Isabelle Wicks
PhD researcher at Northumbria University, working with @cpom-uk.bsky.social. Investigating ice shelf surface meltwater and firn hydrology with numerical modelling and remote sensing. 🏔️❄️🛰️ All views my own. She/her.
GitHub: github.com/IWicks
- Last week, I attended the 2-day course Training for Postgraduates to Teach at Northumbria University, to prepare for my academic demonstrating that I'll be undertaking this semester within GNS. It was fantastic to learn about different teaching and learning strategies at NU 👩🏫
- I've completed training and passed the driving test for ARCHER2, the UK's national supercomputer service, ran by @epcc.bsky.social! Having access to powerful, high-performance computing is the next step in levelling up my research, and I'm looking forward to utilising this service.
- Last week, I attended the @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social's PolarSTEP field course. Given that we learnt about the importance of social media in science comms (and that I have more to share than 250 characters worth!), I've made a snazzy slide deck to share what we got up to. Check it out below (1/2):
- We also worked with @yorkdalesrt.bsky.social and Mountain Rescue Search Dogs England. It was great to hear about their citizen science initiatives and to get involved with training Gem the search dog! (2/2)
- I’m at Trinity College in Oxford this week for the @igsoc.bsky.social British Branch meeting. I’ve been presenting the research plan for my upcoming chapters, and have enjoyed seeing familiar faces and meeting new people in the cryosphere community. Baylie the college cat is also a highlight! 🐱
- I’ve been at this year’s annual @cpom-uk.bsky.social meeting this week, where I’ve had the opportunity to share what I’ve been working on during my first year. It’s been great to see familiar faces again and hear what everyone has been up to.
- Beyond science, the CPOM team have been enjoying activities like Bakewell tart baking, watercolour painting, and flying our new drone, Pammy!
- Kicking off September conference season with @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social’s UK Arctic Science conference at @northumbriauni.bsky.social this week. Had a great time listening to how ECRs can contribute to the upcoming International Polar Year and why it’s important that we get involved!
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- If you missed it, the @unesconow.bsky.social Groundwater Youth Network “Groundwater in Glacier Regions and Youth Participation” panel is now online! Find it here: youtu.be/_nuiLqOJF_8?...
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[Not loaded yet] - Really enjoyed being part of today's panel for the @unesconow.bsky.social Groundwater Youth Network's event about glacier-groundwater interactions and youth involvement! Always interesting to hear about different scientific and social perspectives on glacier preservation globally.
- Reposted by Isabelle WicksEnjoying watching @cpom-uk.bsky.social's @icewicks.bsky.social's excellent contribution to a panel as part of the launch of the UNESCO International Year of Glaciers' Preservation. Impressed supervisor moment (and some bonus promotion for SLIDE project too!)
- I’m excited to share that I’m a panel member for the @unesconow.bsky.social Groundwater Youth Network’s side event for the International Year of Glacier’ Preservation 2025, “Groundwater in Glacier Regions and Youth Participation”. Find more info here: www.un-glaciers.org/en/articles/...
- Reposted by Isabelle WicksThe data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history – about 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial period. More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.
