Lou

A close-up photo of a custom LEGO-style display celebrating a graduation. The display features a blue and white sign with “The Open University” logo and the text: “Congratulations Lou Robinson, BSc (Hons) Geology.” Next to the sign is a LEGO minifigure with long orange hair wearing a black graduation cap and gown. The minifigure is holding three small, tile-like certificates: one says “University of Bricks BSc (Hons) Open Degree,” another reads “University of Bricks BSc (Hons) Geology,” and the last one says “University of Bricks PGCE Primary 5-11 with QTS.” The background includes shelves with indistinct objects.

Cramming microscope hours, mapping, writing, museum volunteering & maths around a 9-5 job was absolutely exhausting. I can’t thank my friends, colleagues and tutors enough for their support and patience over the last 4 years. The Open University is truly incredible and has changed my life 💙

The image shows two sections from an academic qualifications portal: The first section is titled “Bachelor of Science (Honours) Open (completed).” It lists: • Code: QD with a link to view the qualification description. • Status message: “You completed this qualification some time ago but you are still eligible to attend a degree ceremony.” There is also a link for more information and booking a ceremony. • Qualification awarded: 31 August 2020. • Classification: “You have been awarded a First-class Honours.” The second section is titled “BSc (Honours) Geology (in progress).” It lists: • Code: R53 with a link to view the qualification description. • Qualification awarded: 31 October 2025. • Classification: “You have been awarded a First-class Honours.”

13 years ago I left my Russell Group Chemistry course with nothing to show for it. Undiagnosed Autism/ADHD tried to end me & I couldn’t afford to resit, so I left.

Yesterday, I accepted ANOTHER first class degree. This time, I finally got my science degree (a better science too 🤪)

Well it seems I best get started on my interpretive choreography of the geological timescale. Careful what you promise when you’re so bogged down with your degree you think it won’t end 😂

BSc (Hons) Geology - 1st Class 🎉

@autistica.org.uk

I do a lot of volunteering but what on Earth is a company making millions in profit doing offering unpaid work at all?!

*took I no longer have TMAs 🎉 Forgot I was free for a second 🤣 The anxiety-induced lack of sleep because both my apprenticeship and coding programme very kindly booked end assessments within 72 hours of my degree result is serving me well this week.

This is why my TMAs always take until 23:59 🤣

a cat is sitting on a couch with its mouth open and making a surprised face . Alt: a cat is sitting on a couch with its mouth open and making a surprised face .

Off to add Student Rep lack of fascination in Earth Sciences to the issues board and then get all of my fellow rock lickers to go and upvote it 🤣

AWS messed up your day? I was once in charge of a summer programme on a very rural campsite where I had to announce to a field of over 80 16-17 year olds that they would lose their Snapchat streaks and no we wouldn’t run them out on the minibuses to preserve it 🤣 That was a WILD day at work.

a badger looks out of a hole in the ground Alt: a Eurasian badger looks out of a hole in the ground

First webinar of my @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social Badger Course 🦡
If you don’t want to hear fun facts about badgers I suggest you don’t interact with me until 10th November 🤣

Cancelled my @geolsoc.bsky.social and @royalastrosoc.bsky.social student memberships. End of an era (my bank account can’t manage a postgraduate course) but highly recommend both to undergraduate students, the extra resources and events have complemented my studies brilliantly

I haven’t been on here in ages but it seems I’m in a bit of a predicament 😂 There’s now two outcomes available on my degree: Fail or 1st Class 🤣 Best get warming up…

Natural History Museum volunteer profile page with name and photo visible and upcoming shifts listing “Learning Volunteer Induction” and “Garden Activities Training”

For weeks people have been asking me what on Earth I’m going to do with all my free time when my @openuniversity.bsky.social Geology degree ends.
Today I found out the answer!

