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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Aug 22

Bye-bye Chang Mai. Thanks for the memories! 👋🌏

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Aug 7

Rice terraces, northern Vietnam. 23 degrees, river turbulence, finches and crickets in the background.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 23

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.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 15

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...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 17

🏆 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

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 15

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...

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Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️‍🌈🌍🇪🇺 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social · Jul 12

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

Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 12

🌱 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...

New environmental education initiative tackles sector’s diversity crisis

A groundbreaking new initiative led by Loughborough University, and in collaboration with key civic partners, is set to transform environmental education and green careers access for young people acro...

www.lboro.ac.uk

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 12

🌱 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...

New environmental education initiative tackles sector’s diversity crisis

A groundbreaking new initiative led by Loughborough University, and in collaboration with key civic partners, is set to transform environmental education and green careers access for young people acro...

www.lboro.ac.uk

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 6

Lets go @LboroLightning @lborouniversity - and historic three-peat on the cards! #wherehistorybegins.. watch live on @SkySports this afternoon!

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 2

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)

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 2

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:

📢 Walking on Waste: A Strange Encounter with the Plastic Age 💡 | Dan Parsons

📢 Walking on Waste: A Strange Encounter with the Plastic Age 💡 Today, I visited one of the most powerful and affecting installations I've seen in a long time. Dr Katarina Dimitrijevic’s (aka Kraa...

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Dr Flo Halstead @flohalstead.bsky.social · Jun 23

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

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Dr Flo Halstead @flohalstead.bsky.social · Jun 23

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...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 20

Lets go ✨️ @lborouniversity @LboroLightning - national super league semis live tonight on @SkySports 🙌 💜

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

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 19

Yeah...its an end member but not a crazy outlier.

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

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Globalization and World Cities @gawc.bsky.social · Jun 14

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...

Webinar 'Where do Climate Leaders Begin? 19 June 2025, 5-6pm (CET)

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 10

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 8

That would be fun to try! 😃

Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 8

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! 💪😃

Landscapes Live Seminar series @landscapeslive.bsky.social · Jun 6

Dan Parsons' presentation ( @bedforms.bsky.social ) is now on youtube:
The evolution of flood hazard and risk: the impact of morphological change

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youtu.be/jS8iLNkPqbA

Dan Parsons: LL 05.05.25

YouTube video by Landscapes Live

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 5

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

Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'

The violin is smaller than a human hair and has

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thanks for the invitation 😘

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 3

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

Increased Hydraulic Roughness in Alluvial Rivers Created by Sand‐Mining Sculpted Bed Features

Form roughness of sand mining sculpted bed features is greater than natural dunes Strong recirculating flow is observed in the leeside of sand mining sculpted bed features Suspended sediment tra...

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · Jun 3

🚨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/...

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jun 2

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

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