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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Beautiful warm evening for a bat walk at the Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham, with @berksbatgroup.bsky.social. Lots of soprano pipistrelles, common pipistrelles, noctules and Daubenton's over and around the lake.

Sonogram of a bat echolocation call. Probably a Daubenton's bat

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So, we found a live bat in our galleries. 🦇 a thread🦇

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Lovely morning for a #parkrun at Newbiggin by the sea. A few slopes to negotiate but a friendly parkrun and we found an EV charger for the car while we ran. 2nd in my age category

View across the bay at Newbiggin by the sea showing a sculpture, sea, beach and a row of seafront cottages

Parkrun volunteers at the finish line on the seafront at Newbiggin by the sea

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Robin Hogan @robinjhogan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Astonishing plot from the University of Reading's Atmospheric Observatory: the black line shows that the daily maximum temperature has risen by an incredible 20℃ over the last week to today's May record in Reading of 32.8℃! research.reading.ac.uk/meteorology/...

Dry-bulb temperature, dew-point temperature and relative humidity from the University of Reading Atmospheric Observatory between 18th and 25th May 2026.

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Put my trail cam out in the garden to capture the visiting hedgehogs and got a bonus fox. They've been in the garden before to drink from our little pond #wildlife #gardens #rdgUK #foxes

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Sea of bluebells at Basildon Park @nationaltrust.org.uk @basildonparknt.bsky.social. Looking spectacular in morning sunshine

A carpet of bluebells in English woodland.

Close up of dense carpet of bluebell flowers

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Took part in the Huge Earley Litter pick this morning. Fewer vapes than in previous years but still Red Bull cans and Macdonalds debris everywhere. Retrieved some 10yr old cans @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social #springclean #litter ##Litterpick #Earley #RDGUK

Piles of litter in bags ready to be collected after our local litter pick. This was picked up by 2 people in 2 hrs

Bottoms of some drinks cabs picked up in our litter pick this morning. Sell by dates of 2016!

Broken plastic traffic barriers that had been abandoned on the verge and completely overgrown with nettles and brambles

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University of Reading @uniofreading.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We’re 100 today. On 17 March 1926, the University of Reading was granted its Royal Charter. Now, we wake up 100 years later as a global university, shaped by generations of students, staff, alumni and partners who have built something extraordinary together. Happy 100th anniversary to us. #UoR100

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Proud to have worked here twice and studied for my PhD here (many years ago!). Congrats on the 100 years @uniofreading.bsky.social

Chocolate muffin with Reading alumnus badge and 100 yr badge. Branded water bottle with uni crest in the background

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Beautiful day at RSPB Arne. Really felt like spring. Excited to find a lizard very close to an active ants nest @rspb.bsky.social

Stone chat perched at the top of a conifer tree

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

@thebotanist.bsky.social have I found some emerging bee orchids? They are an area where I've seen them before. They are in danger of mowing so an ID from an expert may help me convince owners to protect them

A whorl of green leaves that may be an emerging bee orchid

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Beautiful lunchtime walk round the @uniofreading.bsky.social lake. Lots of birdsong and two families of fluffy Egyptian geese babies. #birds

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Took part in @uniofreading.bsky.social #LiftTheCurfew run last night. Great to see so many there and such a wide age range. Lightup armbands and scrunchies were great too @thisgirlcanuk.bsky.social

A pair of grey running shoes with a light up yellow scrunchies and a light up armband resting on the toes

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The geese on the lake were more sure footed than I was on my bike today. Black ice on campus caught me out. Bruises to shin, knee, a sore hand/wrist and a broken mirror. Luckily it had gone for the homeward journey #cycling #birds #rdguk

Two canada geese walking on an icy lake at university of Reading

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The cold weather has meant lots of visitors to my bird feeder. Hopefully I've outwitted the squirrel for now. I've had a male and female woodpecker scoffing the sunflower seeds #birds #RdgUK

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Still looking through my photos from our recent trip to the #isleofwight. Egret with some nice reflections. #birds #egrets

A little egret hunting by the sea. It is looking into the water and there's a nice reflection. A ring of ripples is expanding round its legs

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Chilly start to the day as a #parkrun volunteer at Reading Parkrun. Fun to congratulate everyone on their achievements and scan their barcodes.

