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John Howell @Virtualgeol

Geologist, outdoor sports enthusiast and rare breed sheep farmer. Current research focus on the application of Virtual Outcrop methods in geology šŸ“󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳ó æ

Joined July 2017
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Good news indeed but Jillian Ambrose forgot to mention the planned 100 MW of coal fired powerstations they are also building in 2024 theguardian.com/environment/ā€¦

China to head green energy boom with 60% of new projects in next six years

IEA says faster clean energy rollout led by solar power in China with country set to boast half of worldā€™s renewables by 2030

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If you think @JonathanPieNews is racist you probably need to have a word with @banksy_311 And if you think Banksy is racist you probably need to reevaluate what triggers you and focus on the real issues.
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Went to listen to ā¦@RoryStewartUKā© new series on Ignorance on ā¦@BBCRadio4ā© and discovered this excellent older series on #Argument . Just what we need for a social media polarised world. Thank you Rory! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00199ā€¦

Rory Stewart: The Long History of... - Argument - 1. Thesis - BBC Sounds

Rory Stewart explores the strange human phenomenon of arguing.

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Academics get funding and do research. Write up the results and send to a journal. An unpaid editor sends the work to unpaid reviewers and when its eventually accepted the publisher sells it back to the Academics for Ā£'000s. The greatest scam of all time tinyurl.com/4se2k2p3

Academic journals are a lucrative scam ā€“ and weā€™re determined to change that | Arash Abizadeh

Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Googleā€™s. So we decided to start our own, says academic Arash Abizadeh

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Thrilled to see Aberdeen ranked 1st in the UK for Earth Sciences and for Human Geography, and 1st in Scotland for Forensic and Archaeological Sciences based on positive responses in the NSS. A remarkable testament to our amazing students and staff! abdn.ac.uk/news/23346/
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Watching C4 election coverage Can we have @MhairiBlack as our prime minster. She is awesome! Immigration is not the problem! @NadineDorries is batshit crazy
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Jonathan Pie
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Election Special 4: The Conservatives.
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Great time at the @sedimentology conference in Aberdeen this week. Some excellent talks including @JRUGeo4NetZero insightful review of the #EnergyTransition
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The Geological Society@GeolSoc
12 Jun 2024
The R H Worth Medal is awarded to Professor John Howell! John is a Professor of Virtual Geoscience @aberdeenuni, where he communicates the natural world to a wider audience. This medal recognises achievements in outreach, public engagement and education. Well done @Virtualgeol!
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At the @GeolSoc for a very special day standing in front of that map!
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Brexitshambles@brexit_sham
5 Jun 2024
So you thought weā€™d reached Peak Brexit? Watch British Paratroopers who after being dropped into Sannerville, France, to commemorate D-Day, had to show their passports to the French Douaneā€¦ @Nigel_Farage musty be so proudā€¦

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The UK has never been a member of the EUā€™s passport free Schengen area. The UK has always had passport controlled travel with France. Both the UK and Ireland secured Schengen opt outs in the Treaty of Amsterdam. ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-and-theā€¦
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4 Jun 2024
Election Special: 1. The Economy
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And the prize for ā€œstating the bleeding obviousā€ goes to ā¦@guardianā© #pointlesssurveys . 1. People who live in the country drive more than people in towns 2. Rich people have nicer holidays than poor people theguardian.com/uk-news/artiā€¦

Wealthy white men are UKā€™s biggest transport polluters, study finds

IPPR research examines transport emissions by income, gender, location, ethnicity and age

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Great piece of work from a great PhD student :-)
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Six years on this still makes me very angry #geovandalism #BartlettWash #DeformationBands #StructuralGeology
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Amanda Owen@a_owen0917
19 Apr 2024
So excited to be running this fantastic event again, please share far and wide!
Girls into Geoscience Scotland@GiG_Scotland
19 Apr 2024
šŸšØ Registration is now open šŸšØ be sure to get your place booked as spaces are limited! We have an amazing set of speakers and workshops this year. Register via: forms.office.com/e/W9LgKsxx8ā€¦ and travel bursaries can be applied for via: forms.office.com/e/td4Bcce0Tā€¦
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Ever wanted to know more about the Geology of the Aberdeenshire coast? We made a little movie about my favourite coastal town #Stonehaven and its hidden secrets @Jess_Pugsley @UoAGeosciences #mensshed #AGS youtu.be/4l-RMfKiyRU?si=PQs0ā€¦
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First went to Utah in 1994! More than half a life time ago! Heading back for the 30th year and starting with a nice modern analogue for the Blackhawk shorelines
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This is amazing! How would you feel to know your funky new bathroom had an ancient human jaw bone?
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17 Apr 2024
This is the craziest paleo story of the year. Hominid mandible in someone's bathroom reno! johnhawks.net/weblog/how-manā€¦
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A C Grayling #FBPE #Reform #Rejoin #FBPR@acgrayling
11 Apr 2024
Cognitive Skills Linked to Brexit Votes - Neuroscience News neurosciencenews.com/cognitiā€¦

Cognitive Skills Linked to Brexit Votes - Neuroscience News

A new study suggests a correlation between higher cognitive abilities and voting "Remain" in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

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