Oscar O'Flanagan
@owoflanagan.bsky.social
PhD student researching Arctic aerosol-cloud interactions, occasionally quizzing
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Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights.
Anyways, here it is.
Anyways, here it is.
July 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights.
Anyways, here it is.
Anyways, here it is.
well then...!
So, how many prime ministers is this going to be for Larry?
June 22, 2026 at 9:25 AM
well then...!
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Made some videos with @certainty-aci.bsky.social about the climate impact of clouds and aerosols.
And you can check out the first one here 👇
And you can check out the first one here 👇
Our climate is surprisingly sensitive to these tiny particles
YouTube video by CERTAINTY-ACI
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April 21, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Made some videos with @certainty-aci.bsky.social about the climate impact of clouds and aerosols.
And you can check out the first one here 👇
And you can check out the first one here 👇
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Our Queen’s Tower is back!
After restoration works lasting over three years, our beautiful tower is reopening today.
Built to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, the tower opened in 1893 in a ceremony attended by the Queen herself.
After restoration works lasting over three years, our beautiful tower is reopening today.
Built to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, the tower opened in 1893 in a ceremony attended by the Queen herself.
April 21, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Our Queen’s Tower is back!
After restoration works lasting over three years, our beautiful tower is reopening today.
Built to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, the tower opened in 1893 in a ceremony attended by the Queen herself.
After restoration works lasting over three years, our beautiful tower is reopening today.
Built to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, the tower opened in 1893 in a ceremony attended by the Queen herself.
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Someone was trying to take a portrait of their two fave Chickens, and this happened.
September 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Someone was trying to take a portrait of their two fave Chickens, and this happened.
Nice time at the @royalsociety.org PhD training thingy last couple of days, cool to see what everyone's up to with and after their research. Also got a little peek at the fellows' signature book :)
(Photo from the scavenger hunt)
(Photo from the scavenger hunt)
February 25, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Nice time at the @royalsociety.org PhD training thingy last couple of days, cool to see what everyone's up to with and after their research. Also got a little peek at the fellows' signature book :)
(Photo from the scavenger hunt)
(Photo from the scavenger hunt)
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![Comic. [Person is sitting at a desk with a laptop, turned toward voice coming from off-panel.] VOICE FROM OFF-PANEL: I got you the ingredients for dinner tonight. Oh, and the plums in the fridge drawer are for my yogurt tomorrow; you should just leave them. Be back later! PERSON’S THOUGHT BUBBLE: Oh no. [caption] Help. It actually happened. I shouldn’t. But how can I not!?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigse57u6yvi5or4mnvpm5jbn3y3kzbxyzypmjmhbu7spcn6fe4wtm)
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Imperial will face Warwick tonight on #UniversityChallenge! That's 8:30 pm on BBC 2- we'll be watching it in the students' union.
Both teams will return regardless, but there will be a two week break of UC after that for the Winter Olympics 😓
Both teams will return regardless, but there will be a two week break of UC after that for the Winter Olympics 😓
February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Imperial will face Warwick tonight on #UniversityChallenge! That's 8:30 pm on BBC 2- we'll be watching it in the students' union.
Both teams will return regardless, but there will be a two week break of UC after that for the Winter Olympics 😓
Both teams will return regardless, but there will be a two week break of UC after that for the Winter Olympics 😓
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Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
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review of last week's #UniversityChallenge, in which I propose a major change to the show semi-seriously www.quizposting.com/the-college-...
The College Sports Piece
It's too late to say Happy New Year, so I'm not going to do that. Instead, I'm going to say well done to Durham, who became the first quartet in University Challenge history to retain their trophy in ...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
review of last week's #UniversityChallenge, in which I propose a major change to the show semi-seriously www.quizposting.com/the-college-...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@pritchardjr.bsky.social thanks for the cosmology lectures, sure came in handy :)
October 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
@pritchardjr.bsky.social thanks for the cosmology lectures, sure came in handy :)
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Imperial returns to #UniversityChallenge next month! Our team will be playing Churchill College, Cambridge for their first round match.
Catch it on BBC 2 on 6 October or join us at the students' union for a watch party.
Catch it on BBC 2 on 6 October or join us at the students' union for a watch party.
September 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Imperial returns to #UniversityChallenge next month! Our team will be playing Churchill College, Cambridge for their first round match.
Catch it on BBC 2 on 6 October or join us at the students' union for a watch party.
Catch it on BBC 2 on 6 October or join us at the students' union for a watch party.
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🗺️NEW: BAS Map Catalogue is live!
Explore Antarctica and the Arctic through our collection of professional maps. Perfect for educators, adventurers, and polar enthusiasts. Many available on open licence for free download. #PolarMaps #Antarctica
Explore Antarctica and the Arctic through our collection of professional maps. Perfect for educators, adventurers, and polar enthusiasts. Many available on open licence for free download. #PolarMaps #Antarctica
September 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🗺️NEW: BAS Map Catalogue is live!