People running at the start of a parkrun on a grassy meadow beside the Thames river in Reading. Blue wintery sky.

The backs of runners as they make their way up the Reading parkrun course by the river Thames. Winter light

Parkrun director giving the pre-run briefing at Reading parkrun. She has a blue hi-vis best on and the runners are gathered round to listen.

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 18/12/2025

Plausible worst-case climate futures and extreme events for the UK Paper by Arnell et al.: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... Article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists

Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels

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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Ancient dinosaur bites, the neural benefits of walnuts and the dazzling aurorae of Neptune seen for the first time - just a few of our most discussed and talked about research outputs from 2025 as ranked by Altmetric Read about our top 10 most popular pieces! rdg.ac/48KedLb

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Our most talked about articles of 2025 - Connecting Research

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Beautiful day for a walk to the Needles. This kestrel was almost motionless, hanging in the sky #birds #kestrel

The white stacks and red and white lighthouse at the Needles, Isle of Wight, UK

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Impressive raven on the sea wall at the Duver, St Helens, Isle of Wight, UK. Dwarfed the other corvids in the beach #birds #raven

Shiny black feathers on a raven that is standing on a wooden fence separating the road from a shingly beach

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Beautiful day on White Horse Hill yesterday. Lots of red kites and buzzards overhead. Liked this stone chat trying to escape my camera #birds

Stone chat facing away from the camera and taking off from a branch on White horse Hill, Oxfordshire, UK

Meadow pippet perched on a branch with a bright blue, clear November sky behind.

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

#OpenData research data loss funnel #SeanHill #OAI14 - for every 100 datasets generated, only 1 is shared + FAIR + Cited. Only 1% of research data reaches this gold standard. The investment in generating the data is lost. Delays opportunities/potential/discovery. Why is it lost?

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

So lucky to have daily encounters with these amazing birds. #kites,#birds, #wildlife

A red kite perching in a tree with a blue sky background

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Come and work with me in the Open Research team at University of Reading Library jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Open Access Adviser:Whiteknights Reading UK

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 3rd December 2025

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Fascinating paper on detecting dinosaur bones using drones to spot characteristic lichens in the Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Re... doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

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Lichens and drones reveal dinosaur bones - University of Reading

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Overton @overton.io · 22/10/2025

To mark Open Access Week, we’re revisiting one of our blogs from 2022, where we did a mini-analysis looking at whether open access publications receive more policy citations than paywalled ones. To learn what we did and what we found, head to our blog:

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Is there an Open Access advantage for policy citations? We think so (but there’s more to explore)

Overton recently presented a short lightning talk and poster at the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) conference on whether or not there was an open access citation advantage…

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 15/10/2025

PODCASTS Altmetric now tracks podcasts mentioning research In 2018 there were roughly 500,000 podcasts in existence. Just 3 years later that number was 2 million. Today it's around 4 million. Amid all the Squarespace ads there's citations to research. Let's go 1/7

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Don't miss our free, online Open and Engaged Conference 2025, as part of #InternationaOpenAccessWeek. This year we're exploring the power, ethics, and responsibility embedded in how cultural heritage is created, shared, and preserved. Register for free: bit.ly/BLEngagedCon...

A collage of images including a person with headphones on working at a desk, a person weaving straw together and someone in a lab holding a bottle. A open padlock graphic is laid over each image and text reads Open and Engaged 2025. Who owns our knowledge? Monday 20th, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd October, online conference..

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Having fun making little bats for our welcome week yarn bombing project. One on the right was my prototype. I think the one on the left is better anatomically #bats #crochet

A small crocheted bat resting on a ball of yarn

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Enjoyed visiting #CalkeAbbey over the weekend. Great walk through the deer park with volunteer Andrew. Thank you @nationaltrust.org.uk

A scarecrow dressed in men's clothing in a walled garden amongst the vegetables

Two male red deer with impressive antlers standing beside each other

Two ice cream cones being held towards the camera by a male and female hand

A collection of poppy seed heads in a garden

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Great to see goldfinches feeding on the seeds of wildflower patch we planted in our garden this year. I've seen them on lavender before but I think these were on cornflowers. Taken from the kitchen window so full grainy zoom #birds #gardens #RDGUK

A brightly coloured goldfinch perched on some dried flower heads with poppies and leaves around

Two goldfinches perched on the dried heads of cornflowers and eating the seeds

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Went for our Sunday morning run a bit earlier than usual to avoid the heat. Nice trot along the #Thames at #RdgUK. There should be a fitbit activity setting for putting on and escaping from a sports bra.

