Sand mining reducing the flow of Southeast Asia’s largest lake, new report warns | Dan Parsons 🌏 New research led from Loughborough University has revealed that sand mining is critically disrupting the natural flood pulse of Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake — Tonle Sap in Cambodia. Pub...

🌏 New research led from @lborouniversity shows that sand mining is drastically altering the Mekong system, weakening the Tonle Sap Lake’s vital flood pulse - the heartbeat of one of the world’s most biodiverse freshwater ecosystems.

➡️ Nature Sustainability paper...

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🌊🔥 Building Resilience for a Changing World: Fully Funded PhD Opportunities at @lborouniversity
As part of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT).

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🌊🔥 Building Resilience for a Changing World: Fully Funded PhD Opportunities at @lborouniversity
As part of the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT).

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Screenshot of article title, authors, and Abstract Psychology and research assessment in the United Kingdom Matthew Inglis,Colin Foster,Hugues Lortie-Forgues,Victoria Simms & Elizabeth Stokoe Abstract What can we learn about psychology research in the UK, and its perceived quality, from examining manuscripts submitted to the psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience subpanel of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021)? Using a latent Dirichlet allocation topic modelling approach, we identified 33 topics which collectively summarised the content of the journal articles returned to the subpanel. We found that the composition of submissions to the subpanel, in terms of these topics, explained a large proportion of the variance in the quality assessments they received from the expert peer review subpanel. Our model identified topics which were typically associated with receiving higher and lower unit-level quality assessments. In our discussion we pay particular attention to the fate of qualitative research, and discuss possible accounts for why units who returned a large amount of qualitative work tended to receive lower quality assessments than those who did not.

For anyone interested in #psychology, #research assessment and evaluation, how the expert panel rated research submitted to #REF2021 - and especially the fate of #qualitative research - our article in Cogent Psychology is #OpenAccess (link in next post).

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Raac will be removed from schools by 2029, government says The Labour government makes a new promise for schools containing the unsafe concrete.

The government has pledged to remove RAAC from all affected schools in England by 2029.

Professor Chris Goodier comments to
@bbcnewslive.bsky.social about the need for all schools to be structurally safe.

Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Will superuniversities save UK HE? The quasi-merger of the universities of Kent and Greenwich has raised questions about how many other higher education institutions might see an opportunity – or a necessity – to team up as financial p...

"UK universities are quietly but undeniably at a crossroads."

@bedforms.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social writes for @timeshighered.bsky.social

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Bye-bye Chang Mai. Thanks for the memories! 👋🌏

Rice terraces, northern Vietnam. 23 degrees, river turbulence, finches and crickets in the background.

Had the great pleasure of visiting Tsinghua University yesterday for an inspiring day of discussion on our institutional partnership Loughborough University and our ongoing collaborative approaches to hazard and risk research, education and communication.

What happens when rivers freeze, thaw, and flow in a warming world? ❄️🌊

Our new paper reports on novel cryolab experiments that reveal erosion peaks not at the coldest temps, but at –5.2°C. As freeze-thaw cycles shift, so will rivers. Big questions, small-scale answers.

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🏆 44 years at the top!

Loughborough University crowned BUCS champions once again — an unbroken legacy of sporting excellence.

Proud of every student athlete, coach, staff & supporter who made this happen.

Here’s to passion, performance & purple. 💜💛

#BUCS44 #Loughborough #ChampionsAgain

What happens when rivers freeze, thaw, and flow in a warming world? ❄️🌊

Our new paper reports on novel cryolab experiments that reveal erosion peaks not at the coldest temps, but at –5.2°C. As freeze-thaw cycles shift, so will rivers. Big questions, small-scale answers.

🔗 doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Over the moon to finally announce our NERC: Natural Environment Research Council funded project Charnwood Champions 🥳

This project has been a dream of mine for many years after witnessing the inconsistancy and inequality of opportunities for children to access the natural environment

New environmental education initiative tackles sector’s diversity crisis A groundbreaking new initiative led by Loughborough University, and in collaboration with key civic partners, is set to transform environmental education and green careers access for young people acro...

🌱 What if environmental science belonged to everyone?

We’re proud to launch Charnwood Champions: A Passport to Inclusive Environmental Science – a bold, place-based project reimagining environmental learning, opportunity, and leadership.

🔗 More here: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geo...

Lets go @LboroLightning @lborouniversity - and historic three-peat on the cards! #wherehistorybegins.. watch live on @SkySports this afternoon!

Launched @Lborouni's first ever UNESCO Day & I’m still buzzing with pride.

We now have 3 UNESCO Chairs—the most of any UK university.

🌍 Sport as a force for global development (Prof Giulianotti)
🌊 Data-driven resilience against disaster (Prof Liang)
📖 Storytelling for sustainability (Prof Wilson)

📢 Walking on Waste: A Strange Encounter with the Plastic Age 💡 | Dan Parsons 📢 Walking on Waste: A Strange Encounter with the Plastic Age 💡 Today, I visited one of the most powerful and affecting installations I've seen in a long time. Dr Katarina Dimitrijevic’s (aka Kraa...

Walked on plastic debris today. Literally.

Part of an incredible interactive art installation by Dr Katarina Dimitrijevic.

Strangest feeling—the sound, the crunch, the weight of waste underfoot.

It left me reflecting on how deeply plastic is entangled in our lives—and futures.

Reac more here:

Based on work in Vietnam, we explore how place-based, intergenerational storytelling can drive real momentum and sustain engagement.

@parsnipsparsons.bsky.social @bedforms.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @lisa-jones7.bsky.social, Thu Vo, Hue Le, Anh Nguyen, Alison Lloyd Williams

Happy Monday! 🥳
Thrilled to share our new paper in Children’s Geographies:
“Place-based & intergenerational storytelling for youth climate action: Moving beyond participation and towards momentum” 🌍📚

Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IHFXJ...

Lets go ✨️ @lborouniversity @LboroLightning - national super league semis live tonight on @SkySports 🙌 💜

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Yeah...its an end member but not a crazy outlier.

Ouch thats warm at the end of the month....would be June record I believe.....

Webinar 'Where do Climate Leaders Begin? 19 June 2025, 5-6pm (CET)

The Department of Geography and Environment @lborouniversity.bsky.social is launching the MSc Climate Change, Energy and Humanitarian Action, a brand-new distance learning programme co-designed and delivered with @unitar.bsky.social.

💻 Register for an open webinar at unitar.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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That would be fun to try! 😃

Thanks so much for the invitation @landscapeslive.bsky.social - lots of fun to give the online seminar. Was great to share progress on our large NERC EvoFlood project! 💪😃

Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin' The violin is smaller than a human hair and has

BBC News - Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin' - BBC News
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Thanks for the invitation 😘

Increased Hydraulic Roughness in Alluvial Rivers Created by Sand‐Mining Sculpted Bed Features Form roughness of sand mining sculpted bed features is greater than natural dunes Strong recirculating flow is observed in the leeside of sand mining sculpted bed features Suspended sediment tra...

New paper out!

Sand mining isn’t just removing riverbed material, it’s engineering entirely new bed morphologies.

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🎯 Led by @drchrishackney.bsky.social

Findings - mining:
➡️ Steeper, taller dunes
➡️ More flow resistance
➡️ Implications for flood risk

🚨New paper alert 🚨 Ever wondered how sand extraction may be altering the bed of sandy rivers? How these changes influence flow and sediment transport? Well wonder no more!

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