Merryn Thomas
@merrynthomas.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Exeter. Public engagement, environment, intergenerational, people-nature, arts-based research. Born@342ppm. Views my own.
Getting ready for Oystermouth primary school Christmas Fayre with some original paintings in upcycled frames. Saturday 29th Nov 2-4pm #Swansea #gower #affordableart
November 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Getting ready for Oystermouth primary school Christmas Fayre with some original paintings in upcycled frames. Saturday 29th Nov 2-4pm #Swansea #gower #affordableart
Found this on a #Gower #Swansea beach, very heavy. Any ideas anyone? Iron ore? Ballast? Slag from #PortTalbot #Steelworks? #geology #wales @tatasteeluk.bsky.social thanks #oystermouthlibrary for the research effort this avo!
November 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Found this on a #Gower #Swansea beach, very heavy. Any ideas anyone? Iron ore? Ballast? Slag from #PortTalbot #Steelworks? #geology #wales @tatasteeluk.bsky.social thanks #oystermouthlibrary for the research effort this avo!
Final spots left!
💷 £25 Love2Shop #voucher for taking part
🗣️ Share your views & shape community engagement
📍18+ near #Chacewater, #Redruth, #Lanner, #StDay #Threemilestone #Perranarworthal #Cornwall #events
📅 Mon 3 Nov (eve) or Tue 4 Nov (am)
👉 forms.office.com/e/iakutXY0GZ
💷 £25 Love2Shop #voucher for taking part
🗣️ Share your views & shape community engagement
📍18+ near #Chacewater, #Redruth, #Lanner, #StDay #Threemilestone #Perranarworthal #Cornwall #events
📅 Mon 3 Nov (eve) or Tue 4 Nov (am)
👉 forms.office.com/e/iakutXY0GZ
October 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Final spots left!
💷 £25 Love2Shop #voucher for taking part
🗣️ Share your views & shape community engagement
📍18+ near #Chacewater, #Redruth, #Lanner, #StDay #Threemilestone #Perranarworthal #Cornwall #events
📅 Mon 3 Nov (eve) or Tue 4 Nov (am)
👉 forms.office.com/e/iakutXY0GZ
💷 £25 Love2Shop #voucher for taking part
🗣️ Share your views & shape community engagement
📍18+ near #Chacewater, #Redruth, #Lanner, #StDay #Threemilestone #Perranarworthal #Cornwall #events
📅 Mon 3 Nov (eve) or Tue 4 Nov (am)
👉 forms.office.com/e/iakutXY0GZ
New kid on the block. Jimmy the small cat 😺
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New kid on the block. Jimmy the small cat 😺
Project Impact Update: We engaged over 100 participants in Wales—bridging generations through workshops, public events, and international knowledge exchange: www.climatecomic.co.uk/post/climate...
#ClimateAction #PublicEngagement #OPTICProject #ClimateComic #IntergenerationalLearning #participatory
#ClimateAction #PublicEngagement #OPTICProject #ClimateComic #IntergenerationalLearning #participatory
Climate Comic & Activity Book impact summary: Building Bridges for Climate Action
By Merryn Thomas, University of Exeter and Swansea University; Tom Basher, Education Adviser, Partneriaeth; and Jennifer Twelvetrees, founder, Women4Resources. The Climate Comic and Activity Book are...
www.climatecomic.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Project Impact Update: We engaged over 100 participants in Wales—bridging generations through workshops, public events, and international knowledge exchange: www.climatecomic.co.uk/post/climate...
#ClimateAction #PublicEngagement #OPTICProject #ClimateComic #IntergenerationalLearning #participatory
#ClimateAction #PublicEngagement #OPTICProject #ClimateComic #IntergenerationalLearning #participatory
Great to be at the #ExeterClimateConference, lots of super presentations and discussions, great to catch up with everyone and talk #UTES #engagement www.push-it-thermalstorage.eu
July 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Great to be at the #ExeterClimateConference, lots of super presentations and discussions, great to catch up with everyone and talk #UTES #engagement www.push-it-thermalstorage.eu
Reposted by Merryn Thomas
Visualising Energy Supply Futures first workshop @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social @merrynthomas.bsky.social
💡 Learning about hydro-electric energy Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Many issues of supply not meeting demand.
🔗 Book for workshops July 2 & July 30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualisin...
💡 Learning about hydro-electric energy Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Many issues of supply not meeting demand.
🔗 Book for workshops July 2 & July 30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualisin...
June 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Visualising Energy Supply Futures first workshop @cu-cardiffbusiness.bsky.social @merrynthomas.bsky.social
💡 Learning about hydro-electric energy Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Many issues of supply not meeting demand.
🔗 Book for workshops July 2 & July 30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualisin...
💡 Learning about hydro-electric energy Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Many issues of supply not meeting demand.
