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!
02.02.2026 11:01 โ
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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 โฌ๏ธ
27.01.2026 12:28 โ
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Browse by session
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!
12.01.2026 16:05 โ
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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...
11.01.2026 18:51 โ
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Slide entitled School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Staff Awards 2025, Loughborough University
๐ 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!
11.12.2025 07:45 โ
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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 ๐งชโ๏ธ
03.12.2025 11:31 โ
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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 below๐
01.12.2025 15:56 โ
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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...
17.11.2025 18:11 โ
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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
21.10.2025 16:06 โ
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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.
๐ Submit your proposals here: egu.eu/60GYS7
11.09.2025 11:01 โ
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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.
๐ Submit your proposals here: egu.eu/60GYS7
09.09.2025 11:46 โ
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Call for session proposals
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!
20.08.2025 17:40 โ
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๐IT'S OFFICIAL!๐
๐ฅณ We're applying for UNESCO Global Geopark status this year!
๐ Read more about what this could mean for our region, and sign up to get involved: www.charnwoodforest.org/charnwood-fo...
30.07.2025 06:51 โ
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โฐ 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 โฌ๏ธ
29.07.2025 14:46 โ
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We're ready for the @lborouniversity.bsky.social Open Days tomorrow & Saturday!
Looking forward to meeting lots of prospective Lboro Geographers!
#LboroOpenDay
26.06.2025 13:45 โ
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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!
20.06.2025 09:29 โ
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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.
03.06.2025 08:42 โ
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Awards & medals nomination
EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europeโs 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...
02.06.2025 13:20 โ
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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!
29.05.2025 13:43 โ
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Seeing Blatten buried again and again, from every angle...
Properly staggering! ๐ฎ๐ฑ
28.05.2025 18:51 โ
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Interested in sediment transport of gravel bed rivers?
Check out David's new paper! The first of many super interesting bits of work from David's PhD - stay tuned!
06.05.2025 12:59 โ
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The Influence of GravelโBed Structure on Grain Mobility Thresholds: Comparison of ForceโBalance Approaches
Two different novel force-balance models are used to estimate grain mobility thresholds using resistance force and microtopography data An automated point cloud segmentation approach is compared ...
๐จ The first publication from my PhD thesis is out now in @jgrearthsurface.bsky.social!
We use force-balance models to estimate grain mobility thresholds for 45 riverbeds across England and Wales
With @edwinbaynes.bsky.social, @rebeccahodge100.bsky.social, @sterice.bsky.social & Elowyn Yager
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06.05.2025 10:26 โ
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*New #OA Paper*
Erosion dynamics in carbonate bedrock channels inhibit weathering processes
How does dissolution impact rock erodibility throughout river cross-sections? We explore that question here, just out in ESPL: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
28.04.2025 09:25 โ
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