Matt Bailey
@mtbailey.bsky.social
Geosciences Lecturer @ Univ. Plymouth. Environmental geochemistry; nuclear; heat pumps.
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Matt Bailey
@mtbailey.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Super few days out and about in Somerset this week measuring some rocks!
Strong flag game over at the Sustainable Earth Institute today @plymouthuni
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Strong flag game over at the Sustainable Earth Institute today @plymouthuni
PhD studentship - microbes and aquifer energy systems, located at the fantastic @bgs.ac.uk aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Tools for assessing microbial risks of groundwater heating, CASE project with The Environment Agency | Aries
Dr Simon Gregory, Decarbonisation and Resource Management, British Geological Survey Dr Matt Bailey-Ross, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Plymouth Dr Mike Spence…
aries-dtp.ac.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
PhD studentship - microbes and aquifer energy systems, located at the fantastic @bgs.ac.uk aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
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Deadline extended to 20 Jan
October 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Deadline extended to 20 Jan
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Oooof. Those direct air capture machines built by Climeworks in Iceland, to pull carbon dioxide out of the air? Turns out ... they have generated more CO2 than they have captured.
Climeworks’ capture fails to cover its own emissions
The carbon capture company Climeworks only captures a fraction of the CO2 it promises its machines can capture. The company is failing to carbon offset the emissions resulting from its operations – wh...
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May 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oooof. Those direct air capture machines built by Climeworks in Iceland, to pull carbon dioxide out of the air? Turns out ... they have generated more CO2 than they have captured.
Setback for UK nuclear waste Geological Disposal Programme as East Lindsey indicate they will withdraw from the siting process. www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/article/2798...
A statement from Cllr Craig Leyland, Leader of East Lindsey District Council - East Lindsey District Council
A statement in relation to Nuclear Waste Services Ground Disposal Facility
www.e-lindsey.gov.uk
February 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Setback for UK nuclear waste Geological Disposal Programme as East Lindsey indicate they will withdraw from the siting process. www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/article/2798...
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As @doctorvive.bsky.social points out in her book, the CCS industry is a remarkable shape shifter.
It is simultaneously both:
An incipient invention in need of major state support & subsidies; &
A tried & tested technology that can be relied on to deliver net-zero
It is simultaneously both:
An incipient invention in need of major state support & subsidies; &
A tried & tested technology that can be relied on to deliver net-zero
Billions risked on 'unproven' green tech, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
As @doctorvive.bsky.social points out in her book, the CCS industry is a remarkable shape shifter.
It is simultaneously both:
An incipient invention in need of major state support & subsidies; &
A tried & tested technology that can be relied on to deliver net-zero
It is simultaneously both:
An incipient invention in need of major state support & subsidies; &
A tried & tested technology that can be relied on to deliver net-zero
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🚨Job alert 🚨
We're looking for a Lecturer in Rock Engineering and Geotechnics @uniofexeternews.bsky.social on our beautiful Penryn Campus, Cornwall.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKK672/l...
Be part of our vibrant research and teaching community at the Camborne School of Mines.
Please share :)
🧪⚒️🌏
We're looking for a Lecturer in Rock Engineering and Geotechnics @uniofexeternews.bsky.social on our beautiful Penryn Campus, Cornwall.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKK672/l...
Be part of our vibrant research and teaching community at the Camborne School of Mines.
Please share :)
🧪⚒️🌏
Lecturer in Rock Engineering & Geotechnics (Education and Research) at University of Exeter
Apply for the Lecturer in Rock Engineering & Geotechnics (Education and Research) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 13, 2024 at 3:19 PM
🚨Job alert 🚨
We're looking for a Lecturer in Rock Engineering and Geotechnics @uniofexeternews.bsky.social on our beautiful Penryn Campus, Cornwall.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKK672/l...
Be part of our vibrant research and teaching community at the Camborne School of Mines.
Please share :)
🧪⚒️🌏
We're looking for a Lecturer in Rock Engineering and Geotechnics @uniofexeternews.bsky.social on our beautiful Penryn Campus, Cornwall.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKK672/l...
Be part of our vibrant research and teaching community at the Camborne School of Mines.
Please share :)
🧪⚒️🌏
For the avoidance of any doubt, deadlines on a Monday are not inclusive. Deadlines on the first Monday back after a school holiday... really?
December 13, 2024 at 2:24 PM
For the avoidance of any doubt, deadlines on a Monday are not inclusive. Deadlines on the first Monday back after a school holiday... really?