🔗 Book for workshops July 2 & July 30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/visualisin...
Clearing the mantelpiece for the @oystermouthpta school summer fayre on Saturday 7th June - selling paintings in upcycled frames, books, some jewellery for the @themumblesrnli and some tomato plants.. 10am - 12pm followed by the fabulous #mumblesfest at the castle #mumbles #swansea
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Clearing the mantelpiece for the @oystermouthpta school summer fayre on Saturday 7th June - selling paintings in upcycled frames, books, some jewellery for the @themumblesrnli and some tomato plants.. 10am - 12pm followed by the fabulous #mumblesfest at the castle #mumbles #swansea
Looking forward to helping @aledsingleton.bsky.social out with his workshops - sign up here
Workshops to reimagine energy supply systems on July 2 or July 30! Explore shared power ownership, future networks, and map connections between Wales & northern Pakistan. No expertise needed—just your ideas!
Building on OPTIC project with @merrynthomas.bsky.social
👉https://tinyurl.com/tvatf3ha
Building on OPTIC project with @merrynthomas.bsky.social
👉https://tinyurl.com/tvatf3ha
May 28, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Looking forward to helping @aledsingleton.bsky.social out with his workshops - sign up here
🌍 Cyflwynwn Lyfr Gweithgareddau Comic yr Hinsawdd – Lawrlwythiad Am Ddim! 🎉
🖍️ Llawn gweithgareddau creadigol + templedi am ddim (gan gynnwys fformat mawr)
🎨 Darluniwyd gan @laurasorvala.bsky.social
👉 lawrlwythiad am ddim: www.climatecomic.co.uk
🖍️ Llawn gweithgareddau creadigol + templedi am ddim (gan gynnwys fformat mawr)
🎨 Darluniwyd gan @laurasorvala.bsky.social
👉 lawrlwythiad am ddim: www.climatecomic.co.uk
Home | Climate Comic
www.climatecomic.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🌍 Cyflwynwn Lyfr Gweithgareddau Comic yr Hinsawdd – Lawrlwythiad Am Ddim! 🎉
🖍️ Llawn gweithgareddau creadigol + templedi am ddim (gan gynnwys fformat mawr)
🎨 Darluniwyd gan @laurasorvala.bsky.social
👉 lawrlwythiad am ddim: www.climatecomic.co.uk
🖍️ Llawn gweithgareddau creadigol + templedi am ddim (gan gynnwys fformat mawr)
🎨 Darluniwyd gan @laurasorvala.bsky.social
👉 lawrlwythiad am ddim: www.climatecomic.co.uk
🌍 The bilingual #Intergenerational #ClimateComic Activity Book is here! Co-created with and for schools, care homes & communities in South Wales
🖍️ Packed with creative activities + free templates (incl. large format)
🎨 Illustrated by @laurasorvala.bsky.social
👉 free download www.climatecomic.co.uk
🖍️ Packed with creative activities + free templates (incl. large format)
🎨 Illustrated by @laurasorvala.bsky.social
👉 free download www.climatecomic.co.uk
Home | Climate Comic
www.climatecomic.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🌍 The bilingual #Intergenerational #ClimateComic Activity Book is here! Co-created with and for schools, care homes & communities in South Wales
🖍️ Packed with creative activities + free templates (incl. large format)
🎨 Illustrated by @laurasorvala.bsky.social
👉 free download www.climatecomic.co.uk
🖍️ Packed with creative activities + free templates (incl. large format)
🎨 Illustrated by @laurasorvala.bsky.social
👉 free download www.climatecomic.co.uk
Not much time for science engagement today? Try the ONE MINUTE MELON! A quick and easy hook to get children interested in the concept of underground thermal energy storage 🍈🌡️🌍 (or the wonders of Planet Earth in general)
May 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Not much time for science engagement today? Try the ONE MINUTE MELON! A quick and easy hook to get children interested in the concept of underground thermal energy storage 🍈🌡️🌍 (or the wonders of Planet Earth in general)
Looking forward to presenting about public engagement with underground thermal energy storage (the #PUSH-IT project) at the #ExeterClimateForum 2nd-4th July. Register at exeterclimateforum.com. With @exeter.ac.uk @metoffice.bsky.social @isoutar.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Looking forward to presenting about public engagement with underground thermal energy storage (the #PUSH-IT project) at the #ExeterClimateForum 2nd-4th July. Register at exeterclimateforum.com. With @exeter.ac.uk @metoffice.bsky.social @isoutar.bsky.social
Our paper just published: value of #intergenerational tabletop game design for student engagement with climate change. Based on an #undergraduate #geography field trip assignment on #Scilly with @cailadd.bsky.social and Emilia Urbanek. #education #pedagogy free👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Intergenerational tabletop game design for exploring the climate emergency: insights from an undergraduate field course
While studies show the value of playing games for exploring complex geographical concepts, much less research considers the value of game construction. Here we present the rationale, methodology an...
www.tandfonline.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Our paper just published: value of #intergenerational tabletop game design for student engagement with climate change. Based on an #undergraduate #geography field trip assignment on #Scilly with @cailadd.bsky.social and Emilia Urbanek. #education #pedagogy free👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Great to see this on #HCRW news - our work centring intergenerational perspectives of climate change during #globalintergenerationalweek2025 - healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/i...
