As Bolivia’s glaciers melt, new lakes threaten mountain communities An opinion piece authored by Jamie Macmanaway, Doctoral Researcher, from the School of Geography and Environment, for The Conversation platform.

Doctoral researcher Jamie MacManaway on deglaciation and its effects in Bolivia @uk.theconversation.com www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

FLOOD-CDT Newsletter - Winter 2025/26 This winter has once again highlighted the scale and complexity of flood risk across the UK. The 2025/26 season has been among the wettest on record in several regions, with England seeing 42% above i

The latest newsletter of FLOOD-CDT, the Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures, with contributions by @lborogeog.bsky.social's Dr @edwinbaynes.bsky.social, Imogen Onions and @louisethurston.bsky.social ⬇️

🌊 More on FLOOD-CDT: flood-cdt.ac.uk

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The flight from the UK to Rennes is always a pleasure. The sunset views of the South Coast and the Channel Islands brought back memories of doing this flight pretty regularly about 10 years ago(!)

Excited to spend the next few weeks back with the team at Geosciences Rennes!

Influence of Grain Arrangement on Particle Mobility and Patterns of Variability Between Gravel Bed Rivers Gravel bed surface-structure and mobility forces are quantified at 45 different rivers in England and Wales Surface texture is controlled by grain shape and size; this complicates bed stability c...

📣 New Paper!

Pebble shape, size and arrangement control their resistance to transport… we did the stats to simplify how bed texture influences grain mobility!

With @edwinbaynes.bsky.social, @sterice.bsky.social and Kate Mathers ⬇️⬇️

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Group photo of Loughborough students at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute. Photo: Matt Baddock

Our Final Year Dryland Environments Fieldcourse has returned from Namibia. A big thank you to the team at Gobabeb Namib Research Institute, to everyone supporting the trip logistically, and to fieldcourse leaders Dr Matt Baddock, Dr @edwinbaynes.bsky.social & Prof John Anderson!

Students taking notes in the Namib Desert. Photo: John Anderson

Gobabeb Namib Research Institute. Photo: Edwin Baynes

Student group in the Namib Desert. Photo: John Anderson

Student group in the Namib Desert. Photo: Edwin Baynes

Our Dryland Environments Fieldcourse is at the Gobabeb Namib Research Institute this week! Led by Dr Matt Baddock, Dr @edwinbaynes.bsky.social and Prof John Anderson, students are investigating the geomorphology, biogeography and climatology of dryland environments in the Namib Desert ⬇️

Just a few days left for EGU26 abstract submissions! (deadline Thursday at 13:00 CET) With 40 geomorphology sessions available, there is something for everyone! So head over to
www.egu26.eu/pg/GM and get started!

Screenshot showing top of LinkedIn page for Geography and Environment at Loughborough. It includes the University logo and a background image of students working in bluebell woods on campus.

We are now posting on LinkedIn too (and will remain active here!) - find us at www.linkedin.com/company/lbor...

Great day out with new Doctoral Researcher Ciaran, exploring the metal mining legacy of Swaledale

@lborogeog.bsky.social #FloodCDT

Slide entitled School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Staff Awards 2025, Loughborough University

🎉 Congratulations to all winners at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities Annual Staff Awards, including @lborogeog.bsky.social's Stephanie Alleyne, Matt Baddock, @edwinbaynes.bsky.social, Tom Denning, Daniel Elliott, Dave Graham, Tom Stanton, Guy Tallentire and Sarah Wappat!

Analytical Laboratory Technician Tom Denning explaining use of our Total Organic Carbon (TOC) with Total Nitrogen (TN) Analyzer

View from above of Analytical Laboratory

View of laser particle sizer

View of Ion Chromatograph in action

Today! Analytical Laboratory Showcase @lborogeog.bsky.social | Drop by, discuss research opportunities and explore technical support 🧪⚗️

The second newsletter of the year is now out! This issue includes research highlights from Dr Jana Eichel and Prof. Jo Nield, a reflection from the AGM in Leeds and our next art competition #BSGAC25. We also include an obituary to the late Prof Joanna Bullard, who will be greatly missed.
Link below👇

Professor Joanna Bullard (1969-2025) | Obituary It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joanna Elizabeth Bullard, Professor of Physical Geography at Loughborough University.

We will be celebrating Jo Bullard's life on Thursday 4th December, from 2.30pm at Loughborough University.

