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Dr Rachel Whitty @WhittyRachel

Air Quality Consultant; PhD in Volcanology; sporadic baker; frequent badminton-player; hillwalker; cat-enthusiast. All views my own. She/her.

Joined May 2018
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Dr Rachel Whitty retweeted
Guido Meijer@guido_meijer
15 Jul 2023
I was watching Lord of the Rings last night and realized there are many parallels with academia! A thread 🧵👇
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Yesterday I finally #graduated from my #PhD in #volcanology! It's been a very very long road and I'd like to thank everyone, especially my family and friends, who helped me along the way ❤ @SEELeeds @UniversityLeeds
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Led By Donkeys@ByDonkeys
22 Oct 2022
Let's take a closer look at the man running Boris Johnson's leadership campaign: Jacob Rees-Mogg x.com/ByDonkeys/status/15837…
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"Wildlife" spot of the week - a dinner-plate-sized #terrapin (?) in the Leeds canal! @LLCanal Apparently the UK has a few wild colonies of them, mostly escaped or released pets!
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Dr Meming@Dr_Meming
17 Aug 2022
The more I think about it the more The Lord of the Rings really resembles a PhD journey
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Dr Addy Lowe@adriana_lowe
20 Jul 2022
NERC just sent an email out recognising that the cost of living increase means its PhD stipend isn't sufficient to live on. Their solution isn't to increase it, it's to suggest students start selling Avon and sign up to clinical trials... @ARIES_DTP @UKRI_News @NERCscience
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No rain at all today on the @SEELeeds undergrad geology trip, but there was a ferocious wind across the mapping area! Only 2 days of fieldwork left and then the long drive home to Leeds! With @eilishmbrennan and @DrCraigMagee
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Only 3 days left in the field on the @SEELeeds undergrad geology fieldtrip to #Assynt. The evenings here are so beautiful! @eilishmbrennan, Maeve and I braved the midges to admire the sky 🤗 With @DrCraigMagee
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The @SEELeeds undergrad trip explored the shores of Loch #Assynt today, with fearsome midges at times but beautiful views! The staff team has been joined by the amazing Maeve! 🥳 @eilishmbrennan, @DrCraigMagee
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Is this a seal? Is this a sea-otter?! No, it's @eilishmbrennan going for a dip in the rain and wind in Loch Assynt. Day #3 on the @SEELeeds undergrad trip
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Staff team for the @SEELeeds Assynt fieldtrip - another day at the coast, the blustery wind is cold on the fingers but keeps the biting midges away! 🥳 @eilishmbrennan @DrCraigMagee
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We also have a very curious seal who keeps popping up from the waves to say hello 🦭
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Day #1 on the @SEELeeds undergrad trip to #Assynt. Nice and windy to keep the midges at bay! With @eilishmbrennan
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Yesterday I successfully defended my #PhD thesis and am now Dr Whitty! #PhDone at long last! 🥳 @SEELeeds @IGTLeeds
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XKCD Comic
@xkcdComic
6 May 2022
Deep End xkcd.com/2616/ m.xkcd.com/2616/
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I submitted my PhD thesis!!! It feels like I've been doing this PhD for such an incredibly long time, but am finally getting close to the finish line! Wish me luck for the viva in ~6 weeks time! #PhD #Thesis @SEELeeds @IGTLeeds
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Simon Clark@simonoxfphys
4 Mar 2022
If you've never shared one of my videos before, this is the one to share. Please. youtu.be/MWVGCpNDroI

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Beautiful weather in Leeds today! Escaped from my PhD thesis for a quick walk in the sunshine to admire the crocuses in Hyde Park. #PhD @SEELeeds
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Simon Clark@simonoxfphys
24 Feb 2022
I very nearly didn't tweet this because it's just so bleak, but, well, it's reality folks
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New paper out today! Low-cost instruments used to assess air quality in communities downwind from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua. Click the link below if you're interested, the article is open-access: doi.org/10.30909/vol.05.01.3… #volcano #AirQuality #Nicaragua
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