Intergenerational climate conversations take centre stage for Global Intergenerational Week 2025
healthandcareresearchwales.org
April 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Great to see this on #HCRW news - our work centring intergenerational perspectives of climate change during #globalintergenerationalweek2025 - healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/i...
Reposted by Merryn Thomas
Want something positive to look at and learn with on this Earth Day?
Go have a look at our Climate Comic Activity Pack, a free resource with printouts for all sorts of climate and sustainability related things to do: www.climatecomic.co.uk
#EarthDay #ClimateChange @merrynthomas.bsky.social
Go have a look at our Climate Comic Activity Pack, a free resource with printouts for all sorts of climate and sustainability related things to do: www.climatecomic.co.uk
#EarthDay #ClimateChange @merrynthomas.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Want something positive to look at and learn with on this Earth Day?
Go have a look at our Climate Comic Activity Pack, a free resource with printouts for all sorts of climate and sustainability related things to do: www.climatecomic.co.uk
#EarthDay #ClimateChange @merrynthomas.bsky.social
Go have a look at our Climate Comic Activity Pack, a free resource with printouts for all sorts of climate and sustainability related things to do: www.climatecomic.co.uk
#EarthDay #ClimateChange @merrynthomas.bsky.social
We have LIFT-OFF!! After many months of prep with #JLPartners, we're launching our underground thermal energy storage public perceptions #survey today! I am inordinately excited (see left). Watch this space! www.push-it-thermalstorage.eu @isoutar.bsky.social
PUSH-IT – Piloting Underground Storage of Heat In geoThermal reservoirsPUSH-IT – Piloting Underground Storage of Heat In geoThermal reservoirs
www.push-it-thermalstorage.eu
April 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
We have LIFT-OFF!! After many months of prep with #JLPartners, we're launching our underground thermal energy storage public perceptions #survey today! I am inordinately excited (see left). Watch this space! www.push-it-thermalstorage.eu @isoutar.bsky.social
A slightly overdue random assortment including a lesson from the lovely book Pastel Painting Step by Step by Evans et al., and a fabulous weekend learning from Mark Warner at #ChapelCottageStudio
April 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A slightly overdue random assortment including a lesson from the lovely book Pastel Painting Step by Step by Evans et al., and a fabulous weekend learning from Mark Warner at #ChapelCottageStudio
Just finished this👇.. It's SO GOOD @beckybarnicoat.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just finished this👇.. It's SO GOOD @beckybarnicoat.bsky.social
Springtime is here! That means it's time to launch the Climate Comic Activity Book at Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament next week with the wonderful @laurasorvala.bsky.social, @lonelydeb.bsky.social, and @delythjewell.bsky.social. Can't wait!!
March 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Springtime is here! That means it's time to launch the Climate Comic Activity Book at Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament next week with the wonderful @laurasorvala.bsky.social, @lonelydeb.bsky.social, and @delythjewell.bsky.social. Can't wait!!
An OPTIC project update from Carol - we're very excited to launch the Climate Comic Activity Pack at Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament on 2nd April with @delythjewell.bsky.social www.climatecomic.co.uk/post/optic-u...
OPTIC update: Embracing Intergenerational Collaboration for Climate Action
By Dr. Carol Maddock for the March CADR newsletter. Climate change represents a significant challenge to both human and planetary health. The OPTIC project has demonstrated that intergenerational col...
www.climatecomic.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
An OPTIC project update from Carol - we're very excited to launch the Climate Comic Activity Pack at Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament on 2nd April with @delythjewell.bsky.social www.climatecomic.co.uk/post/optic-u...
Hitting my 3-year backlog of photo editing - starting with these two from October '24 #visitswansea #SouthWales #aurora #Northernlights
March 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Hitting my 3-year backlog of photo editing - starting with these two from October '24 #visitswansea #SouthWales #aurora #Northernlights
How great are these #energy #detournements of #Swansea Bay? Coal, wind, yellow dogs, biophillia, solar trees, underground thermal energy storage... and sunshine! #undergraduate #psychogeography #geography
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
How great are these #energy #detournements of #Swansea Bay? Coal, wind, yellow dogs, biophillia, solar trees, underground thermal energy storage... and sunshine! #undergraduate #psychogeography #geography