huntley - about her exhibition inspired by my @bas.ac.uk science.
www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/events/

About Rowan:
www.rowanhuntley.co.uk/ice-and-fire

#sciart
On the left is a photograph of artist Rowan Huntley, weathering blue overalls and holding a rock. She is smiling at the camera. On the right are words ("Tea & Talk at the Polar Museum, Rowan Huntley MA, Exploring 'Through Ice and Fire'") in black against a white background, and the Polar Museum logo in blue at the bottom right.
September 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
Sooo exciting! The new exhibition "Through Ice & Fire" at @scottpolar.bsky.social is taking shape.... Opening on Friday 12 Sept, free to all.

Come and see how artist Rowan Huntley has interpreted my @bas.ac.uk research, & learn about #Antarctic #geology 🪨🔬

www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhib...

🧪❄️🔥🎨
A room with a white wall, with several colourful paintings hanging on it. In front a two tables and a tiled floor. A set of glass doors, either side of which are hanging abstract paintings on white walls. On the left is a square blue and orange painting and on the right is a square dark blue, yellow and red painting. The floor in front is grey tiles. Photography of sculpture by artist Rowan Huntley: 'Cause and Effect'. Dark grey rock (copper slag) is stuck to a fragment of ancient raised pebble beach (brownish rounded pebbles), interspersed with shiny silver pewter shaped around ice which has long since melted. Credit: Rowan Huntley Painting by artist Rowan Huntley: ‘Illuminating Data’. Acrylic on Canvas. 60cm X 60cm. This painting is square, and has a dominantly turquoise blue colour. To left of centre is a paler yellowish patch and throughout there are streaks and patches of darkish reds. Credit: Rowan Huntley
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
geologicaljo.bsky.social
A fun morning with artist Rowan Huntley recording🎙️for our upcoming #sciart exhibition at @scottpolar.bsky.social "Through Ice & Fire". 👇
www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/exhib...

Opens 12 September in Cambridge, UK!

@bas.ac.uk #Antarctica 🧪❄️🥼🎨
A woman dressed in blue jeans, blue T-shirt and pink cardigan smiling and looking a piece of paper she is holding. She wears a headset and is seated in front of several colourful maps pasted on the wall behind. A camera sits on a table in the foreground of the photograph. Behind is a blurred view of a library with stacks of bookshelves and 3 people (in green, blue and grey clothes) sitting at a table. One is drinking from a mug.
September 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM