Dr. Michela Mariani
@michela-mariani.bsky.social
Mum of 2, Associate Professor, photographer, traveller, European in UK. Travelling in time and space to uncover past landscapes and 🔥 using fossil pollen |
Today's sunset. No filter needed !
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today's sunset. No filter needed !
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
@uniofnottingham.bsky.social
I feel like I am back to Kangaroo Island while counting these modern pollen samples 😍🔥 a lovely mixture of Acacia, Banksia and other Proteaceae 🤓
Sorry pics not to scale (shot using the phone camera on microscope technique) 😅
#kangarooisland #pollen #palynology #pollencounting #australia
Sorry pics not to scale (shot using the phone camera on microscope technique) 😅
#kangarooisland #pollen #palynology #pollencounting #australia
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I feel like I am back to Kangaroo Island while counting these modern pollen samples 😍🔥 a lovely mixture of Acacia, Banksia and other Proteaceae 🤓
Sorry pics not to scale (shot using the phone camera on microscope technique) 😅
#kangarooisland #pollen #palynology #pollencounting #australia
Sorry pics not to scale (shot using the phone camera on microscope technique) 😅
#kangarooisland #pollen #palynology #pollencounting #australia
Another day, another Australian visitor exploring our University of Nottingham University Park Campus painted with autumnal colours 🍂
It was great to host @billabongs.bsky.social and John Tibby to discuss future joint research possibilities 🤓🌏
It was great to host @billabongs.bsky.social and John Tibby to discuss future joint research possibilities 🤓🌏
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Another day, another Australian visitor exploring our University of Nottingham University Park Campus painted with autumnal colours 🍂
It was great to host @billabongs.bsky.social and John Tibby to discuss future joint research possibilities 🤓🌏
It was great to host @billabongs.bsky.social and John Tibby to discuss future joint research possibilities 🤓🌏
It was a great pleasure to host A/Prof John Tibby today for our Environmental Change Theme seminar series at the University of Nottingham School of Geography !
It's so nice to see more of Australia up on the screens in our School 🌏🤓🤩
It's so nice to see more of Australia up on the screens in our School 🌏🤓🤩
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It was a great pleasure to host A/Prof John Tibby today for our Environmental Change Theme seminar series at the University of Nottingham School of Geography !
It's so nice to see more of Australia up on the screens in our School 🌏🤓🤩
It's so nice to see more of Australia up on the screens in our School 🌏🤓🤩
It's such a pleasure to have Kilian Jungkeit-Milla from Zaragoza visiting our @nottspollen.bsky.social team this month ! It's great to hear about his fascinating work on Iberian pollen productivity and dispersal 🌟 💪🏼
September 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's such a pleasure to have Kilian Jungkeit-Milla from Zaragoza visiting our @nottspollen.bsky.social team this month ! It's great to hear about his fascinating work on Iberian pollen productivity and dispersal 🌟 💪🏼
Today we completed our #SneezingCity project mapping allergenic tree pollen in #Nottingham during spring 2025!
We collected data from over 50 #pollen traps across the rebel city and showcased our results using our amazing augmented reality display !
We collected data from over 50 #pollen traps across the rebel city and showcased our results using our amazing augmented reality display !
July 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Today we completed our #SneezingCity project mapping allergenic tree pollen in #Nottingham during spring 2025!
We collected data from over 50 #pollen traps across the rebel city and showcased our results using our amazing augmented reality display !
We collected data from over 50 #pollen traps across the rebel city and showcased our results using our amazing augmented reality display !
This week we hosted @hcadd.bsky.social at the Nottingham Pollen Lab @nottspollen.bsky.social ! Lots of great discussions about present and future work to unpack 🔥, human activities and climate change through past millennia in Australia and beyond.
Homemade pistachio cake post-seminar was delicious!
Homemade pistachio cake post-seminar was delicious!
