Sand grains wear their history as microscopic textures acquired in transport. A model can use texture to distinguish between grains moved by rivers, wind, glaciers, or beach processes, helping identify sand deposit origins. In PNAS: ow.ly/EVyL50TrhRt

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! 🙌 If you or someone you know are interested, do get in touch, happy to chat! ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…

Read our preprint in rev. nature - led by Quanle - we investigate #Mekong's #TonleSap lake & demise of its iconic flood pulse reversal - vital for its great ecological diversity - & show how ongoing sand mining is further exacerbating the trends researchsquare.com/article/rs-519…

We have a vacancy for a PhD on sedimentation enhancing strategies for delta sustainability! You will investigate how to use sedimentation in coastal river deltas as adaptation strategy to relative sea-level rise. More information and applications: uu.nl/en/organisatio…

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 🌏💧🛰🌊⚽️🏏⛳🏈 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 🌍 Dr Hue Le Thu Vo Alison Lloyd Williams Chris Hackney Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity 🌏💧🛰🌊⚽️🏏⛳🏈 #ClimateAction youtu.be/8m2wrRoQe4U?fe…

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.

‼️Call for abstracts at European Geosciences Union #EGU25 ‼️ Deadline for abstract submission: 15th January 2025 --- Details: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/… Eliisa Lotsari Josh Ahmed Dr. Sumit Das 🏔️🧗🔬

We are organising a workshop on "𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒" 📅 Jan 13-18, 2025 📍 IISER Bhopal Apply by Dec 22, 2024! link to apply bit.ly/41ssclp

Workshop on "𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐒" at IISER Bhopal from Jan 13 to Jan 18, 2025 MoEF&CC MPCST Bhopal MoES GoI MP Forest Namami Gange Chris Hackney

📸BSG ART COMPETITION 2024🎨 🚨FIVE days🚨 Scroll through your field photos or get out your paint brush #geomorphology Prizes: £100 🥇 £50 🥈🥉 Deadline: 10th Jan T&Cs: geomorphology.org.uk/2024/11/26/new… Make sure you tag us, #BSGAC24 and add a caption!

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 "𝗚𝗲𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀," jointly organized by IISER Bhopal and Newcastle University .

Day 3 Update! Hands-on learning at our workshop! Participants explored 𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲-𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀, replicating fluvial systems on a small scale to study riverine processes, sediment transport, and sand mining impacts. #GeospatialTechniques #SandMining

🌍 Day 4: Fieldwork at the 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 of the 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗮 and 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 Participants explored state-of-the-art field techniques, including 𝗔𝗗𝗖𝗣, 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗘𝗥𝗧, and 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀. #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 🌊 RGS-IBG Higher Ed Link to register below...

Vietnam’s economy is booming thanks to Trump’s first trade war with China. Now, its infrastructure is racing to keep up. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-… Nice work Chris Hackney !