Category Archives: academic life

March Meanderings

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Anne Jefferson

It’s been another month of fascinating scientific adventures for your resident hydrologist. It all began at the end of February, when I travelled to La Crosse, Wisconsin to the Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium, which was a really stimulating and … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, conferences, geomorphology

Scenic Saturday: Echoes of Mary Anning

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Anne Jefferson

On March 9th, 1847, the world lost a great scientist to breast cancer. She was poor, lacked formal education, and practiced a minority religion, but she had a keen eye and mind that helped see things that others couldn’t and … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, by Anne, fossils, Mesozoic, outcrops

The diminishing returns of lecture preparation

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Chris Rowan

It seems that like so many other things, lecture preparation expands to take up the time available. Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, teaching

Explaining geoscience using only the 10 hundred most common words

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Anne Jefferson

Take the challenge and join the growing list of scientists explaining their discipline using only 1000 common words. Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, public science, science education

2012: A Year of Moving Adventures

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Anne Jefferson

As another year draws to close (and without the Apocalypse that no-one sensible was expecting) we take a moment to reflect on what has been a busy and exciting year for Anne and Chris. The year started off with lots … Continue reading →

Categories: academic life, bloggery, photos