Helen Millman

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Glaciologist / Ice Sheet Modeller currently remotely sensing permafrost. Postdoc at Exeter Uni @gsiexeter.bsky.social‬ helenmillman.co.uk

Smeaton’s Tower, a red-and-white striped lighthouse on Plymouth Hoe, viewed from below with a large crowd gathered around its base. The lighthouse is in golden eclipse light. A stage and screen for the British Firework Championships 2026 are visible in the background.
An orange brick stately home, with an auditorium stuck on the side of it. Blue sky with a few light clouds. Posh people picnicking on the parched lawns in the foreground.
Average UK sea level since 1900 from tidal gauges. UK sea level has risen by around 20cm since 1900.
A cartoon map of the North Sea showing the location of “as-yet-untapped North Sea oil and gas fields” Rosebank is labelled, but the others have names such as “Icemelter”, Flood Risk”, “Furnace”, “Vulture” and “Dodo”
Screenshot of a charger app. Shows an image of the charger with purple lights and the caption: “In honour of her majesty Queen Elizabeth the II”
A black and white photo of John Glen and Max Perutz in the Alps in the early 1950s.
Smartly dressed people standing for a group photo on a wooden terrace in front of some mountains.
Chocolate pudding cut in half to show the gooey centre. There’s a glass of crème anglais on the side of the plate
World Economic Forum logo on the granite exterior of their Geneva offices
A small brown and white dog bounces through wild garlic (lots of green leaves and small white flowers). There’s a brown river in the background and trees.
Flyer for a meditation workshop with a lady called Joy Mittens. There is a photo of a woman looking serene. The text says: Oxytocin Dance Meditation TOUCH AS MEDICINE Saturday 11th Apr: 6pm - 9:30pm The Forge, Collins Rd, Totnes "I genuinely think this is what should be taught in schools. I honestly believe that our societies would be more healthy and who knows... Maybe we could even eradicate war"- Chris Bullzini Advanced tickets: £25 (E10 Concessions) joymittens.life/workshops
Radcliffe camera. Old round building with pillars and a domed roof clad in blue metal. It is surrounded by cobbled streets, black metal railings and neatly mown grass that you’re not allowed to walk on
Photo taken from the train window near Dawlish. A sunny day, the sun reflects off the waves in the background. There’s a wall in the foreground with a man in orange high-vis working to repair the sea wall.
An old sign on the stairs to the gallery in the House of Lords reads: “NOTICE All Demonstrations by Strangers in the Gallery are out of order and must be treated accordingly”
The Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) shining gold in the evening winter sun. Blue sky. Black railings in the foreground. Part of the Millennium Wheel on the left partially obscured by ugly Portcullis House.
Charmouth Beach. Light brown sand in the foreground, muddy cliffs on the left, grey sea on the right and people and dogs walking on the sand
Eastgate replica at the EPCOT Center. A cream copy of the original, minus the weathervane. Tourists wearing shorts and t-shirts in the foreground. Narnia-style lampposts line the fake street.
View from the top of Mt Wellington.
Red and green aurora across the night sky with the silhouette of a roof and trees in the bottom of the photo.
A very happy looking English springer spaniel with cowpat on his nose.
Road signs. A red triangle warning sign for deer with a red nose stuck on it. Below there’s a white sign with black writing which says “Beware approaching Xmas”
A life size, but not very realistic black animatronic cat. Sign below reads: “MOVING BLACK CAT FIGURE Animatronic moving Black Cat powered by UK plug. Handmade in France. £3,250”
A red plastic bucket with a label which says: "WOMEN - PEE HERE" sits alone on the snow. Mountains in the background and a bright blue sky.
Black Radiohead stress ball with a blue hand waving through broken ice. Underneath text says “Thin Ice”
Pink bog heather with little drops of dew
Grey, mizzly moorland and a road.
Screenshot of a section of King Charles' speech: “Our two nations have an exceptional legacy of shared discovery. Together, we laid the foundations of nuclear science, mapped the human genome and built the internet, upon which all contemporary commerce, communication and defence is based. Together, our scientists and engineers are shaping the world of tomorrow, not least with new partnership agreements on technology, and the prosperity that stands to bring. “Our countries have the closest defence, security and intelligence relationship ever known. In two world wars, we fought together to defeat the forces of tyranny. Today, as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of Ukraine, to deter aggression and secure peace. And our Aukus submarine partnership, with Australia, sets the benchmark for innovative and vital collaboration."
An orange silver-washed fritillary butterfly sitting on some pink hemp agrimony
Poster with photos of Morris dancing. Text says: Dartington PATIMOTO, MORRIS MORRIS Morris Day of Morris Dancing in TOTNES Saturday 13th September 14 Morris dance teams from near and far We hope to see you there!
A bright moon shining over the sea
Screenshot of a text message: “Thank you so much for donating on 23/07/2025. Your donation has now been issued to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. Every donation counts.”
Smiling Helen in black academic gown with red and gold bits on it.
A photo of a museum sign, which says: “Ice core from Law Dome in East Antarctica. Ice cores provide detailed records of atmospheric changes, winds, snowfall, temperatures, volcanic eruptions, solar activity and other climate information extending back almost 90,000 years. This core was extracted in 1997 from a depth of 167 metres and is estimated to date back to 1758.”
Sydney harbour at night. The Harbour Bridge and opera house are lit up and the lights are reflected in the water.
A sandstone archway over a pebble beach and a large green rock pool. The sea is in the background and the sky is blue.
A photo of some fuzzy beige reeds. There is the head of a fuzzy beige kangaroo in there somewhere too.
A white lighthouse with a red roof against a blue sky. It’s the lighthouse from the 90s kids TV show Round the Twist
Biff from Back to the Future 2 stands in front of a portrait of himself
Large plenary meeting room at COP27. There are rows of desks, with people seated at the desks, facing a large stage with two big screens either side of it.
A jar of strawberry jam on a trestle table with a yellow THIRD PRIZE certificate.
Part of a letter. Text reads: “Dear The Light, FURTHER to your 'moon landings' article, I have read some of the books stating both sides of this argument and believe that there are about twenty facts that prove that it never happened.”
An advert from the newspaper. A grey haired man in a pink shirt and the text: CLEARING DARKNESS & NEGATIVITY FROM YOU & YOUR HOMES Exorcism • Spiritual • Earth Energies David RESCUED me from a very DARK PLACE Hi, I'm David, and I work REMOTELY, detecting what is going on in and around you and your home, and swiftly transmute all the negativity I find. Are you ready to shift the heavy energies holding you back? "The Pharmacist that saw the Light"
Our famous conspiracy theorists are out every Saturday, giving out copies of their newspaper. Photo shows a sign declaring them as “misrepresented by the BBC”.
Captain Darling from Blackadder Goes Fourth salutes. He sports a lovely big moustache, like Doherty’s.
Screenshot of text, which reads: “It is that feeling of chafing under unwanted obligations that makes politicians so keen to find a way out of thinking about climate change. Most people do not go into politics because they want to manage crises - instead, they resent crises because they sap the time and the energy they would rather spend focusing on the reasons they did go into politics, whatever they may be.”
Map showing the bed topography of Antarctica
A view of the Millennium Stadium from the back at the top. The stadium is nearly full of people. The people standing at the bottom look very small.
A collage of Liam and Noel Gallagher made out of black and white bucket hats. Yes, really. There are people having their photos taken in front of it, with security managing a queue.
An Oasis pop-up shop in a shopping centre