Sarah Greene
@carbonatefan.bsky.social
Carbon cycle enthusiast🌊🧪⚒️🖥️ | Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Birmingham | Director CENTA NERC DTP | Immigrant: NYC ➡️ UK | she/her
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📣 We have an exciting opportunity within CENTA! We're recruiting for a new Teaching and Training Fellow to develop and deliver our CENTA training programme for our doctoral researchers.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
#PhDjobs #environmentalscience
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
#PhDjobs #environmentalscience
University of Birmingham hiring CENTA Teaching and Training Fellow - College of Life and Environmental Sciences - 58796 - Grade 7 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
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July 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📣 We have an exciting opportunity within CENTA! We're recruiting for a new Teaching and Training Fellow to develop and deliver our CENTA training programme for our doctoral researchers.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
#PhDjobs #environmentalscience
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
#PhDjobs #environmentalscience
🚨New open access paper: Pulses of ocean acidification at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary🚨
rdcu.be/ev6XV 🧪🌊⚒️
See James' thread for further details!👇
rdcu.be/ev6XV 🧪🌊⚒️
See James' thread for further details!👇
🚨New paper just out on environmental upset at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary🚨
Using boron isotopes in fossil oysters, we find a major pulse of ocean acidification and CO2 rise, driving global warming and delaying ecosystem recovery following the end-Triassic mass extinction
rdcu.be/ev6XV
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Using boron isotopes in fossil oysters, we find a major pulse of ocean acidification and CO2 rise, driving global warming and delaying ecosystem recovery following the end-Triassic mass extinction
rdcu.be/ev6XV
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July 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨New open access paper: Pulses of ocean acidification at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary🚨
rdcu.be/ev6XV 🧪🌊⚒️
See James' thread for further details!👇
rdcu.be/ev6XV 🧪🌊⚒️
See James' thread for further details!👇
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I hoped #UCU would redouble efforts to resolve the @uniteucu.bsky.social staff dispute
Instead our own union-as-employer has issued management instructions NOT to use tactics #UCU members have routinely been advised to use *by #UCU*
Then this page was deleted: web.archive.org/web/20230218...
1/7
Instead our own union-as-employer has issued management instructions NOT to use tactics #UCU members have routinely been advised to use *by #UCU*
Then this page was deleted: web.archive.org/web/20230218...
1/7
April 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I hoped #UCU would redouble efforts to resolve the @uniteucu.bsky.social staff dispute
Instead our own union-as-employer has issued management instructions NOT to use tactics #UCU members have routinely been advised to use *by #UCU*
Then this page was deleted: web.archive.org/web/20230218...
1/7
Instead our own union-as-employer has issued management instructions NOT to use tactics #UCU members have routinely been advised to use *by #UCU*
Then this page was deleted: web.archive.org/web/20230218...
1/7
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This week, CENTA is on our annual first year residential, the CENTA Field TRiPP (Training Residential in Policy and Publishing, FKA 'The Speed PhD'.) We're in sunny Cheltenham and the Cotswolds with some fantastic field projects across various areas of Environmental Science #CENTATRiPP2025
March 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This week, CENTA is on our annual first year residential, the CENTA Field TRiPP (Training Residential in Policy and Publishing, FKA 'The Speed PhD'.) We're in sunny Cheltenham and the Cotswolds with some fantastic field projects across various areas of Environmental Science #CENTATRiPP2025
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The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
March 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The crisis in British higher education is acute + painful right now. If you are in it you already know this, but for those who are not I want to share what is going on. As strikes start at Newcastle Uni + others will doubtless follow, now is a time for solidarity + resistance
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The US is not a safe place to conduct sporting events, host academic conferences or conduct business. Those who decide such things have an obligation to act in the safety of their members.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The US is not a safe place to conduct sporting events, host academic conferences or conduct business. Those who decide such things have an obligation to act in the safety of their members.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Universities must defend the right to protest.
That’s why I wrote to @unibirmingham.bsky.social, urging them to drop disciplinary actions against students targeted for peaceful pro-Palestine activism & to review investment policies so they align with international human rights standards.
