Rebecca Williams

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Volcanologist in Geology at Hull Uni | Associate Dean for Student Experience | Waffle about volcanology, HE & tea | Diversify & Decolonise Geology | SFHEA & STEM ambassador | She/her.
Websitehttps://rwvolcanologist.wordpress.com/
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8203-9982
Rebecca WilliamsDec 13, 2022

Our article on the Equator Research School is now out in print and online! https://geoscientist.online/sections/unearthed/widening-participation-lessons-from-the-equator-research-school/

We reflect on the aims of the school, it's success, and give recommendations for those wishing to create their own.

Widening participation: Lessons from the Equator Research School - GEOSCIENTIST

The racial and ethnic diversity crisis in geoscience in the Global North is now well-documented in both the UK and USA (for example, Bernard and Cooperdock, 2018; Dutt, 2020; Dowey et al., 2021). This is an issue throughout the pipeline of academic progress and careers (Leading Routes, 2019): low numbers of students from diverse backgrounds […]

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Rebecca WilliamsNov 18, 2022
The British Geological Survey Core Store. The BGS is a national data repository for Earth Science, which also includes rocks! From rocks collected by Darwin on the Beagle Voyage, to suites of rock that define the Geological formations of the UK, to hundreds of km of cores from boreholes. This place is astonishing.
Rebecca WilliamsNov 9, 2022

I'm a #Mamademic! I'm #Mum to mini-volcanologist (5 years old) and mini-geophysicist (2 years old). Having #kids and doing #science requires some juggling!

Today, I'm #WFH because mini-geophysicist is sick. I had a really busy day planned and this has sent me into a bit of a minor panic. I'm still learning how to juggle and be comfortable at prioritising their needs over work. The snuggles are cute but it makes working on the laptop hard.

Rebecca WilliamsNov 2, 2022

A bit more about me by way of #introduction. I'm an Earth Scientist who specialises in #volcanology, #scicomm, #pedagogy and #EDI.

I'm a field #volcanologist by training, and my #research focuses on catastrophic flows like pyroclastic density currents and lahars. I'm interested in quantifying the link between process (current) and product (deposit) to ultimately improve our field interpretations of the volcanic rock record. I hope this will lead to better understanding of these hazardous flows