
Chris Hackney
@drchrishackney
Senior Lecturer @NCLPhysGeog and @Natgeo Explorer. Vice Chair @BSG_Geomorph. Sand mining, river morophodynamics, microplastics and deltas @livingdeltas
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After a lot of planning and prep, I'm so happy to see our new MA programme - Global Sustainable Futures - here at Newcastle University Geography finally go live online for a 2025-26 start! ๐ If you or someone you know are interested, do get in touch, happy to chat! ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/dโฆ


Congrats to Dr Vasudha Darbari on your #PhD viva in Remote Sensing & Machine Learning to monitor changes in Cambodian wetlands linked to urban expansion & sand mining VAS & DEE Thank you Greg Vasilopoulos Chris Hackney Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐๐ง๐ฐ๐โฝ๏ธ๐โณ๐ and panel Josh Ahmed Paul J. Morris Nina Dethlefs


Here is the animation we made with the youth from our Youth Futures Vietnam The British Academy funded project with Lisa Jones Florence Halstead ๐ Dr Hue Le Thu Vo Alison Lloyd Williams Chris Hackney Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity ๐๐ง๐ฐ๐โฝ๏ธ๐โณ๐ #ClimateAction youtu.be/8m2wrRoQe4U?feโฆ

At the Shifting Ground stakeholder engagement workshop today in Nairobi, @ONEPlanet Newcastle University Geography researcher Nishiye talked to sand harvesters & regulators from across Kenya about her PhD research into a socio-ecological framework for sustainable sand & water harvesting


Our next seminar is on Monday 2nd Dec by Mark Smith who will explore how geomorphology and hydrology can inform malaria control programs! Send us a DM with your email for a link to join.


PhD opp: Interested in the combined impact of sand extraction and invasive species?!! Check this out: Invasions and extractions in Lough Neagh and their role in water quality deterioration with Chris Hackney #invasivespecies #freshwater #PhD iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...

Our GCRF Living Deltas Hub colleague Nga Do led this paper using material flows analysis of N in the Red River Delta of #Vietnam. A 1.6% rise in #fertilizer N use in rice paddy between 2000 and 2020 has led to a 53% increase in surface water N loading.

โผ๏ธCall for abstracts at European Geosciences Union #EGU25 โผ๏ธ Deadline for abstract submission: 15th January 2025 --- Details: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/โฆ Eliisa Lotsari Josh Ahmed Dr. Sumit Das ๐๏ธ๐ง๐ฌ


We are organising a workshop on "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐" ๐ Jan 13-18, 2025 ๐ IISER Bhopal Apply by Dec 22, 2024! link to apply bit.ly/41ssclp


Workshop on "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐" at IISER Bhopal from Jan 13 to Jan 18, 2025 MoEF&CC MPCST Bhopal MoES GoI MP Forest Namami Gange Chris Hackney


I'm currently advertising for 2 post-doc positions: (1) role of natural climate variability in modulating climate projections in Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water; (2) develop a weather generator for UK and Ireland for climate projections also on DARe Hub tinyurl.com/3rn2cm4x

We are pleased to announce the commencement of the 6-day International Workshop on "๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐," jointly organized by IISER Bhopal and Newcastle University .


Day 3 Update! Hands-on learning at our workshop! Participants explored ๐ถ๐ป-๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ-๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐น๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐, replicating fluvial systems on a small scale to study riverine processes, sediment transport, and sand mining impacts. #GeospatialTechniques #SandMining


๐ Day 4: Fieldwork at the ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ of the ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ and ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ Participants explored state-of-the-art field techniques, including ๐๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐ฅ๐ง, and ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐. #GeospatialTechniques #Fieldwork


Join us on Wednesday 12th Feb at 12:30 (UK time) for a seminar by Prof Angela Gurnell! Angela will introduce natural flood management measures more broadly as well as explore the hydrogeomorphological benefits of leaky dams! QMUL School of Geography ๐ RGS-IBG Higher Ed Link to register below...


Vietnamโs economy is booming thanks to Trumpโs first trade war with China. Now, its infrastructure is racing to keep up. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-โฆ Nice work Chris Hackney !