Microplastics seem to get everywhere… out with @britgeosurvey.bsky.social on Dartmoor today, seeing whether they’re in groundwater and upland catchments
November 26, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Microplastics seem to get everywhere… out with @britgeosurvey.bsky.social on Dartmoor today, seeing whether they’re in groundwater and upland catchments
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We have 9 PhD projects in the general area of Geochemistry on offer this year via our DTP in a range of subjects (see flyer) from exploring rainfall in a past warmer world to studying the eruptive behaviour of a young stratovolcano. Please share with interested parties 🧪⚒️🌊🪸🐙
November 18, 2024 at 9:53 AM
We have 9 PhD projects in the general area of Geochemistry on offer this year via our DTP in a range of subjects (see flyer) from exploring rainfall in a past warmer world to studying the eruptive behaviour of a young stratovolcano. Please share with interested parties 🧪⚒️🌊🪸🐙
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🚨 PhD Opportunities 🚨
BGS and the National Oceanographic Centre have several exciting PhD opportunities available including:
'Disentangling groundwater from fluvial flood risk across Northern Ireland’s permeable flood plains'
For more information, please visit:
www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-r...
BGS and the National Oceanographic Centre have several exciting PhD opportunities available including:
'Disentangling groundwater from fluvial flood risk across Northern Ireland’s permeable flood plains'
For more information, please visit:
www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-r...
November 5, 2024 at 2:31 PM
🚨 PhD Opportunities 🚨
BGS and the National Oceanographic Centre have several exciting PhD opportunities available including:
'Disentangling groundwater from fluvial flood risk across Northern Ireland’s permeable flood plains'
For more information, please visit:
www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-r...
BGS and the National Oceanographic Centre have several exciting PhD opportunities available including:
'Disentangling groundwater from fluvial flood risk across Northern Ireland’s permeable flood plains'
For more information, please visit:
www.bgs.ac.uk/geological-r...
Super few days out and about in Somerset this week measuring some rocks!
October 17, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Super few days out and about in Somerset this week measuring some rocks!
Perfect day for some geology! Not so perfect if you wanted a swim…
October 9, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Perfect day for some geology! Not so perfect if you wanted a swim…
Exciting to do some actual science today at Plymouth’s Electron Microscopy Centre, exploring the source of sediment from a geothermal well in the city
August 15, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Exciting to do some actual science today at Plymouth’s Electron Microscopy Centre, exploring the source of sediment from a geothermal well in the city
Benefit #101 of academia: being able to use libraries of pretty much any other home institution. Nice to be back in Newcastle this week
August 5, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Benefit #101 of academia: being able to use libraries of pretty much any other home institution. Nice to be back in Newcastle this week
The Geological Society knows it!
June 4, 2024 at 10:44 AM
The Geological Society knows it!
Smiles all round at Taff’s Well! Exploring the impacts of hydro chemistry on open loop groundwater heat pump systems with Kensa Heat Pumps
and University of Plymouth, photo: Olalekan Ajayi
and University of Plymouth, photo: Olalekan Ajayi
May 9, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Smiles all round at Taff’s Well! Exploring the impacts of hydro chemistry on open loop groundwater heat pump systems with Kensa Heat Pumps
and University of Plymouth, photo: Olalekan Ajayi
and University of Plymouth, photo: Olalekan Ajayi
Just about thawed out after last week’s field trip to Dartmoor. Thanks to Jacobs and Fugro sharing their expertise and kit with our MSc geos
March 4, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Just about thawed out after last week’s field trip to Dartmoor. Thanks to Jacobs and Fugro sharing their expertise and kit with our MSc geos
The tip of the iceberg: www.gov.uk/government/n...
February 29, 2024 at 12:58 PM
The tip of the iceberg: www.gov.uk/government/n...
Things not always as they seem? Stonehenge tunnel objectors not necessarily representative of the communities that the purport to represent openletter.earth/the-stonehen...
February 19, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Things not always as they seem? Stonehenge tunnel objectors not necessarily representative of the communities that the purport to represent openletter.earth/the-stonehen...
To all those peer reviewers who think terms like ‘hopeless’ and ‘annoying’ are suitable for use in your review: they are not. Not my paper but comments from other ‘peers’ in another review.
February 19, 2024 at 9:09 AM
To all those peer reviewers who think terms like ‘hopeless’ and ‘annoying’ are suitable for use in your review: they are not. Not my paper but comments from other ‘peers’ in another review.
Carbon capture and storage remains a pervasive distraction, it is bonkers to even consider it as a viable solution to the climate crisis pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
February 11, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Carbon capture and storage remains a pervasive distraction, it is bonkers to even consider it as a viable solution to the climate crisis pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Reference guide to UK GDF ground/pore-waters is now available lnkd.in/erz_T-8J A huge credit to the wider team who contributed to the development and publishing of this document
December 12, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Reference guide to UK GDF ground/pore-waters is now available lnkd.in/erz_T-8J A huge credit to the wider team who contributed to the development and publishing of this document
Cost of running a GSHP would be MORE than our gas boiler! Thanks to electricity being 4x more expensive per kWh than gas
December 3, 2023 at 2:55 PM
Cost of running a GSHP would be MORE than our gas boiler! Thanks to electricity being 4x more expensive per kWh than gas