Palaentologist 🎓 Part time explorer (56 countries down) 🌍 Science writer and illustrator 🎨 Video Producer @OxfordSparks 🎥
West Midlands, England
Joined October 2018
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After an amazing year, this week I said a very fond farewell to @OxfordSparks. It has truly been a dream working on so many amazing projects and with such a lovely team! 💛Here are a few snippets of my favourite memories. @mplsoxford @UniofOxford
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One of my final projects with @OxfordSparks had a surprising personal twist. My twin & I have been part of @TedsProject research since birth. It was by sheer coincidence (and a great privilege) to meet researcher @Sinzi_O & work on this video together.
👉 bit.ly/3PmvWh8
🎬 How can #IdenticalTwins help us find out more about the causes of #bullying? Is there a link between Developmental Language Disorders (#DLD) and peer victimisation?
Watch our new video with @Sinzi_O @OxExpPsy.
Full version on YouTube ➡️@OxfordSparks.
@TedsProject #TEDS 1/2
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Have you seen the nectar loving Ethiopian wolves?
Here's a short video I produced with the tale of this behaviour's discovery!
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🎥Captivating new visuals showcase a sweet wolf behaviour in action!
In The Conversation, Sandra Lai shares the tale behind this discovery and what it means for the Ethiopian Highlands.
👉bit.ly/3ZYD7Ce
@Arctic_paws @KyKebero @UniofOxford @OxfordBiology
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Could there be a better light show for me than one about the evolution of life on Earth? 🦖 From mammoths and dinosaurs to ammonites and sea turtles, this was a truly beautiful display! #FossilFriday (sort of)
Absolutely loved creating this video with the fantastic @ElodieFreymann about her amazing research!
Chimpanzees as doctors....? 🌿🐒 Watch the video to find out more 👇
Chimpanzees share many of our behaviours and now it seems that they may also use plants as medicine 🐒
Join @ElodieFreymann in Uganda to see how chimpanzees use forest pharmacies to treat illness and wounds.
🎥 youtu.be/uYFgEIONtxo
@oxford_anthro @UniofOxford
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One of my favourite documentaries filmed with @OxfordSparks! It was great to be able to showcase geology and Earth's precious resources.
Also... spot my shadow abseiling into the cave!
Only 3% of the Earth’s water is available as freshwater, so how can we protect this valuable resource beneath our feet? 💧
@ClaudiaBerton14, Chris Day and Marina Flores explain...
🎥 youtu.be/ihOvOEX4HsU
@OxUniEarthSci @UniofOxford @WookeyHole @mplsoxford
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I am delighted to be taking my storytelling skills to @WildCRU_Ox (@UniofOxford), where I will be sharing inspiring and important wildlife conservation stories from around the world.
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Very proud of this video that I have produced with @OxfordSparks and @KaripapGomez, who is an amazing storyteller!
Discover clouded leopard research in Borneo!
🎥 youtu.be/9ZyM6YOppc8?si=s3pr…
Clouded leopards are perfectly adapted to the dense forests of Asia, but this habitat is under pressure. Join @KaripapGomez in Borneo to find out how researchers are using genomes to study their movements! 🐆
🎥 youtu.be/9ZyM6YOppc8
@OxfordBiology @WildCRU_Ox @UniofOxford
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I am very proud to have written this lovely video, brilliantly presented by @tompavey_ about his research, which is helping to inform lion conservation 🦁 And it involves fossils - what more could I ask for!
Special thanks to James Lee-Warner for his pro editing skills too!
Fossils suggest that lions once roamed across the Northern Hemisphere, but populations have dwindled since the last ice age. Was climate change part of the story? @tompavey_ is trying to find out!🦁
🎥youtube.com/watch?v=psG_-uzW…
@OxfordBiology @UniofOxford @WildCRU_Ox @mplsoxford
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At a baby shower over the weekend, I was asked what I do.
For the first time in my life, when I said "Palaeontologist (and sci commer)" I was asked....
"Oh, like Ross from Friends?"
Does this mean I've made it?! 😂
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After ten years @unibirmingham, I am finally leaving with the greatest pride for completing my PhD.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way, especially @PalaeoStephan!
It's been a wild ride and I can't wait for the new adventures in the sci com world! 9.7.24🎓
Huge thanks also to @NHMdinolab for being a super supervisor during the challenges of lockdown and opening up the world of South Africa's cynodont fossils for me!
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Dr Charlotte Bird retweeted
The Rhino Fertility Project at Oxford Sparks Live! 🦏
Hear from @SWilliamslab_OX who is using research into ovarian dysfunction to help save the northern white rhino.
🎥 Watch here: bit.ly/47FdiIw
Join us at the Begbroke Science Wonder Garden Party on 13th July!
The whole concept of time zones is actually pretty weird! Did you know that Oxford used to have its own time zone, 5 minutes behind GMT?
Pretty cool stuff! This podcast teaches you time basics, plus why understanding time on the Moon is critical for upcoming space missions 👇
Scientists are returning to the moon, but when they get there, what time is it? 🚀
@CarlyHowett explains how globalised time zones developed and why incorrect timekeeping could be disastrous for space missions.
🎧pod.fo/e/24e53a
@OxfordPhysics @UniofOxford @mplsoxford
I'll be hosting a special screening of some great science films in Oxford in a few weeks. If you're in the area, come along to the Begbroke Garden Party and discover some amazing research - from rhinos and clouded leopards to neuroscience and pandemics. See you there! 🎥🎬
Oxford Sparks is heading out on the road!
Join us for a special screening of science films and talk to the researchers behind the fascinating stories.
📅 13 July @BegbrokeScience Park, OX5 1PF
Find out more about the event: ox.ac.uk/event/science-wonde…
@mplsoxford
Loving our newest palaeo / anthropology themed podcast about fossilising human brains!
Have a listen 👇
oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcas…
How do you fossilise a brain?
Find out from forensic anthropologist @MortonHayward!
Discover the science behind this fascinating process and the research unlocking ancient mysteries of human history.
🎧 pod.fo/e/243ce6
@UniofOxford @OxUniEarthSci @mplsoxford
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Dr Charlotte Bird retweeted
🚨 Time's running out to enter your film into #WildscreenFestival 2024!
🌱 Enter the #OfficialSelection at: filmfreeway.com/WildscreenFe…
🐼 Enter the #PandaAwards at: filmfreeway.com/WildscreenFe…
Deadline: 10th May 2024
Dr Charlotte Bird retweeted
Our documentaries have been screened at film festivals around the world, sharing the amazing science research taking place at @UniofOxford! 🎥
If you're a researcher and want to translate your work into an accessible video, here's how to get involved 👉 mpls.ox.ac.uk/public-engagem…
Dr Charlotte Bird retweeted
Behind the scenes on our latest film shoot! 🎥
We spoke to organic farmers and ventured underground @WookeyHole to explore groundwater. Documentary coming this summer!
Starring Claudia Bertoni and Chris Day (@OxUniEarthSci) & crew Rob Key, James Lee-Warner and @CharlotteMBird.