Explore Antarctica and the Arctic through our collection of professional maps. Perfect for educators, adventurers, and polar enthusiasts. Many available on open licence for free download. #PolarMaps #Antarctica
Explore Antarctica and the Arctic through our collection of professional maps. Perfect for educators, adventurers, and polar enthusiasts. Many available on open licence for free download. #PolarMaps #Antarctica
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We are happy to announce that the Royal Society's Copley Medal 2025 is awarded to Professor Sir John Pendry FRS for work on the concept and designs of metamaterials that represent the greatest advance in electromagnetism since Faraday and Maxwell. #RSMedals royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We are happy to announce that the Royal Society's Copley Medal 2025 is awarded to Professor Sir John Pendry FRS for work on the concept and designs of metamaterials that represent the greatest advance in electromagnetism since Faraday and Maxwell. #RSMedals royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
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In light of the recent university department cuts, one may refer to CS Lewis’ sermon “Learning in Wartime” on the importance of the continuous pursuit of knowledge in the face of adversity. (1/4)
August 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
In light of the recent university department cuts, one may refer to CS Lewis’ sermon “Learning in Wartime” on the importance of the continuous pursuit of knowledge in the face of adversity. (1/4)
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Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 94?
Happy Birthday Roger.
Happy Birthday Roger.
August 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 94?
Happy Birthday Roger.
Happy Birthday Roger.
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Tournament locations have now dropped, in a new Lioness-themed map!
If you’re part of a quiz society, or just interested in quiz, and want to get involved with any of these tournaments, feel free to DM us or contact us through the email in our bio.
If you’re part of a quiz society, or just interested in quiz, and want to get involved with any of these tournaments, feel free to DM us or contact us through the email in our bio.
August 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Tournament locations have now dropped, in a new Lioness-themed map!
If you’re part of a quiz society, or just interested in quiz, and want to get involved with any of these tournaments, feel free to DM us or contact us through the email in our bio.
If you’re part of a quiz society, or just interested in quiz, and want to get involved with any of these tournaments, feel free to DM us or contact us through the email in our bio.
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We've had a Very Important Ice delivery!
These precious ancient ice core samples from Antarctica are expected to reveal a climate record stretching back more than 1.5 million years 🤯
That's further than we've ever looked back before.
🧵 1/4
These precious ancient ice core samples from Antarctica are expected to reveal a climate record stretching back more than 1.5 million years 🤯
That's further than we've ever looked back before.
🧵 1/4
July 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We've had a Very Important Ice delivery!
These precious ancient ice core samples from Antarctica are expected to reveal a climate record stretching back more than 1.5 million years 🤯
That's further than we've ever looked back before.
🧵 1/4
These precious ancient ice core samples from Antarctica are expected to reveal a climate record stretching back more than 1.5 million years 🤯
That's further than we've ever looked back before.
🧵 1/4
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Figure I might get back to this on the better website. Stats below for tonight's incredibly close #UniversityChallenge match featuring for the first time ever 8 people all of whom I know and hold very dear. A pity one of yous had to win but a commendable effort from all. Hope to see Sheffield again!
July 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Figure I might get back to this on the better website. Stats below for tonight's incredibly close #UniversityChallenge match featuring for the first time ever 8 people all of whom I know and hold very dear. A pity one of yous had to win but a commendable effort from all. Hope to see Sheffield again!
Excited for the return of #UniversityChallenge tonight, I can promise the players tonight are all excellent people - shame that one team will have to lose.
July 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Excited for the return of #UniversityChallenge tonight, I can promise the players tonight are all excellent people - shame that one team will have to lose.
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The tournament schedule for the autumn term has dropped!
If any society is interested in hosting any of these tournaments, drop us a message or fill out the form below. If you or your society wants to attend any of these tournaments, we'd love to have you so feel free to DM us!
If any society is interested in hosting any of these tournaments, drop us a message or fill out the form below. If you or your society wants to attend any of these tournaments, we'd love to have you so feel free to DM us!
July 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The tournament schedule for the autumn term has dropped!
If any society is interested in hosting any of these tournaments, drop us a message or fill out the form below. If you or your society wants to attend any of these tournaments, we'd love to have you so feel free to DM us!
If any society is interested in hosting any of these tournaments, drop us a message or fill out the form below. If you or your society wants to attend any of these tournaments, we'd love to have you so feel free to DM us!
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Check out our latest blog post for the MRNA tournament, as well as a reflection on the year as a whole!
quizbowl.co.uk/articles/mrn...
quizbowl.co.uk/articles/mrn...
MRNA IV: A New Hope
An overview of the antepenultimate tournament of the 2024-2025 UK QuizBowl season from moderators and players.
quizbowl.co.uk
July 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Check out our latest blog post for the MRNA tournament, as well as a reflection on the year as a whole!
quizbowl.co.uk/articles/mrn...
quizbowl.co.uk/articles/mrn...
Final year of undergrad vs first year of PhD :)
July 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Final year of undergrad vs first year of PhD :)
Exeter I am inexorably on my way
July 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Exeter I am inexorably on my way