A few highlights from our 60th Anniversary VMSG Meeting last week in Bristol. Thanks to Sam Mitchell for taking all these fab images and thanks again the local organising committee led by @pyroclasticpete.bsky.social for putting on a wonderful conference!

A bit behind on the upload but I had such a great time @vmsg.bsky.social 2024 conference in Bristol. It was so great to see everyone and catch up on our volcanic adventures 🌋⚒️🧪

Hi Bluesky 👋 we're the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group, a special interest group of the MinSoc and GeolSoc (@geolsoc.bsky.social). Follow us for updates on all things volcanic and magmatic! You can find more about what we do via the links to our website and other accounts here: linktr.ee/vmsg

The perfect blanket doesn’t exis- Thank you Santa! (I mean Mum)

The second of my two recently purchased old geology books has arrived! Earth-lore: geology without jargon by S. J. Shand, published in 1933. Both of my books I got from Oxfam’s online store. They’re a great go-to for stuff like this.

Thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with Jaco Bass & Jeffrey Peakall, admiring, measuring, and discussing the beautiful Uni of Leicester BVG slabs. I’ve walked past them so many times I never truly realised just how complex their sedimentology is 😅

The first of two recently ordered old geology books arrived! ‘The students elements of geology’ by Sir Charles Lyell (revised by Murray, 1885). The illustrations in these books is always outstanding! And the bluntness of the text can be amusing.

All set and ready for a busy, but fun, Open Day for Geog/Geol/Env at Leicester Uni today 🌍🔨

It annoys me far more than it should that this tile in Leicester’s Highcross shopping centre is upside down (even if heavily tilted) 🙈⚒️

My first paper is now out!! “Cohesional behaviours in Pyroclastic material and the implications for deposit architecture” 🌋 Thank you so much to my *incredible* supervisory team and the enthusiastic and thorough reviews from the Editor and 2 reviewers link.springer.com/article/10.1...

George Poulett Scrope’s 1825 global map of volcanoes (pink) and mountain ranges (grey) showing their ‘parallelism’; and the ‘remarkable train of openings circling the Pacific’. Scrope suggested that processes of ‘subterranean expansion’ might both raise mountains, and cause eruptions. #geo #envhist

My latest geo-gaming paper managed to survive the review process with only minor revisions needed! It got amazingly positive comments from all reviewers, so I can’t wait for everyone else to read it. Just need to get through pesky Reviewer 3’s comments #volcanoesinvideogames #geogaming ⚒️🧪🎮

We're almost at 2000 signatures so we're keeping it open until we got that milestone. Please sign of you are in science- academia, industry, other, UK or abroad. Signatures can be anonymous too!

So cool to sit in an undergrad lecture today and see my own research on video games used as a teaching example! Proof video games have a place in geog/geol education 🧪⚒️

I discovered a YouTube video on how to paint ‘burnt lava’ volcanic bases for Warhammer minis and I just HAD to try it! Pretty happy with how they turned out and can’t wait to make more

Today’s University of Leicester’s #OpenDay is in full swing. Got the Geology physical volcanology stand up to show off the fantastic array of specimens that our students get to study!

✉️ Some science 🧪 buddies and I have written an open letter to the UK government, strongly opposing their “kicking woke ideology out of science” sentiments, which stand to damage the UK’s scientific standing and ability to deliver for public good. Please read and consider signing ✍🏻 t.co/H7rNzb0wGh

Demonstrated for the Leicester Uni geology 2nd years for the first time this morning. It was great to see them not only use their knowledge learnt from last year, but also apply it and start questioning real data. Solid bunch

A fantastic blog - it’s amazing how much you can learn from video games, even ones not designed to teach. But if you combine engaging gameplay with a solid teaching plan, people can gain so much 🧪⚒️🎮🌋

The resounding joy of finding a lost paper that I forgot to cite when drafting a thesis chapter ❤️ Now I can put that paragraph to rest #PhDSky

Love volcaniclastic rocks? What about sedimentary processes regards to volcanism? Andrea di Capua and I have recently taken over the IAVCEI Commission for Volcanogenic Sediments! Follow us, and join in the discussions, on our socials. New website coming soon. 🪨🌍⚒️🧪🌋

Having a fully structured content list for my thesis makes writing suddenly feel a million times easier! Now I can sit down and get stuck in! #PhDSky

Academics on here: what's your favourite paper that you've authored and why? 🌋📝

Registration for the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group 60th Anniversary meeting is now open! #VMSG # volcanoes ⚒️ vmsg.org.uk/events/vmsg2... Come to Bristol 3-5th January and let's talk volcanoes :D

We are so excited to be here on Bluesky! Our mission is to (1) showcase stories of fantastic Geoscience for a better world (2) connect teachers with geos across the world to facilitate ⚒️ outreach and (3) advocate for equity and inclusion in Geoscience, & showcase work of diverse geoscientists!

Hey everyone I have finally popped up here! For those who don't know me, I'm doing a PhD on caldera-forming eruptions in the Borrowdale Volcanic Group (UK). I also play a lot of video games and study the digital geology within!