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. 🔗 doi.org/10.1029/2024...

🏆 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

🌱 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)

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 🙌 💜 www.netballsl.com/news/where-t...

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

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...

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! 💪😃

BBC News - Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New paper out! Sand mining isn’t just removing riverbed material, it’s engineering entirely new bed morphologies. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... 🎯 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! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Great to welcome Prof Jeff Nittrouer (Texas Tech) to @lborouniversity.bsky.social as an IAS Residential Fellow! He’ll work on joint bids, publish from current projects & build new research links across campus. Exciting times for delta and sediment science! 🌍 🔗 www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias... #IAS

🚨 We’re hiring at Loughborough! 🚨 This is a strategic investment in teams of academic staff focused on Research & Innovation. Ready to help shape the future of your field and of a top 10 UK university? www.lboro.ac.uk/join-us/acad...

🚨 We’re hiring at Loughborough! 🚨 This is a strategic investment in teams of academic staff focused on Research & Innovation. Ready to help shape the future of your field and of a top 10 UK university? www.lboro.ac.uk/join-us/acad...

Join Us @lborouniversity – Shape the Future of Research 💜🙌 Are you ready to lead, collaborate, and innovate? We are seeking ~100 exceptional academics to join our vibrant community and tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. www.lboro.ac.uk/join-us/acad... DMs open for informal chat

Delighted to see our @NERCscience @EvoFlood project research on changing flood hazard and risk profiled by @theAGU 💜 @lborouniversity eos.org/research-spo...

Join Us @lborouniversity – Shape the Future of Research 💜🙌 Are you ready to lead, collaborate, and innovate? We are seeking ~100 exceptional academics to join our vibrant community and tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. www.lboro.ac.uk/join-us/acad... DMs open for informal chat

Big news yesterday: Forging Ahead is go! Honoured to lead this hub for research commercialisation across the Midlands. Backed by major investment, announced by Lord Vallance. We will supercharge innovation, keep talent rooted, & turn ideas into real-world impact. www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-pa...

NEW PAPER! Happy to say my 3rd results chapter from my PhD has been published! link.springer.com/article/10.1... (1/)

Ha... brilliant 👏

Just Published! 💥 Moisture Matters: Rethinking Ash Layers in Volcanic Stratigraphy... our latest research is now published open access in Bulletin of Volcanology! 🧪🌋 👉 The influence of moisture on ash strength: implications for understanding volcanic stratigraphy 👀 www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-pa...

Gatecrashed an EOS poster session at @egu.eu with @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social Flood Fortune Teller poster just now...lots of new connections on education and community climate risk. meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/…

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the EGU photo competition 2025! Congratulations ✨ 🙌 ! Thank you again for your vote 🙏 ! 🔗 Read more here: egu.eu/5XN995

Come and make a Flood Resilience Fortune Teller at Poster @egu.eu #EGU25 X3.77 in the late afternoon session today! 😃 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social 💦🌊💓

Reflecting on our superb @egu.eu at #EGU25 yesterday pm - exploring interactions between flooding & hydro-geomorphological proceses 🙌 ...thanks to all the presenters & attendees! ⤵️ meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

Unfortunately, I can't be in person @egu.eu today to present. But project team member @bedforms.bsky.social will be presenting in my place. Join Dan at #EGU25 to find out more 🗓️Today 1st May 🕝14:00-18:00 📍Hall X3, X3.77 Feel free to get in contact with me or any of the team in Vienna

Super to make it to #EGU25 @egu.eu @egu-gm.bsky.social and @steepestdescent.bsky.social today. Ran into a few folks on the way too @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social

🗻 Geomorphologists heading to #EGU25 — don’t miss these community events celebrating 20 years! Add them to your EGU app calendar now! #Geomorphology #EGU #EGU2025 #EGUECS #GM

Another week, another funding deadline at the IAS! @lborouniversity.bsky.social colleagues - Applications for the next quarter of Open Programme Fellows closes this Friday, more details here - www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias... Treat yourself to an early egg once you've submitted! 🥚🍫

Was awesome speaking with the former presidents about this 20 year anniversary. Very proud of my 6 year term and the way we addressed covid19 in particular.

Gotta thanks @bedforms.bsky.social for convincing me to come in the first place 😂 Far too many memories to share, but here's a few from the good times...

Check out our new preprint at @egu.eu on how disadvantaged communities on the climate frontline can be empowered through creative engagement. Using art & intergenerational dialogue to bridge climate knowledge gaps and tackle misinformation 🌍🌊 egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

A fantastic event marking the launch of the @lborouniversity.bsky.social Women in Sport Research and Innovation Hub. Thank you to Stephanie Peacock, Minister for Sport, Tourism, and Civil Society, for joining us. Find out more here: www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...

Interested in the role of sediment transport processes on increasing #flooding? Our new preprint that systematically explores the role of #rainfall on amplifying flood hazard is out! doi.org/10.21203/rs.... @floodskinner.games @drchrishackney.bsky.social Matt Perks & @bedforms.bsky.social

🌍 Join Us @lborouniversity in Shaping a Better Future! 🌍 Despite the challenges of 2025, we're pushing ahead with confidence and innovation at Loughborough University. Here are some highlights of our impactful work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3fk... (1/n)

Did you know that women are disproportionately affected by climate change? But are also at the forefront of innovative solutions. Women's leadership in communities is pivitol & my British Academy project will be highlighting #ClimateAction #IWD2025 #WomenLed www.un.org/en/climatech...

🌍✨️ In one week today we celebrate International Womens Day 2025! This year's theme is #AccelerateAction highlighting the urgent need for gender equality in all spheres. Stay tuned as I start to introduce you to a new project over the week #IWD2025 #AccelerateAction www.internationalwomensday.com

🌍 Join Us @lborouniversity in Shaping a Better Future! 🌍 Despite the challenges of 2025, we're pushing ahead with confidence and innovation at Loughborough University. Here are some highlights of our impactful work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3fk... (1/n)

Superb to see this paper out where we use machine learning to identify hedgerows and hedgerow gaps across #eastyorkshire - will support targeted re-planting for carbon sequestration - led by @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social 👏 zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Superb to see this paper out where we use machine learning to identify hedgerows and hedgerow gaps across #eastyorkshire - will support targeted re-planting for carbon sequestration - led by @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social 👏 zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

And if you know your history #coyb