That’s why I wrote to @unibirmingham.bsky.social, urging them to drop disciplinary actions against students targeted for peaceful pro-Palestine activism & to review investment policies so they align with international human rights standards.
January 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Universities must defend the right to protest.
That’s why I wrote to @unibirmingham.bsky.social, urging them to drop disciplinary actions against students targeted for peaceful pro-Palestine activism & to review investment policies so they align with international human rights standards.
That’s why I wrote to @unibirmingham.bsky.social, urging them to drop disciplinary actions against students targeted for peaceful pro-Palestine activism & to review investment policies so they align with international human rights standards.
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We are happy to announce that the CENTA3 Doctoral Landscape Award Bid has been successful.
This will allow us to continue on the work done in CENTA1 and CENTA2 to deliver excellence in PhD training within the Environmental and Earth Sciences: #CENTA3
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/ma...
This will allow us to continue on the work done in CENTA1 and CENTA2 to deliver excellence in PhD training within the Environmental and Earth Sciences: #CENTA3
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/ma...
Major investment in doctoral students to support next generation of researchers - University of Birmingham
Two doctoral training programmes supported by the University of Birmingham are to receive fresh funding from UK Research and Innovation.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
November 13, 2024 at 12:57 PM
We are happy to announce that the CENTA3 Doctoral Landscape Award Bid has been successful.
This will allow us to continue on the work done in CENTA1 and CENTA2 to deliver excellence in PhD training within the Environmental and Earth Sciences: #CENTA3
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/ma...
This will allow us to continue on the work done in CENTA1 and CENTA2 to deliver excellence in PhD training within the Environmental and Earth Sciences: #CENTA3
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/ma...
Our new paper is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Geobiology. The paper describes microbial fabrics that have previously been misinterpreted as ancient sponge fossils. Very sorry to anyone who now has to update their early animal evolution powerpoints! 🧪⚒️
doi.org/10.1111/gbi....
doi.org/10.1111/gbi....
November 12, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Our new paper is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Geobiology. The paper describes microbial fabrics that have previously been misinterpreted as ancient sponge fossils. Very sorry to anyone who now has to update their early animal evolution powerpoints! 🧪⚒️
doi.org/10.1111/gbi....
doi.org/10.1111/gbi....
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Still laughing hours after I read this. So true so true
March 6, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Still laughing hours after I read this. So true so true
New paper: “you just look at rocks, and have beards” Perceptions of Geology From the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Analysis From an Online Survey.
We explore perceptions of geology from both 'Non-geologists' and 'Geologists', who describe the subject very differently! ⚒️🧪
doi.org/10.3389/esss...
We explore perceptions of geology from both 'Non-geologists' and 'Geologists', who describe the subject very differently! ⚒️🧪
doi.org/10.3389/esss...
February 27, 2024 at 1:35 PM
New paper: “you just look at rocks, and have beards” Perceptions of Geology From the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Analysis From an Online Survey.
We explore perceptions of geology from both 'Non-geologists' and 'Geologists', who describe the subject very differently! ⚒️🧪
doi.org/10.3389/esss...
We explore perceptions of geology from both 'Non-geologists' and 'Geologists', who describe the subject very differently! ⚒️🧪
doi.org/10.3389/esss...
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“There is a cost for success in STEM academia. The few minoritized people who seem to thrive might be doing what psychologists call ‘high-effort coping’”
True words by Jean King, and gosh, do I not feel it.
True words by Jean King, and gosh, do I not feel it.
Why the mental cost of a STEM career can be too high for women and people of colour
Under-represented groups face chronic barriers, creating psychological — and physical — effects. The scientific community must ease this burden. Under-represented groups face chronic barriers, creatin...
www.nature.com
February 25, 2024 at 11:04 AM
“There is a cost for success in STEM academia. The few minoritized people who seem to thrive might be doing what psychologists call ‘high-effort coping’”
True words by Jean King, and gosh, do I not feel it.
True words by Jean King, and gosh, do I not feel it.
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‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza
www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/m...
www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/m...
Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza | CNN
Hanadi Gamal Saed El Jamara, 38, says sleep is all that can distract her children from the aching hunger gnawing at their bellies.
