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Rebecca Colquhoun

@colquhoun.bsky.social
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Teaching Fellow in Geophysics and Quantitative Geoscience @ Imperial|DPhil in earthquake mechanics @ Oxford|Interested in (quantitative) geoscience education |Queer+ Disabled in STEM 🏳️‍🌈 |they/them

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Dr William Kay @willpkay.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
And that book is now published! Free here: teaching-programming.github.io/book/ Phenomenal work by the editors. Pleased to have co-authored two chapters w/ @chrissuthy.bsky.social @talom.bsky.social @chrisoldnall.bsky.social @brittneuropsych.bsky.social @colquhoun.bsky.social Rob Young & Ozan Evkaya
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Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
New Post: Maintenance loan in England now covers just half of students’ costs www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/08/12/m...
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Paolo Crosetto @paolocrosetto.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model. What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it? A 🧵 the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...
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Springer Nature Discovers MDPI – The Strain on Scientific Publishing
Home page for the paper ‘The Strain on Scientific Publishing’ by Mark A Hanson, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto and Pablo Gomez Barreiro
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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🎉 It’s publication day for Rainbow Trap! 🎉 I’m really proud of the book and hope that, even in a small way, it can help us fight back against anti-LGBTQ efforts to determine who counts in law, policy and data. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rainbow-t...
Kevin in a bookshop holding copies of his books Rainbow Trap and Queer Data.
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Science of the Times Podcast @scienceofthetimes.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
We (Tim Coulson & Syma Khalid) are launching a new science podcast. We will discuss recently published work of world leading scientists in an accessible and non-technical style. Topics will include, AI, search for alien life, latest treatments for diseases, quantum computers, science of football.
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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
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Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · 02/06/2025
Happy Pride Month folks! 🌈🙌🏼 If you're free this Sunday 08 June between 15.30–16.15 and want to listen to me natter on about queer natural history then come find me at Imperial University 🏳️‍🌈🌳🦋🐠🐧🏳️‍⚧️ #Pride www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk/event/queer-...
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Queer Natural History - The Great Exhibition Road Festival
How gay is nature? Join the author of 'A Little Gay Natural History' to explore the diversity of sexual behaviour in the natural world, which science has tried to cover up or ignore!
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Alex Lipp @alexlipp.github.io · 02/06/2025
We at @es-ucl.bsky.social are hiring a Lecturer! Research area is broadly defined within the climate crisis, hydrogeology, sustainable resources, the energy transition, natural hazards, and planetary science. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 28/04/2025
They're finally here! The full range of "It's Dr, Actually" pins is now available, thanks to your support! Please share them as much as possible so that they reach the people who'll love them: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...
A collection of circular hard enamel pins which say "It's Dr, Actually". The backgrounds of the pins are in the style of the nonbinary, trans, agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, bigender, intersex, lesbian, and progress pride flags. There are also flagless backgrounds in black, white, hot pink, pearlescent purple, pearlescent dark green, pearlescent pink, pearlescent light blue, and pearlescent light green. A handwritted URL directs you to look up CanopyRobin.Etsy.Com
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Seismological Society of America @seismosocam.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
From #earthquake determinism to teaching #geophysics to people who don't like maths, find out what @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social @colquhoun.bsky.social Rebecca Colquhoun's been up to in this month's SSA At Work! buff.ly/79dzn6E 🧪⚒️
Rebecca Colquhoun standing behind a sign on an easel that reads Shake Rattle and Roll How we use waves to study the earth at Brookes Science Fair
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Dr Craig Poku @pokubakes.com · 08/04/2025
Hey everyone! If anyone is looking for a senior data scientist role over the upcoming year, please send them my way ❤️❤️ Ideally still in London/hybrid
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Dr Joby Razzelliot @jobium.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
If anyone needs a multi-disciplinary Raman & FTIR expert starting in early 2026, let me know!
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 28/02/2025
New LGBTQ+ science resources! Today, we’re excited to share our PRIDE Guidelines for LGBTQ+ inclusive field work at inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/pride. Please share widely and see the thread below for more details 🧪🌍🌐
The progress flag in the shape of a shield against an outdoorsy background, titled "Pride guidelines: pointers for research that is inclusive, diverse, and equitable for LGBTQ+ fieldworkers"
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Nick Ridpath @nickridpath.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
New evidence out on the EMA today. We find that while it did keep more students in full-time education, this didn't pass through to better quals or earnings later in life - in fact, reduced links to the labour market may have even reduced earnings. Have a read of the thread below and the report 👇
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Catherine Sheard @sheardcat.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
If you're a non-UK scientist who wants to come to the UK for a postdoc, this year's Newton Fellowships are now open. You'll need a lab to host you (which could be me, but truly, could be any PI, so get in touch with someone you'd like to work with!) royalsociety.org/grants/newto...
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Newton International Fellowships | Royal Society
This fellowship is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.
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Rebecca Colquhoun @colquhoun.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Excited to be in Bristol for the final COMET student meeting of my PhD! #COMETstudents2025
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
If you are a scientist (including graduate students) or professional science communicator who is at least 18 years old and are using Bluesky for any kind of professional purposes, please consider taking our survey. Link: umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please help share. 🧪🌎 #SciComm
Scientists at the University of Miami are carrying out a research study on how scientists use online platforms like Twitter/X and Bluesky.

