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Seb Pitman
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Coastal geomorphologist researching how mixed sediment coasts respond to storms | Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at Newcastle University
Excellent time learning to model compound flood events at @deltares.bsky.social today. Hugely grateful for @ncl-geography.bsky.social Impact Funding, meaning we can now incorporate this work into the Durham Heritage Coast plans over the coming years!
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Hello! We're the new Bluesky account for Geography at Newcastle University (UK).

We'll be sharing new, updates, reflections, projects and more from Geography staff, postgraduates, and students.
October 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Feels good to be back at Blast Beach! Full site survey ahead of winter storm season @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Last week we took 31 students to the Netherlands to look at physical geography, coastal processes, and climate change and adaption in action. Great to hear these student reflections that underscore how important field experience is to our discipline! @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social
Hi everyone, I recently had the opportunity to visit the island of Texel… | Alex Biddulph
Hi everyone, I recently had the opportunity to visit the island of Texel in the Netherlands with Geography at Newcastle University for the field research project based on De Slufter— a dynamic salt m...
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April 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
And finally, a trip to climb St Mary’s lighthouse to draw the conference to a close. Thanks to all the delegates for an excellent few days.

Now off to the ferry terminal to start our Netherlands Physical Geography field course for a week!
April 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Thanks to everyone attending the YCSE Conference at @newcastleuni.bsky.social! Yesterday was an excellent day of talks ranging from gravel, to kelp, to tsunamis, and today we head to St Mary’s Lighthouse for a conservation talk and lighthouse climb!
April 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A beautiful morning setting up for today’s Young Coastal Scientists’ & Engineers’ Conference here at @newcastleuni.bsky.social Dove Marine Lab! We’re delighted to welcome 30 early career researchers and practitioners to our little corner of paradise!! @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social @sagencl.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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#Jökulhlaup en route through #Skeiðarárjökull from #Grímsvötn subglacial lake.
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Some photos of the 2021 Grímsvötn jökulhlaup outlets on the eastern margin of Skeiðarárjökull taken in April 2022.
January 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Delighted to give this new research a bit of an airing today on the #QRA2025 field trip to Blast Beach - thanks for the invite to talk @iceybethan.bsky.social
Our new paper looks at the long term changes we’ve seen on the Durham coast. The polluted beaches were made famous by the Michael Caine film, which ironically gives us some of the best contemporaneous imagery of what the sites used to be like … www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Professor Bob Kirk was a pioneer in mixed sediment beach research and many of his findings, thoughts, theories and ideas still drive the direction of research today. Delighted to contribute in a small way to this memorial piece in NZ Coastal News: www.coastalsociety.org.nz/assets/Uploa...
January 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We have extended abstract submission for the UK Young Coastal Scientist & Engineers’ Conference until the end of the month! We’re excited to hear about your research - take a look at conference details here: conferences.ncl.ac.uk/ycsec2025/

Please pass on to any early career coastal colleagues!
January 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Abstract submission closes on 20th December for the UK Young Coastal Scientist and Engineers Conference, being held in Newcastle 3-4th April 2025, full details here: conferences.ncl.ac.uk/ycsec2025/
December 12, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Another day, another science Starter Pack!

Here's a list of amazing #coastal scientists and engineers working in coastal hazards 🌩️, erosion 🌊, geomorphology 🏖️, imaging 📸, remote sensing 🛰️, ecology 🪸 and more!

Would love to add more - please tag anyone who is missing! 🙏

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November 11, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Our new paper looks at the long term changes we’ve seen on the Durham coast. The polluted beaches were made famous by the Michael Caine film, which ironically gives us some of the best contemporaneous imagery of what the sites used to be like … www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 11, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Wow! Got so sick of that other place and very relieved to find so many existing friends and followers here!
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November 11, 2024 at 8:58 PM