Dr Thomas Clements

Doctor of Decay. Dead account. Find me over on blue sky.

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

As a fan of japanese art *and* as a taphonomist, I was very excited to learn about Kusôzu: watercolour paintings that depict the decay and decomposition of a human body.

Let's talk about this using Kobayashi Eitaku's 'Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages' (1870s) *GRAPHIC THREAD*

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

@mark_carnall Carcinization is my 'living fossil'.

[The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace]

Do a PhD in a field you are passionate about and you’ll never work a day in your life, because there are no jobs.

[The PalAss @ThePalAss]

We hope the authors of those abstracts will still be able to attend and enjoy the conference, it promises to be a really fun meeting with delegates from all over the world

[The PalAss @ThePalAss]

Today emails have been sent to everybody who submitted an abstract for #PalAss24, please check your spam folder if you haven't yet received yours. We are delighted to be hosting so many talks and posters this year, and look forward to seeing some exciting research! #FossilFriday

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

@geology_johnson Wasn't taken as one, and you are 100% right.

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

This.
Many of the issues faced by myself, my friends, and my colleagues is not because of 'science'. It's because of the systemic issues within academia: job insecurity, low wages, lack of jobs, rampant bullying, and toxic work environments.

[Vega Shah @dr_alphalyrae]

we’re not quitting science, we’re quitting academia. I am still very much in science and will remain here forever

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

We are certainly overwhelmed by the sheer number of abstracts we have to sift! 😂😅

[Dr Emma Dunne @emmadnn]

We are absolutely blown away by the number of early bird registrations and abstract submissions that came in before the deadline - it's going to be a lively and diverse meeting in December! #PalAss24 🌍🦴🐚

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

Race to the deadline starts now!

[The PalAss @ThePalAss]

‼️Abstract submission deadline for #PalAss24 is tomorrow, the 3rd of October.

If you haven't submitted your abstract yet, now it is time to do it!

👉 Information and registration form: https://t.co/X7POjd4yZz

See you in Erlangen!

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

The deadline is creeping up on us. Get those abstracts in you last minuters!

[Dr Emma Dunne @emmadnn]

🚨 There's only 1 WEEK left to nab early bird registration and submit an abstract to @ThePalAss Annual Meeting in Erlangen!

🚨 Deadline is Thurs Oct 3rd 23:59 BST! #PalAss24

More info here: https://t.co/LEHJRLvb6a

[Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager]

WHALE FALL BABY 🐙🦀🎉

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

@MichaelChiappo3 Congratulations!

[Dr Emma Dunne @emmadnn]

Just 3 more weeks to nab early bird registration and submit your abstract for #PalAss24! ✨

All of the necessary info is here: https://t.co/vQGruw5HGM

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

I really struggled to make the transition to blue sky and start again, I just don't feel like it's worth the effort. I found the loss of community here really sad, but have found it hard to leave even though my feed is a unpleasant experience. Weird.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

There are now papers showing that the migration of academic communities from Twitter to other social media sites mostly failed. But they never fully returned to Twitter either.

I wonder if we will ever see so many different communities interacting in the same online space again.

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

@R_H_Ebright @emollick Wtf?

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

@darwinsdoor That's class! Congratulations Darwin's door team!!

[Kate Britton @WhatKatieDigs]

Come work with us here in Aberdeen! Now seeking a zooarchaeologist or palaeontologist specialising in Late Pleistocene fauna for a 2 year full time fellowship role (with potential for further extension) on our ERC-selected/UKRI-funded project.

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Universities will be like “I know we have a preferred internal candidate, but wouldn’t it be funny if we got 450 people’s hopes up?”

[Dr Thomas Clements @Thomas_Clements]

@jemilyr Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