If you are 18 years of age or older and are a scientist who uses these platforms for professional purposes, please click the link below to complete a short survey.

If you are interested in learning more about this research study, please e-mail us at Julia.wester @ miami.edu. In the body of your email please provide your full name, and if you would prefer to be contacted by phone, your phone number and the best time to reach you. 

Contacting us for more information does not commit you to participating, and should you decide to participate you may terminate your participation at any time.
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AGQ- Queer Affinity Group of the AGU @queeragu.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Reminder!! Join our community to stay in the know about all things AGQ!! tinyurl.com/586kms2d @agu.org
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2024 AGQ Community Interest Form
This form serves to gauge interest in the AGQ community, and will be used to form an emailing group for future AGQ communications.
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Erin Pettit @exploreice.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Kayak and learn #glaciology - Applications for Girls* in Icy Fjords are open now for 16/17 year olds. Please share with teachers, youth in your community! With support from @osuceoas.bsky.social
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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10
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Rebecca Colquhoun @colquhoun.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
A great session and inspiring end to #AGU24! Very happy to chat to anyone who is thinking of setting up an LGBTQIA+ group in their department!
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Rebecca Colquhoun @colquhoun.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
It’s poster day for me at #AGU24! Come and chat about source time functions this morning at board 3387.
A selfie of Rebecca in front of their poster. The poster has a dark blue background with white text and rainbow coloured histograms and other graphs. Rebecca is a white person with short brown hair and glasses and they are wearing a green quarter zip and rainbow lanyard.
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Oxford Earth Sciences @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Job opportunity! The Department of Earth Sciences and St Hugh’s College are recruiting an Associate Professor of Climate Science. Please see the job advert before for more details. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Rebecca Colquhoun @colquhoun.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
A successful start to #AGU24, with a win in the Earth's Interior and Planetary Sciences Trivia Night for the @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social team! The recent department quiz was clearly great training.
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AGQ- Queer Affinity Group of the AGU @queeragu.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Next Thursday we are hosting the LGBTQ+ Geoscientists & Allies Reception with @agu.org !! We look forward to seeing you in person at the South Pre-Function in the Convention Center from 6:30-8:30pm!
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Tina Dura @diatomdura.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Are you ready to get muddy? Our first Cores 2 Code (C2C) undergraduate summer research experience will take place in June 2025 @ Cal Poly Humboldt. We will delve into the earthquake and tsunami history of the Cascadia subduction zone through field, lab, and computational methods. See the link below!
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AGQ- Queer Affinity Group of the AGU @queeragu.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Back by popular demand! AGQ is thrilled to once again host public pods during this year's annual @agu.org meeting! Join us each day for 30min to connect and support one another! Note: the locations and times vary by day!
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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
"Getting recognition for being a #geoscience communicator is a challenge because it’s seen as the easy thing to do... collecting gas samples from volcanoes is seen as hard..." Out today: @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social and I talk to Geoscientist: geoscientist.online/sections/une...
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Connecting geology and people - GEOSCIENTIST
Tell us about your background  Anjana: My background is in Earth science and I love telling stories about rocks, fossils, and landforms. My journey into geoscience communication and broadcasting start...
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Katy's Shit Cartoons @cartoons.katymontgomerie.com · 28/11/2024
Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
Pie chart:
74% hydrogen
25% helium
1% other (in tiny font)
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Anita S Marshall @bakingsodavolc.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Students: Looking for an excellent field course in planetary geology and volcanology? Need field course credits in an accessible format? If yes to either or both, join us this summer for GeoSPACE, lead by myself and some fantastic colleagues!
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
"Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations" www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations | PNAS
Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown t...
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Nuz. | নুজহাত (She/Her) @thensheappears.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Are you... - From a racially marginalised background? - Interested in studies or careers in Earth, environmental, or ecological sciences? Book your FREE ticket to the Explorers Conference 2024! When: Thursday 28th November Where: NHM, London www.eventbrite.com/e/explorers-...
A group of people from Black, Asian, Arab and other racially marginalised background gathered together, smiling and posing for the camera, in a foyer with blue walls