June 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This week we hosted @hcadd.bsky.social at the Nottingham Pollen Lab @nottspollen.bsky.social ! Lots of great discussions about present and future work to unpack 🔥, human activities and climate change through past millennia in Australia and beyond.
Homemade pistachio cake post-seminar was delicious!
Homemade pistachio cake post-seminar was delicious!
It was great to meet with pupils and parents from local schools to chat about 3D pollen and landscapes for the University of Nottingham Family Discovery Day! 🔥🌱🌼🌲
School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼
School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼
June 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It was great to meet with pupils and parents from local schools to chat about 3D pollen and landscapes for the University of Nottingham Family Discovery Day! 🔥🌱🌼🌲
School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼
School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼
I had a wonderful time in Athens and the island of Euboea this week to discuss current and future research on Mediterranean palaeoecology and fire ! 🔥 🌲🌱🌼
Ευχαριστώ Katerina Kouli and Nikos Koutsias for everything (especially for your patience with my Greek – έμαθα πολύ και πέρασα ωραία!).
Ευχαριστώ Katerina Kouli and Nikos Koutsias for everything (especially for your patience with my Greek – έμαθα πολύ και πέρασα ωραία!).
June 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I had a wonderful time in Athens and the island of Euboea this week to discuss current and future research on Mediterranean palaeoecology and fire ! 🔥 🌲🌱🌼
Ευχαριστώ Katerina Kouli and Nikos Koutsias for everything (especially for your patience with my Greek – έμαθα πολύ και πέρασα ωραία!).
Ευχαριστώ Katerina Kouli and Nikos Koutsias for everything (especially for your patience with my Greek – έμαθα πολύ και πέρασα ωραία!).
Finally, huge thanks to my partner and my little boys for being my companions and most excited supporters on the journey ❤️
#familyexpedition
#australia25
#academicmama
#familyexpedition
#australia25
#academicmama
April 20, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Finally, huge thanks to my partner and my little boys for being my companions and most excited supporters on the journey ❤️
#familyexpedition
#australia25
#academicmama
#familyexpedition
#australia25
#academicmama
And that's a wrap ! We had a busy time in southeastern #Australia for my last expedition as part of the @leverhulme.ac.uk International Fellowship.
A journey from the arid inland shrublands to the wet temperate forests, I have learnt so much ! Thanks to all who helped (see below) 🙏🏼
#fieldwork2025
A journey from the arid inland shrublands to the wet temperate forests, I have learnt so much ! Thanks to all who helped (see below) 🙏🏼
#fieldwork2025
April 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
And that's a wrap ! We had a busy time in southeastern #Australia for my last expedition as part of the @leverhulme.ac.uk International Fellowship.
A journey from the arid inland shrublands to the wet temperate forests, I have learnt so much ! Thanks to all who helped (see below) 🙏🏼
#fieldwork2025
A journey from the arid inland shrublands to the wet temperate forests, I have learnt so much ! Thanks to all who helped (see below) 🙏🏼
#fieldwork2025
Festival of Science and Curiosity activities completed ✅ lots of fun activities for kids and adults around Nottingham this week ! 🎉
@nottspollen.bsky.social
University of Nottingham School of Geography always present as 'time detectives' and 'pollution police'! 🙂
@nottspollen.bsky.social
University of Nottingham School of Geography always present as 'time detectives' and 'pollution police'! 🙂
February 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Festival of Science and Curiosity activities completed ✅ lots of fun activities for kids and adults around Nottingham this week ! 🎉
@nottspollen.bsky.social
University of Nottingham School of Geography always present as 'time detectives' and 'pollution police'! 🙂
@nottspollen.bsky.social
University of Nottingham School of Geography always present as 'time detectives' and 'pollution police'! 🙂
More 3D landscapes getting painted 😍 this time for a fieldtrip to the Lakes District.
A way to relax and feeling the outdoors vibes on cold winter days !
A way to relax and feeling the outdoors vibes on cold winter days !