Forever in a love-hate relationship with the virtual microscope. I do love the lunar missions collection though 😍 and Open Learn has a super intro course on using the VM: www.open.edu/openlearn/sc... Always recommended for anyone registered for #S209

Banner image from Open University module page shows the module S319 Geology and sustainability at 100% completion

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Praying for a marker with a sense of humour. I’ve hidden a beaver on every page of the website I’ve just submitted…and did I have fun hiding him 🤣

Just this morning I was saying about these two tearing up ant hills and here they are probably paying the price 🤣

A person is sitting on grass outdoors, with their legs stretched out in front of them. They are wearing black Crocs decorated with charms and colorful purple leggings with a pink pattern. Resting on their lap is a book titled “Bringing Back the Beaver” by Derek Gow. To the right, there is a white mug with a pattern, containing a drink. The background features lush green trees and foliage, suggesting a peaceful, natural setting.

Using all my annual leave for study isn’t all bad 🥰 Chilling by the pond in the sunshine. Typical that my one year without fieldwork the weather is flawless 🤣 I promise not to go on fieldwork again #OpenUniversity

I’m guessing one of:
1) They drink water from a mug and see if you recoil in horror
2) They turn on one of those cat/loitering teenager sound deterrent things and see if you grimace in pain
3) They make you apply suncream
4) They make you stop a microwave

Or they switch on one of those cat deterrent/stop groups of teenagers from loitering sound things and see if you grimace in pain 😣

They drink water from a mug and see if you recoil in horror

a woman is covering her face with her hands while asking what was i thinking . Alt: a woman is covering her face with her hands while asking what was i thinking .

Who takes a BSc (Hons) Geology as a hobby?

Seriously? What was wrong with visiting museums, long walks & crochet?

Imagine thinking you know what cancel the Disney+, I’ve got Cite Them Right! Sunny Bank Holidays in the pub garden? Er no thanks I’d rather compare planetary atmospheres 🤣😭

a woman sitting in front of a laptop with the words oh my god i need help written below her Alt: Penny from big bang theory, a blonde woman, with messy hair, sitting in front of a laptop with the words oh my god i need help written below her

38 days and I’ve got 2 TMAs, a 3500 word poster and a 4.5 hour exam to fit in alongside a full time apprenticeship and lab work to collect my results for my research project. Updating my ‘Materials and Methods’ to include significant quantities of caffeine and questioning of my life choices

See also any other skill ever talked about. I was at a uni event once where someone proposed Autistics should not be given presentation based assessments 🤯 I’m a Qualified Teacher with a Drama A Level. Give me a presentation any day of the week.

This 👆🏻 AuDHD and my driving is fine and I’m grand on the independent drive with a sat nav but verbal instructions, especially verbal instructions given three at a time in advance. Chaos. Finally passed when I had an examiner who was late with all his directions 🤣

She doesn’t need to be 😐 She says it herself they’d vote for a donkey here if you stuck a blue rosette on it - I’m sure many of her voters don’t know who she is. At least 2 people (overheard in a shop) voted for Haselhurst last year…he’s been gone since 2018(?) More than one election anyway 🤣

Well dreams sometimes come true 🤣 The new version has both songs 🤩

A LEGO model of a pheasant, built with brown, tan, and green bricks, is placed among green plants and purple flowers in a woodland setting.

The best thing about making Lego a special interest is you can build everything else that captures your interest 😂 Found this fab design & all the bricks to build the pheasant who visits our garden.

(Built him months ago, sharing now to remind myself what free time looks like - must be exam time 💔)

TMA02 will be finished today - 1 week ahead of the deadline. No crochet, no videos of pheasants being edited to dance to Shakira, no bike rides that take me on a 14-mile pub trip & absolutely no Kindle. Posting to hold myself accountable because my annual leave is almost up 😭

I NEED them to follow this up with the Lanky Bastards song 😂🤣

Hopefully a step closer to getting Bob’s songs on Spotify. I’ve been following my lanky partner round the house singing ever since 😂