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Anson Mackay (they/them) @ans.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I took part in a campaign on the the importance of the HPV vaccination in protecting future generations from HPV-related cancers. Exciting news: "Sign Away #Cancer" has been nominated for a Smiley Charity Film Award! Have a watch ❤️ & maybe vote 🙏🏼 🦠 🧪 smileycharityfilmawards.com/films/oracle...
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Oracle Cancer Trust - Sign Away Cancer
The Sign Away Cancer campaign brought a powerful message to life, raising awareness about HPV-related cancers and advocating for the HPV vaccination to…
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Rebecca Colquhoun @colquhoun.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Had a great time helping out at the @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social graduate open day today! Even if you couldn’t make it, do check out the vast array of available projects at www.earth.ox.ac.uk/graduate/pro... !
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Sophie Bushwick @sophiebushwick.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Want to stay on top of the latest and greatest news in science and tech? You should be following the @newscientist.bsky.social reporters and editors in this starter pack! 🧪 Thanks @mjflepage.bsky.social for putting it together
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Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · 20/11/2024
ScienceWrite, a UK scheme for aspiring STEM writers from minoritised backgrounds, is open for 2025 applications! The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪 www.sciencewrite.co.uk
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DrGlitterbear @drglitterbear.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I had the pleasure of co-authoring with a large number of fellow queer and trans scientists a Perspective piece in PLoS Biology on conducting inclusive faculty searches for queer and trans scientists. The full commentary can be found here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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Queer- and trans-inclusive faculty hiring—A call for change
Queer and trans scientists face varied and systemic barriers to their professional success, resulting in a relative absence from faculty ranks at many institutions. This Perspective calls for a change...
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Ed Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14
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Oxford Earth Sciences @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Public Lecture - Open to All! 🌌 The New Age of Space Dirt: How Space Resources Power Humanity’s Green Future 🌏 Dr Vlada Stamenkovic, Blue Origin 🛰️ TOMORROW - Tuesday 19th November, 1-2pm 🚀 Lecture Theatre, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
My little podcast is opening our grant program again! We are awarding several grants of up to $1000 for community/art/organizing projects created by trans people of color. Not restricted by age or location! We've got a list of past winners and a lot more info at genderpodcast.com/grant.
Are you a trans person of color with an idea for a rad community project? we want to give you $1000! applications for the gender reveal podcast's 2023 grant program are open now thru Oct 31. apply and learn more at genderpodcast.com/grant. @genderevealwant to help us fund more grants for rad trans projects? the gender reveal grant program is funded entirely by gender reveal patrons, merch sales, and donations. to donate: patreon.com/gender, PayPal.me/TWoodstock, @Tuck-Woodstock, $TuckWoodstock, please put "GR grant" in the memo!
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James Lea @jamesmlea.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Want to know why Pride Matters for doing better polar research? Take a look at this short(ish!) piece I've written for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Polar Regions. www.polarregions.co.uk/post/why-pri...
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Why Pride matters for doing better polar research
With the APPG for Polar Regions hosting an event in Parliament this November to highlight Polar Pride, Dr James Lea, Reader in Glaciology and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Liverpool,...
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Rebecca Colquhoun @colquhoun.bsky.social · 15/09/2023
Excited to be spending the year at Imperial as a Teaching Fellow in Geophysics! (I'll be back in Oxford next October to finish out the DPhil strong!) Had a great first week and I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the department and the students, and for all the teaching to come!
Rebecca on their first day! They are smiling in front of some steps up to a relatively grand stone entrance. You can just make out Royal School of Mines above the door. They are white with short brown hair and green framed glasses. They are wearing an open necked blue flowery shirt.
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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 04/08/2023
🚨 🥳 🙌🏾 If you’re still into anti-racism and trying to make geoscience more diverse, then this Nature Geoscience paper by my mates and I might be of interest. @gilespalaeo.bsky.social here outlines some of the key outcomes and recommendations 👇🏾
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Rebecca Colquhoun @colquhoun.bsky.social · 01/08/2023
Exciting times in the Earth Sciences department -- we've got shiny new all-gender-bathroom signs!
A sign on a toilet door. At the top it reads "gender neutral toilet". Below that is the head and shoulders of a person silhouette, and a graphic of a wheelchair user. Below it says "this facility is for everyone".
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Rebecca Colquhoun @colquhoun.bsky.social · 26/07/2023
👋 I'm a grad student in earthquake mechanics at Oxford, and also spend a lot of time trying to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in geoscience and academia. Excited to have made it over here! Maybe this will be the one that takes off...
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