Today’s office!
Looking forward the a fruitful meeting on @esa.int Swarm and MSS geomagnetic data!

IGRF-14 secular variation prediction from core surface flow acceleration - Earth, Planets and Space Abstract The International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) has been regularly updated since its inception in 1965. Every recent iteration contains an estimate of the geomagnetic secular variation (...

It's been a wee while ago, but we're predicting more geomagnetic jerks! North Africa, 2028, watch this space.🧭🧲🌍

In our paper - published in @springer.springernature.com Earth Planets and Space - we use periodic signatures of core flow to forecast SV until 2030, and find 2 new jerks! 🔍

Comparison of the RMS of GRACE data sets (a), the residual using ISBA-CTRIP (c) and the residual using WGHM 2.2d (d). The histograms of the RMS on all grid points (top), land (middle) and ocean (bottom) are shown in (b). The RMS reductions as a result of the difference between the RMS of GRACE data sets and the residuals derived from ISBA-CTRIP (e) and WGHM 2.2d (f). Blue areas indicate regions where residual RMS is lower than that of GRACE, while red areas indicate where it is higher. Average RMS and RMS_r values over land and ocean for each data set are indicated in the bottom corners of the respective maps.

Published in #GJI Geophysical Journal International: "Separating climate and deep Earth signals in satellite gravimetry: a global assessment", Saraswati et al. This is Fig. 1: please visit academic.oup.com/gji/article/... to read the paper. @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @academic.oup.com

UK universities have been criticised for offering PhD studentships with significant teaching loads, often without offering doctoral candidates extra time to complete their studies
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Describing scientific disciplines as “bedfellows” is maybe the most fun description of cross-disciplinary science I’ve come across so far!

The extent of Himalayan ranges showing the interplay between topography around intermontane basins, seismicity and population. The top panel shows nine major intermontane basins. Major thrusts across the whole extent are also highlighted which include MFT: Main Frontal Thrust, MBT: Main Boundary Thrust and MCT: Main Central thrust. Dashed lines represent extensional features (normal faults). The fault data is obtained from Giri et al. (2024). The study area is highlighted and elaborated in Fig. 2(a). The middle panel shows the earthquake focal mechanisms, scaled by the size and coloured according to the centroid depth (Wimpenny & Watson 2020). The bottom panel shows the gridded population density data across the entire extent (SEDAC 2017), intermontane basins are highlighted.

Published in #GJI Geophysical Journal International: "Influence of surrounding topography on earthquake ground motions in intermontane basin settings: insights from the Kathmandu basin", Agrawal et al. Read the paper at academic.oup.com/gji/article/... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @academic.oup.com

Meridonial cuts of the kinetic energy density in dimensionless units of the waves indicated with a star (a), square (b) and circle (c) in Fig.3 Light regions indicate higher kinetic energy, while dark regions indicate lower kinetic energy.

Published in #GJI Geophysical Journal International: "The influence of a stably stratified layer on the hydromagnetic waves in the Earth’s core and their electromagnetic torques", Seuren et al. Read the paper at academic.oup.com/gji/article/... @royalastrosoc.bsky.social @academic.oup.com

That’s very sweet of you, @hughpumphrey.bsky.social, thank you very much for advertising this!

Thanks Hugh! And thanks again for letting me trial this in your course, and for doing the feedback! 🤩

I have found out that the old link didn’t work anymore - not sure what happened there…

Read our blog here!

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Empower the student voice by making feedback a conversation Nurture feedback literacy through collaborative evaluation. Frederik Dahl Madsen and Kay Douglas show how a new approach works in two contrasting courses

Very excited that our blog on assessment feedback has now been picked up by @timeshighered.bsky.social !

Well done @foteiniderv.bsky.social !

Well said, Natalia! 👏🏼

That's my abstract submitted to #EGU26! 🎉

Dr James O'Donoghue speaks to the audience at the Early Careers Event.

Dr Affelia Wibisono discusses science communication.

Thanks to everyone who has joined us in person and online for our Early Careers Event. 👏

It's been a hugely successful day!

This afternoon saw several speakers, including @interplanetary.bsky.social and Dr Affelia Wibisono, talking about their experiences in science communication. 🪐🔭🗣️

We were super grateful to have you today, Chris! Thanks for coming along and sharing your wisdom and good advice ☺️🙏🏼

What a lovely session we had this morning!!

I am surprised they're not on Bluesky yet, but I am sure that will come soon!

If you're interested in getting your university involved with the journal, do reach out to Jack, the principal contact. His contact details are found through here: journals.ed.ac.uk/esjs/about/c...

If you haven't come across the #ESJS yet, it's an @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social hosted journal, specifically designed for undergraduates to publish their science, and for PhD students to gain experience in reviewing!

It's open to most universities in central Scotland, but is growing fast!

Very pleased to see Isobel's article on Length-of-day published in the Edinburgh Student Journal of Science #ESJS. 🕰️🌍🎉

This was my first experience in independently supervising an undergraduate project, and I must say I am very proud of what my students achieved!

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It’s a beautiful place!

An unexpected benefit to visiting aforementioned supervisor is the scenic post-lunch runs around West Kirby

Despite train cancellations, I’m on my way to @liverpooluni.bsky.social to visit my geodesy-supervisor! Do quite enjoy working on the train these days

Do you need some WD40?

Are you an early career researcher in geophysics or astronomy? Come to our event in London in two weeks!

Give my supervisor a listen, as he excellently explains the south Atlantic anomaly in the geomagnetic field 🧲 🌍 @bgs.ac.uk

Very excited to be at the #DeepDyn dynamos in a nutshell workshop at @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social !

The most exciting thing, of course, is to learn how to use the #MagIC dynamo code. 🌍

Second most exciting thing is having vegan currywurst for lunch! 🌭

Disclaimer: It feels like the post description doesn’t match the article, but it was the article I wanted to repost!

Mosquitoes Discovered in Iceland for the First Time amid Rising Temperatures Bird flu surges and a government shutdown collide, complicating efforts to track cases and protect flocks.

Bird flu surges and a government shutdown collide, complicating efforts to track cases and protect flocks.

Graphic promoting the 'Early Career Event' Specialist Discussion Meeting arranged by the Royal Astronomical Society.

🧑‍🔬 Are you an early career researcher?🧑‍🔬

If so, we'd love for you to attend our early career event next month. It will feature a careers panel, networking opportunities and a discussion about the importance of effective communication for sharing research.

Book your spot at: ras.ac.uk/early-career...