Steve Grimes
@stevegrimes.bsky.social
Geochemist at the University of Plymouth. Interests range from palaeoclimates to meteorites and loads in-between. Supporter of citizen-science projects and student welfare.
www.plymouthmeteors.com
www.plymouthmeteors.com
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Poster session time at #EGU25 & our incredible Education team from @geolsoc.bsky.social are presenting on our educational resources - go say hello to Sarah at X2.81 before 18.00 today to find out more!
April 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Poster session time at #EGU25 & our incredible Education team from @geolsoc.bsky.social are presenting on our educational resources - go say hello to Sarah at X2.81 before 18.00 today to find out more!
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I’m a trans man. If my football team followed the EHRC guidance for our match today, I would have had to change in a separate room and use a separate toilet.
Ultimately, I imagine the EHRC would like to ban me from playing on the same team as cis men.
We say no. Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
Ultimately, I imagine the EHRC would like to ban me from playing on the same team as cis men.
We say no. Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
April 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I’m a trans man. If my football team followed the EHRC guidance for our match today, I would have had to change in a separate room and use a separate toilet.
Ultimately, I imagine the EHRC would like to ban me from playing on the same team as cis men.
We say no. Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
Ultimately, I imagine the EHRC would like to ban me from playing on the same team as cis men.
We say no. Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
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NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
Notice of Changes
Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.
www.nesdis.noaa.gov
April 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
Download what you need asap and send comments to: ncei.info@noaa.gov
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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You want to undermine public trust in science and scientific institutions? Do *precisely* what The @royalsociety.org have done…
March 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You want to undermine public trust in science and scientific institutions? Do *precisely* what The @royalsociety.org have done…
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But her emails!
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
But her emails!
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Thanks for all the fish...
Dolphins welcome Nasa astronauts stuck in space back to Earth
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
March 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Thanks for all the fish...
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Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know | My conversation this evening w/ the folks at @pbs.org #NewsHour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGkL...
Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Earth is ‘perilously close’ to a global warming threshold. Here’s what to know | My conversation this evening w/ the folks at @pbs.org #NewsHour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGkL...
At last, a leader that is willing to stand up to Trump and Vance. Go Zalensky 🥳
February 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
At last, a leader that is willing to stand up to Trump and Vance. Go Zalensky 🥳
This is not going end well...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa
Employees received emails saying their jobs would be cut off at end of day in move called ‘wrong all around’
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is not going end well...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New from me: American government scientists are being barred from meeting with Canadian counterparts. I've obtained internal NOAA memos ordering all international scientific collaboration meetings be submitted for review www.cbc.ca/news/science... #ClimateChange #UsPoli #AAASmtg
U.S. scientists say their work is under attack. Here's what that means for Canada | CBC News
Some U.S. government scientists have been told they can no longer travel for meetings or even join virtual calls with international counterparts, putting a hold on Canadian research and sending a deep...
www.cbc.ca
February 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New from me: American government scientists are being barred from meeting with Canadian counterparts. I've obtained internal NOAA memos ordering all international scientific collaboration meetings be submitted for review www.cbc.ca/news/science... #ClimateChange #UsPoli #AAASmtg
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I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
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There is some chaos again in academic publishing, so a quick reminder that some societies manage their own journals in house & offer OA options, discounts, read & publish deals etc. Any "profits" go back into the Society to support charitable activities incl. education & funding #AcademicSky
February 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
There is some chaos again in academic publishing, so a quick reminder that some societies manage their own journals in house & offer OA options, discounts, read & publish deals etc. Any "profits" go back into the Society to support charitable activities incl. education & funding #AcademicSky
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The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
February 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
My luck was in again last night 😊. A sporadic meteor captured over Plymouth at 4:26am this morning.
More details about it can be found here - archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025...
More details about it can be found here - archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
My luck was in again last night 😊. A sporadic meteor captured over Plymouth at 4:26am this morning.
More details about it can be found here - archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025...
More details about it can be found here - archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025...
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A Canadian man narrowly avoided being struck by a meteorite that crashed into the walkway outside his home.
The offending space rock has since been bagged & tagged. 🧪
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The offending space rock has since been bagged & tagged. 🧪
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
January 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A Canadian man narrowly avoided being struck by a meteorite that crashed into the walkway outside his home.
The offending space rock has since been bagged & tagged. 🧪
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The offending space rock has since been bagged & tagged. 🧪
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A #QuadrantidsMeteor seen from Plymouth in the early morning of the 3rd Jan.
Find out more about it at www.plymouthmeteors.com/digital-photography/
Find out more about it at www.plymouthmeteors.com/digital-photography/
January 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A #QuadrantidsMeteor seen from Plymouth in the early morning of the 3rd Jan.
Find out more about it at www.plymouthmeteors.com/digital-photography/
Find out more about it at www.plymouthmeteors.com/digital-photography/
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Astronomers ready for dazzling but brief celestial show after 80-year wait. When will T Corona Borealis brighten? Hopefully when we have clear skies! 😀 #Astronomy #Space
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
T Cor Bor: Astronomers await dazzling celestial show
Astronomers are poised to see a star system about 3,000 light years away explode into brightness.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Astronomers ready for dazzling but brief celestial show after 80-year wait. When will T Corona Borealis brighten? Hopefully when we have clear skies! 😀 #Astronomy #Space
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The UK forecast for the Quadrantids #meteor shower peak on Friday 3rd January 2025 looks great. The moon is just past new too. Look up ⬆️⬆️🔭
December 30, 2024 at 9:11 AM
The UK forecast for the Quadrantids #meteor shower peak on Friday 3rd January 2025 looks great. The moon is just past new too. Look up ⬆️⬆️🔭
Nothing does Christmas better than a micrometeorite 😊
December 20, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Nothing does Christmas better than a micrometeorite 😊
Is this allowed?
For context, I was asked if I could review a promotion application at another UK Uni.
"If I do not receive a response to this email by Wednesday 8th May 2024 I will assume you are happy to provide a reference and I will send the associated paperwork to you after this date.'
For context, I was asked if I could review a promotion application at another UK Uni.
"If I do not receive a response to this email by Wednesday 8th May 2024 I will assume you are happy to provide a reference and I will send the associated paperwork to you after this date.'
May 2, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Is this allowed?
For context, I was asked if I could review a promotion application at another UK Uni.
"If I do not receive a response to this email by Wednesday 8th May 2024 I will assume you are happy to provide a reference and I will send the associated paperwork to you after this date.'
For context, I was asked if I could review a promotion application at another UK Uni.
"If I do not receive a response to this email by Wednesday 8th May 2024 I will assume you are happy to provide a reference and I will send the associated paperwork to you after this date.'
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I've been writing about pay in higher education, so here's a little story from a conversation I had with 2 deans at an exclusionary public university.
March 31, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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March 11, 2024 at 10:07 PM