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2024 at 4:44 AM
‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza
www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/m...
www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/m...
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Today on Assigned: The bathroom bill resurgence. So far 20 separate bills restricting access for trans people to public bathrooms have been introduced in 12 US states.
One of the worst, a ban in Utah may pass that state's Senate today.
One of the worst, a ban in Utah may pass that state's Senate today.
Bathroom Ban Resurgence: 20 Bills in 12 States Attempt to Force Trans People Into the Wrong Bathroom...
In 2024, a resurgence of bathroom bans across the country is testing how
far the GOP’s targeting of the trans community will go.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 24, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Today on Assigned: The bathroom bill resurgence. So far 20 separate bills restricting access for trans people to public bathrooms have been introduced in 12 US states.
One of the worst, a ban in Utah may pass that state's Senate today.
One of the worst, a ban in Utah may pass that state's Senate today.
F*** the taboos. Break the cycle. The field is for everyone and every body.
Features interviews from me and several colleagues about both the challenges and successes of changing the culture of fieldwork in geoscience. 🧪⚒️
undark.org/2024/01/17/f...
Features interviews from me and several colleagues about both the challenges and successes of changing the culture of fieldwork in geoscience. 🧪⚒️
undark.org/2024/01/17/f...
The Unseen Barriers Around Bathroom Breaks in the Field
Taboos around toilet care can make fieldwork uncomfortable and even dangerous. Some scientists want that to change.
undark.org
January 19, 2024 at 9:18 AM
F*** the taboos. Break the cycle. The field is for everyone and every body.
Features interviews from me and several colleagues about both the challenges and successes of changing the culture of fieldwork in geoscience. 🧪⚒️
undark.org/2024/01/17/f...
Features interviews from me and several colleagues about both the challenges and successes of changing the culture of fieldwork in geoscience. 🧪⚒️
undark.org/2024/01/17/f...
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In my latest column for Teen Vogue I wrote about the latest surge, my disappointment with the Biden administration and Democratic party & how so many high risk people have been abandoned by the state:
www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-...
www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-...
January 18, 2024 at 7:44 AM
In my latest column for Teen Vogue I wrote about the latest surge, my disappointment with the Biden administration and Democratic party & how so many high risk people have been abandoned by the state:
www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-...
www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-...
Postdoc position w/ @thefosterlab.bsky.social, as part of a very friendly and collaborative large grant team that I lead. Come join us!😊
🧪⚒️@geochemgroup.bsky.social
🧪⚒️@geochemgroup.bsky.social
Post doc available in our lab fosterlab.bsky.social : laser ablation boron isotopes in benthic foraminifera to better constrain the pH change and C-input across the PETM. Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx.... Deadline 31st Jan. Please spread the word and pass on to interested parties.
January 10, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Postdoc position w/ @thefosterlab.bsky.social, as part of a very friendly and collaborative large grant team that I lead. Come join us!😊
🧪⚒️@geochemgroup.bsky.social
🧪⚒️@geochemgroup.bsky.social
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CENTA is giving Blue Sky a go. We're still on Twitter/X and may be a little quieter on here until it becomes more open/used by students, but feel free to follow and/or interact with this account!
January 9, 2024 at 11:43 AM
CENTA is giving Blue Sky a go. We're still on Twitter/X and may be a little quieter on here until it becomes more open/used by students, but feel free to follow and/or interact with this account!
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Thanks for the well wishes, folks! My symptoms are a lot better now and I'm hoping that trajectory continues.
Reminder to #AGU23 attendees: now that you've seen so many posts from people who got COVID there, AGU sent out a survey yesterday for feedback on the meeting. 👀
Reminder to #AGU23 attendees: now that you've seen so many posts from people who got COVID there, AGU sent out a survey yesterday for feedback on the meeting. 👀
I've been absolutely wiped out and stuck in bed the last several days because I got COVID at #AGU23 . I knew I was unlikely to be able to avoid COVID forever, but I'm still pretty angry about it.
December 21, 2023 at 7:20 PM
Thanks for the well wishes, folks! My symptoms are a lot better now and I'm hoping that trajectory continues.