Please register here if you would like to attend: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

The @rgsibg.bsky.social have published an obituary of Jo:
www.rgs.org/about-us/our...

FindAPhD : Fully funded PhD studentships at the Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT) at University of Southampton Apply for a PhD: Fully funded PhD studentships at the Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT) at University of Southampton

*Funded #PhD opportunities on Flooding*

At FloodCDT, we're currently advertising a large number of PhD projects combining cutting-edge science, engineering, and social approaches to deliver real-world impact:

See here for the full list of projects: www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

flood-cdt.ac.uk

Professor Joanna Bullard (1969-2025) We are incredibly sad to share news of the recent passing of Joanna Bullard, Professor of Physical Geography in the Department of Geography and Environment, School of Social Sciences and Humanities at...

Incredibly sad news from our Geography community at Loughborough www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geo...

It's bedform week in Loughborough!

Our second year geomorphologists are getting to grips with the concept of Thresholds through a nice flume experiment!

@lborouniversity.bsky.social

Image description: A crowded conference hall with attendees. With text reading:" The call for session proposals for #EGU26 is now open! Apply by September 16, 2025."

The call for #session #proposals for the #EGU26 General Assembly is now open!
Submit short course ideas and/or proposals for Union Symposia and Great Debates by 16 September 2025.

👉 Submit your proposals here: egu.eu/60GYS7

Image description: A crowded conference hall with attendees. With text reading:" The call for session proposals for #EGU26 is now open! Apply by September 16, 2025."

The call for #session #proposals for the #EGU26 General Assembly is now open!
Submit short course ideas and/or proposals for Union Symposia and Great Debates by 16 September 2025.

👉 Submit your proposals here: egu.eu/60GYS7

Calling for EGU 2026 session proposals! If you have an idea for a geomorphology session, head to meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/provis... and enter it in. Sessions on new topics and themes are extremely welcome! Help to build a great programme for EGU26!

Early Holocene jökulhlaup chronology and deglaciation dynamics in central Iceland Glacial lake outburst floods (jökulhlaups) have occurred throughout the Quaternary in glaciated regions worldwide. Reconstructing flood chronology yields insight into deglaciation processes, environm...

New #OA paper: Early Holocene jökulhlaup chronology and deglaciation dynamics in central Iceland

Led by Greta Wells, using 36Cl exposure dating & geomorph evidence to interpret past flood routes along course of the modern-day Hvita river

Now out in Boreas: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🎉IT'S OFFICIAL!🎉

🥳 We're applying for UNESCO Global Geopark status this year!

🌐 Read more about what this could mean for our region, and sign up to get involved: www.charnwoodforest.org/charnwood-fo...

⏰ We are still looking to fill the positions of Junior Deputy Chair and Outreach Vice Chair on our Executive Committee starting in September. Please get in touch if you are interested in applying! Brief descriptions for the roles can be found below ⬇️

We're ready for the @lborouniversity.bsky.social Open Days tomorrow & Saturday!

Looking forward to meeting lots of prospective Lboro Geographers!

#LboroOpenDay

Three mugs with the typeset first page of academic papers on them.

The backs of the three mugs, which have figures from the papers on them.

Lovely to be able to order first paper mugs for Mel Guirro, Jiao Chen and David Whitfield (@dwhit.bsky.social). Well done!

First day at Flood & Coast with #FloodCDT

Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency, opening the conference by setting out the context for the flood sector and future #resilience.

Recent flooding examples local to @lborouniversity.bsky.social featuring heavily.

Awards & medals nomination EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide.

Less than two weeks left to nominate someone for an EGU award/medal! I'm sure that everyone can think of a great colleague who deserves to be recognized for their work, but that can only happen if someone nominates them. It's really not hard to do, so go for it! www.egu.eu/awards-medal...

Just a bit over two weeks left for EGU awards and medals nominations! These are really important for recognizing our excellent colleagues, so please consider nominating someone that you think does awesome science!

Seeing Blatten buried again and again, from every angle...

Properly staggering! 😮😱

New Job! Please repost!

We have a NERC funded PDRA position here @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social, 2 yrs, on modelling cryosphere change and hydrochemistry

#models, #carbon, #permafrost, #deglaciation

Come join our friendly team!

Apply by 11/06, any Qs get in touch!

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...