Vicki

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Disciplinary nomad, researcher, easily outraged by injustice, NNT, migrant.
Usual disclaimers apply (Views my own; Reposts not necessarily endorsement; etc.)
VickiOct 28, 2024
Dr Vicki TrowlerOct 28, 2024
Our paper, "Towards More Fluid Inclusion: Making Geoscience Undergraduate Degrees a Place of Belonging for All" is available to download at https://www.escubed.org/journals/earth-science-systems-and-society/articles/10.3389/esss.2024.10115/full?utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field&journalName=Earth_Science
Earth Science, Systems and Society | Towards More Fluid Inclusion: Making Geoscience Undergraduate Degrees a Place of Belonging for All

Geosciences are central to addressing many of the challenges facing our society and environment today, and geoscience undergraduate degrees can lead to influ...

Earth Science, Systems and Society
VickiNov 27, 2023
geographileNov 6, 2023

Via @farhanasultana , edited for mastodon-fediverse

For the 2024 #AAG conference:

Be part of the social media #geographers' effort to reduce the #climate impact of its annual meeting. Find out how you can host a local node at your institution. Attend an Information session November 9th at 11am ET: https://forms.office.com/r/3KzZVBqzyu

Microsoft Forms

VickiAug 1, 2023
Dr Vicki TrowlerAug 1, 2023
Apply at https://www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk/apply
Apply — NERC GW4+

NERC GW4+
VickiJul 2, 2023
Jim FRJul 2, 2023
Is Jess Philips racist over comments about Katherine Birbalsingh, or is Katherine just not enjoying being called out?
Racist
1.4%
Called out
98.6%
Poll ended at .
VickiJan 31, 2023
VickiDec 19, 2022
Prof Catherine Rowett 💚 Ex-MEPDec 19, 2022

RT @ZackPolanski: Some of the poorest countries in the world have vast amounts of the planets biodiversity.

It's clearly not acceptable to put expectations on them without resources & respect to back it up.

No environmental justice without social justice too.

#COP15

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64019324

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/catherinerowett/status/1604787687021580290

COP15: Nations reach 'historic' deal to protect nature

The plan will put 30% of the planet under protection by the end of the decade.

BBC News
VickiDec 1, 2022
Kevin RothrockDec 1, 2022
VickiNov 28, 2022
The Struggling ScientistsNov 28, 2022

Academia, where money is always a problem no matter how many titles and awards you have😅

#academia #PhD #science #xp @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter

VickiNov 26, 2022
Tibor MartiniNov 23, 2022

I developed a tool to show you your twitter friends on #mastodon: https://www.movetodon.org/

👉 All data stays in your browser
👉 No CSV import neccesary
👉 List can be sorted by sign-up date, so that you can find new accounts fast

Movetodon: Finds your Twitter Friends on Mastodon

VickiNov 17, 2022
Chris RowanNov 17, 2022

How does colonialism increase natural hazard risk?
- indigenous people forced to more dangerous areas.
- resource extraction etc. increase risks
- knowledge about hazards and adaptative behaviours suppressed and lost.

An important factor, oft ignored.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34792-7

The harmful legacy of colonialism in natural hazard risk - Nature Communications

The colonial practices of geoscience have created long term vulnerabilities to natural hazards. In this comment the ongoing consequence are explored of colonialism as well as the actions that are needed to be taken to reduce natural hazard risk.

Nature