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Michelle Farrell

@michelle-farrell.bsky.social

Assistant Professor @coventrycawr.bsky.social. Using microfossils to understand long-term environmental change and its impacts on socio-ecological systems. Interested in islands, wetlands, peat, prehistory, heathlands, biodiversity.

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Me too. I’m not sure what those involved think we could have done differently. Thankfully, I kept emails from some students who recognised how difficult it all was & appreciated our efforts. I’m sure many colleagues will have experienced similar - those emails helped at the time & they help now too.

17.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The animals saved in Greece's ancient accidental 'arks' Shielded from development and agriculture, many archaeological sites from ancient Greece have now become inadvertent safe harbours for plants and animals.

πŸ“° Greek heritage sites, preserved from development and agriculture, serve as sanctuaries for endangered flora and fauna. This suggests archaeological landscapes could be pivotal for future conservation efforts.

🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via BBC Future

www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

09.01.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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What better way to start your day is there, than a talk at the Museum of Archaeology Stavanger, Norway about the importance of replacing your seed.

Have a great day and 45th AEA Conference all 🀠

@unistavanger.bsky.social #environmentalarchaeology #archaeology

05.12.2025 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the ferry back to England after a successful first field trip for our APEX β€˜Bog Biographies’ project. Several coring transects across Borremose completed and three nice sequences sampled for pollen, insect and radiocarbon analyses. Looking forward to getting stuck into the lab work now!

30.10.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK's first rice crop ripe for picking after hot summer Paddy fields are thriving in a quiet part of east England and might help feed us in the future.

Rice now can be grown in the UK:

28.09.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Matt, really looking forward to getting started!

26.09.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Claire! Hope all is good with you

26.09.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coventry University project aims to reveal secrets of the β€˜bog bodies’ Iron Age β€˜bog bodies’ have long captivated the imagination, but a Coventry University-led study is aiming to shed new light on why these individuals were deposited in the bogs.

Excited to share news of our new project in which we’ll be using palaeoenvironmental archives to learn more about Iron Age β€˜bog bodies’. Huge thanks to @royalsociety.org, @britishacademy.bsky.social, @raeng.org.uk & @leverhulme.ac.uk for supporting this work with an APEX Award!

tinyurl.com/3z6ucn4u

26.09.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice article about Estonia’s bogs, which are very much on my list of places I need to visit!

05.09.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally made the move over here after giving up with Twitter (X) quite some time ago. This is much nicer! Looking forward to sharing updates on some exciting new projects soon. For now, here’s a picture of some beautiful sundews in a bog on Arran.

29.08.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0