Reminder to #AGU23 attendees: now that you've seen so many posts from people who got COVID there, AGU sent out a survey yesterday for feedback on the meeting. 👀
Reminder to #AGU23 attendees: now that you've seen so many posts from people who got COVID there, AGU sent out a survey yesterday for feedback on the meeting. 👀
Hey look - it's my sister! On a podcast! 🤩🧪
LEMURS WE GOT LEMURS. Dr. Lydia Greene of
Duke Lemur Center talks GIANT eyes, tree-hopping, Madagascar, ring tails, sashays, aye-ayes, etymology, conservation + a BONKERS origin story. Instant classic. Pass it on.
www.alieward.com/ologies/lemu...
December 21, 2023 at 12:05 PM
Hey look - it's my sister! On a podcast! 🤩🧪
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Beyond a shadow of a doubt that England is in its biggest Covid wave for well over a year now, with latest ONS infection survey results published.
An estimated 4.3% of people infected in England as of last week (6% in London!)
I've written about it here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-in...
An estimated 4.3% of people infected in England as of last week (6% in London!)
I've written about it here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-in...
England in biggest Covid wave in well over a year - and it's only just begun
Well the latest results of the ONS Covid Winter Infection Survey are in and they are, frankly, eye-popping. The estimate prevalence (percentage of infected people) in England as of a week ago is alrea...
christinapagel.substack.com
December 21, 2023 at 10:53 AM
Beyond a shadow of a doubt that England is in its biggest Covid wave for well over a year now, with latest ONS infection survey results published.
An estimated 4.3% of people infected in England as of last week (6% in London!)
I've written about it here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-in...
An estimated 4.3% of people infected in England as of last week (6% in London!)
I've written about it here
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-in...
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<1 wk left to sign up for the EQUATOR 2.0 Mentoring Network, which is ringfenced for Black, Asian and minority ethnic students in Geography, Earth, & Environmental Sciences in the UK.
Professionals and/or academic mentors especially needed!
equatorresearchgroup.wordpress.com/mentoring-ne...
<1 wk left to sign up for the EQUATOR 2.0 Mentoring Network, which is ringfenced for Black, Asian and minority ethnic students in Geography, Earth, & Environmental Sciences in the UK.
Professionals and/or academic mentors especially needed!
equatorresearchgroup.wordpress.com/mentoring-ne...
Mentoring Network 2.0
We are delighted to announce the EQUATOR 2.0 Mentoring Network, which will take place from January 2024 to May 2024. This mentoring programme is ringfenced for Black, Asian and minority ethnic student...
equatorresearchgroup.wordpress.com
December 11, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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<1 wk left to sign up for the EQUATOR 2.0 Mentoring Network, which is ringfenced for Black, Asian and minority ethnic students in Geography, Earth, & Environmental Sciences in the UK.
Professionals and/or academic mentors especially needed!
equatorresearchgroup.wordpress.com/mentoring-ne...
<1 wk left to sign up for the EQUATOR 2.0 Mentoring Network, which is ringfenced for Black, Asian and minority ethnic students in Geography, Earth, & Environmental Sciences in the UK.
Professionals and/or academic mentors especially needed!
equatorresearchgroup.wordpress.com/mentoring-ne...
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Unless we consider a number of other factors — permanence, albedo, co-emitted GHGs, asymmetry — balancing CO₂ emissions with removals (net zero) will not achieve the intended climate goal.
Conversation: theconversation.com/carbon-remov...
Article (free link): rdcu.be/dsYVk
Conversation: theconversation.com/carbon-remov...
Article (free link): rdcu.be/dsYVk
December 7, 2023 at 7:23 AM
Unless we consider a number of other factors — permanence, albedo, co-emitted GHGs, asymmetry — balancing CO₂ emissions with removals (net zero) will not achieve the intended climate goal.
Conversation: theconversation.com/carbon-remov...
Article (free link): rdcu.be/dsYVk
Conversation: theconversation.com/carbon-remov...
Article (free link): rdcu.be/dsYVk
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November 20, 2023 at 7:09 PM