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James Bendle

@drbendlej.bsky.social

Reader in Organic Geochemistry at U. of Birmingham | Palaeoclimatologist, crossing into speleology and archaeology ๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธ๐Ÿชจโ›ฐ๏ธโš’๏ธโ˜•๏ธ .

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Students were listening to rocks, smelling rocks, licking rocks. Also learned how to map. Oh and I rescued a lamb ๐Ÿ‘ in a sports car (there is an allegory there somewhere..). uob_gees 1st year Earth Sciences field-course to S.W. #Wales. Day 5,6. Black Mountain. โš’๏ธ @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social

07.04.2025 09:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@uob_gees 1st year Earth Sciences field-course to S.W. #Wales. Day 4 Amroth. Carboniferous delta swamp rock ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿผ โš’๏ธ #bruminthefield @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social

07.04.2025 09:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@uob_gees 1st year Earth Sciences field-course to S.W. #Wales. Day 3 Upper Gilwern Quarry. Whatโ€™s your favourite Trilobite Order? โš’๏ธ #bruminthefield @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social

07.04.2025 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@uob_gees 1st year Earth Sciences field-course to S.W. #Wales. Day 2 Marloes. I can still just about sketch โœ๏ธ #bruminthefield @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social

07.04.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@uob_gees 1st year Earth Sciences field-course to S.W. #Wales. Day 1. #bruminthefield @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social

07.04.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Rage Against the Miocene.

(I love the Miocene, but we're not prepared to live in it!)

10.03.2025 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 133    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โš ๏ธโš’๏ธ๐Ÿงชโš›๏ธโš—๏ธEarly Bird deadline โ€ฌfor GGRiP 2025 ends *this Monday (10th)*: ggrip2025.co.uk It's a great conference for geochemists of all disciplines and especially for ECRs. @geolsoc.bsky.social #geochemistry #geology #earthscience @organiccarbon.bsky.social @climategordon.bsky.social l

07.03.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

A *first author* paper published pre-PhD is very rare in the UK geosciences (with 3yr bachelor degrees & only 1 year masters). Itโ€™s a huge achievement. Well done @mollytumelty.bsky.social. And well done @palaeostephan.bsky.social for being a supportive supervisor.

14.02.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is cranial anatomy indicative of fossoriality? A case study of the mammaliaform Hadrocodium wui Determining the ecology of fossil species presents considerable challenges due to the often fragmentary preservation of specimens. The mammaliaform Hadrocodium wui from the Jurassic of China is known...

First publication!:) anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

29.01.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@geolsoc.bsky.social #geochemistry #geology #earthscience @geochemgroup.bsky.social

12.02.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This is ridiculously exciting ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿผnews and a much needed boost for our fantastic city. #Brum #birmingham #rock #metal.

10.02.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Belfast & N.Ireland coast. Excursion before Magellan @ecord.bsky.social workshop.

10.02.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Had a great time leading our new @uob_gees MSci field-course in #Crete in Nov 2024 with Seb Watt, Stephan Lautenschlager @kerysmeredew @eleanor.white and Greek colleagues.

10.02.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(8) A series of images from our fieldwork in Crete (June 2024), captured by
@mark_kasumovic (@dmuleicester). @uob_lapsoc @kinviguob @cavemangriff @geology_bham @lapworthmuseum #bruminthefield @les_student_experience @uob_gees #caves #geology #paleoclimate #speleology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(7) A series of images from our fieldwork in Crete (June 2024), captured by Dr @mark_kasumovic (@dmuleicester). #bruminthefield #caves #geology #paleoclimate #speleology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(6) A series of images from our fieldwork in Crete (June 2024), captured by Dr @mark_kasumovic (@dmuleicester). #bruminthefield #caves #geology #paleoclimate #speleology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(5) A series of images from our fieldwork in Crete (June 2024), captured by Dr @mark_kasumovic (@dmuleicester). #bruminthefield #caves #geology #paleoclimate #speleology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(4) A series of images from our fieldwork in Crete (June 2024), captured by Dr @mark_kasumovic (@dmuleicester). #bruminthefield #caves #geology #paleoclimate #speleology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(3) A series of images from our fieldwork in Crete (June 2024), captured by Dr @mark_kasumovic (@dmuleicester). #bruminthefield #caves #geology #paleoclimate #speleology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(2) A series of images from our fieldwork in Crete (June 2024), captured by Dr @mark_kasumovic (@dmuleicester). #bruminthefield #caves #geology #paleoclimate #speleology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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(1) A series of images from our fieldwork in Crete (June 2024), captured by Dr @mark_kasumovic (@dmuleicester). #bruminthefield #caves #geology #paleoclimate #speleology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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June 2024: Russian coring Lake Votomos wetland. #bruminthefield #palaeoclimate #caves #geology #archaeology #crete

10.02.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Memories from back in July BOGS2024 in Manchester. Thank you to Bart Von Dongen and the local committee for asking me to give the Keynote talk. Congratulations to the student prize winners - not least @geology_bham 's very own Gemma Baker (Best Poster). ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘

10.02.2025 10:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congrats to *Dr* Alice Hardman on defending her PhD Thesis: ย โ€œDevelopment and Calibration of 3-Hydroxy Fatty Acid-Based Palaeoclimatic Proxies in Pedogenic and Lacustrine Environmentsโ€

21.05.2024 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Pembrokeshire 24 highlight: flexing on the flexural slip fault! Now heading home after 9 days of introductory field skills with our enthusiastic 1st year #Geology, Geology and Physical Geography and Palaeontology UG students. Iconic #Palaeozoic rocks #bruminthefield @geology_bham @paleobham

28.04.2024 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology USSP 2024 will take place from 9th to the 25th July 2024. Applications now open until 25th March 2024. See Preliminary Programme here Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology A summer course for gradu...

Only a few more days to apply to the Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimate! 9-25th JULY 2024! We have an amazing line-up of instructors this year ;-)
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ECORD summer school scholarship applications are also now open! www.ecord.org/education/sc...
Please share paleo-network ! โ˜บ๏ธ

23.03.2024 08:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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In the Lakes for the my 50th birthday... had to pay my respects. If you know... you know.
@lakedistrictnpa

@CultOfBritCom

06.01.2024 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My Lapworth Museum lecture "Crete: Building a Palaeoclimatic Framework for Europeโ€™s Oldest Civilisations" is available here: jamesbendle.wordpress.com/news-2/. Thanks to @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social & @digkabri.bsky.social who inspired a few of the slides! #Climate #Archaeology @csmfht.bsky.social

05.12.2023 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow (Tuesday, 14th Nov, 5:30pm GMT) ย Iโ€™ll be giving a public lecture on the rich history of ancient civilisations on Crete, and how we are building a detailed climatic history for this unique island.
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To watch remotely on Zoom, please register for the webinar here: ow.ly/3Vqx50Q5vfO

13.11.2023 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have been collaborating with Dr Mark Kasumovic, an award-winning Canadian artist and academic based in the UK (De Monfort University). Links to his pics from our recent fieldwork inย Vietnamย andย Crete here: jamesbendle.wordpress.com/media-and-ou...

14.09.2023 08:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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