Elaine Hooton @vickybowskill.bsky.social @richard-holliman.bsky.social @tomargles.bsky.social @fluitans.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @naturalengland.bsky.social @geologyclare.bsky.social @centa.bsky.social

🎨 To help promote the benefits of geodiversity, a team from the Open University have worked with artscientist Dr Vicky Bowskill to produce this amazing new image! 🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...

Floodplain meadows are rich in fungi & carbon stored in the soil. We’re piloting research following a co-creating project that identified fungi as an area to explore. Do fungal communities living on the meadows have an active influence on this incredible long term sequestration? #UKFungusDay #fungi

As we celebrate our amazing fungi today take 5 minutes to top up your knowledge with this BBC Ideas video written in partnership with our own FMP Director Professor David Gowing – top facts to make you the fun-guy at parties! 🤪🍄 www.bbc.co.uk/videos/czrgg...

Floodplain meadows are rich both in fungi and carbon stored in the soil. Our co-created research project looks at fungal communities in meadows influence long-term sequestration, and whether we can seed meadows with the right fungi to store even more! 🍄 university.open.ac.uk/stem/environ...

Elaine Hooton is researching geodiversity at the @nationaltrust.org.uk. A new paper calls for a shift in how we value our non-living foundations: 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/giving- Co-authors: @richard-holliman.bsky.social @geologyclare.bsky.social Jonathan Larwood & @fluitans.bsky.social

Congratulations to Carlton Wood of @ou-eees.bsky.social, ‪@openuniversity.bsky.social‬ on your #NTFS award! With 35 years in HE, he champions student support, assessment, and academic leadership. #NTFS2025

PhD researcher Elaine Hooton is shining a spotlight on geodiversity and calling for a shift in how we talk about the non-living foundations of our planet. Elaine shared this inspiring photo of geodiversity in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Read more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/giving-...

@lizdanner.bsky.social is researching the impact of the UK’s impact agenda. She has published a conference paper (with @richard-holliman.bsky.social, Ann Grand, Betul Khalil & Toni Gladding) where she explores changes UK research assessments in 1986 and 2021. Paper: oro.open.ac.uk/104638.

New paper on relationships and responsibility in Fukushima coastal fisheries, and treated water releases from the Daiichi nuclear plant. We share interviews from before and during releases with fishers, managers, sellers +more working on the Fukushima coast. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

I had a fab day creating this #SketchNote at the @openuniversity.bsky.social Challenge Us! Showcase on Monday. An inspiring collection of projects, displays, talks & conversations showcasing the power of collaboration between charities, businesses and academia in tackling real-world challenges ✨🌍🎨

We have a Research Experience Placement with Dr Phil Wheeler advertised for this summer via @centa.bsky.social: centa.ac.uk/centa-resear... Project title: Using 3D models from smartphone video to assess urban tree crown volume

We have a Research Experience Placement with Dr Phil Wheeler advertised for this summer via @centa.bsky.social: centa.ac.uk/centa-resear... Project title: Using 3D models from smartphone video to assess urban tree crown volume

Great to see this fantastic @ou-eees.bsky.social Open Societal Challenge green roof research project getting some exposure today (not to mention the sunshine it’s getting) bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25xq6wxldo

🚨 New OA Paper, led by Julia Semprich 🚨 Semprich, J., Filiberto, J., Weller, M. et al. Metamorphism of Venus as driver of crustal thickness and recycling. Nat Commun 16, 2905 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s414... @astrobiologyou.bsky.social @neil-r-edwards.bsky.social

We've produced a free course on floodplain meadows on the OU's Open Learn platform @anglianwater.bsky.social

I got to work with the @floodplainmead.bsky.social on these resources. We had helpful input in the design phase from the Dadima’s Community Walking Group & teachers from Denbigh School in Milton Keynes.

Another one from the CENTA Field TRiPP last week - a group photo by the Lilley Brook! #CENTATRiPP2025

🚨 The @floodplainmead.bsky.social team has produced a free @ouopenlearn.bsky.social course, 'An Introduction to Floodplain Meadows'. The course explores how these traditional landscapes can deliver a range of nature-based solutions to improve our environment. www.open.edu/openlearn/na...

This is a new social media account for the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at the @openuniversity.bsky.social. We're looking forward to sharing work from the school, & hearing about positive actions that respond to the climate emergency.