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Whether you're after advice on what to take in the field, a quick review of a science related book, my personal rant about life in the solar system, or where to find the best study sports in Oxford it's all here somewhere...
Rocks in Real Life: A Hike in Wadi Showka
Over new year my boyfriend and I flew out to Dubai to spend the last weeks of the vac with my parents (and also in the sun!). The ten...
Jan 14, 20245 min read
Mapping Project Pt 9: Enjoying Ireland
Having finished our project a few days earlier than expected we were left with a some time around the cottage to get office work done and...
Aug 13, 20235 min read
Mapping Project Pt 8: Field Work Complete
Day 31: A sneak peak at the terrain we had to deal with today. Nothing better than a good bog! I can't believe we have made it to day 31!...
Aug 6, 20234 min read
Mapping Project Pt 7: Nearing the End
Day 24: One of our metamorphic rocks (we are thinking metapellite) with some cute little quartz lenses. Today involved far too much...
Jul 31, 20236 min read
Mapping Project Pt 6: Sun, Sheep and the Barbie Movie
Day 18: Sneak peak of my field map in the sun Getting up this morning to get back in the field was painful! As we reach halfway energy is...
Jul 25, 20235 min read
Mapping Project Pt 5: Almost Halfway...
Day 12: An outcrop right next to a contact we found. This is a classic grey sandstone that covers a decent chunk of our mapping area. For...
Jul 20, 20235 min read
Mapping Project Pt 4: More Days in the Field
Day 6: A lovely BeReal from our wet weather outing to the local village. Day 6 was an incredibly welcome day off. Waking up to rain so...
Jul 14, 20236 min read
Mapping Project Pt 3: First Week in the Field
Day 1: Me posing having just made it to the top of one of the hills in our mapping area, morale still high on day 1. Catherine (my...
Jul 7, 20239 min read
Mapping Project Pt 2: Journey to Ireland
So by now I have made it to our little cottage in the wilds of County Galway! The journey here was a long one. Having driven up from...
Jul 2, 20232 min read
Mapping Project Pt 1: Introduction
In just over a week from writing this I'm going to be heading off to County Mayo in Ireland to spend 6 weeks doing my independent mapping...
Jun 25, 20236 min read
6 Top Tips for the Field
I've been on a couple of field trips now around the UK and would like to think I have gained some geological knowledge and understanding...
Jun 18, 20235 min read
Food in the Field: What we ate in Assynt
Writing this article I’m currently in my 9th hour spent in Inverness airport after a long, long delay. Not a very fitting end to what was...
Apr 30, 20234 min read
Field Trips: what to bring, what to expect and why they are important!
A vital, and somewhat character building, part of any geoscience degree is the field trips. Loved and dreaded in equal parts, there is...
Jan 15, 20236 min read
Geologists in the Field: A style Guide
Field trips have been a very bonding experience for me and my course mates. My cohort consists of about 35 geologists spending typically...
Jan 2, 20233 min read
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