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Newcastle upon Tyne
Joined July 2012
NCL Physical Geog retweeted
Our 'Diversifying Talent Scholarship Scheme' aims to address underrepresentation by certain groups in postgraduate science research. Please help disseminate this advert beyond the usual channels - and feel free to suggest avenues we might not have tried. findaphd.com/phds/program/ia…
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
Heading down to London for a policy meeting at @FCDOGovUK. Feeling like I have to dress the part so dusted off the smart clothes 🎩
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Looks like it was a bit chilly out!
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
‼️ Hutton Club Thu 23rd Nov ‼️ This week we will be joined by Dr Christine Batchelor (@DrCBatchelor) from @NCLPhysGeog ! Join us at 16:00 for Christine’s talk entitled ‘Pulses of rapid ice-sheet retreat in the past & implications for future ice-sheet behaviour’ 🧊 @EdinGlaciology
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
I had a great time with Bridget Tiller yesterday at the @NCLPhysGeog Polar Environments Day speaking to secondary school children from Newcastle, including from my old school Sacred Heart, about #PolarPride and the importance of diversity in polar science!
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
Celebrating Polar Pride day with my glacier goo model! Had fantastic time with over 200 school students @NewcastleUniversity explaining what glacier is and how glacier ice flows!
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The NERC ONE Planet DTP is now open for PhD studentship applications. Please see below for specific opportunitities @NCLPhysGeog Applications due 11 January 2024; get in touch ASAP. research.ncl.ac.uk/one-plane…
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Applications for the IAPETUS2 2024 PhD studentships are now open. Please see below for specific opportunitities @NCLPhysGeog Applications are due 5 January 2024 *International applicants must contact a prospective supervisor by 11 Dec. Details: iapetus2.ac.uk/how-to-apply/
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
Fantastic report on the impacts of hydropower & sand mining on local livelihoods along the #Mekong by @BBCLBicker @BBCWorld ft @aikunming. Good to see volume of sand extracted converted into Olympic size swimming pools too - 950!! 😯😯 youtube.com/watch?v=7Nf93iRH…
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
LIVE this Thursday at 6pm GMT: Reconstructing past ice sheets to understand future behaviours with @DrCBatchelor from @NCL_Geography, on Time for Geography with @thecuriousgeog. @NCLPhysGeog buff.ly/46jooC4
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Airborne geophysical surveys led by @UTGeophysics have helped locate an ancient Antarctic landscape. The discovery is a window to when Antarctica was covered by forests and rivers, says a recent study in @NatureComms. ig.utexas.edu/news/2023/ut-l… With @DurhamGeography @NCLPhysGeog
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
My Royal moment the Buckingham Palace yesterday during Kenya's 60th independence anniversary. Honoured to greet and have a little chat with His Majesty King Charles @ONEPlanetDTP @NCLPhysGeog @DrChrisHackney
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Want a funded 3.5 yr PhD finding debris flow fans globally and thinking about how we quantify and reduce risk? Come to @NCLPhysGeog by applying to our @ONEPlanetDTP project: tinyurl.com/Debrisflows & tinyurl.com/32rf5byv for application process.
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Working with colleagues @durham_uni, our polar scientists @NCLPhysGeog have used satellite data & ice penetrating radar to reveal Antartica's hidden landscape ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/lat…
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📅Mark your calendar for the '3rd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development 2023' at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand on 7-8 December 2023. 📢𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 are now open: disaster-sustainability.org/… #DRSD2023
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
Very happy with a third place at the @UniofNewcastle Open Research Awards. Many congrats to the other shortlisted colleagues and the other winners 🎉🍾🎊 Great to see so much fantastic open science being done! @nuact_NCL @NCLPhysGeog @NCL_Geography
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A brilliant first CORR-NE conference yesterday! 55 researchers from north-east universities presented their work on the cold regions. The quality of posters was exceptionally high and great to see everyone getting to know each other.
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NCL Physical Geog retweeted
Excited to head off to the @ArcticStationUK in Ny-Ålesund after a great couple of days in Longyearbyen
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