Some weeks feel like a bit of a dream, the kind where you wake up tired but buzzing. When you feel your work is valued, and you are a valuable voice in the room. Yep, it was that kind of week! Thank you @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social and NATO CIMIC COE!

Thanks @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social and great to see you again after so many years!

I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation OPINION: “What Trump is really doing is advancing a plan laid down years ago by plutocrats and polluters. And making a mockery of our country as he does so,” Michael E. Mann writes.

“I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation” | My new op-ed in the @sfchronicle.com:
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#ScienceUnderSiege

Thank you so much @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social it is such a pleasure to be at the conference! Feeling really inspired by all the excellent geomorphology activity presented today

"We are told that AI is inevitable, that we must adapt or be left behind. But universities are not tech companies. Our role is to foster critical thinking, not to follow industry trends uncritically." www.ru.nl/en/research/...

If you want to learn more about the geomorphological research I head up, go to www.heritageinthecrossfire.com and www.ukblueshield.org.uk for the wider work supporting heritage protection in conflict zones

I am very honoured to announce that the @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social has awarded me The Gordon Warwick Award 2025. This award is made annually for excellence in geomorphological research by someone within 15 years of being awarded their doctorate. #geomorphology @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social
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‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

"We’re talking about nearly half the tree of life disappearing in one human lifetime. That is absolutely catastrophic.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“[DOD] does not do climate change crap,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X on Sunday. “We do training and war fighting.”

Dark times.

list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

SIEF talk on "Culture in Dialogue" - “Heritage at War. Plan and Prepare” This is "SIEF talk on "Culture in Dialogue" - “Heritage at War. Plan and Prepare”" by SIEF on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos…

The recording of this talk is available now: vimeo.com/1049679632/7...

We’re delighted to say that our recent book ‘Heritage at War’ has gone #openaccess, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched. You can find the book on JSTOR now, and it’s coming soon to OAPEN and ORL. Link: www.jstor.org/stable/jj.19... #heritage #war #conservation @oapenbooks.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social

Next week I'll be flying the flag for the new volume 'Heritage at War. Plan and Prepare' - come join if you are interested in #heritage and #conflict!

Conflict damage to heritage; a geoscience perspective A geoscientist perspective on war damage to heritage

For anyone interested in #conflict #heritage and #geomorphology, here is a short article about the work we do at @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social in collaboration with our many wonderful partners
www.linkedin.com/pulse/confli...

Hello January! Time to start again to make this a year that focusses on the good things; the good we can achieve for the world, the good in people (and conversely, recognising when to walk away from / fight toxicity) and the good things in our lives. Here's to you 2025, may you be splendid!

Finally getting round to setting up an active account here - hello everyone! Just abandoned X to resume nerdy talk on #heritage conservation in conflict zones, #geomorphology and all things environmental change here.