Jenni Barclay
@volcanojenni.bsky.social
AXA Professor of Volcanology at University of Bristol. All round volcano enthusiast. Interest in reducing disaster risk and sharing knowledge. Curious. Scottish.
🥳 In celebration of International Geodiversity Day we're releasing a new animation that brings to life the amazing 562 million year old story of Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood! 🌐Read more, and watch the video, here: www.charnwoodforest.org/new-animatio...
Yes, it’s 5th October 🍂 No, it doesn’t exactly feel like it. Here’s how temperatures compare with the October average 👇
That will be autumn them… standing in rain waiting for a bus… that is a kind of train. 🚂
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... First time I’ve read about cloud-seeding as a means to get mitigate hazard(s) from dry ash. Interesting!
Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at five Indonesian airports, including Jakarta’s
Anak Krakatoa eruption disrupts 301 flights, affects fishing and some school activities
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Deadly Nepal flood reveals how climate change is unraveling in the Himalayas www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
Deadly Nepal flood reveals how climate change is unraveling in the Himalayas
The devastating floods that have swept through the Nepal–Tibet border region are first and foremost a human tragedy
independent.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Some lovely song, reflection, geology and Deep Time at Siccar Point with Karine Polwart on BBC Radio 4 tonight.
Illuminated - James Hutton and The Restless Earth - BBC Sounds
Plunge into the abyss of deep geological time with Karine Polwart.
bbc.co.uk
🌋 July 2026 Compilation of Bulletin of Volcanology! 🌋 7️⃣ "Mayhem, magic and dangerous myths? Volcanoes on the big screen". Barclay et al. @volcanojenni.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1... (8/20)
link.springer.com/article/10.1... It’s out! We’ve written a paper about volcanoes 🌋 in the movies 🎥! As well as the usual lava-based faux pas we’ve asked how well they do at recreating eruptive cycles, depicting human responses and what volcanologists can learn from compelling storytelling!
Mayhem, magic and dangerous myths? Volcanoes on the big screen - Bulletin of Volcanology
We examine the extent to which movies that prominently feature volcanoes and volcanic eruptions reflect the reality of eruptions and eruptive crises. To do this, we develop an interdisciplinary method...
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Ooh, a government consultation just launched on a proposal for a natural history GCSE. The idea has been around for a long time... is it finally about to happen? I love the idea of starting to integrate natural history education on the same level as other subjects. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Each week, I write a briefing on what happened in US science & higher ed. 🧪 Needed to write Year 2, Week 22 a day early. It is grim. - new NSF grant delays - gut-churning policy proposals on NDA, accreditation, peer review - academic freedom surveys & so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Year 2, Week 22
May 23-28, 2026 – by design
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We’ve provisionally broken the UK record for the highest May minimum temperature for the third night in a row 🌡️ Camborne only fell to 21.4°C overnight, making for another ‘tropical night’ (above 20°C). Meanwhile, Loch Glascarnoch in Scotland dropped to 1.1°C
Happy birthday to British #engineer, #mathematician, #physicist & #inventor Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923). 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬🧮🎢 #histsci I’ve shown her in my #linocut with a diagram of the dividers from her 1st of 26 (!) patents, one of her diagrams about the origin & growth of ripple marks & one of her diagrams of an
🌋NEW JOB POSTING!🌋 We are advertising a 32-month postdoc in volcanic petrology at @bristoluni.bsky.social . This UKRI NERC-funded position will join a large team working on: ‘Ex-X’ Expecting the Unexpected. Understanding ‘dangerous’ volcanic transitions’. More: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
We are looking for a new volcano-petrology postdoc to join the NERC-funded large grant ‘ex-x: understanding dangerous eruptive transitions’ Based at Bristol University! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRA042/s...
Senior Research Associate in Volcanic Petrology at University of Bristol
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Senior Research Associate in Volcanic Petrology opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
jobs.ac.uk
The UK atmospheric research aircraft (the FAAM) will cease operations in one month's time due to a research 'pivot' by UKRI... www.ukri.org/news/nerc-pi...
NERC pivots investment in atmospheric research into new technologies
NERC is transitioning its funding of atmospheric science infrastructure to exploit more flexible, scalable and sustainable technologies.
ukri.org
My blog post on Ailsa Craig, curling stones, and the weird minerals that make this rock unique. 🥌
The Roaring Game: Scotland's curling stone island | National Museums Scotland
Curling is a sport native to Scotland, that can be traced back to medieval times. Today, the game involves two teams taking turns to slide heavy, polished
nms.ac.uk
Really cool video on curling and curling stones that I provided some info for. 🥌
Why Everyone's Wrong About Curling
YouTube video by Cleo Abram
youtube.com
One last blast for the PM crowd: Eruptions is back! I have resurrected my blog and I will start (mostly) regularly updating with volcano news, research and culture. Check it out: eruptions.site/2026/01/28/w...
Welcome back to Eruptions
So, it has been awhile, right? Over the past few years, there have been a lot of changes to my volcano communication world. Scientists moved from Twitter to Bluesky. People decided they wanted podc…
eruptions.site
We might be heading for the next eruptive episode at Kīlauea. Check out the action on the USGS livestream: www.youtube.com/live/gXKuUyK...
I just re-found the National Geographic episode on volcanoes that I used to watch nearly daily when I was like 6 years old! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TQN...
National Geographic: Volcano! (1989)
YouTube video by Rando Retro Video
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31 December 1795: birth of the remarkable Anna Gurney, Old English scholar, philologist, educator, abolitionist, philanthropist, with interests in botany, archaeology and geology. A contemporary of Mary Anning, she collected fossils from the Pleistocene Cromer Forest Bed on the north Norfolk coast.
Festive fountaining! New eruption from Kilauea. www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD... link to two other live cameras in feed description.
[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
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I’ve reached that slightly rage-y stage of my term. The I-just-spotted-a-typo people. I see you.
a baby yoda from star wars is drinking tea from a cup .
ALT: a baby yoda from star wars is drinking tea from a cup .
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Regarding news articles today on a new paper linking the Black Death to post-volcanic cooling in the Mediterranean, our reconstruction shows it was cooler during that time (e.g. 1346 CE, following a 1345 tropical eruption) but not severely so (summer temperature anomalies vs. 1338-1340 CE baseline)
Final Registration for the VMSG Annual Meeting 2026 is fast approaching. Abstract deadline has been extended until Friday 8 Dec. We aim to inform registrants of their presentation type (talk/poster) & time slot by 12 Dec. We look forward to welcoming you all to Southampton!
The second is a 40 month Postdoctoral Research Associate in numerical modelling of volcanic conduit flow, University of Manchester. Closing date – 9 January 2026 Both positions would suit researchers from applied mathematics, physics or fluids/engineering backgrounds #HEJobs
Research Associate in Numerical Modelling of Conduit Flow:Oxford Road
A Postdoctoral Research Associate appointment in numerical modelling of volcanic conduit flow is available from November 2025 for 42 months in the framework of the newly funded NERC Large Grant project ‘Expecting the Unexpected: Understanding “Dangerous” Volcanic Transitions (Ex‑X)’.
jobs.manchester.ac.uk
