Prof Debby Cotton

@profdcotton.bsky.social

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Dean of Research and Knowledge Exchange at Plymouth Marjon University, UK. Interested in all things HE. Sustainability education and behaviour change researcher. Accidental AI expert. NTF.

Scrabble board with words (vaguely) associated with the Scilly Isles!
Two glasses of sparkling wine being toasted by people out of shot. Evidently not a recent photo as the sun is shining!
Gorgeous fluffy tabby cat somehow manages to appear twice his length stretched out on the bed. He’s cute and he knows it!
Second bedroom: 2 single beds, plus the usual holiday house cushions!
Fluffy tabby cat has now collapsed into a sleepy heap on the window sill.
Fluffy tabby cat lies on window sill in sun next to a spiky plant which I can’t remember the name of… (Behind the photographer and out of sight is the fireplace I’ve just been painting!)
Sad-faced baby baboon nursing and cuddling mum
Photo of a sloth reclining on a branch, living its best life and looking super-cute!
Brutalist artwork on the corner of the quad. Green grass, trees and blue sky
Lawned garden with freshly trimmed privet hedge to right and blue-green garden seat at end. Blue sky - in England!
Reply reads: ‘I’m sorry that you feel that this is an AI chatbot. If you still have an issue with adding your More Card to your wallet, you can…’ (Readers, I wasn’t having a problem with that at all!)
Tabby cat squashed behind a sage green plant pot with (I think) a rhododendron growing in it. Sunny!
Damien (middle) celebrating in the PGR hub with his examiners, Matthew Adams (to his right) and Alun Morgan (to his left)
The finalists nervously waiting to start their talks with the organisers say to their left and the university photographer lurking behind!
Photo of beach and buildings behind with the text: 'How can we turn the tide for coastal schools?' Marjon Research: We believe in a better world. Do you?
3 pink and white camellia blooms with more flowers (and shiny green leaves) in the background. I think it’s a ‘formal double’ type though I can never remember all the names!
Chunky ginger and white cat exploring a tree in our garden. It’s a beautiful sunny spring day
Early morning sunlight on campus, the trees casting long shadows over the sports’ pitches at Plymouth Marjon University.
Highland cow, head down, munching grass on National Trust land by the sea in Wembury, Devon.
Head shot of beautiful tabby cat, long white whiskers, and adorably serious facial expression!
(L-R): Tanya Ovenden-Hope, Alison Milner, Helen Goodall celebrating by drinking sparkling wine in the PGR hub
Just a photo of Wembury beach and the Mewstone at sunset to cheer up your day
Very furry tabby cat poses grandly next to an overflowing stocking on a slate fireplace. Fire irons, wood basket and Christmas tree in the background.
Pen drawing of man with Text: my doctor asked me if I’d ever had a stress test. I replied, yes ..it’s called work.
Green vegetation in the foreground and a grey-blue sea at Wembury with the Mewstone in the distance. Some sad looking surfers waiting for bigger waves!
A table laden with food, 4 women ready to eat - 2 staff from the research office Jo Holford and Claire Benwell, plus me and Jennie Winter, Dean of T&L at Marjon.
Rocky shore and washed up kelp in foreground with a slightly misty, almost sunny sea view looking out to the Mewstone at Wembury in Devon.
3 French horns reclining (if that’s the right word!) on what looks like a red and white table cloth but was actually the cover on a grand piano…
Concert poster (orange), lots of text. Key points being Weds 27 Nov, 19.30, St Andrew’s church Plymouth, uk. Plymouth Symphony Orchestra. Playing Verdi, Debussy, Ravel and Rodrigo.
Distant view of symphony orchestra with guitarist playing in St Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, showing arches and vaulted ceiling
Section of old keyboard missing letters IOP and B. Various other letters replaced with stickers!
Photo of me - ‘middle aged lady academic’ with my favourite cat, Sherlock, an adorable tabby who was rescued is still terrified of the world…
ZX81 personal computer (from 1981, yes I am old!)
Sandy beach with big boulders and rocks round edge. Very blue sea and sky with white fluffy clouds. (It’s near Portheras in Cornwall, UK)
Slipway leading down to a harbour, with turquoise blue sea. Fishing boat in foreground, also turquoise and blue with Penzance registration.
Table containing two books, a gluten-free beer and the biggest bowl of cheese balls you’ve ever seen!
Screen shot of my X profile stating that I no longer use it and giving my BlueSky details. The profile photo and header are also BlueSky branding!
Student Katie Major stands in between two supervisors: Prof Debby Cotton on her right and Dr Laura Wallis on her left. All wear brightly coloured graduation robes!
Green bottle of Mythos (Greek beer) with full glass of beer in front and palm tree plus sea in the background.
Very old meme about changing various kinds of clocks which you’ve probably seen before - take home message is that you need a masters in electronic engineering or a hammer to change your oven clock, and don’t even bother trying to do the one in your car (though I am possibly the only person with a car old enough that this still applies!)
This applicant went with two lines only - very vague waffle!
This basically shows a screen shot of what looks like an email from someone who thinks they might be applying for a job but hasn’t really got the measure of it. Also no capital for I (that’s a no from me!)
A cuddle of cats - a tabby and a ginger struggling for space on my lap and another tabby just visible by my feet!
LOTR quote with photo of Bilbo: I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread…. I need a holiday. A very long holiday.’
Professors Tanya Ovenden-Hope, Jennie Winter and Debby Cotton - linking hands in a practical demonstration of how we work together
Brown coloured iron flower motif through which a river can be seen. Says ‘Erected in 1779’
Class of 2024 graduation booklet
A message showing that I am number 1497784. So in the first million and a half (just!). Not too shoddy!
Professor Downey starting her talk to a diverse audience at Plymouth Marjon University.
Bottle of champagne and two full glasses on spotty table cloth
Jaguar in the Pantanal walking along a fallen dead tree.
Beautiful oil painting, just unwrapped, in my lounge, with another by the same artist in the background.
Very furry tabby in close up demonstrating his usual resting bitch face…
Bottle of Armagnac and two candles on wrought iron holders.
Me, leaning off the back if a catamaran, with a dolphin leaping almost into my nose!
Mount Fuji with lake and blossom
Panel in full flow!
Tortoise with head hidden inside shell. It’s not moving anywhere!
Cartoon showing review process as ‘running the gauntlet’ with physical weapons!
Screenshot: No mail!