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 12/07/2025

The BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage just celebrated its 201st birthday episode. Nish Kumar wanted to know: so, climate change, are we screwed? My answer: we are not screwed, yet. Listen to the whole episode: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 33, 201st Birthday Bonanza - Mel Giedroyc, Deborah Meaden and Nish Kumar

Get ready for a landmark episode of The Infinite Monkey Cage celebrating our 201st show!

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Could this be a golden eagle? It had an altercation with a bald eagle by Medicine Lake, near Jasper, Alberta, Ca. We think the band eagle stoke a fish from the other bird #birds #eagles #rockies

A large bird of prey against a blue sky in the Canadian rockies

A large bird of prey in flight seen against a rocky outcrop in the Canadian rockies.

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

What an amazing bird to find perching at the bottom of your small urban garden! We get them overhead all the time but have not had one landed before. Red kite reintroduction has been a real success in Southern UK. Taken through an upstairs window #birds #redkite #Milvus #RdgUK

A red kite sitting in a tree at the bottom of an urban garden in Reading, Berks, UK. The bird is looking at the camera. Taken through an upstairs window.

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

So impressed with my library colleagues who baked and consumed cake so we can twin a toilet and contribute to the UN SDGs. Our goal was 1 loo but it looks as if we'll be able to fund 3.

A table with lots of cakes and biscuits in tins and containers ready for a cake sale

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Beautiful day for a 14km walk with some great birds on the way. First time I've seen a great white egret #birds #wollabank @lincsbirding.bsky.social

Great white egret and little egret by the edge of a pool

Great white egret stalking in shallow water

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Lovely morning for a #Parkrun at #FerryMeadows near #Peterborough. Friendly volunteers and a nice course. Surprisingly, I was first in my age category and 80th woman out of 235 #running

Picture of me with a parkrun ferry meadows banner and a backdrop of a lake. I'm wearing a black top and bright leggings with sunflowers on

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Did my first plasma donation this evening. Easy, painless and I get to keep my red blood cells. #GiveBlood #Plasma #PlasmaDonation #NHS #RdgUK

Neon sign that says save lives, give plasma

Tray of small pretty cupcakes with the save lives give plasma slogan printed on a rice paper topper.

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Great photography walk round a local #Earley nature reserve this morning. I enjoyed taking things slowly and playing with my camera. Lots of bird song and a few signs of Spring. #RDGUK #Plants #Nature

Close up photo of a yellow aconite flower with a green leaf whorl. The background is of brown dried leaves from last year.

Small white fluffy bird feather on a dark background of tree bark

Close up view of a snowdrop from underneath showing the orange centre and green striped inner petals

Close up of tree bark showing orange fungus, moss and lichen

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Lovely morning for a local litter pick. Disappointing to see so much recyclable stuff chucked in hedges. Area looks much more loved now #RDGUK #Earley #litter ##Litterpick

A big pile of bin bags full of rubbish picked up from local streets in Earley, Reading, UK

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Karen Rowlett @karenanya.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Relaxing morning at a watercolour workshop. Lots of playing with colours and techniques with cling film, watercolour pencil, wax and salt. Great to do something completely different www.dennywebb.com

A piece of watercolour paper divided into 6 squares. 4 of the squares have bold coloured images of exotic flowers on them. Product of a morning workshop for an amateur painter

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Dan Fernbank @decarbdan.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

£6,000/year undergraduate scholarships announced by University of Reading #rdguk for its new Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship programme - www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un...

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Reading to invest 34m in green leader scholarships - University of Reading

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ORCID @orcid.org · 16/01/2025

🗣️ Arts and Humanities Scholars: Are you ready? 🗣️ We are 👏 thrilled 👏 to announce that ORCID now supports an expanded range of work types, such as 🎼 musical compositions, 🎨 still and 🎞️ moving images, and even 📝 teaching materials!! Learn more: info.orcid.org/new-work-types

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