February 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
More 3D landscapes getting painted 😍 this time for a fieldtrip to the Lakes District.
A way to relax and feeling the outdoors vibes on cold winter days !
A way to relax and feeling the outdoors vibes on cold winter days !
Do you suffer from hayfever ? We are mapping allergenic tree pollen concentrations across the rebel city.
If you regularly travel or live within Nottingham City Council, please help us by filling this survey (5 minutes): forms.office.com/pages/respon...
If you regularly travel or live within Nottingham City Council, please help us by filling this survey (5 minutes): forms.office.com/pages/respon...
February 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Do you suffer from hayfever ? We are mapping allergenic tree pollen concentrations across the rebel city.
If you regularly travel or live within Nottingham City Council, please help us by filling this survey (5 minutes): forms.office.com/pages/respon...
If you regularly travel or live within Nottingham City Council, please help us by filling this survey (5 minutes): forms.office.com/pages/respon...
We have deployed pollen traps for our 'Sneezing City' project ! We will map allergenic tree pollen across the rebel city of Nottingham this spring 🌳🌼 stay tuned for updates !
@nottspollen.bsky.social
@nottspollen.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We have deployed pollen traps for our 'Sneezing City' project ! We will map allergenic tree pollen across the rebel city of Nottingham this spring 🌳🌼 stay tuned for updates !
@nottspollen.bsky.social
@nottspollen.bsky.social
Join us @uniofnottingham.bsky.social School of Geography for our new timely MSc programmes !
Masters by research also available for students who have enjoyed independent research for their dissertation 💪🏼
Masters by research also available for students who have enjoyed independent research for their dissertation 💪🏼
January 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Join us @uniofnottingham.bsky.social School of Geography for our new timely MSc programmes !
Masters by research also available for students who have enjoyed independent research for their dissertation 💪🏼
Masters by research also available for students who have enjoyed independent research for their dissertation 💪🏼
This will match a custom-made sediment core with different pollen assemblages 👀
On show soon at the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity! 🤩
nottsfosac.co.uk/public-events/
On show soon at the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity! 🤩
nottsfosac.co.uk/public-events/
January 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This will match a custom-made sediment core with different pollen assemblages 👀
On show soon at the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity! 🤩
nottsfosac.co.uk/public-events/
On show soon at the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity! 🤩
nottsfosac.co.uk/public-events/
nottsfosac.co.uk/public-events/
Join us here for an exciting day!
Join us here for an exciting day!
January 30, 2025 at 7:54 AM
nottsfosac.co.uk/public-events/
Join us here for an exciting day!
Join us here for an exciting day!
It was great to have superstar Jon Tyler visiting UoNGeography today ! He was welcomed with yet another tiramisú core 🙂
January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It was great to have superstar Jon Tyler visiting UoNGeography today ! He was welcomed with yet another tiramisú core 🙂
Project meetings done right 🎉😋
Tiramisú+ vasilopita to get 2025 started 🇮🇹🇬🇷
Tiramisú+ vasilopita to get 2025 started 🇮🇹🇬🇷
January 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Project meetings done right 🎉😋
Tiramisú+ vasilopita to get 2025 started 🇮🇹🇬🇷
Tiramisú+ vasilopita to get 2025 started 🇮🇹🇬🇷
Just received the hard copy of our paper ! A belated Christmas present 🔥🎉😍
January 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just received the hard copy of our paper ! A belated Christmas present 🔥🎉😍
A tiramisú core geochemistry-inspired ! This time I changed the usual pollen-inspired toppings for Alex Francke visiting UoN Geography ☺️
January 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A tiramisú core geochemistry-inspired ! This time I changed the usual pollen-inspired toppings for Alex Francke visiting UoN Geography ☺️
Tile#2 shows a fire burning through a forest for land clearance 🔥
December 17, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Tile#2 shows a fire burning through a forest for land clearance 🔥
Work is progressing 🫠🙌
December 14, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Work is progressing 🫠🙌